May 26, 2009
South Africa: Nation Enters First Recession Since Democracy
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Africa's biggest economy, that of South Africa, contracted by a shock six percent in the first quarter of this year, confiming that the country has slid into its first recession in… Read more »
Somalia: Naval Forces Report More Pirate Arrests
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European Union (EU) naval forces operating off the Somali coast have reported a series of successes in their patrols against pirates, arresting 16 suspects after two attacks in the… Read more »
Gabon: Bongo Illness Reports Spark Succession Debate
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The people of Gabon have been wondering for some days now about the state of health of President Omar Bongo Ondimba, reports Infos Plus Gabon of Libreville. Read more »
Africa: Diamond Magnate Calls for 'African Way' of Doing Business
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A South African businessman whose name is synonymous with the international diamond trade has told an African Union (AU) audience that the global economic crisis was caused by… Read more »
Liberia: An Encounter With Crime in Monrovia [blog]
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From Monrovia, AllAfrica's Boakai Fofana blogs on a recent experience with crime and of how a new initiative is helping to offset worries that it is growing. Read more »
May 25, 2009
Africa: More Political Freedom Brings More Wealth, Says Study
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African nations which expand their political freedoms also reduce poverty, according to a major new study published today. Read more »
May 23, 2009
Sudan: Obama Envoy Heads to China to Pursue Darfur Peace
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President Barack Obama's special envoy for Sudan, Major General J. Scott Gration, will hold a series of talks in the next week with a range of countries including China in an… Read more »
Madagascar: Rival Parties Agree on New Elections
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International mediators negotiating a resolution to the crisis in Madagascar have announced that the rival parties have agreed on an election within 14 months in which both the… Read more »
Somalia: African Union Calls for Sanctions on Eritrea
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The African Union (AU) has appealed to the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Eritrea and other parties backing the insurgents fighting to overthrow Somalia's… Read more »
May 22, 2009
Tanzania: Obama, Kikwete Meet in Oval Office on Africa's Conflicts
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President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania became the first African head of state to visit the Obama White House Thursday, where he discussed issues including Africa's most pressing… Read more »
May 21, 2009
Malawi: Mutharika Leading in Flawed Election
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President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi appears set to win re-election in polls marred by what monitoring groups have described as the "unashamed bias" of state radio and television… Read more »
Somalia: East African Govts Condemn Eritrea Harshly
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A group of East African states has called for air and sea blockades of Somalia to prevent outside forces – including the Eritrean government – from sending weapons and… Read more »
May 20, 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: New Civilian Catastrophe Looms in East [guest column]
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A new offensive by the Congolese army, backed by United Nations peacekeepers, against Rwandan rebels ensconced in the lush forests of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)… Read more »
Madagascar: Ravalomanana Lobbies on YouTube
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Madagascar's ousted president, Marc Ravalomanana, may be down but he is not out. Read more »
May 18, 2009
Africa: Why Obama Chose Ghana [blog]
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The question of why Barack Obama has chosen Ghana rather than Kenya, his father's homeland, or Nigeria, Africa's giant, for his first trip to Africa as President of the United… Read more »
Sudan: Darfur Rebel Leader Submits to War Crimes Trial
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A Darfur rebel leader charged with war crimes for attacking African Union peacekeepers in the region has voluntarily surrendered himself to appear before the International Criminal… Read more »
May 16, 2009
Africa: Obama to Visit Accra in July, Egypt in June
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U.S. President Barrack Obama will visit Ghana July 10 and 11 at the conclusion of a trip that will also take him to Russia and Italy, the White House announced Saturday. Read more »
May 15, 2009
Malawi: Old Rivals Forge New Alliances in Bitter Election
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Malawi's bitter political struggle will be taken up by the voters on May 19 when the country heads for the polls to choose a new president and parliament. Read more »
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 »
