The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org

The United States House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday to erase from government records the designation of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) and its leaders as terrorists.

The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org

The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org

In Chenjerai Hove's novels and poetry one finds deep passion for ordinary people under the lash of oppression and struggling against poverty. That very passion has forced him into exile from Zimbabwe, where as both newspaper columnist and novelist he butted heads with the government of President Robert Mugabe.

Nine nominees to serve as U.S. ambassadors in Africa appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday for confirmation.

The campaign of United States presidential candidate Barack Obama has denied reports that Obama appealed to a militant group to end hostilities in the Niger Delta.

The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org

In the last of a three-part series interviews with AllAfrica, Stephen Lewis, formerly special envoy for HIV/Aids in Africa for United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, tells Cindy Shiner of the resilience of Africans fighting Aids and of the work of his foundation.

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai beat President Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe's presidential election on March 29, but not by a big enough margin to avoid a second round run-off.

The Chinese ship carrying weapons for Zimbabwe is anchored off Luanda and shows no sign of returning to China, says the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF).

Barriers to free trade are exacerbating the current global food crisis, making the conclusion of the Doha round of global trade talks being conducted by the World Trade Organization (WTO) not a luxury but a matter of real urgency, writes Angel Gurría, secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Zimbabwe's opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, beat President Robert Mugabe in the country's March election, but not by a big enough margin to avoid a run-off, government sources have claimed in leaks to Western news agencies.

Press freedom in Africa declined in 2007 due to a misuse of libel laws and an increase in political conflict, Freedom House, a United States-based organization, wrote in its annual report released Tuesday in Washington, DC.

Deep divisions were apparent on the United Nations Security Council as it discussed the post-election impasse in Zimbabwe for the first time on Tuesday. Western news reports said South Africa led the way in blocking the dispatch of a UN envoy to Harare.

The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org

The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org

The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org

The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org

The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org

The cause of press freedom, vital to building democracy in Africa, is being damaged by journalists who accept payment from their sources for covering the news. AllAfrica guest columnist Faten Aggad discusses the problem.

The top Africa envoy for the United States told reporters in South Africa Thursday that Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was the "clear" victor in last month's presidential election.

The Chinese ship carrying a controversial consignment of weapons for Zimbabwe is being recalled and the arms will no longer be delivered.

Stephen Lewis is a renowned and vigorously outspoken Canadian diplomat who has worked extensively to reduce the impact of HIV/Aids in Africa and to advocate for those living with the disease.

The United States has urged southern African governments to block a shipment of arms destined for Zimbabwe from being transported overland to the landlocked country.