Female genital mutilation -- or medical practice? A society free of female genital mutilation, also known as female circumcision, appeared distant this week after a group of women's rights activists accused medical personnel of carrying out the practice.
Horror Tales of Taylor's Revolution: The stay of Liberia's controversial rebel and civilian leader for more than a decade, now exiled in Nigeria, Charles G. Taylor, has been the bone of contention since last November when the UN-backed Special War Crime Tribunal in Sierra Leone demanded his extradition to face criminal charges for his role in the Sierra Leonean civil war that spanned well over a decade.
90 days to stop disaster in Africa: A huge operation to tackle the world's worst unfolding humanitarian crisis will swing into action today following a warning that up to 300 000 people in Sudan could die within months even if essential aid gets through.
Ethiopia needs funds to help tackle AIDS crisis, UN envoy says: Just back from a visit to Africa's second most populous country, Stephen Lewis, the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, said some 2 million to 3 million people of the nearly 70 million living in Ethiopia are infected with the virus.
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