December 18, 2009
Tanzania: Kikwete Hopeful for Action On Climate Change, Optimistic On Africa's Future
Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete recently sat down for an hour-long interview with AllAfrica's Reed Kramer and Tami Hultman at State House in Dar es Salaam. In the… Read more »
Nigeria: Media, Civil Society Must Call Govt to Account
For the vast majority of Nigeria's population of more than 140 million, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) country review report for Nigeria published this week will have… Read more »
December 11, 2009
Madagascar: U.S. Threatens to Cut Trade Benefits Over Political Deadlock
The United States has stepped up pressure on Madagascar's rulers to agree on a transitional government or face losing trade benefits under American law. Read more »
December 09, 2009
Somalia: Pirates Conduct Low-Key Maritime War Off Coast
Somali pirates and commercial shipping are engaged in a low-key maritime war off the East African coast. Read more »
December 02, 2009
Nigeria: Banking on Agriculture in Kwara
The Nigerian state of Kwara has received international attention for its invitation to dispossessed white farmers in Zimbabwe to come to Nigeria. The oil-producing nation -… Read more »
Africa: Act Now to Improve Infrastructure, Says World Bank Leader
Africa's economic growth and poverty reduction are closely linked with the quality of its infrastructure – its power, transport systems, water supply and sanitation, and its… Read more »
December 01, 2009
Liberia: Govt Secures Huge Investment in Palm Oil Production
The Liberian government has announced that it is in the final stages of securing a U.S. $1.6 billion Indonesian investment in palm oil production which is expected to create… Read more »
November 30, 2009
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Should Draw Up Roadmap to Delta Peace
For the first time in years, Nigeria's Niger Delta seems to be looking up. Read more »
November 25, 2009
South Africa: Economy Moves Out of Recession
South Africa's economy turned around in the third quarter of 2009, registering marginal growth, the government's statistics agency reported Wednesday. Read more »
November 23, 2009
Tanzania: President Kikwete - 'Agriculture is Everything'
As President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania was about to leave Dar es Salaam on November 15 to attend the World Food Summit in Rome, he sat down at State House to discuss a… Read more »
November 13, 2009
Zimbabwe: U.S., South Africa Press Govt Over Diamonds
South African and American diplomats said this week that they expected Zimbabwe to implement "stringent controls" according to a "very tight work plan" to make the country's… Read more »
November 11, 2009
Somalia: Pirates Hijack Cargo Ship
Somali pirates hijacked a vessel carrying 22 crew members that was heading to Durban, South Africa, early Wednesday morning. It was the fourth attack on a ship off the Somali coast… Read more »
November 09, 2009
Somalia: Pirates Launch Longest Range Attack Yet
Pirates today fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at a 330-metre long oil tanker sailing 1,000 miles from the Somali coast. Read more »
November 08, 2009
Zimbabwe: Failure to Act on Abuses Threatens Conflict Diamond Process
The decision to give Zimbabwe no more than a slap on the wrist for the human rights abuses which its army has committed on the Marange alluvial diamond fields in the south-east of… Read more »
November 03, 2009
East Africa: Saving Lives, Securing Livelihoods
Mount Kenya rises majestically from the Kenyan landscape, dwarfing all around it, a magisterial monument. The mountain is a fertile giant, but this year it became a killing field… Read more »
November 02, 2009
Africa: Most of Continent Provides 'Prosperous Emerging Markets' - CEO
Lonrho is a London-listed conglomerate with a rich history and long involvement in Africa. Established in 1909 as the London and Rhodesian Mining Company, the company became well… Read more »
October 30, 2009
South Africa: Land Reform Moves Slowly in Post-Apartheid Era
Land reform has always been a popular part of political rhetoric for a democratic South Africa, but agrarian transformation has not been realized in the post-apartheid era. The… Read more »
South Africa: Urban Subsistence Farmers Spread Wings
A project which began as an effort to empower citizens of Cape Town's poorest neighbourhoods to grow their own food has mushroomed into a scheme for selling vegetables for the… Read more »
October 28, 2009
Somalia: Piracy Surges in Indian Ocean
European Union (EU) naval forces seized seven suspected Somali pirates on Tuesday after an attack on a French fishing vessel east of Mogadishu. Read more »
October 19, 2009
Africa: No Ibrahim Leadership Prize to be Awarded This Year
Business magnate Mo Ibrahim, founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, has announced that the Foundation will not be awarding prize money to any former African leaders for good… Read more »
Africa: 'AU Effectively Tackling Economic, Political Problems'
The African Union has a mandate that spans political, economic and financial, cultural and technological matters affecting its 53 members, which include all nations on the African… Read more »
October 03, 2009
Africa: Pioneers of African Governance Rankings Split
The launch of the 2009 results of an ambitious survey which ranks the quality of governance across Africa has been marred by a split between the foundation which inaugurated the… Read more »
October 02, 2009
Guinea: African Union to Increase Pressure On Junta
Jean Ping, who as chairman of the African Union Commission is the continent's top diplomat, was in Washington, DC, for the United States-Africa Business Summit this week. On the… Read more »
October 01, 2009
Africa: Microfinance Innovator Jennifer Riria Challenges Marginalization of Women
Dr. Jennifer Riria was moved to tears – and not tears of joy – listening to the roundtable of African presidents at the annual U.S. Africa Business Summit, held this… Read more »
Africa: Four Presidents Address Regional Integration at U.S. Business Summit
As part of the U.S.-Africa Business Summit being hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa this week, four African heads of state, participated in a Presidential Roundtable on… Read more »