Topic: Africa

The saga of a runaway elephant bull

It was a harrowing scramble to save man and beast when G5, a seven-ton elephant bull, escaped a Mozambique national park.

Oil capture spotlights Somali pirates' reach

A supertanker hijacking helped boost the price of oil early this week.

India destroys pirate ship off Somalia

India's increased presence in the Gulf of Aden may serve to demonstrate its military reach.

US colleges regain luster for foreigners

After a post-9/11 drop-off, the State Department has taken steps to ease foreigners' concerns.

Somali pirates attack tanker loaded with oil

Saturday's attack highlights the difficulty international forces face in patrolling the waters off Africa's coast.

Kenya taps into Brazil's ethanol expertise

Last month, a team of four ethanol experts from Brazil visited the East African country as part of a program to share advice.

Brazil as a new kind of oil giant

As its peers in the region see their oil production slipping Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras is entering a new era as the region's silent giant.

In modern Cameroon polygamy doesn’t pay

When life is more complex than just fields to tend, a passel of wives is more a financial strain than a status symbol.

Arms race, uneasy peace in Sudan

In the south, the parliament voted to double its budget to cover military spending, and the north spent 20 percent of its budget on the military.

Farming superpower Brazil spreads its know-how

It is bringing the technologies of tropical farming to other parts of Latin America, and to Africa and Asia.

The Monitor's View: The Obama of Brazil

He came from the left and poverty, but da Silva rules from the center, as Obama must.

Review: 'Pray the Devil Back to Hell'

Documentary records the heroism of Liberia's women who successfully demanded the country's warring parties find a path to peace.

Garden 'siteseeing' with four guys

Garden blogs by men.

Opinion: Obama's global to-do list

From China to Pakistan, major challenges loom.

What Obama’s election means abroad

Barack Obama’s victory was met with euphoria in many nations by those who see him as restoring their faith in American ideals.

Obama victory signals new push for unity

Americans elect their first black president and deal a blow to an era of Republican ascendancy.

The Monitor's View: Africa's great rift in mercy

A solution to Congo's latest war lies in Rwanda's attempt at Tutsi-Hutu reconcilation.

Africans say 'no deal' to $14 million movie studio

Local South Africans recently refused to sell ancestral land to filmmakers eager for a desert set.

Somali pirates seize Turkish ore freighter

Five other attacks were foiled this week, authorities say. But a unified international response could be difficult.

When a spirit of giving arrived on Halloween

As the evening wore on, my son grew more excited to be trick-or-treating for charity.

Congo rebels push toward key city

Civilians displaced by fighting pelted the UN compound in Goma with rocks on Monday. They blame UN peacekeepers for failing to protect them from rebels.

Pumpkin possibilities

The versatile orange fruit is a star in the kitchen.

Europe's financial crisis is spreading eastward

Hungary and Ukraine received emergency loans from the IMF Sunday. Belarus and Serbia are asking for help, too.

Dispatches from PopTech 2008

Ideas and reports from the annual innovation incubator.

New ideas in fighting violence, finding forgiveness