January 14, 2011
Tunisia: President Steps Down, Prime Minister Takes Over
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Tunisia's prime minister announced late Friday that President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali had stepped down following violent demonstrations in the capital, Tunis, that have left at… Read more »
January 13, 2011
Sudan: 'Lost Boy' Returns Home to Make a Difference
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Wol Akujang was among the more than 20,000 "Lost Boys" who were displaced or orphaned during Sudan's civil war. He left his village of Pap at the age of six and spent time in… Read more »
January 12, 2011
Sierra Leone: Koroma Committed to Fight Against Narcotics - Diplomats
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American diplomats in Sierra Leone praised President Ernest Bai Koroma in 2009 as having the capacity to overcome resistance in his own government to fight against the trade in… Read more »
January 11, 2011
Central African Republic: Opposition Candidates Dispute Election Plan
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The presidential election campaign in the Central African Republic officially began on Monday, with voters expected to go to the polls on the January 23. Candidates vying for the… Read more »
December 29, 2010
Sudan: Abyei, Citizenship Remain Flashpoints - Deng Alor, Southern Official [interview]
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Just before Christmas, in the dusty, impoverished capital of Southern Sudan, AllAfrica's Reed Kramer and Tami Hultman sat down with Deng Alor Kuol, minister of regional… Read more »
December 28, 2010
Sudan: George Clooney and Friends Fund Eye-in-the-Sky to Avert War
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A human rights project using satellite imagery that the general public can access is being launched tomorrow to help deter a resumption of war between north and south Sudan… Read more »
December 21, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: U.S. Imposes Sanctions Against Gbagbo Government
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The United States on Tuesday announced a travel ban and other visa restrictions against Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire, members of his government and their immediate family… Read more »
December 20, 2010
Sudan: Obama Pursues 'Aggressive Diplomacy' to Promote Successful Referendum
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U.S. President Barack Obama has written to African leaders to reiterate that Sudan is a foreign policy priority for his administration, both during the lead-up to the January 9… Read more »
December 17, 2010
Nigeria: Nation Needs to 'Move Back From the Brink' [interview]
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In his recent book, Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink, John Campbell, U.S. ambassador to Nigeria from 2004 to 2007, warns that the nation risks violence and a possible coup if the 2011… Read more »
Ghana: Mills Complained to U.S. About Oil Company [document]
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President John Atta Mills complained to the United States in February this year about the behaviour of an oil company involved in the exploitation of the country's oil resources,… Read more »
Mozambique: Journalist's Legacy Inspires Fight Against Corruption [guest column]
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The recent commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the assassination of Mozambique's best known investigative journalist, Carlos Cardoso, was held at the same place, and at the… Read more »
Ghana: Gyan Chosen as Top African Footballer
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Ghanaian soccer star Asamoah Gyan has been named "BBC African Footballer of the Year," the broadcaster reports. Read more »
December 16, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Several Die in Clashes Between Protesters and Security Forces
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Several people died on Thursday when demonstrators calling for President Laurent Gbagbo to step down clashed with security forces in Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan,… Read more »
Western Sahara: 'Puerto Rico' Option for Territory? [document]
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Algeria's leaders suggested to a senior American official in 2008 that if Morocco approached Western Sahara's demand for independence with a more "elegant" touch, it might persuade… Read more »
Senegal: U.S. Envoy Challenged Wade on Corruption
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An diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks gives an insight into how the United States ambassador to Senegal, Marcia S. Bernicat, challenged President Abdoulaye Wade on corruption… Read more »
December 15, 2010
Kenya: Top Politicians Accused of Crimes Against Humanity
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International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has named six people as major perpetrators of ethnic-based “crimes against humanity,” including rape,… Read more »
December 13, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Europe Plans Sanctions Against Gbagbo
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The European Union is preparing targetted sanctions against Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, and plans to give its backing to the rival administration of Alassane Ouattara. Read more »
Sudan: U.S. Holocaust Museum Official Says Genocide Can Be Averted [interview]
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On 9 January, 2011, southern Sudanese are due to vote in a referendum on whether to remain part of Sudan, Africa''s largest country, or to become… Read more »
Nigeria: Electoral Chief Reassures Skeptical Observers on 2011 Polls
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The chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Election Commission, Dr. Attahiru Jega, has assured an audience in Washington, DC, that although he cannot promise a "perfect"… Read more »
Africa: Stronger Global Response Needed to Gender-Based Violence [guest column]
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Just a few weeks ago, as millions of families gathered in the United States to celebrate Thanksgiving, a lesser-known event went by unnoticed. The International Day for the… Read more »
December 10, 2010
Liberia: Statement By Former Information Minister, Laurence Bropleh [document]
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Statement delivered by Dr. Laurence Konmla Bropleh, former Minister of Information, the Republic of Liberia on the occasion of the dismissal of all criminal charges against him by… Read more »
December 09, 2010
Sudan: Independence Ballot Will Begin Challenging Era [analysis]
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Five years ago last October, an agreement between Sudan's mostly Muslim north and largely Christian south formally ended a 22-year civil war that killed an estimated two million… Read more »
Sudan: Church Leaders Urge International Action to Avert War [interview]
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As the impoverished people of oil-rich southern Sudan prepare to vote on their future in a 9 January referendum, fears are rising that the expected vote for independence will not… Read more »
Sudan: Church Envoy Pushes Peace in African, World Capitals [interview]
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The Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia of Kenya, immediate past General Secretary of the Geneva-based World Council of Churches, has been relentlessly urging African and world leaders… Read more »
Africa: Using Mobile Technology to Improve Health [interview]
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Last year the Rockefeller Foundation, the United Nations Foundation and the Vodafone Foundation - three of the leading foundations involved in global health, technology and… Read more »
