Nigeria: Challenges Abound but People Want Results - Fashola (IGC Awardee)

The International Crisis Group, a global, Brussels-based NGO dedicated to preventing and resolving conflict, selected seven individuals to receive six awards in marking its 20th… Read more »

Burkina Faso: How to Get the Transition Back On Track

When Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore introduced a bill in Parliament in October 2014 to modify the Constitution to extend his term in office, he never imagined that it… Read more »

Nigeria: Bomb Blast Hits Camp for Nigerians Displaced by Boko Haram

A bomb was exploded at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) near Yola in the northeastern Nigerian state of Adamawa. The Friday morning blast is reportedly the first… Read more »

Senegal: Interview with Mrs Danielle Taylor from the Carter Center on Peace and islam

The Jamhiyatu Ansaarud-Dîn association of Senegal ( JAD), committed to fight against terrorism, protect and defend the image of Islam, organized an international conference… Read more »

Nigeria: Misread U.S. Law Can Help Buhari

In a well-received speech that largely focused on his desire to address impunity and corruption in his country and to create a “responsive, inclusive, transparent… Read more »

Africa: Leahy Amendment to the Foreign Assistant Act of 1961

Following is the text of the 'Leahy Law' - Section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, a permanent standing law that governs all State Department funded aid. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Mobile Courts Tackle Sexual Violence in DRC

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman. According to a 2011 American Journal of Public Health report, more than… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'New Dawn' in Land of Rape and Child Soldiers

Since Jeanine Mabunda Lioko Mudiayi became the Advisor on Sexual Violence and Child Recruitment to DRC President Joseph Kabila last year, she has become a high-profile advocate for… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'New Dawn' in Land of Rape and Child Soldiers

Since Jeanine Mabunda Lioko Mudiayi became the Advisor on Sexual Violence and Child Recruitment to DRC President Joseph Kabila last year, she has become a high-profile advocate for… Read more »

Lesotho: Former Army Chief 'Assassinated', Says Family

The killing of a former Lesotho army chief and the torture of detained soldiers has focused new attention on demands for security sector reforms to end abuses of power by the… Read more »

Nigeria: Amid High Hopes, New Opening for Buhari at Home & Abroad – Professor Gambari

Ibrahim Gambari is one of Nigeria's most experienced diplomats, having served as the country's foreign minister – the youngest – under then-military leader Muhammadu… Read more »

Burundi: General Declares Coup Against Nkurunziza

A column of armed troops, trailed by a crowd of jubilant protesters, was heading for downtown Bujumburu after an apparent coup attempt, a local news outlet reported from the city… Read more »

South Africa: Surprise At the Diplomatic Discord Between Washington and Pretoria

This article is part of a series researched and written by the Center for Public Integrity in Washington. Read more »

South Africa: The Hero Who Bombed a Nuclear Plant

This article is part of a series researched and written by the respected Center for Public Integrity in Washington and originally published by the Center and the Washington Post. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »