Beijing Hosts Big Africa Summit as West Watches

African leaders look to China for guidance about debt, trade and poverty
Shai Oster
October 25, 2006

China Returns to Africa

After six centuries of isolation, a China hungry for raw materials renews its historic friendship with Africa
Paul Kennedy
October 16, 2006

Horn of Africa Braces for Violence in Wake of Somalia's Failed Peace Talks

Islamist fighters converge on the region
Alisha Ryu
November 3, 2006

Africa’s World of Forced Labor, in a 6-Year-Old’s Eyes

Brutal poverty robs millions of their childhood
Sharon LaFraniere
November 2, 2006

Somalia for the Somalis: An Idea in Peril

Outside interference introduces new challenges to a country in conflict
Harun Hassan
August 22, 2006