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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Lesotho: Democracy Doesn't Work for Us, Say Basotho

As Lesotho continues to teeter on the brink of political conflict, an opinion poll has been published showing that most Basotho have far more trust in religious and traditional… Read more »

Lesotho: Zuma Heads for Maseru As Army Calls for Help

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma heads for Lesotho on Tuesday, following a call by the country's army commander for its neighbours to intervene militarily to shore up the… Read more »

Lesotho: PM Returns to Lesotho After 'Coup' Chaos

Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane, who fled the country when troops briefly seized police installations last weekend, has returned to Maseru and Parliament will reconvene later… Read more »

Lesotho: Leaders Agree to Reconvene Parliament

The leaders of Lesotho's coalition government have agreed on a timetable for resuming sittings of the country's Parliament. Read more »

Lesotho: Police Absent, Courts Close as Lesotho Crisis Talks Continue

Talks between Lesotho's coalition partners on the future of the nation's government were continuing in Pretoria on Monday, the country's news services reported. Read more »

Lesotho: 'Coup' Confusion After Troops Raid Lesotho Police Stations

Members of Lesotho's fractious coalition government were at odds over who was in control of the country on Sunday after troops mounted raids on police headquarters and police… Read more »

Lesotho: Army Returns to Barracks After Lesotho Coup Bid

Lesotho prime minister Tom Thabane fled to South Africa after troops seized police stations in an alleged coup attempt in which one person was killed and an unknown number of… Read more »

South Sudan: Who's Keeping the War Going?

With as many as 1.5 million people displaced by conflict and a worsening humanitarian situation, South Sudan's former Vice President Riek Machar has turned down President Salva… Read more »

South Sudan: Rights Groups Want Sanctions, President Endorses Peace Talks

As peace talks between leaders in Juba and their former allies in government sputter on, and aid agencies warn of a looming famine, major human rights lobbies are pressing for a… Read more »

Africa: Terrorism and Security Require a Global Response - Mauritanian President

Security threats - which have continued for more than a decade, despite their recent decline - remind us that the fight against terrorism and organized crime requires constant… Read more »

Africa: "Paradigm Shift' Boosts Congo Peace Prospects

I walked into the State Department just over a year ago to take on my new role of U.S. Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo… Read more »