22 weeks 2 days 56 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Somali president calls emergency! Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed came to power in January Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has declared a state of emergency in the ...

22 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Kenyan veterans in UK court bid An estimated 160,000 people were detained during the insurgency A case against the British government brought by veterans of Kenya's independence struggle will be ...

22 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

A RHINO CALLED TATENDA ! Dear Family and Friends,   Behind the scenes, out of the spotlight and against the most overwhelming odds, some amazing things have been going on in Zimbabwe these last nine years. This week we saw proof of one in the form of a documentary about a black rhino called Tatenda. Hand reared ...

22 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Somali appeal for foreign troops ! Militants have been ...

22 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Militants 'blow up Nigeria pipe' Militants say they are ...

22 weeks 6 days 22 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Algeria militants 'ambush police'! Islamist militants have killed 24 Algerian paramilitary policemen - in one of the worst single attacks this year, according to reports. They were ambushed near the settlement of ...

22 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Nigeria holds Ukraine arms plane! The Ukrainian plane was bound for Equatorial Guinea A Ukrainian aircraft reported to be carrying crates of weapons has been detained in Nigeria. It had made an ...

23 weeks 19 hours 58 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Nigeria oil militant 'to disarm'! Ateke Tom says he is a freedom fighter, not an armed robber One of Nigeria's militant leaders says he is ready to lay down his weapons, following the ...

23 weeks 20 hours 2 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

DR Congo army 'close to collapse'! Soldiers are refusing to take on the rebels without pay The army in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is at risk of disintegrating, senior UN peacekeepers ...

23 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

UN 'runs out of aid for Ethiopia' ! Rations have already been ...

23 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Sudan tribesmen attack UN barges ! Refugees rely on the UN's ...

23 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Cahty Buckle's Weekly Letter from Zimbabwe ! What wheat crop Saturday 13th June 2009 Dear Family and Friends, The first little seed of truth was planted in the government controlled Herald newspaper this week. In a report about the country's annual wheat crop, we were finally told in writing what we already know and can see with our own ...

23 weeks 5 days 16 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Madonna 'ecstatic' over adoption! Madonna previously adopted Malawian boy David Banda Madonna has said she is "ecstatic" after her bid to adopt a second child was approved by a ...

23 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Nigeria rebels free UK oil worker ! Mr Maguire (r) and Robin ...

23 weeks 6 days 48 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

'I may not see my family again'! Fierce street battles have trapped Mogadishu residents in their homes Abdullahi Mohamed Hassan is stranded in his home in the Somali capital Mogadishu, after his neighbourhood was engulfed by fighting. Last week, the 25-year-old teacher sent an e-mail to ...

24 weeks 18 hours 55 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Somali pirates 'expanding reach'! Chaotic Somalia's lack of government has allowed piracy to flourish Somali pirates are expanding their range of operations far beyond the East African coast, the ...

24 weeks 1 day 15 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Hamas chief Meshaal in Egypt for crisis talks! Meshaal is based in Damascus with the rest of Hamas's political leadership Khaled Meshaal, the leader-in-exile of Palestinian militant group Hamas, ...

24 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Gabon appoints interim president! Omar Bongo was one of the last of the so-called African big men The head of Gabon's Senate, Francine Rogombe, is to be sworn in as interim head of state on ...

24 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

More Sudan rebels face the noose! The unprecedented rebel attack is said to have left more than 220 dead A Sudanese court has sentenced to death another 12 rebels from the Darfur region over an ...

24 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Magic charms wreck Swazi stadium! The Swazi king (L) had his coronation at the 50,000-capacity stadium in 1986 Players have wrecked artificial turf at Swaziland's main football stadium by putting ...