SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 17, 2012
Headhunters in Lisbon are currently lining up highly skilled Portuguese workers for good paying jobs in Angola, an African country currently experiencing enviable growth. There is no economic crisis in the former Portuguese colony and it offers something that is currently scarce in Portugal: jobs. By Helene Zuber more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 11, 2012
The military coup and ensuing fighting in Mali has resulted in the deterioration of an already bad situation in Africa's Sahel region. Islamist extremists have gained the upper hand in northern Mali and now control Timbuktu. Al-Qaida and other militant groups now have free reign across vast swaths of Africa. By Horand Knaup more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 26, 2012
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was found guilty of war crimes on Thursday for the role he played in Sierra Leone's bloody civil war. The verdict was welcomed by human rights groups and crowds in Freetown. The UN-backed special court is expected to sentence him late next month. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 03, 2012
Although Sudan and South Sudan are officially at peace, a brutal war rages in the border province of South Kordofan. Civilians are the primary victims of President Omar Bashir's fragmentation bombs, but the world has taken little notice of the violence. By Horand Knaup in Gidel, Sudan more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 27, 2012
Last week, the European Union agreed to expand its anti-piracy mission to include land-based targets in Somalia. SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that air attacks up to two kilometers inland will be allowed. But an expansion of the mandate could face obstacles in Berlin, where opposition politicians warn that EU forces could get dragged into fighting on the ground. By Matthias Gebauer more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 21, 2012
Bloody conflicts in a band of Africa stretching from Senegal to Somalia are hampering efforts to bring progress to the troubled region. Muslims are increasingly pitted against Christians, and nomads against sedentary farmers. Matters are made worse by climate change and a flood of weapons. By Horand Knaup more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 12, 2012
His troops murder, rape and force children to become killers. For decades, rebel leader Joseph Kony has savagely terrorized the jungles of Central Africa and evaded all his would-be captors. Many are hoping that bringing 100 US military advisers into the fight will finally end it. By Horand Knaup more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 04, 2012
On Christmas Day, the extremist Muslim sect Boko Haram carried out a suicide attack on a church in Nigeria that killed dozens. By allying itself with groups such as al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, it has been gaining in strength and is threatening to spark a religious war in Nigeria. By Horand Knaup more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 04, 2011
Twelve people died in a Libyan-sponsored bombing in Djibouti in 1987. The German survivors hope that their suffering will finally be recognized, now that dictator Moammar Gadhafi has been forced from office. They hope the transitional government will pay them compensation out of Gadhafi's frozen assets. By Sven Becker and Holger Stark more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 27, 2011
Germany revisits the dark chapter of its brief colonial history this week with the return of 20 skulls belonging to genocide victims in a former colony. A Namibian delegation is in Berlin to take home the remains of those killed more than a century ago. This could be just the beginning of such reconciliations. By David Knight more...
