November 09, 2016
Zimbabwe: Will Bond Note Magic Rescue The Economy?
The government will introduce the Bond Notes which it says will be as good as the U.S dollar, and exactly equivalent in monetary value. Read more »
October 18, 2016
Zimbabwe: Big Changes Needed to Normalize Ties - UK Ambassador Catriona Laing
"It always seems impossible until it's done" said Nelson Mandela. He wasn't, but he could have been talking about the road to reform and recovery in Zimbabwe. As a foreigner here,… Read more »
October 03, 2016
Africa: Africans Suffer Setbacks in Safety and Rule of Law - Report
Africa's premier survey of the performance of its national governments says safety and the rule of law have on average declined across the continent. Read more »
August 16, 2016
Africa: Saved by Their Celebrity Status?
You may have heard of celebrities who broke the law and walked away with a mere slap on the wrist - adding to the belief that celebrities are treated differently. Read more »
May 25, 2016
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Replaces Cricket Coach, Captain
The Zimbabwe Cricket has fired national coach Dav Whatmore together with Captain Hamilton Masakadza following the board's review of the team's poor performance at the 2016 ICC… Read more »
April 12, 2016
Zimbabwe: Prominent Writer Kanengoni Dies - Report
Veteran writer, journalist and freedom fighter Alexander Kanengoni has reportedly died. Read more »
March 07, 2016
Africa: How to Adapt to Beat Crippling Droughts
Right now, 14 million people across southern Africa face going hungry due to the prolonged drought brought on by the strongest El Niño in 50 years. Read more »
October 05, 2015
Africa: Africa's Governance Winners, Losers and Surprises
Zimbabwe is one of the African countries where governance has improved most in the four years up to 2014. Senegal just might surge ahead of its African counterparts in the future,… Read more »
March 24, 2015
South Africa: Zulu King's Comments On Foreigners Causes Alarm
Comments by the Zulu king that foreigners should go back to their home countries because they are changing the nature of South African society with their amanikiniki or goods and… Read more »
February 11, 2015
Zimbabwe: Duration Gold Disputes Allegations in 'New Zimbabwe' story
AllAfrica has been informed by Duration Gold that our site published an article on the 7 February 2015 about the company which contained false allegations and which caused the… Read more »
January 03, 2015
Africa: AllAfrica's Most Read Stories of 2014 (Includes Sex)
The abuses of Nigeria's Boko Haram militants, especially the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls, and the outbreak of Ebola in west Africa dominate the list of developing news… Read more »
November 16, 2014
Zimbabwe: State Media Claims Mugabe Assassination Plot
The state-owned 'The Sunday Mail' has reported that the Vice President Joice Mujuru was at the centre of a plot to assassinate President Mugabe making "her continued… Read more »
November 04, 2014
Africa: Strongmen Thrive on their Ability to Keep People in Fear
The following is the 2014 Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture delivered on Wednesday, November 4, 2014 at the FNB Building, Wits University by Rafael Marques de Morais, publisher of… Read more »
October 30, 2014
Africa: Test of African Democracy - Burkina and Beyond
On Thursday the former soldier who seized power in Burkina Faso 27 years ago agreed to negotiate with opponents. The announcement was a response to massive popular demonstrations… Read more »
October 07, 2014
Zimbabwe: Paul Brickhill Remembered for Courageous Championing of Human Dignity
When I learned that my friend Paul Brickhill had died I thought of so much of the promise of Zimbabwe that died with him. Read more »
July 24, 2014
Africa: U.S.-Africa Summit Must Listen to Voices of the People
In a guest column for AllAfrica, E. Gyimah Boadi of Ghana's Center for Democratic Development says the vast majority of Africans who prefer democracy over authoritarian regimes… Read more »
April 26, 2014
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai 'Suspended' in Party Infighting
Infighting within the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) intensified on Saturday when some party officials announced the suspension of the party leader, Morgan… Read more »
January 27, 2014
Africa: Africans Struggle to See Oil, Mineral Revenues
A major new survey of African countries which depend on mining or oil revenues shows that six in 10 people have difficulty in finding out how their governments spend the proceeds… Read more »
November 28, 2013
Zimbabwe: Former British PM Denies Zimbabwe Coup Plot Claim
Former British prime minister Tony Blair has released a statement denying that he put pressure on South Africa while he was in office to help remove Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe… Read more »
November 27, 2013
Zimbabwe: Court Says South Africa Must Probe Alleged Zim Torture
A top South African court has declared that the country's police and prosecutors are obliged to investigate allegations of torture and crimes against humanity committed by… Read more »
September 10, 2013
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Writer Shortlisted for Major Award
The Zimbabwean author who writes under the name NoViolet Bulawayo has been shortlisted for Britain's most prestigious literary award. Read more »
August 06, 2013
Zimbabwe: African Observers Question Credibility of Polls
The dispute over the fairness of Zimbabwe's election last week appears headed for the next summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) after Botswana called the… Read more »
August 01, 2013
Zimbabwe: Row Erupts After Mugabe Party Claims Election Win
Zimbabwe's most credible civil society election monitors have raised serious questions about the credibility of the country's polls, as President Robert Mugabe's party claimed on… Read more »
July 01, 2013
Africa: Democracy, Transparency Are Not 'Western Exports' - Obama
An excerpt from President Obama's speech at the University of Cape Town: Read more »
June 13, 2013
Zimbabwe: President Mugabe Sets Election Date
President Robert Mugabe has proclaimed July 31 as the date for Zimbabwe to hold general elections which are expected to end the power sharing deal with Prime Minister Morgan… Read more »