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Ultimatum And Military Option From Ecowas To Avoid Stalemate

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Rebel leaders in Guinea-Bissau have released the country's prime minister and interim president, who were arrested in the country's Apr. 12 coup, and have flown them to Côte d'Ivoire.

Taking Solace From A Verdict That Can’T Bring Back Loved Ones

Friday, April 27, 2012

Saffa Momoh Lahai was just two years old when his father was killed during Sierra Leone’s civil war. Rebels attacked their family home in Kailahun District, in the eastern reaches of the country, and shot Lahai’s father when he tried to resist.

Malaria Adds To Myanmar’S Woes

Friday, April 27, 2012

Political reforms unfolding in Myanmar (or Burma) are giving health workers a chance to address a resurgence of drug-resistant falciparum malaria in the war-torn ethnic minority enclaves along the country’s eastern borders.

U.S. Escalating Drone War In Yemen

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Even as President Barack Obama touts his progress in extracting the U.S. from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, his administration appears to be deepening its covert and military involvement in strife-torn Yemen.

Taylor's War Crimes Conviction Sends Powerful Message

Thursday, April 26, 2012

The United Nations is rejoicing over the conviction of a former head of state for committing crimes against humanity, specifically involving the recruitment of child soldiers.

Sierra Leone Still Suffers Legacy Of Child Soldiers

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

When the verdict against Liberia’s former President Charles Taylor for war crimes in Sierra Leone is handed down on Thursday, it will be of no help to the many former combatants of the country’s brutal civil war who have not been reintegrated into society. Instead, they will continue to pose a threat to Sierra Leone’s future stability.

Mali - Barely Surviving As One Country Let Alone Two

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

It was the middle of the day when Tabisou, 72, suddenly saw people from her town of Amderamboukane in Mali fleeing for their lives. Her family had no time to pack their things; the fighting had already begun.

Armed Groups In Northern Mali Raping Women

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Increasing numbers of Malian women are being raped by Tuareg rebels and armed groups that have swept across the north of Mali since the beginning of year, expelling all government troops from the region.

Armed Groups In Northern Mali Raping Women

Monday, April 23, 2012

Increasing numbers of Malian women are being raped by Tuareg rebels and armed groups that have swept across the north of Mali since the beginning of year, expelling all government troops from the region.

U.S.: New Steps by Obama to Curb Atrocities in Syria, Elsewhere

Monday, April 23, 2012

In a major speech commemmorating the Nazi Holocaust, U.S. President Barack Obama Monday announced several steps his administration will take to curb mass atrocities abroad, including in Syria where he is under continuing pressure to intervene with military force.

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