Burundi: Central Market in Bujumbura Destroyed By Fire

An unknown number of people died and hundreds of businesses were destroyed when the central market in the capital, Bujumbura, burned to the ground on Sunday, reports the Anglican… Read more »

Africa: Remembering Howard Wolpe, the Tireless Peacemaker

I have known Howard Wolpe for over 30 years. When he took over as Chairman of the Africa Subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1981, I had… Read more »

Central Africa: Deliver Justice to All Congo's Victims

Last week, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a crucial report that describes the atrocities committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during… Read more »

Somalia: Conflict Will Spread Unless International Community Acts - U.S. Policymaker

Central Africa: Build Cohesion in Divided Societies, Urges U.S. Envoy [Part 2]

The American government's new special adviser on the Great Lakes region, Howard Wolpe, comes to the post with the best part of three decades' experience in the Africa policies of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: New Multinational Partnership Launches Peace Efforts [Part 1]

Howard Wolpe has spent the best part of three decades helping to form and implement American policies on Africa. After chairing the Subcommittee on Africa of the Foreign Affairs… Read more »

Burundi: Govt Determined to Consolidate Peace and Rebuild Burundi - Foreign Minister

Burundi's socio-political history has been a complex mix of power, domination and marginalization. It has experienced bouts of armed conflicts and massacres between Hutus and… Read more »

Central Africa: Rwanda's Kagame Promises Fair Election, Cautious on Prospects for Peace in Great Lakes Region

Rwandans go to the polls next month in the first presidential elections since the genocide in 1994, when between 800,000 and one million Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed by Hutu… Read more »

Burundi: Youth Activist Calls for War Crimes Tribunal to End Impunity

Sporadic fighting between rebels and government soldiers continues in Burundi despite an agreement reached in Arusha, Tanzania, in August 2000 and most recently, a December 2002… Read more »

East Africa: Burundi Peace Deal Signed In Tanzania

A ceasefire agreement was signed early Tuesday between the Burundi government and one of the two main rebel factions, in a bid to end the nine-year civil war in the east African… Read more »

East Africa: Tanzanian President Optimistic About Burundi Ceasefire Accord

A ceasefire agreement was signed early Tuesday between the warring parties in Burundi. The peace deal commits the government of President Pierre Buyoya and the rebel Forces for… Read more »

Burundi: Armed Rebels Will Come To The Table, Insists Mandela

Despite the fact that two Hutu rebel groups continue to wage war against the government, the peace in Burundi will hold and firm up, former South African President Nelson Mandela… Read more »

Africa: OAU Summit Hears Warnings of 'Oblivion' if Conflicts Continue

The 37th annual summit of the Organisation of African Unity, which is likely to be the last, has opened in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, with delegates focused on the creation of a… Read more »

Burundi: As Rebels Creep Closer, Nervous Watching In Washington

With rebel fighters of the Forces Nationales de Libération (FNL) now on the edge of Bujumbura, worry grows that efforts to stabilize the Great Lakes region may come undone. Read more »

East Africa: Tanzania Claims Role of 'Honest Broker' Behind the Scenes

Tanzania stands out in the Great Lakes region as one of the few countries that is not in turmoil. Instead, this large East African country is an oasis of relative peace - home to… Read more »

Burundi: Accord Won't Bring Peace Says Award-Winning Journalist

For Agnes Nindorera, the Burundi peace accord reached in Arusha, Tanzania this past August, is not likely to bring peace. "The main militias were not there and did not sign it.… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Medal Tally Lags

Africa's tally of Olympics medals is growing, but there's a long way to go to beat the total of 34 won in Atlanta in 1996. Read more »

Africa: Runners Break Through To 800-metre Semifinals

African runners achieved their best results in long-distance events at the Olympics on Saturday. Read more »

Burundi: Poor Prospects For Signing Of Full Burundi Accord In Tanzania

Although former South African President Nelson Mandela just may pull a rabbit out of a hat, no one in the Clinton administration expects that agreement on a Burundi peace accord… Read more »

Nigeria: Clinton Official Sets Broad Agenda For Nigeria Visit

AllAfrica.com's Charlie Cobb spoke to Susan Rice, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs about President Clinton's imminent visit to Nigeria and Tanzania Read more »