The Commonwealth and Human Rights

Commonwealth summit fails to improve human rights checks

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Violence in Lagos

Bloody ethnic conflict sweeps across the Nigerian city of Lagos

• 29 mins

The Monthly Quiz: November 1999

Test your knowledge of Africa’s most talked-about news stories

• 29 mins

Uganda and Sudan's Peace Agreement

Uganda and Sudan call a truce in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi

• 28 mins

Sudan's All-Powerful President

Sudan's President al-Bashir closes parliament and declared a state of emergency

• 29 mins

Angolan War Comes to Namibia

Tourist deaths as Angola's war comes to Namibia

• 29 mins

Bouteflika's Amnesty Offer Fails

President Bouteflika's amnesty call in Algeria fails

• 29 mins

Gambian Coup Attempt

Mysterious attempted coup plot in The Gambia

• 29 mins

UN Talks on DR Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo civil war discussed at the United Nations

• 29 mins

Botswana Under Water

Extreme flooding leaves Botswana under water

• 29 mins

Mugabe's Referendum Defeat

How will Robert Mugabe fare following his referendum defeat?

• 30 mins

Sharia Crisis in Nigeria

Thousands of Christians demonstrate as Sharia law is introduced in northern Nigeria

• 29 mins

The Monthly Quiz: February 2000

Test your knowledge of Africa’s most talked-about news stories

• 29 mins

Zimbabwe and Britain Fall Out

The Zimbabwean and British governments exchange blows

• 29 mins

The UN Shames UNITA's Allies

The United Nations blows whistle on UNITA's sanction-busting friends

• 29 mins

Senegalese Presidential Elections

Abdou Diouf loses Senegalese Presidential election

• 30 mins

Zimbabwe Farm Seizures

Zimbabwe's parliament amends the constitution to legalise the seizure of white-owned farms

• 29 mins

Rebel Fighting in Senegal

New rebel skirmishes along Senegal's border with Guinea-Bissau

• 29 mins

Kenya's Killer Roads

A lorry and bus collide on the Nairobi-Mombassa road in Kenya

• 29 mins

More Cult Deaths in Uganda

Uganda uncovers more bodies from doomsday cult death site

• 28 mins

The Monthly Quiz: April 2000

Test your knowledge of Africa’s most talked-about news stories

• 29 mins

Nigeria to the Rescue in Sierra Leone

Can Nigeria rescue the situation in Sierra Leone?

• 29 mins

Eritrea on the Defensive

Ethiopian troops break through Eritrean lines with major military victory

• 29 mins

Ethiopian Victory Over Eritrea

Ethiopia claims victory over Eritrea as their troops are forced to withdraw

• 29 mins

Uganda and Rwanda at War

Uganda and Rwanda at war in the Democratic Republic of Congo

• 29 mins

Rwandan violence in DR Congo

Rwanda and Uganda cause death and destruction in Kisangani

• 29 mins

Zimbabwe's Parliamentary Elections

Zimbabwe heads to the polls for parliamentary elections

• 29 mins

The Monthly Quiz: June 2000

Test your knowledge of Africa’s most talked-about news stories

• 29 mins

South Africa's Failed World Cup Bid

South Africa fails in its bid to host the World Cup

• 29 mins

Nigeria's Deadly Oil Explosion

A Nigerian oil pipeline explosion kills 200 people near city of Warri

• 29 mins