* Former insurgent says army officers sold weapons to rebels * Says Qaeda uses ransom money to bribe officials, tribes * Mali official says allegations unreliable, "inflammatory" By Lamine Chikhi ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - A complex mosaic of nations, tribes and militants is hampering strategies by African and Western nations to staunch the flow of weapons and fighters south from the civil war in Libya ...

In the Oued Eddahab desert in Western Sahara, Habiboullah Dlimi raises dairy and racing camels just like his ancestors used to -- but with a little help from modern technology. At dawn and dusk in the ...

The Polisario Front and its ally Algeria continue to cling to the 1974 Spanish census as the sole basis for holding a self-determination referendum in Western Sahara, overlooking the major shifts that ...

Tribes and empires -- Into slavery -- The dilemma of justice -- Punt to Zenj -- Empires of the east African coast -- The invasion of South Africa -- Boer, Bantu and Briton -- The great trek and the ...