A pile of around 832 pieces of ivory weighing 2903kg, which was seized by Ugandan officials, lay in a storage facility at the revenues authority headquarters in Kampala
A pile of around 832 pieces of ivory weighing 2903kg (6400 pounds), which was seized by Ugandan officials, lay in a storage facility at the revenues authority headquarters in Kampala October 18, 2013. The Uganda Wildlife Authority's official said that Uganda is increasingly being used as a transit country by poachers who kill elephants in states such as South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. REUTERS/James Akena (UGANDA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ANIMALS)
World won't end poverty without tackling disasters - report
New research finds that, in 2030, up to 325 million extremely poor people will be living in the 49 countries most exposed to climate extremes and natural hazards
African rule of law lags behind development gains – index
The annual Ibrahim index, set up by Sudanese telecoms tycoon Mo Ibrahim, found that since 2000, overall governance has improved in 46 out of 52 African countries - home to 94 percent of the continent's people
Iraqi security forces and people stand at the site of a car bomb attack in Basra
Iraqi security forces and people stand at the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Baghdad, October 13, 2013. A series of bombs killed at least ten people in mostly Shi'ite Muslim provinces of Iraq on Sunday ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, police and medical sources said. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CRIME LAW)
AU calls for halt to ICC cases against Kenyan and Sudanese leaders
AFRICA-ICC/ (UPDATE 6, PICTURES):UPDATE 6-AU calls for halt to ICC cases against Kenyan and Sudanese leaders
Africans say heads of state should not be tried at ICC
AFRICA-ICC/ (UPDATE 4, PIX):UPDATE 4-Africans say heads of state should not be tried at ICC
Africans tell ICC: Heads of state should not be tried
Frustration with the ICC has been growing in Africa because the court has convicted only one man, an African warlord, and all others it has charged are also Africans
Biofuel development should not compromise food security - CFS
Committee on World Food Security also stresses policy and investment support for smallholder farmers and producers