Djibouti: Access to Food Halved (AllAfrica.com)
Access to food in Djibouti has been cut by more than 50 percent because of reduced availability and rising prices, according to a humanitarian official.
South African Judge to Rule Sept. 12 on Zuma Case
The 66-year-old president of the governing African National Congress party, Jacob Zuma, is accused of bribery in a 1999 arms deal.
Summoning Afrobeat’s Rhythmic, Rebellious Force to the Stage
Bill T. Jones, the political lion of modern dance, is the director and choreographer of “Fela!,” a new musical about the Nigerian bandleader and political gadfly Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
Nigeria Turns Over Disputed Territory
After years of debate and periodic violence, the Nigerian government officially handed over the potentially oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon on Thursday.
South Africans Take Out Rage on Immigrants
The violence continued to rage on Monday, as police fired rubber bullets and made arrests to try to quell the violence in and around Johannesburg.
World Briefing | Africa: Kenya: Rights Group Seeks Inquiry on Violence
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights urged the International Criminal Court to investigate the involvement of government officials in the postelection violence.
World Briefing | Africa: Gambia: Coup Suspect Is Captured
The head of Guinea-Bissau’s navy, who has been accused of plotting a coup attempt this month in his country, has been captured by Gambian authorities.
Famine Looms as Wars Rend Horn of Africa
Villagers say Somalis are dying of hunger and thirst amid soaring food prices, skimpy rainfall and rising violence.
