Dozens have reportedly been arrested the day after Nigeria’s president signed legislation criminalizing homosexuality
Africa
And the Best Place in the World to Eat is…
Oxfam report reveals the best and worst countries for eating on earth
South Sudan Boat Sinks in Nile, Killing 200
Victims were attempting to flee regional violence
Nigerian President Signs Bill Banning Gay Relationships
Offenders face up to 14 years in prison, if convicted
Tunisia’s Islamist Prime Minister Steps Down and Keeps the Arab Spring Alive
Now an interim government will have to keep the ship afloat ahead of elections planned for 2014.
Report: U.S. Mulling Targeted Sanctions Against South Sudan
Any sanctions, if approved, aren’t likely to intentionally harm its economy
Central African Republic President Resigns
The country’s first Muslim leader steps down along with his prime minister
Crisis in South Sudan: The World’s Youngest Nation Struggles to Survive
Nearly a month after fighting erupted in the capital, Juba, pushing nearly 200,000 people from their homes, the political power struggle between loyalists of President Salva Kiir and his ex-deputy Riek Machar rests on a knife’s …
U.S. Senate Committee Hears Testimony on South Sudan Crisis
Officials call for international community to continue to provide aid and halt human rights abuses
U.S. To Designate Benghazi Attackers as Terrorist Groups
The designation is unlikely to settle the debate over al-Qaeda’s role in the attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens.
Sudan President Heads South For Breakaway Country’s Peace Talks
Violence in South Sudan could threaten crucial oil flows and spill over the border
Did 2013 Mark the End of Somali Piracy?
International efforts have tightened the noose on Somalia’s infamous pirates, but the scourge is alive in West Africa and could well return to the country