Africa
Counter-revolution in Burkina Faso
The democratic transition begun by last year's popular revolution was aborted by a military coup d'etat in Burkina Faso, sparking street protests in which three have been killed.
Tag: West Africa
Africa
Ivory Coast fights Ansar Dine along Mali border
Ivory Coast sent troops into Mali after Islamist militia Ansar Dine staged a series of raids along the border between the two countries, briefly seizing several towns.
North America
Gullah nation hit hard by Charleston massacre
Some of those slain at Charleston's Mother Emanuel church were members of the Gullah people, a "nation within a nation" that preserves West African cultural traditions.
Africa
More ICC trials for Ivory Coast political figures
The International Criminal Court announced a trial for Charles Blé Goudé, ally of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, and demanded that Ivory Coast turn over Gbagbo's wife, Simone Gbagbo.
Africa
Burkina Faso: regime to identify Sankara remains
In a bid to win popular support, the interim regime in Burkina Faso has pledged a new investigation to verify the burial place of slain revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.
North Africa
Mali: French pursue jihadis; talks open with MNLA
France expands military operations across the Sahel to chase down jihadist insurgents, as Mali opens peace talks with Tuareg separatists that have seized much of the country.
Africa
Charles Taylor’s 50-year sentence upheld on appeal
The UN Special Court for Sierra Leone rejected an appeal by former Liberian president Charles Taylor of his convictions for war crimes.
Southeast Asia
Chinese mining interests take hit in Philippines
The Philippines high court issued a "temporary environment protection order" against 94 Chinese-owned "small-scale mines" operating on the margins of the law in Luzon region.
Africa
Senegal police arrest former Chad dictator
Senegalese police detained former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre to face an African Union trial on charges of crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture.
Africa
US indicts Guinea-Bissau army chief on narco ties
The US accused Guinea-Bissau's top military official, Gen. Antonio Indjai, of plotting a cocaine-for-weapons deal with Colombia's FARC rebels—who were actually DEA agents.
North Africa
AQIM manifesto found in northern Mali: report
A document found in a demolished building in Timbuktu purports to reveal plans by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb to establish "command and control" over northern Mali.
Africa
Senegal opens court to try former Chad dictator
Senegal’s new Extraordinary African Chambers officially opened to try Chad’s ex-dictator Hissene Habre, accused of thousands of political killings during his eight-year rule.