December 08, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Obama Joins African Leaders in Pressing Gbagbo to Step Aside
President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire rebuffed an offer by the United States to save face and become a respected elder statesman of Africa, choosing instead a "path to… Read more »
December 06, 2010
Madagascar: Deposed President 'Recruited Mercenaries' - Diplomatic Cable
The American embassy in Paris reported to Washington three months after Malagasy president Marc Ravalomanana was deposed in 2009 that he was recruiting mercenaries in France,… Read more »
December 03, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Constitutional Council Overturns Poll Result, Declares Gbagbo Winner
Cote d'Ivoire's Constitutional Council has overturned poll results announced by the nation's electoral commission and declared President Laurent Gbagbo the winner Sunday's… Read more »
December 02, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Opposition Leader Declared Poll Winner
Cote d'Ivoire's electoral commission has announced that opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara has won the nation's long awaited presidential election. Read more »
December 01, 2010
Sudan: Obstacles Beyond the Referendum
Last Friday the South Sudan Referendum Commission extended by one week the time which southerners, both inside Sudan and abroad, have to register for the poll. It is scheduled to… Read more »
November 29, 2010
Africa: U.S. Sought Personal Details of Great Lakes, Sahel Leaders
A secret diplomatic cable sent to American diplomatic missions in the name of Secretary of State Hilary Clinton last April sought personal details – including fingerprints,… Read more »
November 05, 2010
Madagascar: U.S. Calls for Return to Democratic Rule
A senior United States diplomat told the Malagasy people this week that the political structures and processes created by their de facto government were “insufficiently… Read more »
October 29, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Security Fears as Nation Heads to Polls
After being delayed six times, Cote d'Ivoire's landmark presidential elections will go ahead on Sunday. The nation has been in turmoil since a military coup in 1999, six years… Read more »
October 22, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Armed, Masked Men Terrorize West, Says Rights Group
Cote d’Ivoire is preparing to hold long-delayed presidential elections on October 31. Read more »
October 13, 2010
Sudan: Remarks to "The Sudan Referendum - Dangers and Possibilities" at The Brookings Institution
Let me thank the Brookings Institution and Rich Williamson – Nonresident Senior Fellow and Former U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan -- for inviting me to speak at this event… Read more »
October 11, 2010
Nigeria: Only Democracy Can Solve Our Problems, Says Civil Society Leader
Only democracy, even with all its imperfections, can resolve Nigeria's problems, Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, one of Nigeria's most respected leaders of civil society, tells… Read more »
October 07, 2010
Eritrea: World Must Act to Prevent Another 'Failed State'
Just a decade ago, Eritrea might reasonably have been described as challenged but stable. Today it is under severe stress, if not yet in full-blown crisis. Read more »
October 06, 2010
Central Africa: Deliver Justice to All Congo's Victims
Last week, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a crucial report that describes the atrocities committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during… Read more »
October 04, 2010
Africa: Governance Improves in Liberia, Angola, Togo But Declines in Eritrea, Madasgascar
Governance standards have improved significantly in Angola, Liberia and Togo over the past four years, but have declined in Eritrea and Madagascar, according to a leading survey… Read more »
September 23, 2010
Sudan: U.S. Congress Members Urge Obama Administration to Define Policy
Members of the U.S. Congress on Thursday sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging his administration to "take additional steps" to define its policy on Sudan and to "publicly… Read more »
September 21, 2010
Africa: What Will You Do to Make Peace Happen?
On September 21, the United Nations will celebrate the International Day of Peace (Peace Day). Every year since 1982 this day has provided a rallying point for member states and… Read more »
September 18, 2010
Sudan: Salvir Kiir Says International Support for Referendum is Critical for Peace
Southern Sudanese leader Salva Kiir appealed to Washington on Friday for heightened international engagement in preparations for the January referendum in which southerners are… Read more »
September 17, 2010
Sudan: Critical Engagement Needed in Runup to January Referendum - Salva Kiir
Keynote Address on the Occasion of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 40th Annual Conference Foreign Affairs Brain Trust Event at the Washington Convention Center by Gen… Read more »
September 13, 2010
Somalia: Constructive Re-Engagement Required, Not Disengagement
Somalia increasingly represents a direct threat to U.S. national security. Read more »
September 09, 2010
Sudan: Obama to Help Rescue Peace Deal; Northern Official Says Secession Not 'Inevitable'
A senior Sudanese official on Thursday said Sudan was continuing to work to achieve unity of the country's north and south and did not believe that southern succession was… Read more »
August 03, 2010
Guinea: Due Process Bodes Well for Country's Political Future
The past two decades in Africa have shown that the holding of elections is no guarantee for democracy. Independent institutions, military officers who support civilian rule and a… Read more »
July 24, 2010
Rwanda: The Politics of Genocide Denial
Rwandan officials have defended the government of President Paul Kagame against recent criticism that it was cracking down on its opponents and the press ahead of upcoming… Read more »
July 23, 2010
Africa: U.S. Attorney General on Visit to Underscore Anti-Terror Cooperation
Attorney General Eric Holder will travel to Kampala to address African heads-of-state during the opening day of the Africa Union summit on Sunday. Read more »
July 24, 2010
Kenya: The Great Rift
A most intriguing political development occasioned by the constitutional referendum is how former President Daniel Arap Moi and his onetime political protégé, William… Read more »
July 23, 2010
Somalia: Conflict Will Spread Unless International Community Acts - U.S. Policymaker