Critics of ex-spouse law turn to Congress for help (Montgomery Advertiser)
If the 25-year-old law that al lows state courts to divide military retired pay as marital property in divorce settlements needs reform, as many service members and retirees contend, it won't occur through a court challenge.

Uganda: Evict the Unruly Herd From Parks (AllAfrica.com)
Our Kenyan neighbours have once again led by example, this time round by successfully mounting a spirited fight for the ban in ivory trade to protect the country's tourism industry.

Tax Secrets of the Wealthy: The new investment darling (Marco Eagle)
Earlier this year this column carried an article with a similar title. Readers buried us in an avalanche of calls, faxes and e-mails. Everyone wanted more information.

Botswana: Seeletso - the Chief Who 'Right Tracked' the President (AllAfrica.com)
MMADINARE: The rural village of Mmadinare in the Bobirwa District is home to a man who could never be overcome by the blows that life throws at him.