July 01

• Mali: UN Peacekeepers Begin Operations

  More than 12,000 UN troops are now operational in Mali. They face severe challenges including the threat of attacks by rebels and significant logistical problems. Read more »

• Africa: Obama Unveils Energy Plan and Challenges Young Africans

  US President Barack Obama has focused on Nelson Mandela's legacy and democratic progress in an address aimed at South Africa's youth. He also unveiled a new US initiative to help... Read more »

• South Africa: Obama in Mandela's Shadow

  "Yes I can, Africa" is the message Obama wants to convey on his three nation tour to the continent ,the last leg of which takes him to Tanzania. But Africans have become jaded... Read more »

June 30

• South Africa: Robben Island - a View Into Mandela's Prison Life

  US President Barack Obama has visited Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years. DW's Ludger Schadomsky visited the island just before the secret service... Read more »

• South Africa: Obama Tours Nelson Mandela's Former Jail Cell

  US President Barack Obama has visited Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell during the Cape Town leg of a three-day trip to South Africa. Obama's visit has been overshadowed... Read more »

• South Africa: Obama to Visit Nelson Mandela's Robben Island Jail Cell

  US President Barack Obama will pay tribute to South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, by taking his family on a tour of the island prison where the anti-apartheid... Read more »

June 29

• South Africa: Obama Pays Tribute to Ailing Anti-Apartheid Leader

  US President Barack Obama has met with Nelson Mandela's family, paying tribute to the anti-apartheid leader as a "personal inspiration." The American leader is also using his trip... Read more »

• Africa: Obama Says U.S. Not Threatened By Chinese Interest in Africa

  US President Barack Obama has appealed to all Africans to ask more questions about unequal deals with some foreign investors. Meanwhile the President has met with Nelson Mandela's... Read more »

• South Africa: U.S President Obama Continues 'Critical' South Africa Visit

  US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle met with family members of ailing former South African leader Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. Protests against Obama's visit are... Read more »

• South Africa: Obama Is Met With Protests in South Africa

  US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, met with family members of ailing former South African leader Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. Protests against US policies are... Read more »

June 28

• South Africa: Mandela's Ill-Health Overshadows Obama Visit

  US President Barack Obama headed for South Africa on Friday. South Africa's politicians have been emphasizing bilateral ties with Washington, but the rest of the nation is more... Read more »

June 27

• Mozambique: Security Worries Grow in Mozambique After Rebel Attacks

  In Mozambique, rebels have blocked traffic along a key artery and a mining company has suspended coal exports. And now, the friction between former civil war foes threatens to... Read more »

• South Africa: South Africans Look up to a National Hero [analysis]

  Supporters of Nelson Mandela are not just congregating around the hospital where he is being treated, they are also making the trip to the house where he once lived - now a museum... Read more »

June 26

• Africa: Obama On Three-Nation African Tour

  US President Barack Obama is visiting Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. Africans are no longer euphoric about the first US black president, but some are prepared to give him a... Read more »

• Africa: Obama Begins Three-Nation Africa Tour in Senegal

  US President Barack Obama has begun a three-nation trip to Africa, starting in Senegal. He will also visit Tanzania and South Africa, which is focused on the worsening health of... Read more »

• South Sudan: Famine and Aerial Warfare in the Nuba Mountains [analysis]

  The regime of Sudanese President Omar al Bashir is bombing civilians in the rebel controlled Nuba Mountains. Those who escape aerial bombardment unscathed face yet another hazard -... Read more »

June 25

• Sudan: Sudan's Government Unlikely to Score With Football Tournament

  This year's CECAFA football competition is taking place in Sudan's troubled regions of Darfur and South Kordofan. The games are supposed to convey a political message. Read more »

• Africa: Amnesty International Warns of a Rise in Homophobia in Africa

  The human rights organization has criticized African governments for harsh new laws targeting homosexuals. This discrimination has led to a rise in violence and has hampered... Read more »

• Mali: UN Security Council Approves Mali Peacekeeping Force

  The United Nations Security Council has given the green light for a peacekeeping force to be deployed to Mali. The force is expected to face an array of unprecented challenges,... Read more »

• Nigeria: Islamists Deliver Ultimatum in Northern Nigerian Town

  Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria's Borno State have ordered civil servants and Christians to leave two towns. The government vacillates between crackdown and dialogue. Read more »

June 24

• South Africa: Worsening Fears for Mandela's Health

  South Africans were expecting the worst on Monday with President Zuma telling them that former president Nelson Mandela remained in hospital in a critical condition. Read more »

• Ghana: Mental Health Care Underfunded

  Mental hospitals in Ghana are so cash-starved that they have been forced to stop admitting patients. Rights activists say the mentally disabled are being abused. Read more »

June 21

• Morocco: Rights Group Reports on Coerced Confessions

  Morocco's justice system needs serious reform, Human Rights Watch reported. The king promised reform in 2009 - a call taken up by the moderate Islamist party that dominated the... Read more »

• Uganda: Police Crack Down On Opposition

  Police in Uganda are on high alert after opposition groups renewed their campaigns of political change through the staging of rallies in the capital Kampala. Read more »

• Liberia: The Slow Path to Peace and Reconciliation

  It's been ten years since the end of the civil war in Liberia. The country is still fragile, struggling with economic difficulties. Now a reconciliation plan has been launched,... Read more »