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With nearly 30 years of war in its recent history, determining who deserves veteran benefits is proving a contentious political issue.
As the verdict in the Taylor trial nears, there is disagreement in Liberia over how best to move forward.
After 48 years, tensions are rising again over Tanganyika's union with Zanzibar.
How and why international arms dealers like Viktor Bout operate.
In the mid-nineteenth century, western Tanzania saw a leader rise who would revolutionise trade and power relations in the region in his lifetime.
Algerian and French politicians are still not ready to talk about their common past – 50 years after the end of the war.
Libya's NTC must recognise that partial autonomy for Cyrenaica would not be out of step with Libyan history or necessarily at odds with a united Libya.
Conflict has returned to the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains, bringing with it displacement, hunger and further suffering.
History suggests that US support for South Sudanese independence has less to do with democracy and justice than oil reserves.
Colin Waugh's book laments the selective justice and legacy of impunity in post-conflict Liberia.
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