By Peta Thornycroft Harare 27 May 2008 As Zimbabwe braces itself for a runoff in the presidential election, violence against people loyal to the Movement for Democratic Change, or MDC, has reached unprecedented levels. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai sa...
By Chris Simkins Washington 16 May 2008 Republican Party Presidential candidate John McCain is set to speak to members of The National Rifle Association on Friday, May 16. The powerful pro-gun lobbying group is holding its annual convention in Louisv...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 28 February 2008 At least 11 Palestinians were killed and one Israeli was wounded on Thursday as Israeli airstrikes targeted Palestinian militants in Gaza, and those militants who fired rockets at southern Israel. Among the de...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 25 February 2008 At least two civilians are reported to have been killed in Douala, Cameroon, where protesters and police have been battling each other since Saturday. The unrest began after authorities blocked a planned opposi...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 21 February 2008 In Kenya, violence that began shortly after elections in December is blamed for the deaths of more than 1,000 people and the displacement of 600,000 othe rs. Many who fled their homes now live in church comp...
By Scott Bobb Lake Naivasha, Kenya 14 February 2008 Kenyan flowers account for one-third of Europe's cut flower imports, and Kenyan growers have been working hard to keep exports up for the Valentine's Day holiday, despite ethnic violence that has pa...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 04 January 2008 The World Bank is warning that post-election unrest in Kenya is threatening east Africa's largest economy and could wipe out impressive gains the country has achieved in recent years. As VOA Correspondent Alisha...
By Noel King Kigali 04 January 2008 Post-election violence in Kenya has crippled the delivery of fuel to Rwanda, forcing authorities to institute petroleum rationing. Rwandans who depend upon their cars for business say they fear a continuation of th...
By Kari Barber Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo 03 January 2008 As rebels and government forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo face off in battles in an escalating conflict, armed groups are using sexual violence as a weapon of war to terr...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 29 December 2007 Scattered violence has broken out in Kenya, amid delays in vote counting for what is shaping up to be the closest presidential race in the country's history. Partial results from Kenya's presidential electio...