Bismarck Kpuli stood over me with a machete, screaming at the top of his high-tenor voice. “Wake-up, PERSCOVITES, we are at war!” His eyes looked almost as if they were about to pop out of […]

Maputo, 14 January, 2008— Water levels in the major rivers of central Mozambique are continuing to rise after three days of heavy rain in neighbouring countries, officials at the National Centre for Emergency Operations warned […]

Washington, 2 January, 2008— Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband jointly cited the need for “a sustained call from Kenya’s political leaders for the cessation of violence by their followers” […]

Freetown, 20 December, 2007— The Sierra Leone government has called for an inquiry into unrest over diamond-mining operations in the east of the country after residents were killed in protests last week. The government has […]

Niamey, 19 Deember, 2007— Fifteen-year-old Hadjo Garbo’s child-like features belie a history more tragic and life-altering than many adults four times her age will have experienced. Two years ago this petite girl, who likes to […]

Washington, 17 December, 2007— Nations must match their commitments to Middle East peace made at the November 27 Annapolis Conference with financial contributions for creating a future Palestinian state, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. […]

Washington, 18 December, 2007— Religion is not a part of the conversation among her friends at school, but treating each other with respect is, says Jessica, 14, at an interfaith dinner organized by Jewish, Christian […]

Washington, 14 December, 2007— Casualties from land mines worldwide have dropped from around 26,000 a year four years ago to a little more than 3,000 a year today, counting both land mines and other target-activated […]