African Union urged to release S.Sudan atrocity probeA top African Union official who led an inquiry into atrocities in war-torn South Sudan warned that ignoring its recommendations would help the guilty to evade justice.
Kerry heads on Africa tour amid fears over S. Sudan warUS Secretary of State John Kerry left late Tuesday on his first major tour of Africa focused on some of the continent's most brutal wars including the bloodshed in South Sudan.
30 April 2014
Red Cross recovers dozens of bodies in C. Africa capitalThe Red Cross said Thursday it had recovered some 40 bodies on the streets of Bangui as the United States expressed alarm at the latest eruption of fighting in the Central African Republic.
Ban pleads for women's rights to curb Sahel fertilityUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pleaded Wednesday in Niger, the country with the world's highest fertility rate, for better reproductive health to curb the Sahel region's runaway demographic growth.
07 November 2013
African summit attacks 'unfair' ICCThe ICC was under fire over its "unfair" and "totally unacceptable" treatment of Africa, with African Union ministers calling for cases against Kenyan and Sudanese leaders to be deferred.
12 October 2013
'Badge of shame' if Africa exits world court: AnnanFormer UN secretary-general Kofi Annan said Monday it would be a "badge of shame" for Africa if its leaders voted to leave the International Criminal Court.
African Union backs military intervention in Mali The African Union has endorsed a plan for military intervention to regain control of Mali's desert north from Islamist rebels and restore the authority of the state.