March 31, 2009
Africa: There Are No Small Soccer Teams on Continent
The 20 teams who took part in last weekend's round of qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup and African Cup of Nations tournaments experienced mixed fortunes. Read more »
March 10, 2009
Ghana/Congo-Kinshasa: Leopards Outclass Black Stars
Technically and tactically, the “Leopards” of the Democratic Republic of Congo provided spectators a display of thrilling skills throughout the inaugural tournament of… Read more »
February 28, 2009
Zimbabwe/Congo-Kinshasa: Teams Fight to Draw in Balanced Game
Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo played to a one-all draw in a balanced game in the second day of play of the African Nations Championship. Read more »
February 17, 2009
Central Africa: Alison Des Forges - The Epitome of Courage
Scholar and human rights activist Alison Des Forges, best known for her work on Central Africa and in particular her fearless advocacy of human rights in Rwanda, was killed in an… Read more »
February 16, 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: Gambling On a Long Shot
To say in the late 1980s that Zaire was a developing nation required a huge leap of the imagination. It was sliding backwards in nearly every aspect used to measure progress,… Read more »
February 09, 2009
Central Africa: Rwanda Needs Internal Talks to End DRC War
In a surprise move last month, Rwanda detained its erstwhile ally, the Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, who led an offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo late… Read more »
February 05, 2009
Africa: Obama Reverses U.S. Ban on Abortion-Linked Aid
The decision by United States President Barack Obama to overturn the Bush administration's ban on funding assistance programs which provide abortions or abortion counselling -… Read more »
January 23, 2009
Central Africa: Rwanda Arrests DRC Rebel Nkunda
Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was arrested in Rwanda late Thursday night, Rwandan and Congolese authorities announced on Friday. Read more »
January 20, 2009
Africa: Continent's Eyes Turn to Washington
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November 28, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: Lifting a Nation From Its 'Heart of Darkness'
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will not lift itself out of its “heart of darkness” until it addresses the human rights violations of its brutal past, writes… Read more »
November 19, 2008
Africa: Top Egyptian Soccer Club Triumphs
The Egyptian club Al-Ahly of Cairo have won the African Champions League trophy for the sixth time, winning 4-2 on aggegrate over Coton Sport of Cameroon. They concluded their… Read more »
November 18, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: War Crimes Suspect Finally Faces Trial
The first suspect to face war crimes charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC) - Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo - is now scheduled to go on trial next… Read more »
November 15, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Envoy Obasanjo Plans to Meet Rebel Leader
Olusegun Obasanjo, the former Nigerian president who has been appointed special United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is planning this weekend to meet… Read more »
November 14, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: People Flee, and Flee Again
Civilians fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic sometimes find a safe place, only to have to flee gain when fighting spreads, says Francois Dumont of… Read more »
November 13, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: Armed Men are Raping Women, Looting Homes, Says NGO
Armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are looting homes, raping women and forcing civilians to carry water for them, says Rebecca Wynn of the Oxfam agency.… Read more »
November 12, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: 100,000 Cut Off By Fighting, Says UN Chief
November 09, 2008
Zimbabwe: Summit Tells Leaders to 'Show Maturity'
South Africa's President Kgalema Motlanthe opened an extraordinary summit of southern African leaders on Sunday with a call to Zimbabwean leaders to "show political maturity" by… Read more »
October 24, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: What Went Wrong With Historic War Crimes Case?
More than 30 months after the history-making arrest of Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo - the first suspect to be sent to The Hague in the Netherlands to face war crimes… Read more »
September 18, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: Cell Phone Pioneering in Mobutu's Zaire
One of the pioneers of cellular telephone technology in Africa, Joe Gatt set up the first mobile phone network in what many would have considered among the least likely countries:… Read more »
September 05, 2008
Africa: Top Soccer Teams Play Away Games
Many of Africa’s leading soccer teams are playing away games this weekend as the fifth and penultimate round of qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup and 2010 Cup of… Read more »
September 02, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: Crashed Aid Plane Found
An aircraft carrying 15 humanitarian aid workers and two crew members has crashed into a steep ridge near Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, apparently killing… Read more »
August 29, 2008
Africa: Fighting Children's Silent Killer
An important conference which culminates in Gabon today could help save the lives of millions of children by bridging the gap which often separates efforts to improve health and… Read more »
August 26, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: Justice or Peace? War Victims Speak
In Africa's worst conflicts, victims' voices are rarely heard during the elite debate that treats peace and justice as though they were an either-or. Read more »
August 18, 2008
Africa: Soccer - Cameroon Knocked Out, Nigeria Prevails
Nigeria is the only African country in the soccer semi-finals of the Olympic Games after Cameroon's elimination by Brazil in the quarterfinals. Read more »
August 13, 2008
Africa: Continent's Soccer Teams Head for Quarterfinals
Africa's three men's soccer teams at the Beijing Olympics all made their way to the quarterfinals on Wednesday, confirming the continent's status as a major contender for gold in… Read more »
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