South Africa/Angola: Bafana Will Feel the Heat Against Angola

South Africa will feel the heat again as they attempt to kick start their African Nations Cup campaign against Angola at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium on Wednesday. Read more »

Ghana/Congo-Kinshasa: Youthful Black Stars Have to Share Spoils

Ghana have brought a fairly youthful squad to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and perhaps that lack of tournament experience showed in their 2-2 draw with DR Congo on Sunday. Read more »

Ghana/Congo-Kinshasa: Black Stars Surprised as Leopards Come From Behind

DR Congo came from behind to force a deserved 2-2 draw with Ghana in a thrilling 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Sunday. Read more »

Angola/Morocco: Nil-Nil Draws Turn Group A Into Two-Game Knockout

Both coaches admitted their teams had performed below par as Angola and Morocco played out a 0-0 draw on Saturday, but they also expressed relief at having come through the first… Read more »

Angola/Morocco: Another Football Stalemate in Joburg

Angola and Morocco played to a goalless draw in their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations opener at Soccer City on Saturday night. Read more »

Ghana/Congo-Kinshasa: Black Stars Set to Eclipse Striking Leopards

A player strike in the Democratic Republic of Congo camp overshadows the chances of the Leopards pulling off a shock result against top seeds Ghana in the opening Group B game at… Read more »

Angola/Morocco: Antelopes Aim for First-Time Win Over North Africans

Angola will have to make history if they are to get a win in their opening 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A match against Morocco at Soccer City in Johannesburg on Saturday… Read more »

Africa: Superstars and Minnows Alike Gear Up for Soccer Glory

The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations presents Cote d’Ivoire with what will possibly be the final chance for their so-called Golden Generation to claim the continent’s top… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Bring Women into DRC Peace Talks - Diop

It's a country the size of all of western Europe, with enormous mineral riches that enable the artifacts of modern life, from mobile phones and tablets to circuit boards and solar… Read more »

Africa: Twelve Countries Rank in Top 75 on Anti-Corruption Index

Twelve African countries are ranked among the 75 least corrupt nations in the world, according to the 2012 index published Wednesday by Transparency International. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels Seize Goma

Rebels of the M23 group seized part of the regional capital of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, reports Radio Okapi. Read more »

Central African Republic: President Detains Son Over 'Unpaid Hotel Bill'

The Central African Republic's leader Francois Bozize has reportedly had his son arrested for failing to pay a huge hotel bill. Read more »

Africa: Tricky Draws for Soccer's Africa Cup of Nations

Hosts South Africa have been handed a tricky draw in the group stages of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations to be played from January 19 to February 10, while Ghana's Black Stars face… Read more »

Rwanda: Govt Wants African Solutions, Not Tribal Alliances, Says Foreign Minister

The verified Twitter account of the Rwandan president, @PaulKagame, suddenly came to life on October 10 after a five-month silence. The 15 late-night posts were a mixture of… Read more »

Africa: Calls for Obama, Romney to Debate Africa

American lobby groups advocating stronger United States government action to bring peace to Central and East Africa are calling on candidates in the U.S. presidential elections to… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: New Monkey Species Identified in DRC

Scientific journal Plos One has published a paper in which scientists describe a new species of monkey they found living in the remote forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo.… Read more »

Africa: Toilet Tales - Health Gains Without Wasting Water, or Excrement

Although there were no African prizewinners this week from a toilet challenge sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, South African Professor Chris Buckley doesn't… Read more »

Gabon: Police, Protesters Clash in Anti-Govt Demonstrations

There were violent confrontations between the police and protesters in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, on Wednesday. The demonstrations were called by the leader of an… Read more »

Rwanda: Europe Suspends Aid to Kagame Govt

A growing number of European governments is joining an international diplomatic drive to press President Paul Kagame's government into ending support for rebels in the eastern… Read more »

Rwanda: U.S. Cuts Military Aid Over Support for Congolese Rebels

The U.S. government is cancelling a small military assistance package that was to have been provided to Rwanda this year, citing "information that Rwanda is supporting armed groups… Read more »

Chad: Court to Decide On Belgium's Case Vs. Senegal Over Habre Trial

An excerpt from a statement of the International Court of Justice on the case in which Belgium seeks either to have Senegal ordered to try former President Hissène… Read more »

Rwanda: U.S. Accused of Blocking UN Report on 'Rwanda Fueling Congo Violence'

The United States has been accused of blocking a UN report which examines claims that Rwanda is fuelling a violent rebellion in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. (See… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: A City's Modern March of Hope

It begins at twilight, just as the roosters begin to crow, before the sky reclaims the overnight rain. At first there are only a few hundred - the earliest risers, the ones hoping… Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: Obiang Seeks to Protect Son From Law

If only African leaders put as much time, resources, and creativity into enforcing the law as they do trying to evade it. While politicians viewing themselves as above the law is… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Efforts Under Way to Rehabilitate Agriculture Sector

The United Nations Development Programme's Africa Human Development Report 2012 released today said the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the potential to become sub-Saharan… Read more »