Cameroon: Long Road Back for Indomitable Lions

Cameroon's loss to Mexico in Natal on Friday night makes their qualification for the World Cup second round look a long shot. Read more »

Africa: Cameroon Loses to Mexico

Cameroon's hopes of a positive start to their 2014 World Cup campaign ended in the pouring rain of Natal as Mexico claimed a 1-0 victory in a game not without its controversy. Read more »

Africa: Cameroon Opens Campaign with Clash Against Mexico

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Cameroon: Indomitable Lions Enter World Cup in 'Patchy' Form

In the second of AllAfrica's profiles of the five African contenders at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Nick Said assesses the chances of Cameroon. Read his profile of Algeria… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Rape, Sexual Violence Targets Women Across the DRC

Rape and other forms of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are not limited to the war zones in the eastern parts of the country - women detained miles away… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Hope for Kids in Kinshasa

Despite horrific abuses perpetrated on women and children, the atrocities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) rarely make international headlines. Read more »

Africa: Kerry Pledges to Promote Democracy, Rights & Peace

United States Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Addis Ababa today on the first stop of a visit to east and central Africa. As his trip began, he responded by email to… Read more »

Africa: From North to South, East to West, Media Freedom in Africa Under Challenge

The executive director of the International Press Institute (IPI), Alison Bethel McKenzie, delivered a wide-ranging report on press freedom in the world to the institute's world… Read more »

South Africa: Pretoria-Kigali Ties Plunge to New Low

South African intelligence officials are accusing the Rwandan Embassy in Pretoria of involvement in an attempt to assassinate an exiled Rwandan general living in Johannesburg, a… Read more »

Central African Republic: Mayor of Bangui Named Interim President

Mayor of Bangui Catherine Samba-Panza has been elected the Central African Republic's interim president by the transitional parliament, according to an Al Jazeera Television… Read more »

Central African Republic: More CAR Peacekeepers May Be Needed

Amid fears that the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) could descend into a genocide, a senior member of the Obama administration's foreign policy team says the time… Read more »

Central African Republic: UN-Backed Troops Set to Deploy in CAR

The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote on Thursday to approve UN intervention in the Central African Republic (CAR), giving African and French troops already in… Read more »

Africa: Africa Set for Final World Cup Knockout Games

Africans will know in the next five days who will represent them at the 2014 World Cup. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels, Govt Close to Peace Deal

If the M23 movement in the Democratic Republic of Congo publicly renounces its rebellion, Kinshasa will accept the announcement and a peace deal will be signed five days later, say… Read more »

Africa: For GE, Africa's Infrastructural Needs Represent Business Opportunity - Jay Ireland

General Electric, a well-known American brand with longstanding engagement in Africa, is "expanding its footprint" across the African continent (see GE in Africa brochure). The… Read more »

Central African Republic: Amnesty Report Details Abuses in CAR, Makes Recommendations

Excerpts from the Amnesty International report, "CAR: Human rights crisis spiralling out of control": Read more »

Central African Republic: Seleka Soldiers Raped Women, Girls in Bangui - Report

An excerpt from the Amnesty International report, "CAR: Human rights crisis spiralling out of control": Read more »

Central African Republic: Soldiers 'Out of Control' in CAR, Says Amnesty

The rebel fighters who overthrew the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) earlier this year, and who now comprise the country's armed forces, are "out of control", says… Read more »

Africa: Campaign Names Africa's Slave-Holding Nations

An anti-slavery campaign group says in a new report that Nigeria has the highest number of people living in what it describes as "modern slavery" in Africa, while Mauritania has… Read more »

Rwanda: President Kagame Address to the 68th UN General Assembly

President of the General Assembly; Read more »

Central African Republic: Thinking Out of the Box

Conflicts in small countries are often made worse by international indifference. In the case of the Central African Republic (CAR), however, the problem is a little different.… Read more »

Africa: The Western Media and Rwanda

Yolande Makolo, the communications director at the Presidency in Rwanda, reflects on Western coverage of Africa, with particular reference to a recent New York Times interview with… Read more »

Africa: Report Calls for New Probe of UN Chief's Death

A commission of international jurists says there is evidence that the aircraft in which the then-United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld died in 1961 was "subjected… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Peace Efforts Should Focus on Economics First

The clashes in the eastern Congo over the past week have once again brought into sharp focus the enduring conflict between the M23 rebels and the Congolese military as well as the… Read more »

Angola: Billionaire Daughter Enriched Through Dos Santos - Report

A detailed investigation by a major American business magazine suggests that Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos has acquired her wealth through her father, President Jose… Read more »