May 24, 2019
Africa: How To Awaken A Giant #AfricaDay
This Africa Day it is fitting to reflect on Kwame Nkrumah's prescient remark "I am not African because I was born in Africa, but because Africa was born in me". Ghana's first… Read more »
May 21, 2019
Nigeria: To End Boko Haram Insurgency, Treat Women Returnees Well - Report
How the Nigerian government treats the many women formerly associated with Boko Haram who have now returned to areas controlled by Abuja could play a role in ending the group's… Read more »
April 21, 2019
Sudan: Talks Stop Amid Demands for Radical Change
Sudanese who have been protesting across the country have vowed to accelerate their demonstrations until a civilian government takes power. Read more »
April 17, 2019
Africa: Who Will Be Held Responsible for Xenophobia in South Africa?
Human Rights Watch and the African Diaspora Forum have called for the urgent investigation and prosecution of those responsible for a spate of attacks against migrants, most of… Read more »
April 12, 2019
Sudan: We Will Hand Power as Soon as Possible, Says Sudan's Military
The head of the political committee of the newly established military transitional council has said in a press conference on Friday that the military has no political agenda for… Read more »
April 11, 2019
Sudan: Sudan's Army Ousts Al-Bashir
Sudan's military has announced that long time president Omar al Bashir has been arrested and taken to a safe place. His nearly 30 years as president of Sudan was brought to and end… Read more »
Sudan: Army Set to Make Announcement, Reports That Bashir Will Step Down
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is set to step down, Al Arabiya is reporting. Read more »
April 09, 2019
Sudan: Protests Enter Fourth Day, Bashir 'to Step Down Soon'
Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir will step down soon, Egyptian publication Ahram Online is reporting. Read more »
April 05, 2019
Libya: Army Commander Orders Forces to Advance on Tripoli
Libyan army commander Khalifa Haftar has ordered his eastern military forces to advance on Tripoli, the capital of the UN-backed government, Aljazeera reports. Read more »
March 29, 2019
Somalia: Series of Car Bombings Hit Mogadishu
The month of March has been the most bloody in Mogadishu with new bombings almost every day over the past week.Harun Maruf of Voice of America listed the past week on his Twitter… Read more »
March 26, 2019
Cameroon: U.S. Govt Sanctions Biya Regime - Reports
Reports from Cameroon say the U.S. has placed sanctions on President Paul Biya's regime. These sanctions affect over 20 military personnel, civilians, and ministers. Read more »
March 15, 2019
Africa: Fridays With Fatima - What Can the Media Do to Promote Peacebuilding?
Fatima Madaki, introduced in the first episode of Fridays with Fatima, works with Search for Common Ground Nigeria, which focuses on peacebuilding in Nigeria's communities, where… Read more »
March 13, 2019
Cameroon: Top U.S. Official Reveals Behind the Scenes Talks on Anglophone Crisis
"My heart breaks for Cameroon. Every day people are dying, and every day people are suffering," said Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Tibor Nagy when asked about his message… Read more »
March 06, 2019
Cameroon: U.S. and Europe Turn Up the Heat on Govt
The international community continues to pressure President Paul Biya and his government to respect human rights and address the security crisis in the country. On March 4 and 5,… Read more »
February 18, 2019
Nigeria: Poll Delay Not a Conspiracy - Former President Mogae, Observer Mission Lead
Former Botswana president Festus Mogae arrived in Abuja, Nigeria, last week as the co-leader of the joint international election observation mission by the International… Read more »
February 12, 2019
Cameroon: Momo Jean De Dieu, Apology Not Accepted
For a long time the country has been divided along tribal lines. This ethno-fascism reached its peak when the minister delegate at the ministry of justice, Jean De Dieu Momo,… Read more »
February 11, 2019
Nigeria: Support Youth to Build Peace
Fifteen years ago, I watched from a neighbor's window as my house and car burned to ashes - set alight by a militia of 100 young men. A religiously motivated conflict 400km… Read more »
February 07, 2019
South Africa: Zimbabwe Govt Paper The Herald Runs Headline 'Unpacking Maimane's Monkey Tricks'
The Democratic Alliance and its leader Mmusi Maimane have taken it upon themselves to play a part in resolving Zimbabwe's current crisis by pushing for foreign intervention. Read more »
February 04, 2019
Somalia: Dubai Company's Port Official Shot Dead in Puntland
A senior representative of Dubai-based harbour operator DP World has been killed in the port town of Bosaso in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland, Bloomberg reports. Read more »
January 25, 2019
Africa: AllAfrica Launches Peacebuilding Focus
Over the next two years, the AllAfrica Foundation will be examining issues of peacebuilding in Africa, in collaboration with African media partners and African researchers and… Read more »
Nigeria: Meet Fatima Madaki
Nigeria - Africa's most populous nation and the continent's largest economy - is a vibrant, diverse country, with a history of world-class universities, a thriving film industry,… Read more »
January 23, 2019
Southern Africa: Will Dropping Zimbabwe's Sanctions Harm or Help?
The violent crackdown on nationwide protests by Zimbabwe security forces was met by deafening silence from the country's neighbours and the Southern African Development Community… Read more »
January 18, 2019
Africa: AU's Kagame, Heads of State Step In Over DR Congo Electoral Crisis
The African Union (AU) appears determined to make a decisive, high-level intervention to resolve the political crisis generated by the contested results of the Congolese elections. Read more »
January 14, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Authoritarian Out – But What's Next in DRC?
The presidential and parliamentary elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo have put hopes for real change on hold, but a weekend court challenge by the opposition instead of… Read more »
January 07, 2019
Gabon: Govt Announces Arrest of Soldiers Attempting Coup
Most of the soldiers who seized the headquarters of national radio in Libreville have been arrested, according to a government spokesperson. He said another one is on the run,… Read more »