Is Gaddafi turning to foreign mercenaries?
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi appears to have turned to mercenaries from elsewhere in Africa to support his bloody crackdown
Terrorised villagers appeal to LRA rebels to return home
Villages in Great Lakes region plan radio campaign to persuade fighters to quit Lord's Resistance Army
Rights groups welcome jail terms for Congo mass rape
Groups say mass rapes by armed men including soldiers are far from rare in Congo but few perpetrators are ever held accountable.