For weeks, an estimated 100,000 civilians have been camping out near Bangui airport, seeking refuge from violence
Peace efforts ramp up to quell month-long conflict as South Sudan rebels claim military victory in key town of Bor
As millions of Christians celebrate, religious and secular leaders send messages of peace, reconciliation
France has carried out more than 10 major military interventions on the African continent since the early 1990s
Analysts divided on how effective remote-controlled surveillance aircraft will be in helping peacekeepers curb unrest
Kony's Lord's Resistance Army waged a brutal guerrilla war against Uganda's government for nearly 20 years
Wealthy nations are being pressured to follow through on a pledge to allocate $100 billion a year to developing ones to fight climate change
There is debate over whether president has made enough changes to program to quell discontent
A nun who has dedicated her life to helping people brutalized by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo says she will use a United Nations award to help better the lives of those victims. VOA's Pam Dockins explains.
Sister Angelique recently won the U.N. refugee agency's Nansen award; she will use some of the funds to set up a bakery to provide income for victims
Measures that have been effective in curbing piracy off Somalia's coast have not been implemented in the Gulf of Guinea
Government and non-government organizations in U.S. are reaching out to help those affected
Partially hydrogenated oils responsible for 7,000 deaths, 20,000 heart attacks each year in US
The U.S. special envoy for the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo has welcomed the M23 group’s announcement that it is ending its rebellion. The envoy, Russ Feingold, says he hopes the development is followed by the disarmament of other rebel groups in the region and political dialogue. VOA’s Pam Dockins has the story.
Measure passed by parliament Thursday would make journalists subject to restrictions and large fines
Barkhad Abdi, born in Somalia, worked as a limousine driver in Minneapolis before being chosen to play a Somali pirate in Hollywood film
Latest boat accident near Italian island of Lampedusa results in what is feared to be more than 300 deaths
Man crosses northeastern US on foot, stopping along the way to tell people how growing demand for ivory fuels poaching
Country grappling with its worst violence in years with almost daily bombings and attacks, civilian deaths more than doubled in last year
President led observances marking anniversary of al-Qaida terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Pentagon, Pennsylvania
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