Darfur conflict in SudanRampant economic turmoil in Zimbabwe, courtesy of MugabeMore or less complete lawlessness in SomaliaWitch burnings in KenyaWomen in South Africa are more likely to be raped than learn to readSwaziland has the highest rate of HIV infection in the worldGuinea is run by a military junta who regularly massacres any political oppositionNigeria's human rights abuses has it's own article in WikipediaRepublic of Congo still practices slaveryMadagascar is yet another African country with a self-appointed leaderBurundi is home to the FLN, one of the more notorious terrorist/freedom fighter factions, though things have been getting better recentlyDR Congo - well, it's the DR Congo - the average mortality rate is somewhere around 45,000/month, due to pretty much everything you can possibly die ofI think that covers a good chunk of the African Union. There are standouts - Ghana is rather nice, I hear and Mauritius is doing very well. But the bulk of the countries over there are going to hell in a hand basket.