November 04, 2010
Africa: Continent Makes Major Gains in Improving People's Lives, Says UN Report
Ethiopia has emerged as Africa's top performer in improving its people's lives over the past 40 years, says a major United Nations report published today. But while most African… Read more »
November 02, 2010
Sudan: Obama Renews Sanctions Against Khartoum
President Barack Obama has renewed sanctions agains the Sudanese government in Khartoum. Read more »
October 17, 2010
Liberia: Chevron Takes Another Step in Investment
A team from the Chevron Corporation has concluded a fact-finding mission in Liberia, following up its sealing of a three-year oil exploration deal with the government of President… Read more »
October 04, 2010
Africa: Governance Improves in Liberia, Angola, Togo But Declines in Eritrea, Madasgascar
Governance standards have improved significantly in Angola, Liberia and Togo over the past four years, but have declined in Eritrea and Madagascar, according to a leading survey… Read more »
September 23, 2010
Sudan: U.S. Congress Members Urge Obama Administration to Define Policy
Members of the U.S. Congress on Thursday sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging his administration to "take additional steps" to define its policy on Sudan and to "publicly… Read more »
September 15, 2010
Nigeria: Jonathan Declares for Presidency on Facebook - Full Text
A declaration appearing on President Goodluck Jonathan's Facebook page Wednesday. Read more »
September 13, 2010
Africa: Commission Hits Out Over Trade Talks, Calls for Billions in Aid
A high-profile international commission which advocates for Africa has criticized the "glacial" progress of talks on world trade reform that would enable the continent to take more… Read more »
Africa: Continent Makes 'Substantial Progress' But Needs U.S. $120 Billion a Year
Excerpts from the Commission on Africa's 2010 report, Still Our Common Interest, on Africa's development since 2005: Read more »
Africa: Commission Deplores 'Glacial' Progress in Trade Talks
The Commission for Africa has criticized the "glacial" progress of talks aimed at eliminating the regime in which rich countries stack the odds in favour of their traders and… Read more »
August 31, 2010
South Africa: Govt Improves Pay Offer in Bid to End Strike
South African government negotiators have improved their pay offer to civil servants in a bid to end a crippling nation-wide strike which has lasted for more than two weeks. Read more »
August 27, 2010
Liberia: Government Signs Up Chevron as Oil Exploration Partner
Moving closer to joining the growing ranks of African oil producers, Liberia has selected one of the world's largest oil companies as lead partner to explore potential offshore… Read more »
August 05, 2010
Guinea: Rio Tinto Plans Large Increase in Iron-Ore Investment
Rio Tinto has announced plans to invest $170 million in its mining Simandou project in the iron-ore-rich region in south-east Guinea. Read more »
July 17, 2010
Congo-Kinshasa: Improvements Necessary to Deal with IDPs, U.S. Official Says
Tens of thousands of people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been fleeing a government offensive against Ugandan rebels, adding to the nearly 2.5 million people… Read more »
July 12, 2010
Liberia: Resources, Post-Conflict Recovery Draw Global Investment
In the latest of several major investment deals, the Liberian government has signed an estimated U.S.$3 billion agreement with Australian mining giant BHP Billiton. Read more »
July 08, 2010
Zimbabwe: Nation Needs Debt Relief to Recover, Says IMF
Zimbabwe is in a state of "debt distress" and is preparing a request for debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative established by international… Read more »
July 07, 2010
Liberia: U.S. Agency Commits U.S.$15 Million for Reforms
The Liberian government signed a grant agreement Tuesday with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), awarding U.S.$15 million to the country for what is called a threshold… Read more »
July 01, 2010
Africa: Obama Administration Planning 50th Anniversary Festivities to Honor 'Significant Gains'
President Barack Obama will host a town hall meeting next month with African youth leaders as part of a U.S. celebration of 50 years of independence being marked this year by 17… Read more »
June 29, 2010
Egypt: Oil Spill Devastates Resort Coast
A devastating oil spill in the Red Sea has polluted beaches along the Egyptian resort coast known as “British Hurghada”. Environmentalists report that… Read more »
June 22, 2010
Congo-Brazzaville: Dozens Killed in Train Crash
About 50 people lost their lives in a train accident in southern Congo-Brazzaville on Monday night. Read more »
Cameroon: Australian Mining Bosses Die in Air Crash
Eleven people, including Australian mining bosses developing an iron ore project in Cameroon and the Republic of Congo, died when their chartered aircraft crashed in the Congo. Read more »
June 21, 2010
Cameroon: Three Governments Search for Missing Mining Executives
The governments of three countries – Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and Gabon – are searching for a missing aircraft carrying mining executives from an Australian… Read more »
June 11, 2010
South Africa: Tragedy Hits Mandelas on Eve of World Cup
Nelson Mandela's family was struck by tragedy on the eve of the opening of the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament, forcing him to withdraw from the opening ceremony. Read more »
June 07, 2010
Africa: Developed World Inhibits African Trade - Report
Developed countries have responded to the global financial crisis by adopting protectionist measures which have damaged Africa's chances of boosting its exports, according to a… Read more »
June 03, 2010
Africa: Think Tank Attacks West as 'Out of Touch' on Africa
An influential British think tank has warned the West that it will lose out to emerging nations unless it replaces its "humanitarian" approach to Africa with a more strategic focus… Read more »
June 02, 2010
Africa: Who Speaks for Africa?
An excerpt from a report by the British think tank, Chatham House: Read more »