February 14, 2008
Chad: Refugees From Capital Still Fear Returning
Fighting ended in Chad's capital N'djamena almost a week ago but many of the tens of thousands of Chadians who sought refuge across the River Chari in northern Cameroon say they… Read more »
January 24, 2008
Senegal: Lack of Basics Blocks Return of War-Weary Displaced
Despite a lingering landmine threat, families who years ago fled fighting in Senegal's southern Casamance region are slowly trying to return to their home villages. But a lack of… Read more »
December 10, 2007
Mozambique: What Price the Benefits of Foreign Investment?
The Mozal aluminium plant is a symbol of Mozambique's red-hot economy, touted as a symbol of the investor-friendly environment that led the Wall Street Journal to declare the… Read more »
November 01, 2007
Guinea: Country Postpones Legislative Elections
As the latest target date for Guinea's overdue legislative election approaches, Guineans are waiting for the government to declare a new schedule. Observers say a poll is unlikely… Read more »
October 22, 2007
Niger: Humanitarian Crisis Feared in North
In an atmosphere void of information and full of insecurity, some aid workers fear a humanitarian crisis is emerging in the troubled northern region of Niger, where thousands of… Read more »
October 11, 2007
Cote d'Ivoire: UN 'Deeply Concerned' About Failing Peace Effort
The UN Secretary-General is "deeply concerned" by the failure of the government and former rebels in Côte d'Ivoire to achieve steps toward peace. Read more »
October 10, 2007
Niger: Uranium - Blessing Or Curse?
As the global demand for nuclear energy rises, analysts say the large amount of uranium in Niger is not a benefit to the country's people but adds to the serious problems facing… Read more »
October 02, 2007
Sudan: Darfur Attackers 'Committed War Crimes'
The attackers who killed 10 African Union (AU) peacekeepers in the volatile western Sudan region of Darfur committed a war crime and should be investigated to bring them to book,… Read more »
September 19, 2007
Cote d'Ivoire: No War, No Peace Five Years After Rebellion
In Côte d'Ivoire five years after a rebellion carved up a country and a people already burdened by ethnic strife, the government is set to begin an operation to tackle… Read more »
September 14, 2007
Cote d'Ivoire: Thousands of Toxic Waste Victims Could Miss Out On Compensation
Thousands of people poisoned by toxic waste illegally dumped in Cote d'Ivoire in August 2006 might receive no part of a US$198-million settlement because they sought treatment in… Read more »
August 02, 2007
Central African Republic: Civilians in Northwest Still Afraid of Going Home
Thousands of people who fled their homes in northwestern Central African Republic are reluctant to return despite improved security conditions, the International Committee of the… Read more »
July 31, 2007
Kenya: Climate Change And Malaria in Nairobi
Malaria is the most common disease in Africa's largest slum, Kibera, in Nairobi, say health workers, but at a cool altitude of about 1,700m, the capital city has long been… Read more »
June 25, 2007
Sudan: Infrastructure Must Be Repaired for Displaced to Return to South
South Sudan should hasten the provision of basic services and infrastructure to encourage most of the two million displaced southerners around Khartoum to return home, the… Read more »
June 21, 2007
West Africa: Flood Season Starts But Not Where It Should
As seasonal rains start to fall across the Sahel, climatologists warn that the region is entering a cycle of unpredictable heavy rains that could destroy crops and leave thousands… Read more »
May 08, 2007
Nigeria: Who Owns the Land?
Prince Wegwu and his family own land in the Niger Delta with 31 oil wells on it. Oil companies pump out thousands of barrels of oil a day and yet Wegwu says neither he nor his… Read more »
April 25, 2007
Africa: Combustion Or Consumption? Balancing Food And Biofuel Production
As global production of biofuel rapidly expands, experts debate whether burning food to fuel vehicles may divert edible crops into fuel-making and raise prices, especially in… Read more »
April 20, 2007
Malawi: Small Farmers Hit By Changes in the Climate
Small-scale farmers in Malawi are becoming aware that they are bearing the brunt of climate change, which has been adversely affecting productivity, according to a new study by an… Read more »
April 13, 2007
Malawi: Condoms Get a Bad Rap
As we enter the third decade of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, prevention efforts have yet to come to grips with a deep-seated antipathy to condoms, particularly in southern Africa, the… Read more »
April 12, 2007
Zimbabwe: Still Picking Up the Pieces After Operation Murambatsvina
Life is still an uphill struggle for hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans forced to live in the open after the government-led Operation Murambatsvina (Drive out Trash) demolished… Read more »
February 12, 2007
Gambia: President's Aids Cure Raising More Questions Than Answers
An unsubstantiated but well-publicised claim by The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh that he can cure AIDS risks setting back efforts to stop the virus from spreading in the… Read more »
December 22, 2006
Burkina Faso: Sahelian Cotton Farmers On Their Knees
The head of a delegation from the main cotton buying company in Burkina Faso, Sofitex, recently met with some 200 local farmers under a mango tree in western Burkina Faso to… Read more »
December 21, 2006
Angola: Health Experts Battle Unknown Disease Outbreaks
Health organisations in Angola are scrambling to identify a disease that has surfaced in Uige Province, in the north, and in Huila Province, in the south, to prevent further… Read more »
Liberia: UN Maintains Diamond Sanction, Demanding Better Government Controls
The United Nations Security Council has renewed its ban on Liberian diamond exports calling for better documentation of where exactly each diamond comes from, how much it is worth… Read more »
December 14, 2006
Nigeria: Fishing Turns Dangerous
Waibite Amazi, 42, says life was much easier when he was a boy growing up in the 70,000 sq km labyrinth of marshes and mangrove forests in Nigeria's southern delta. Read more »
November 23, 2006
Mauritania: Another Step in Democratic Transition
Provisional results from historic legislative and municipal elections in Mauritania indicated on Thursday that opposition parties that had defied the country's previous… Read more »