December 06, 2006
Congo-Kinshasa: Kabila Inaugurated Amid Tight Security
allAfrica
Joseph Kabila was sworn in on Wednesday as the first democratically-elected leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo in four decades. Read more »
Africa: Tommy Boys, Lesbian Men and Ancestral Wives: Female Sex Practices in Africa [book review]
allAfrica
This book is a compilation of articles on the experiences of lesbian women in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland. The stories were born out of the… Read more »
Africa: Adjustment Problems of African Students at Public Universities in America [book review]
allAfrica
The basis and rationale for this book is great. It is mean to be a tool for African students wishing to study in the United States. The book begins with steps to take after one… Read more »
December 04, 2006
Chad: Bringing Chad Back from the Brink - A Humanitarian Imperative that Serves U.S. National Interests [guest column]
allAfrica
With all eyes on the horrifying genocide in Darfur, we must not ignore the growing instability next door in neighboring Chad, where the government is on the brink of complete… Read more »
December 01, 2006
South Africa: Government Takes Lead in Tackling HIV-AIDS Crisis
allAfrica
The South African government has moved to end the years-long controversy over its policies on HIV and AIDS by unveiling the outline of a four-year national strategic plan to cut… Read more »
Sudan: Review of 'All About Darfur' [guest column]
allAfrica
All About Darfur: Is Sudan in a culture of war? Read more »
November 29, 2006
Somalia: Getting It Wrong, Again [guest column]
allAfrica
Already notorious as the world’s only state without a functioning government, Somalia may be about to deteriorate even further. The country is rapidly sliding back toward… Read more »
November 27, 2006
Sudan: President Blasts UN, Asserts Sovereignty
allAfrica
Sudan's President Umar el-Bashir reiterated Monday in Khartoum his agreement to an international force in Darfur. Such a force could be composed of African Union (AU) troops or… Read more »
November 20, 2006
Rwanda: Second Annual National Conference on Pediatric Aids Opens [guest column]
allAfrica
National attention is focused on Kigali as the Second National Paediatric Conference on Treatment, Care and Support to Children Infected and Affected by HIV and Aids opens Monday.… Read more »
November 17, 2006
Guinea: Country Finds Hope in Alumina Refinery
allAfrica
In the dry season, a pervasive red dust wafts from the crushers at the bauxite operations that have dominated economic activity for over three decades in Guinea – home to a… Read more »
South Africa: More Action Needed by Business on Poverty [interview]
allAfrica
Futhi Mtoba, Chairman of Deloitte Southern Africa, provides a look at where the corporate responsibility movement stands in South Africa, particularly as it relates to poverty… Read more »
Nigeria: Media Coverage Critical for Emerging Business Climate [guest column]
allAfrica
The media has only just begun to play a significant role in the development of the Nigerian economy, or rather in the expansion of the business environment. For many years,… Read more »
Africa: Free Media a Barometer of Democracy in Africa [guest column]
allAfrica
Sometime last year, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo’s aides began testing the third-term debate, lobbying for an amendment to the constitution to do away with term… Read more »
Africa: Time for a New Story to Be Told [guest column]
allAfrica
Average economic growth of more than five percent, record flows of foreign direct investment and stock markets that routinely outperform London, New York and Tokyo. This is Africa… Read more »
November 15, 2006
Congo-Kinshasa: Joseph Kabila Wins Run-Off
allAfrica
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of the Democratic Republic of Congo declared in a statement on Wednesday evening that incumbent Joseph Kabila had won the October 29,… Read more »
November 14, 2006
Sudan: U.S. Congressmen Urge State Governors to Divest
allAfrica
U.S. Congressional Representatives Frank Wolf (Republican), Donald Payne (Democrat), and Jim Moran (Democrat) today called for states to divest public funds from companies doing… Read more »
South Africa: Rough Guide to the Music of South Africa
allAfrica
Rough Guide to the Music of South Africa (2nd Edition) Read more »
November 10, 2006
Africa: 'The Most Effective Vaccine against Child Death in Africa is a Glass of Clean Water' [interview]
allAfrica
Kevin Watkins, the lead author of the UN Human Development Report and head of the office that produces it, visited AllAfrica recently to discuss this year's document. Released on… Read more »
November 09, 2006
Angola: A New Diamond War [guest column]
allAfrica
The upcoming Hollywood feature movie "Blood Diamond," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, promises to cast a spotlight on the role of so-called conflict diamonds in fueling… Read more »
November 08, 2006
South Africa: A History of the Marashea Gangs in South Africa [book review]
allAfrica
We Are Fighting the World: A History of the Marashea Gangs in South Africa, 1947-1999 Read more »
November 06, 2006
Africa: China-Africa Relations [opinion]
allAfrica
At the recently concluded Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) in Beijing, 50 African heads of state attended, reaffirming the growing evidence that African countries are… Read more »
October 30, 2006
Southern Africa: Catch a Fire: New Film on 1980s Apartheid South Africa [column]
allAfrica
Catch a Fire Read more »
Africa: Climate Change Debate [opinion]
allAfrica
Climate change is slowing development across Africa, and affecting the daily lives of millions of Africans. According to a new report, Africa - Up in Smoke 2, the international… Read more »
Ethiopia: New Film on the Plights of Ethiopian Coffee Growers is Creating a Buzz [column]
allAfrica
Black Gold: Wake up and Smell the Coffee Read more »
October 26, 2006
Africa: Leadership Prize for Liberian President Is a Challenge to End Hunger [guest column]
allAfrica
When she walked up the podium on Saturday evening, October 21, 2006 to receive the Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of… Read more »