How Ethiopia’s inability to reconcile the Ogaden’s rebels has implications for militants and governments across the Horn of Africa
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How Will the New Coptic Pope Deal with the New Islamist Egypt?
The 117th successor of Saint Mark is not expected to rock relations with the government. But he may have to
Why the Murder of Five American Nuns Will Go Unavenged
In October 1992, Liberian thugs killed five American Catholic missionaries. No one is likely to be prosecuted for the cold-blooded murders
What Mali’s Crisis Means for the Future of Western Military Intervention
With the U.S., France and neighboring West African nations all poised to help Mali’s beleaguered government reclaim the north of the country from rebels and extremist groups, the planned intervention is drawing comparisons to …
Did Israel Bomb a Sudanese Ammunition Depot?
A mysterious Oct. 23 bomb blast in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, sparked allegations of Israeli subterfuge and sabotage
During the Presidential Debate, Silence on Libya
During the final presidential debate neither candidate wanted to spend much time discussing the tragedy in Libya. Why?
The Other 9/11: Libyan Guards Recount What Happened in Benghazi
Based on interviews with Libyan guards and militia, TIME reconstructs what happened on the night the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was attacked, burned and looted.
Gaddafi’s Ghost: How the Tyrant Haunts Libya a Year After His Death
One year after being cornered and killed by Libyan rebels, fallen dictator Muammar Gaddafi still casts a long shadow from the grave
Algeria’s Ghosts: France Acknowledges a 1961 Police Massacre
French President François Hollande reverses 51 years of official denial about the violent deaths of perhaps 200 people killed during a 1961 demonstration against the Algerian war
How Did Gaddafi Die? A Year Later, Unanswered Questions and Bad Blood
A year after Libya’s long-ruling despot Muammar Gaddafi was cornered and killed by rebel forces, questions remain over the nature of his death and its legacy for the fractious, fledgling Libyan state
Will the World Go to War to Save Mali?
The French say an intervention is a “matter of weeks” away — but what would it look like, and how may it backfire?
Guinea-Bissau: How Cocaine Transformed a Tiny African Nation
Seven years ago, almost no one in Guinea-Bissau could imagine that just 1 g of a bland-looking white powder could be worth more than their average monthly salary
France Holds Seven Suspects Thought to Be in a ‘Terrorism Cell’
French prosecutors announce the indefinite detention of seven suspected Islamist extremists arrested on Oct. 6, after raids unearthed guns, bombmaking equipment and evidence of recruiting French radicals to join militias in Syria