In the heart of Africa lies the Central African Republic (CAR), a country whose modern history is inseparable from one of the most bizarre and brutal rulers the continent has ever seen. Jean-Bdel ...

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has criticised the Nigerian Bar Association for inviting former Liberian President George Weah to address its annual conference, ...

It is often forgotten that the worst dictators are often, early in their careers, lauded as reformers. In Iraq, Saddam Hussein was initially embraced as a “pragmatist” by diplomats and journalists ...

CAIRO (AP) — Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of Libya’s late dictator, killed in the northern African country, officials say.