Liberia’s ex-President Charles Taylor rejected complaints from Sierra Leone rebels about atrocities committed by his fighters, his ex-deputy has said. The RUF rebels were notorious for mutilating civilians but their leader Foday Sankoh complained...

Amid the suffering of Darfur, there’s an odd prosperity bubbling up in this once sleepy town. Paved streets and lampposts are replacing sand roads. A fleet of bright blue South Korean-made taxis, newer and nicer than those in Khartoum, the...