August 13, 2020
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Arrests 1,700 Officials Over Deadly Unrest
Authorities in Ethiopia's Oromia region have arrested about 1,200 zonal and district level government officials in connection with last month's deadly unrest that was sparked by… Read more »
September 26, 2018
South Sudan: South Sudan Civil War Toll Estimated at 382,900
A newly published study funded through the US State Department estimates that at least 382,900 South Sudanese have died as a result of the country's five-year civil war. Read more »
May 17, 2008
Sudan: Peace Deal Agreed On Oil-Rich Region
North and Southern Sudan have reached a tentative agreement on Abyei, ending a new round of fighting over the area in the recent past. It includes an immediate ceasefire and the… Read more »
August 17, 2007
Burundi: Three Years Later, Massacre Still Fresh in Mind
CHARLES NASIBU argues that the third anniversary of a massacre in Burundi should prompt all governments to take action on the international arms trade. Read more »
June 12, 2007
Africa: U.S. Against Basing Africa Command in One Country
The United States is planning to "distribute" a new military command for Africa across several countries rather than have a single headquarters on the continent, a… Read more »
August 04, 2006
Angola: Plenty of Oil, a Forgotten War And New Hope, That's Cabinda
The tiny Cabinda enclave accounts for close to 65 per cent of Angola's oil, amounting to more than 80 per cent of the country's revenues. But the province, which has fought for… Read more »
May 15, 2006
Kenya: Climate Change Fuelling Conflicts
Once Sambarwawa had water, now it has bodies. Animal carcasses litter the valley, following prolonged drought. And the stench of decay pervades the remote village of Sambarwawa in… Read more »
July 07, 2004
Africa: Africa Faces Tough Choices
The third summit of the African Union, which brings together African Heads of States, opened yesterday in Addis Ababa to take stock of the past and forecast on the future. As has… Read more »