December 04, 2003
Angola: A Death For a Song and the Triumph of Impunity
Angolan writer and human rights activist Rafael Marques wrote this account of the late-November killing of a member of the public by presidential guards. Read more »
November 19, 2003
Africa: 'Front Load' Africa's Development, Say UN Humanitarian Aid Coordinators
Foreign assistance has helped Ethiopia get through the droughts and food emergencies that have regularly battered the east African nation over the last five years, says Samuel… Read more »
November 12, 2003
Uganda: 'No More Problem' - Museveni Insists Relations with DR Congo are Good
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni was last week in Washington, D.C., on a private working visit. He met travel industry companies to encourage them to bring tourists to his… Read more »
October 19, 2003
Congo-Kinshasa: Progress in Congo Being Made, Insists UN Official
While acknowledging that there are still "wars going on all over the place" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Director for the Africa 1 Division in the United… Read more »
October 13, 2003
Chad: President Deby Turns On Oil Pipeline - and a Path to Riches
Landlocked, poor and underdeveloped, Chad joined Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and other leading global oil-producing countries Friday, when President Idriss Deby formally inaugurated the… Read more »
July 26, 2003
Africa: 'I Hope To Be Of Service' Says Mazimhaka
Patrick Mazimhaka, outgoing presidential advisor to the Rwandan leader, Paul Kagame, was elected vice-chairman of the African Union Commission at the recent AU summit in Maputo,… Read more »
July 17, 2003
Central Africa: Rwanda's Kagame Promises Fair Election, Cautious on Prospects for Peace in Great Lakes Region
Rwandans go to the polls next month in the first presidential elections since the genocide in 1994, when between 800,000 and one million Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed by Hutu… Read more »
July 16, 2003
Africa: African Leaders Condemn Takeover in Sao Tome and Principe and Support Menezes
African presidents across the continent have spoken out strongly today in support of President Fradique de Menezes, following an army takeover in his island nation of Sao Tome and… Read more »
July 11, 2003
Gabon: Rare Africa Books Donated To Princeton Theological Seminary's Archives
A lifelong collection of rare Africana from the l9th and 20th centuries has been donated to Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS) by an alumn, the Rev. Dr. Henry Hale Bucher, Jr., a… Read more »
June 25, 2003
Cameroon: Summit Snapshot - Francoise Foning, Businesswoman Extraordinaire
Francoise Foning is a phenomenon. A startlingly successful businesswoman in her native Cameroon, she is also a mayor in her city, Douala, and a member of parliament. In Washington… Read more »
June 12, 2003
Congo-Kinshasa: Fears For Extended Crisis in Eastern Congo
Trade, investment and the ongoing battle against HIV/Aids top the agenda of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni's visit to the United States, but the bloody chaos in the eastern… Read more »
May 07, 2003
Africa: Mugabe's Exit 'Not Discussed' at Meeting with Presidents
South African president, Thabo Mbeki, travelled to Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this week on a whistle-stop diplomatic mission. Zimbabwe is in crisis and… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Historic' Opportunity 'Critical' Moment In Congo, Say NGOs
International non-governmental organizations working in Congo have been closely following the recent progress made in the DRC on the road to peace and democracy. We consider the… Read more »
April 01, 2003
Burundi: Youth Activist Calls for War Crimes Tribunal to End Impunity
Sporadic fighting between rebels and government soldiers continues in Burundi despite an agreement reached in Arusha, Tanzania, in August 2000 and most recently, a December 2002… Read more »
March 26, 2003
Africa: Iraq War and CAR Coup Raise Stability Issues for Africa
New questions about security and stability in Africa have been raised by two major events - the ongoing war in Iraq and the March 15 coup in the Central African Republic. Read more »
March 17, 2003
Central African Republic: Lack of Money Underlies Coup
Sounding somewhat puzzled, a U.S. State Department official Monday claimed to be "still looking into" the sudden coup in the Central African Republic this weekend. "There's a lot… Read more »
March 15, 2003
Central Africa: African Rainforests Need Protection, Congressmen Told
Congo Basin forests that were virtually untouched ten years ago are now threatened by increased logging of tropical hardwoods and expanding populations, the U.S. House of… Read more »
March 12, 2003
Africa: Africa Centre Stage as Washington Scrambles for Votes at UN
As the United Nations Security Council debate intensifies on a resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq, the three African nations on the Council find themselves in the… Read more »
March 06, 2003
Central Africa: Rwanda President Sees Hopeful Signs in Great Lakes Region
"We are moving forward," declared Rwandan president Paul Kagame, comparing the current circumstances in the conflict-prone Great Lakes region of central Africa to the climate when… Read more »
February 26, 2003
Africa: Washington Lobbies for Africa's UN Council Votes
The Bush Administration is pressing African nations to support the impending war with Iraq, and the three African nations on the United Nations Security Council have been targets… Read more »
January 26, 2003
Congo-Kinshasa: Accusations 'Ridiculous' Says Rwanda's US Envoy
Charges made last week by Vital Kamerhe, the Democratic Republic of Congo's commissioner-general in charge of negotiations in the Great Lakes region, that a Rwandan-created "new… Read more »
January 21, 2003
Congo-Kinshasa: Peace Process Threatened by Uganda and Rwanda Militias, Warns DRC Negotiator
Continuing violence backed by Rwanda and Uganda in Ituri and Kivu provinces, as well as in other areas could "derail" the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),… Read more »
Africa: Finding Africa's 'Big Oil' - in Deep Water
When Gene Van Dyke, a native of Illinois, graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in geological engineering 50 years ago, he wasn't thinking about Africa. Read more »
January 03, 2003
Rwanda: U.S. Official Foresees Arrest of Rwanda's Most-Wanted War Criminal in Kenya
With the inauguration this week of a new Kenyan president, Rwanda's most sought-after fugitive, Félicien Kabuga, has lost his protection, according to the United States… Read more »
December 16, 2002
Equatorial Guinea: Obiang Sure to Win As Opposition Quits Poll
Equatorial Guinea's four main opposition parties withdrew from the country's presidential election on Sunday on the grounds that the poll was rigged and fraudulent. Their decision… Read more »