On the money trail: Corruption in the news - Jan. 7
U.S. court hears challenge to new regulations on conflict minerals, while India weighs efforts to fight corruption
Thousands cross into Uganda to escape fighting in South Sudan
More than 23,500 people have fled to neighbouring Uganda. "Others have sought shelter in Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan to escape the violence.
China urges S. Sudan ceasefire as peace talks stutter
More than 1,000 people have been killed in three weeks of fighting
Residents participate in a peaceful demonstration near the scene of a military ambush near the village of Mazizi in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Residents participate in a peaceful demonstration near the scene of a military ambush near the village of Mazizi in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo January 6, 2014. The colonel in charge of military operations against rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was killed on Thursday in the ambush along with three other soldiers, government spokesman Lambert Mende said. Colonel Mamadou Ndala, who helped to secure the military defeat of the M23 rebel group in November, died of his injuries after a rocket attack on his vehicle near the village of Mazizi, Mende said. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
Residents participate in a peaceful demonstration near the scene of a military ambush near the village of Mazizi in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Residents participate in a peaceful demonstration near the scene of a military ambush near the village of Mazizi in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo January 6, 2014. The colonel in charge of military operations against rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was killed on Thursday in the ambush along with three other soldiers, government spokesman Lambert Mende said. Colonel Mamadou Ndala, who helped to secure the military defeat of the M23 rebel group in November, died of his injuries after a rocket attack on his vehicle near the village of Mazizi, Mende said. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
Burkina Faso ruling party exodus exposes high-level splits
BURKINA-POLITICS/:Burkina Faso ruling party exodus exposes high-level splits
Carbon market woes blunt prospects for Cameroon CDM projects
An initiative to cut emissions from landfill sites in Cameroon cannot be expanded to other Central African countries as planned due to a lack of funding from the U.N. carbon market, its backers say