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 »
September 08, 2014
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 »
September 03, 2014
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 »
September 01, 2014
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 »
August 31, 2014
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 »
August 30, 2014
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 »
August 19, 2014
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 »
August 08, 2014
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 »
August 05, 2014
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 »
July 18, 2014
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 »
June 19, 2014
Liberia: Taylor in Bid to Transfer to Rwandan Prison
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor has launched a bid to serve his prison sentence for war crimes in Rwanda instead of Britain. Read more »
June 07, 2014
Nigeria: Media Owners Condemn Harassment & Seizure of Newspapers
Statement By The Newspaper Proprietors Association Of Nigeria On The Siege On The Media Read more »
Nigeria: Army Intensifies Assault on DAILY TRUST Titles
Statement by Management, Media Trust Ltd. (Publishers of DAILY TRUST, WEEKLY TRUST, SUNDAY TRUST, AMINIYA) Read more »
June 06, 2014
Nigeria: Army Confiscates DAILY TRUST Newspapers
The following news release was sent to AllAfrica by the Management of Media Trust Ltd., publishers of DAILY TRUST in Nigeria Read more »
June 05, 2014
Nigeria: Worsening Security Demands New Strategy
Nigeria's deteriorating security situation is likely to get much worse, unless the government changes its deeply flawed strategy against Boko Haram extremists. Read more »
Nigeria: Amid Challenges, Local Work Matters
Nigeria news – in-country and internationally – is dominated by the kidnapping of schoolgirls by the militant group Boko Haram and the wider insecurity the abductions… Read more »
May 16, 2014
Mali: Most Malians Want a United Country - Survey
Nine of every 10 people in Mali want the country to remain a single, united nation, and this desire is even stronger in much of the north than it is in the south, according to a… Read more »
Nigeria: Jonathan Cancels Visit to Chibok - Report
According to Reuters, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has cancelled his first visit to the village where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by militant group Boko Haram… Read more »
May 15, 2014
Africa: African Awakening Will Avert Future Food Crises
Thirty years on from a famine that claimed more than a million lives, Ethiopia is making great strides towards food security. And though progress across the continent is uneven,… Read more »
May 08, 2014
Africa: World Economic Forum Africa - Not What You Imagine
The official conference hasn't even started yet, except for an opening reception I missed last night because the Rockefeller Foundation – a Forum strategic partner –… Read more »
April 30, 2014
Africa: Kerry Pledges to Promote Democracy, Rights & Peace
United States Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Addis Ababa today on the first stop of a visit to east and central Africa. As his trip began, he responded by email to… Read more »
April 07, 2014
Nigeria: Memorandum on Security Challenges in Borno & Yobe States
We are all members of the Borno and Yobe States Peoples Forum who actively participated in the preparation of the Press conference held in Abuja on 30th March 2014. The message of… Read more »