One of the defendants before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Joseph Nzirorera, has complained over the prejudice caused to him because of the "double role" of Judge Dennis Byron - as presiding judge and President of UN legal

Germany set free on Monday two Rwandans accused of 1994 genocide whose extradition had been requested by Kigali.

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) a Non-Governmental Organisation yesterday faulted the just ended two-day National Consultative. Forum in Abuja, organised by the Federal Government saying it was not broad- based and lacked credible representations of the civil society.

Currently, the media is awash with stories of recent fighting in eastern Congo. Quite often, the turn of events can be ugly.

The Church will petition the International Criminal Court to take up the implementation of the Waki report.

ABOUT 3,000 refugees in two refugee settlements in Zambia are faced with starvation if the World Food Programme (WFP) does not receive additional resources for food next year.

Femi Falana means different things to many people. While his admirers see him as a man whose resolve to fight injustice in the Nigerian society remains unshaken over the years, critics say he, like others of his mould, only makes

Somali lawmakers visiting the Kenyan capital have complained that the East African regional body IGAD did not pay expenses and allowances after inviting the MPs to a Nairobi summit.

The unveiling humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resulting from the present insurgency led by renegade Gen. Laurent Nkunda calls for urgent action.

A group of young men from the Democratic Republic of Congo are specialised in manicure.

Currently, the media is awash with stories of recent fighting in eastern Congo. Quite often, the turn of events can be ugly.

Reporters Without Borders condemns a violent attack on leading journalist Amare Aregawi on 31 October in Addis Ababa, in which he sustained serious head injuries. Aregawi edits The Reporter, a big-circulation newspaper published in Amharic and English-language versions.

The unveiling humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resulting from the present insurgency led by renegade Gen. Laurent Nkunda calls for urgent action.

Rwanda's Military Spokesman Maj. Jill Rutaremara, has strongly refuted, allegations made by the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in DR Congo (MONUC), that the Rwanda Defense Forces, (RDF), fired heavy artillery shells at DR Congo territory last week.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today began distributing food to over 135,000 people displaced by fighting in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has forced an estimated 250,000 people to flee their

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is leaving today for Nairobi to attend a United Nations-backed summit aimed at ending the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where fighting continues for a second straight day despite a recent ceasefire and

Fifteen aid workers have been evacuated from the eastern province of North Kivu after fighting resumed between a rebel group and local militias - despite the declaration of a ceasefire by one of the groups last week.

Rwanda's Military Spokesman Maj. Jill Rutaremara, has strongly refuted, allegations made by the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in DR Congo (MONUC), that the Rwanda Defense Forces, (RDF), fired heavy artillery shells at DR Congo territory last week.

THE prices of mealie meal and other foodstuff have continued to skyrocket despite the reduction in fuel prices.

Can Ugandan farmers unite and form a strong body and can they influence the government to come up with farmer friendly policies? Can farmers make an impact on government decisions about such issues as the environment, biotechnology or budgetary allocations