27 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

'HOSTAGE KILLED' IN NIGERIA DELTA ! The militants have issued warnings like this before A hostage being held by Nigerian oil militants has been killed during a military attack, they have claimed. The army "torched" a ...

27 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

ZIMBABWE RIGHTS LAWYER ARRESTED ! Activist Justina Mukoko is among those represented by Mr Muchadehama A prominent human rights lawyer has been arrested while working at a court in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, rights groups ...

27 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

BASHIR RATTLED. BUT UNBOWED! Bashir rattled, but unbowed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has given his first TV interview since being indicted on war-crimes charges. The BBC's Zeinab Badawi reflects on her meeting with the controversial leader. President Omar Al-Bashir speaks to the BBC's HARDTalk President ...

27 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

HOSTAGES SEIZED IN NIGERIAN DELTA The militants have previously co-operated with the state government Nigerian oil militants say they have kidnapped at least 15 foreign hostages in the restive Niger Delta region. The kidnapping ...

28 weeks 3 hours 46 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

DOZENS KILLED IN DR CONGO RAIDS ! Dozens killed' in DR Congo raids The rebels have regrouped ...

28 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

SUDAN LEADER DENIES DARFUR CRIMES ! President Omar Al-Bashir speaks to the BBC's HARDTalk Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has denied that his armed forces have targeted civilians in Darfur, in an exclusive interview with the BBC. "I challenge anybody to bring me evidence that proves the Sudanese armed ...

28 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

ZILLE IN 'RACIST' ZUMA HIV ATTACK ! Helen Zille campaigned for last month's election on an anti-Zuma platform South African opposition leader Helen Zille has been labelled a racist by the governing ANC's Youth League for a lacerating ...

28 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

SOUTH AFRICA APPEAL ON XENOPHOBIA ! South Africa appeal on xenophobia Thousands were displaced ...

28 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

KENYAN MAU MAU VETERANS TO SUE UK   An estimated 160,000 people were detained during the ...

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

KENYA'S SLOW PATH TO JUSTICE   Following the conviction of Thomas Cholmondeley for the manslaughter of stonemason Robert Njoya, Adam Mynott considers why the trial took 30 months to reach a ...

28 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

FARROW ENDS DARFUR PROTEST FAST   Mia Farrow is a goodwill ambassador for UN children's ...

28 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

ZUMA TO BE SWORN IN AS SA LEADER ! Thousands have been gathering since early morning for the ceremony South Africa is preparing to swear in Jacob Zuma, leader of the African National Congress, as president. Nearly 30 heads of state will join an expected crowd of 30,000 at the Union Buildings in Pretoria for the ...

28 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

RECLAIMING BURKINA FASO' CHILDREN   By Nikki Jecks BBC World Service ...

28 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

ITALY TURNS RESCUED MIGRANTS BACK ! Italy turns rescued migrants back Italy is determined to stem the flow of illegal immigrants The Italian navy has transferred more than 200 migrants picked up in waters off the island of Malta to ...

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

REVOLUTION IN EGYPT'S MENTAL HEALTH CARE Patients who passed through Abbasiya's gates were not expected to emerge again Lawmakers in Egypt have passed the country's first new mental health legislation in more than 60 years. The BBC's Yolande Knell in Cairo reports on the radical reforms to a system in which mentally ill ...

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

IVORY COAST FREES FRENCH REPORTER Jean-Paul Ney was freed after considerable pressure from France A French investigative journalist held for 16 months without trial in Ivory Coast has been released from prison. Jean-Paul Ney was ...

29 weeks 3 hours 4 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

LESOTHO AIDS DIARY : CHIEF ! The BBC, in conjunction with Medecins Sans Frontieres, has been following the lives of seven people from the community of St Rodrigue, in Lesotho, as they struggle to live with and work through the country's HIV/Aids crisis. This is the final instalment. Relebone Sonopo | Chief | St ...

29 weeks 20 hours 28 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

ASSEMBLY TO ELECT ZUMA PRESIDENT !   Mr Zuma is expected to be confirmed easily by MPs as ...

29 weeks 21 hours 1 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

ZIMBABWE ACTIVISTS 'TO BE BAILED'   Ms Mukoko has been accused of plotting to overthrow ...

29 weeks 1 day 44 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

LESOTHO AIDS DIARY : ORPHAN !   The BBC, in conjunction with Medecins Sans Frontieres, has been following the lives of seven people from the community of St Rodrigue, in Lesotho, as they struggle to ...