Mali’s path to democracy is looking increasingly rocky, after its interim President, Dioncounda Traoré, was assaulted in his Bamako headquarters by supporters of the former putsch leader, Captain Sanogo. In the country’s North, Islamists are also trying to lay down the law. Next, weary of being a poster-child for an African war, Sierra Leone is working hard to bring back tourists. Finally, an exhibit here in Paris pays tribute to an often forgotten episode of Madagascar's history.
Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor addressed judges at a sentencing hearing over his role in Sierra Leone’s 10 year civil war on Wednesday, for which he was found guilty of 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The chief prosecutor in the trial of Charles Taylor at The Hague is seeking an 80-year sentence for the former Liberian president after he was found guilty last week of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sierra Leone.
The world papers review Rupert Murdoch's two days of testimony to the Leveson inquiry on media ethics in London. Cartoons show the 81-year old media mogul naked issuing denial after denial about the extent of his political clout and what he knew about phone hacking. That's the focus for this Friday, 27th April 2012.
The case against Charles Taylor was far from air-tight and international courts tend to mainly convict Africans, but for Sierra Leonean attorney Alpha Sesay, there’s no denying that those convicted deserve to be in the dock.
The case against Charles Taylor was far from air-tight and international courts tend to mainly convict Africans, but for Sierra Leonean attorney Alpha Sesay, there’s no denying that those convicted deserve to be in the dock.
From rebel, to war lord, to president, to convicted criminal - Charles Taylor becomes the first former African head of state to be found guilty by an international criminal court. Next, in Ivory Coast, President Alassane Ouattara visits the town of Duékoué, left badly affected by last year's fighting. Finally, South Sudan steps onto the international economic stage.
A UN-backed international human rights court on Thursday convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor of war crimes in Sierra Leone. But in his native Liberia, justice has not yet been served.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone found Liberia's former president, Charles Taylor, guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity Thursday in the first-ever international judgment against a former head of state.
We bring you an exclusive report on the victims of fighting between Sudan's military and rebels in South Kordofan state. Also, Rwanda’s government has launched a male sterilisation programme to fight the country’s surging population. Finally, Spanish photographer Fernando Moleres gives an insight into Freetown's main prison in Sierra Leone.
