Sierra Leone

President Charles Taylor's international standing has improved, but the country's corruption,...

The US Department of Justice has this week rejected a request by the diamond giant De Beers for...

The call for reform of the diamond industry is set to intensify.

The UN Security Council is due to vote today on the despatch of a 6,000-strong UN peacekeeping...

The end of Cold War rivalries has not reduced the level of conflict in Africa. Without...

The end of Cold War rivalries has not reduced the level of conflict in the sub-Saharan region.

Over the past decade, private military...

Throughout the 1990s, Compaore has built a...