August 17, 2007
Senegal: Democracy in Dakar [column]
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The documentary project, "Democracy in Dakar" highlights the impact hip hop artists have had on the democratic process in Senegal, shedding light on the politics of one… Read more »
August 16, 2007
Sierra Leone: Opposition Leads in Early Election Results
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Early results from Sierra Leone's presidential elections show that opposition candidate Ernest Koroma has a narrow lead over his closest rival, Vice-President Solomon Berewa.… Read more »
Congo-Brazzaville: President's Son Loses Graft Court Case
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The High Court in London has dismissed an attempt by Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso, son of the president of the Republic of Congo, to have documents linking him to allegations of… Read more »
South Africa: Central Bank Again Hikes Interest Rates
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South Africa's central bank has again increased interest rates in its fight against inflation. Read more »
South Africa: Fired Deputy - Who's to Blame? [guest column]
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The dismissal of the Deputy Minister of Health was a wretched day for South Africa. The country lost one of its strongest unifying forces in the struggle against the AIDS pandemic. Read more »
August 14, 2007
Mozambique: President Promotes Private Enterprise, Investment [guest column]
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On a continent often described by its problems, many countries, including my own, would rather be defined by the solutions they adopt and the decisions they are implementing. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Deploy Human Rights Monitors, Urges Group
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A prominent human rights organisation has urged southern African heads of state meeting in Zambia this week to deploy human rights monitors in Zimbabwe. Read more »
Kenya: Politics Still 'Extremely Tribal,' Says Analyst [interview]
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Kenya's national elections are less than five months away, and the traditional political maneuvering is heating up. President Mwai Kibaki is reported to have entered into a… Read more »
Liberia: Taylor Seeks to Postpone Trial Again
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The special court trying the former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, will next week consider an application by defence lawyers to postpone the trial until January next year. Read more »
August 12, 2007
South Africa: Mbeki Defends Minister's Firing
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President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has publicly defended his decision to fire deputy health minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, citing her "inability to work as part of a… Read more »
August 11, 2007
Sierra Leone: Long Lines Form at Polling Stations
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Sierra Leoneans streamed to the polls on Saturday in the first national elections held under the auspices of country's own authorities since its devastating civil war of the… Read more »
August 10, 2007
Zimbabwe: Review of New CD by Lucky Moyo [music review]
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This charming, vivid poetic and revolutionary CD captures the threats that cut across globe and race. “I Have Got Issues” can be compared to the biblical book of… Read more »
Kenya: Introducing Kenge Kenge [music review]
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Kenge Kenge are a group of Luo musicians from Kenya that perform both popular Luo music styles as well as the region's popular benga music. They in fact transform traditional… Read more »
August 09, 2007
Sierra Leone: Elections Are Make or Break [guest column]
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This Saturday, August 11, more than two million voters in Sierra Leone will go to the polls to cast their ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections. Read more »
South Africa: President Fires Deputy Health Minister
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South African President Thabo Mbeki has fired his deputy health minister amidst controversy over a foreign trip and reported disagreements with the health minister over HIV/Aids… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Political Rejuvenation in the Air, Says Conflict Resolution Director [interview]
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On the eve of the elections in Sierra Leone, political rejuvenation and renewal are in the air, Carolyn Norris, West Africa project director of the International Crisis Group,… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Election Background From AllAfrica's Archive
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Sierra Leone's elections will decide the successor to President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who is constitutionally required to step down after two five-year terms. Read more »
August 07, 2007
Guinea Bissau: Prime Minister Denies Threats on Journalists
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The prime minister of Guinea Bissau has denied that his government is intimidating journalists for covering a drug-trafficking scandal in the country. Read more »
South Africa: Photographer's Exhibit Exposes Human Rights Abuses [opinion]
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South African photographer Eric Miller recently launched a thrilling exhibition of rare photographs of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Read more »
August 06, 2007
Sierra Leone: Elections Bring Hope for a Former Failed State [guest column]
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It all seems almost too normal to be newsworthy. On August 11, Sierra Leone goes to the polls to choose a new president among three candidates, all pledging to reform government,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Protestors Demand Affordable Food
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Hundreds of members of a Zimbabwe civic organisation held a peaceful demonstration over food supplies and prices in Sakubva, in the city of Mutare today. Read more »
July 30, 2007
Liberia: Goodwill May Yield Tangible Dividends for Old Ally
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Thanks to widespread support for Liberia's fledgling post-conflict democracy in the U.S. Congress and within the Bush administration, several thousand Liberians living in the… Read more »
July 25, 2007
Africa: Can the Continent Solve its Development Challenges? [guest column]
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Moeletsi Mbeki gave the keynote address at the Second Conference of the European Association of Centers of African Studies held at Leiden University in The Netherlands from July 11… Read more »
South Africa: Concepts of Transformation and The Social Structure [guest column]
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Moeletsi Mbeki, deputy chairman of the South African Institute of International Affairs, gave a public lecture at the University of Witwatersrand, one of the top business… Read more »
July 23, 2007
Africa: Zimbabwe Crisis "Intolerable," Says Annan
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Zimbabwe's "downward spiral" was "intolerable and unsustainable," former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in Johannesburg on Sunday. Read more »
