Full Coverage: Central Africa

30.09.2005 A Belgian judge has issued an international arrest warrant charging Chad’s former dictator Hissène Habré - now living in Senegal - with atrocities during his 1982-90 rule.

28.09.2005 Political, military and ethnic tensions in the North-Kivu province of Congo threaten to provoke armed conflict that could destabilise the country’s fragile peace process.

28.09.2005 Current efforts to prevent two lakes in north western Cameroon from releasing toxic gasses and killing nearby inhabitants, as they have done in the past, are insufficient, say researchers.

27.09.2005 European banks are setting a huge new oil-backed loan for Angola, one of the most corrupt and impoverished countries in the world, reports Global Witness.

08.09.2005 Fifteen year-old Branca from Angola misses school two days a week to help her mother on market days. She is now six years behind the normal educational cycle, and may have to drop out altogether if her family’s fragile livelihood is suddenly hindered. Women’s Edge says, supporting mothers like Branca’s will ensure their daughters’ quest for education and a better life.