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Zenawi's death spells out Africa's conundrum
Ethiopia’s prime minister Meles Zenawi is dead. He’d been rumoured to have died long before this morning’s announcement on Ethiopian state television.
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A report from the UN links Rwanda’s defence minister James Kabarebe with the rebel group which has been taking over towns and cities in the mineral-rich east of Congo.
A bomb attack on a minibus kills at least five people and leaves dozens wounded in the Kenyan capital.
Think of Somalia as a child ruled by irresponsible parents, with the UN as its social services. Jamal Osman asks if the strife-torn country can convince investors it is now ready to look after itself.
A grenade attack on a Nairobi church has left one child dead and three injured, in what is thought to be retaliation for Kenya’s role in fighting the Somali militant al-Shabab group.
Ethiopia’s prime minister Meles Zenawi is dead. He’d been rumoured to have died long before this morning’s announcement on Ethiopian state television.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi dies at the age of 57, state media says. State television in Ethiopia said he died after contracting a sudden infection.
Most athletes coming to the London Olympics are thinking of medals, writes Jamal Osman. But for Mohamed and Samsam, their greatest achievement was reaching here safely.
Sudan releases British national Chris Fielding and three other UN mine-clearing staff arrested on the tense south border and held for weeks.
Jamal Osman describes the difficulties facing sporting officials and Olympic hopefuls in a country where athletes could be shot at any time by rebels or security forces.
At least six people, including two of Somalia’s top sports officials, were killed when a female suicide bomber struck at Mogadishu’s national theatre.
The latest arrest in Somalia of a British man alleged to be a member of al-Shabaab is an unusual case, writes reporter Jamal Osman.
As a major conference on Somalia opens in London, reporter Jamal Osman went to Somalia to speak to the Islamist group that will not be attending the summit, despite controlling most of the country.
As Kenya goes to war on al-Shabaab, defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones writes for Channel 4 News on Nairobi’s desperate efforts to contain Somalia’s troublesome militants.
A massive truck bomb kills at least 70 people outside government buildings in the centre of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab fighters have claimed responsibility.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have been warmly welcomed by jubilant crowds in Benghazi on their first visit to Libya since the fall of Gaddafi.