May 14, 2009
Madagascar: Rajoelina Will Step Down Only If Others Do
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Madagascar's new leader, Andry Rajoelina, will decline to stand in the country's next presidential election only if all previous heads of state do likewise. Read more »
May 13, 2009
South Africa: Diamond Sold For Record U.S. $9.4 Million
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A seven-carat blue diamond discovered at the Cullinan diamond mine near Pretoria has been sold in Geneva for a record price of nearly U.S. $9.5 million. Read more »
May 09, 2009
South Africa: President Zuma Inaugurated in Lavish Ceremony
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African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma may be a commoner, but his inauguration as the fourth democratically-elected President of South Africa on Saturday was a lavish ceremony… Read more »
Africa: Global Crisis Cuts Trade, Undermines Gains
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The global financial crisis will overshadow this year's annual meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB), which begin Sunday in Dakar, Senegal. Read more »
May 08, 2009
Africa: Continent Needs Infrastructure, Integration, Says AU Leader [interview]
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Africa has taken "a major hit" from the global economic recession but it can weather the storm, says Erastus Mwencha, deputy chairperson of the African Union Commission. Mwencha… Read more »
Sudan: Civil Society Cancels Darfur Peace Conference
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An ambitious attempt to convene a civil society conference on Darfur with the aim of building what its organizers call "a mandate for peace" has been derailed by the Sudanese… Read more »
Nigeria: Anger, Frustration And Hope in War Against Corruption [opinion]
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Sometimes an event, scarcely noticed, never captured for YouTube, can ripple through a nation's consciousness. So it was on Saturday, 29 December, 2008, at Murtala Muhammed Airport… Read more »
May 07, 2009
Sudan: Facing Arrest, Bashir Stays Away From South Africa
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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will not attend South African President-elect Jacob Zuma's inauguration Saturday, a top South African official said at a media briefing Thursday. Read more »
Africa: Three Presidents Probed Over French Properties
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A French judge has cleared the way for probes into how three African heads of state came to possess multiple bank accounts, properties and cars in France, newspapers in Francophone… Read more »
Africa: Carson Assumes Top U.S. Africa Policy Post, Departs for Zuma Inauguration
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Ambassador Johnnie Carson was sworn in Wednesday as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, the administration's senior Africa policymaking position. Read more »
South Africa: Parliament Elects Zuma in Raucous Session
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There were rowdy scenes at the first sitting of South Africa's Parliament since the recent elections as members of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) heckled old… Read more »
Somalia: Pirates Hijack Two More Ships
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Pirates continue to seize cargo ships in the Gulf of Aden, the latest targets being Dutch and German vessels. Read more »
Liberia: Sunken Merchant Vessel Raised from Monrovia Freeport
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The merchant ship Torm Alexandra is again afloat in Monrovia Freeport after a lengthy and complicated salvage operation in the Liberian capital. Read more »
May 05, 2009
Zimbabwe: Activists Sent Back to Jail
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A Zimbabwean court rocked Zimbabwe's unity government on Tuesday by sending back to prison a group of civic and political activists charged with attempting to overthrow President… Read more »
May 04, 2009
Nigeria: Could Ekiti Voting Debacle Be Turning Point? [guest column]
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On April 22, South Africans went to the polls for the fourth national elections since apartheid ended. These were orderly and peaceful. Three days later in Nigeria, a country just… Read more »
Somalia: Warship Seizes Suspected Pirates
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As the European Union (EU) continues to boost its anti-piracy naval task force, a French warship has arrested more suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean between Kenya and the… Read more »
Sudan: Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize [guest column]
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The hardliners in power in Khartoum have done it again. Like magicians who divert your attention with a bit of flash while they perform their deceit elsewhere, President Omar… Read more »
May 02, 2009
Africa: Press Freedom Declines in Eight Countries
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Ghana, Mali, and Mauritius had the highest press freedom ranking in Africa in Freedom House's annual Freedom of the Press Report released in Washington, DC. Read more »
May 01, 2009
Sudan: Civil Society Urges Obama to Adopt New Peace Strategy
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Three prominent American civil society advocacy groups have marked President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office by issuing an open letter calling on him to build a coalition… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Finance Minister Pleads for Aid
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Despite reports of growing divides in Zimbabwe's unity government, Finance Minister Tendai Biti called for increased aid and investment in an optimistic speech in Washington, DC… Read more »
April 30, 2009
Madagascar: South Africa Warns Ousted Leader
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The South African government has cautioned deposed Malagasy leader Marc Ravalomanana against returning to his country, saying such a move would be “unwise, provocative and… Read more »
Liberia: U.S. Warns Against Election Delay
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The United States Embassy in Monrovia has warned that the international community will “react negatively” to any delay in the 2011 elections caused by the failure of… Read more »
April 29, 2009
Africa: Carson Outlines Obama Administration's Policy Priorities
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On President Barack Obama's 100th day in office - his nominee to be the administration's top Africa policy official - Ambassador Johnnie Carson, told the Senate Committee on… Read more »
April 28, 2009
Somalia: Pirate Suspects Caught After Cruise Ship Attack
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Nine suspected pirates have been captured north of the Seychelles after an unsuccessful attempt to seize an Italian cruise liner. Read more »
Sudan: Members of U.S. Congress Arrested in Darfur Protest
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Five members of the United States Congress were among a group of people arrested Monday in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, DC during a protest against the violence in… Read more »