Ghana has gained continental and international accreditation for its democratic model. Gamal Nkrumah surveys fast changing fortunes at this week's AU summit in Addis Ababa

The prosecution for human rights abuses of Chad's former dictator is a test case for Africa and its participation in the quest for international justice, writes Eva Dadrian

Consecutive suicide attacks suggest that Pakistan, no less than Washington, has become victim to policies it once sowed, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad

AFTER four years of fighting his government for their role in a year of torture in Syria, Canadian Maher Arar received the apology he wants from his Prime Minister, Hadeel Al-Shalchi reports