The Bush administration will mount a last-ditch push this week to muster international backing for a relatively small U.N. peacekeeping mission in Somalia, in an effort to help stem piracy and prevent the resurgence of Islamic militants in the lawless east African nation, according to State Department officials. ...more

December 15, 2008

Rebecca Nyiringindi scanned the sprawling refugee camp in eastern Congo, searching for just one person among the thousands of hungry and homeless. ...more

November 14, 2008

Up to 12,000 refugees fled Sudan's Darfur region to neighboring Chad during the weekend after airstrikes by the Sudanese military. ...more

February 11, 2008

Darfur's peacekeeping force will start in January with less than half the troops initially promised and without key equipment, the force's commander warned Saturday. ...more

December 2, 2007

A crucial round of Darfur peace talks opened Saturday with the Sudanese government announcing a cease-fire in the war-torn western region, but a leading rebel figure said he'll believe that 'when I see it.' ...more

October 28, 2007