A UN helicopter brought Taylor from the Liberian capital Monrovia directly to the landing pad of the Special Court in Freetown

Geographically the largest country in Africa, the Sudan abuts nine sub-Saharan and north Africa countries. All their ethical and cultural diversities are reflected within its borders. As a result, the Sudan has been described as an Afro-Arab microcosm of the continent.

Civic groups, such as the National Constitutional Assembly and the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, have backed Tsvangirai's call for peaceful street protests.

Our country witnesses the convening of the African Union Summit Conference which is taking place in circumstances that are neither conducive nor appropriate. This is despite the intensive preparationswhich the regime had undertaken and despite the unprecedented excess financing that is inconsistent with the modest means and abilities of our people.

Human rights groups are calling for an independent investigation into violent clashes between Egyptian security forces and Sudanese protestors last week that left some 30 people dead and scores injured...

After weeks of negotiations war-torn Cote d’Ivoire’s new prime minister has formed a transitional government that has 10 months to reunite the country, disarm fighters and hold presidential elections.

The National Islamic Front is poised to renew its special place in history as a regime that has successfully deployed genocide as a tool of domestic political and security policy. It joins the Turkish government, which was responsible for the genocidal destruction of perhaps a million Armenians during World War I, and the Nigerian government, which during the late 1960s was responsible for the genocidal destruction of more than a million Ibo people in the Biafra region of southern Nigeria.

As Zimbabwe's capital city Harare is the world's window to the country it is now a showcase of President Robert Mugabe's failure to run the government, says the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.

An important impediment to the effective prosecution of perpetrators is a mandatory form...women are required to fill out in the event of a rape before being attended to by police or medical personnel.Aid workers said the sensitive nature of GBV makes women reluctant to fill in the form. Many of them therefore do not report the crime or receive timely medical treatment.

The project aims at bridging the gap between different cultures and allowing the Sudanese Diaspora to make a significant contribution to the search for unity and peace. Knowledge of the people living in South Sudan and respect for their cultural identity is a major objective of the Gurtong Peace Project.

The Sudanese Communist Party issued the following statement on the present situation in the Sudan, especially with regard to violations of human rights:

A recent Reuters headline declares, "Darfur Death rate drops elow crisis level---UN" (June 28, 2005). It is likely that this will signal to many that the Darfur crisis is gradually being brought under control and that as bad as things have been, they are now likely to get better. But what has the UN actually said? And what are the realities of human mortality in Darfur?

Government-sponsored genocide and a government-engineered humanitarian crisis continue in the Darfur region of the Sudan, says Africa Action, a US based organization that promotes peace, equality, and justice for Africa.

As the continent of Africa endures ongoing issues of enormous humanitarian needs and a pandemic health crisis, the flickering light of hope can be seen at the far end of the tunnel.

As the Darfur genocide continues, the Sudanese left offers several keystrategies for a political resolution.

The life insurance industry in South Africa announced that it is scrapping HIV/AIDS exclusion clauses for new applicants for long-term insurance coverage. This decision means HIV/AIDS will be treated the same as other medical conditions like diabetes or cancer. As we mark World Aids Day today, we should celebrate this major victory for the SACP-led financial sector campaign.

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Last spring’s elections in South Africa may have marked an important turning point with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) scoring 70 percent of the vote. What does this mean for the direction of the social and political development of South Africa?