April 17, 2015
South Africa: The 'Nuclear' Raid That Sours U.S.-SA Ties
The second in a series of reports on the stand-off between South Africa and the United States over what to do with fuel left over from Pretoria's apartheid-era nuclear weapons… Read more »
April 16, 2015
South Africa: South Africa Rebuffs U.S. Over Nuclear Explosives
This report on the stand-off between South Africa and the United States on the fuel which remains from Pretoria's apartheid-era nuclear weapons programme is from the respected… Read more »
April 14, 2015
South Africa: Security Ministries Promise Crackdown On Violence, Foreign Criminals
Attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa were a symptom of "Afrophobia" in South Africa, the police minister, Nathi Nhleko, told a parliamentary briefing on Tuesday. Read more »
South Africa: Xenophobic Attacks Spread to Durban City Centre
The violence against foreign migrants living in South Africa spread to the centre of a major South African city on Tuesday as crowds reportedly numbering thousands gathered on the… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Our Job Is to Shoot, Slaughter and Kill' - Boko Haram's Reign of Terror in North-East Nigeria
The Executive Summary of the Amnesty International report released on April 14: Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram Has Abducted 2,000 Girls - Report
Boko Haram militants have abducted upwards of 2,000 girls in the past two years, some of whom have been forced to become child soldiers alongside abducted boys, reports the human… Read more »
April 03, 2015
Nigeria: Dancing Soldiers Celebrate Election
Soldiers, doing their own line dance, celebrated Nigeria's successful democratic election, in which some 30 million people cast ballots, with a spirited moves to the music of… Read more »
January 30, 2015
Africa: Clash of the Congos at Afcon Quarter-Finals
Congo-Brazzaville coach Claude LeRoy hopes his in-depth knowledge of Saturday's African Nations Cup quarter-final opponents DR Congo will help his team to another surprise victory… Read more »
January 15, 2015
Nigeria: Top U.S. Figure Calls for International Action On Nigeria
President Barack Obama's former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, spells out the dangers facing Nigeria in the coming month and calls on the U.S.,… Read more »
January 05, 2015
Central Africa: Regional Leaders to Discuss Military Action in DR Congo
Heads of state from the Great Lakes region and southern Africa are to meet in Luanda in 10 days' time to decide on military action against Rwandan rebels in the Democratic Republic… Read more »
December 30, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Calls for Military Action Against Rwandan Rebels
Three days ahead of a deadline for rebels based in the Democratic Republic of Congo to surrender to Congolese and international forces, the United States has piled pressure on… Read more »
Gambia: Deaths During 'Failed Coup'
The Gambian presidential palace in Banjul was attacked by armed men very early this morning, according to freedomnewpaper.com. The same source added that some soldiers loyal to… Read more »
December 17, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: Leveraging Mobile Tech to Combat Conflict and Corruption
Rarely has so small a law stirred so much debate about so distant a conflict. Over the past several months, debate about legislation requiring companies to disclose any use of… Read more »
December 10, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: Kabila Forms Unity Govt
A day after the Democratic Republic of Congo’s second-largest opposition party, the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC), agreed to join a national unity government,… Read more »
November 28, 2014
Lesotho: Crisis Slows Lesotho's Growth
Lesotho's political and security crisis this year has contributed to slowing economic growth substantially, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report. Read more »
November 25, 2014
Liberia: Liberia Keeps Its Foot on the Pedal to End Ebola
The incidence of reported Ebola cases is no longer increasing nationally in Liberia, enabling the United States government to consider scaling back the number of Ebola Treatment… Read more »
November 24, 2014
Nigeria: 'Real TV' Fights Violence with Glitz & Glamor - Nollywood's Jeta Amata
Conflict related to Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria captures headlines, but another region of Africa's most populous nation also grapples with unrest. Since the 1990s, violence… Read more »
November 07, 2014
Burkina Faso: Interim Leader Rejects AU Deadline
The interim leader of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida, has dismissed the African Union's two-week deadline to hand power to civilians. Read more »
November 02, 2014
Nigeria: How to Hold a Fair Election and Why We Must - Gambari
Ibrahim Gambari, a veteran diplomat and scholar who retired from the United Nations in 2012, is now heading a Nigerian-based think tank 'with a difference'. The Savannah Centre for… Read more »
October 31, 2014
Burkina Faso: I Won't Resign - Compaore
Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore refused to resign in the face of violent protests against his 30-year rule, saying instead he will lead a transitional government after… Read more »
October 23, 2014
Lesotho: Top Basotho Security Chiefs Step Down
Three top Basotho military and police commanders implicated in recent political turmoil in the country will step aside to help create a climate in which new elections can be held. Read more »
October 21, 2014
Central Africa: African Ministers Ready to Order Attack on Rwandan Rebels
Defence and foreign ministers from the Great Lakes and Southern African regions resolved on Monday that military action be taken against Rwandan rebels in the eastern Democratic… Read more »
October 01, 2014
Lesotho: Breakthrough in Political Crisis?
Mediators in Lesotho's political crisis have scheduled a "major announcement" on efforts to arrange new elections, reopen Parliament and stabilise security. Read more »
September 17, 2014
West Africa: Army General 'On the Ground' Directing U.S. Ebola Campaign
By the time President Obama announced a stepped up effort to combat Ebola in west Africa on Tuesday, the Army officer he tapped to coordinate the response was already on the job. Read more »
September 15, 2014
Nigeria: Boko Haram Threat Dangerously Exploited By Elites
The author, who travels widely in Nigeria and interacts with political, business and civil society leaders of varying views, requested that his name not be used. Read more »