January 06, 2010
Congo-Kinshasa: Lubanga Trial Highlights Plight of Child Soldiers [guest column]
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The defence in the trial of alleged Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo – the first war crimes trial to be conducted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) … Read more »
South Africa: Zuma Educates Journalists Over Wives
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The rise to power of South Africa's first polygamous head of state in the modern era* is causing confusion in the media, and the office of President Jacob Zuma is now trying to set… Read more »
Africa: Bill Sutherland, Pan African Pacifist, 1918-2010
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The following announcement was distributed by the Sutherland family: Read more »
January 05, 2010
Sudan: Major U.S. Company Divests Over Rights Violations
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A major American financial services company, TIAA-CREF, has divested from four Asian energy companies doing business with the Sudanese government due to concerns about human… Read more »
Somalia: Conflict Stops Food Delivery to One Million - Agency [document]
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The conflict in southern Somalia is preventing the World Food Programme (WFP) from delivering food to up to one million people in the region, the agency said in a statement on… Read more »
January 04, 2010
Africa: U.S. Imposes Tighter Airline Screening for Many Africans
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Airline passengers who are citizens of, or fly through, five African nations will undergo more intensive security screening from today before being permitted to board flights to… Read more »
December 29, 2009
South Africa: Is Zuma's Foreign Policy A Change of Style or Substance? [guest column]
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Since the inauguration of President Jacob Zuma's Cabinet in May 2009, have there been discernible changes in South Africa's foreign policy? Read more »
December 24, 2009
Niger: U.S., Ecowas Refuse to Recognize Tandja
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The United States has followed the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) in refusing to recognize the legtimacy of President Mamadou Tandja of Niger, who has… Read more »
December 23, 2009
Africa: Smallholder Agriculture Transforms Lives of Poor [guest column]
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Africa's failure to transform its agriculture sector as rapidly as the rest of the developing world has left an abiding legacy of poverty and hunger. A huge increase in the number… Read more »
Sudan: Govt Reneges on Southern Independence Referendum Deal
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The United States has condemned the Sudanese ruling party for introducing last-minute unilateral changes to the law under which southern Sudanese will vote on whether they want… Read more »
December 22, 2009
Nigeria: Yar'Adua's Absence Heightens Dismay Over Nation's Future [guest column]
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At the December 11 Colloquium on Nigeria sponsored by Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island in the United States, and led by famed novelist, Chinua Achebe, the most… Read more »
Guinea: Commission Blames Camara For Massacre
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An international commission which investigated the September 28 massacre of civilians in a Conakry stadium has laid responsibility for the killings squarely on Moussa Dadis Camara,… Read more »
December 21, 2009
South Africa: 'Flawed Democracy' Slips in Governance Rankings [guest column]
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Which way is governance going on the African continent and particularly in South Africa? According to the newly released 2009 African Governance Report (AGR-II), put together by… Read more »
Madagascar: Rajoelina Walks Away From Deal
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Malagasy leader Andry Rajoelina, who seized power in March, has repudiated internationally-brokered mechanisms agreed with his opponents as a way of restoring constitutional rule… Read more »
December 18, 2009
Tanzania: Kikwete Hopeful for Action On Climate Change, Optimistic On Africa's Future [interview]
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Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete recently sat down for an hour-long interview with AllAfrica's Reed Kramer and Tami Hultman at State House in Dar es Salaam. In the… Read more »
Nigeria: Media, Civil Society Must Call Govt to Account [guest column]
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For the vast majority of Nigeria's population of more than 140 million, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) country review report for Nigeria published this week will have… Read more »
December 17, 2009
Western Sahara: Hunger Striker Aminatou Haidar Returns Home
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Intense negotiations to save the life of Saharan hunger striker Aminatou Haidar and allow her to return to her home in Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara bore fruit Thursday night,… Read more »
Nigeria: Abuja, Executive Branch Have Too Much Power, Says Peer Review
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A major review of Nigeria compiled by its African peers says too much power is concentrated in the central government, inhibiting "true federalism," and that the executive branch… Read more »
December 16, 2009
South Africa: Zuma Outraged at Xenophobic Attacks
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President Jacob Zuma has used South Africa's Day of Reconciliation to denounce attacks on migrants from elsewhere in Africa who are living in the country. Read more »
December 15, 2009
Western Sahara: Hunger Striker Intensifies Pressure for Talks
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The month-long hunger strike of Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar has succeeded in bringing pressure to bear on the international community to step up efforts to find a… Read more »
Guinea: End of Crisis Is Not Imminent
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Since the death of the former Guinean leader Lansana Conté and the accession to power of Moussa Dadis Camara in coup a year ago, the political environment in the country has… Read more »
Western Sahara: UN Chief Calls for 'Political Negotiations' on Territory
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At a news conference in New York on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the issues raised by the hunger strike of Western Sahara activist Aminatou… Read more »
December 14, 2009
Sudan: North, South Agree on Independence Referendum
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Officials from the ruling parties in Khartoum and Southern Sudan have reached an agreement on new legislation governing national elections next April as well as a later referendum… Read more »
West Africa: Region to Intervene Militarily in Guinea?
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The international community appears to be laying the ground for a West African military intervention to prevent Guinea from sliding into war and destabilizing surrounding… Read more »
December 11, 2009
Guinea: Nation Faces 'Explosive' Military Infighting, Says Rights Expert [interview]
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The fate of Guinea hangs in the balance following the shooting of the country's military ruler, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara. There are fears that the fractured security forces… Read more »
