Madagascar: Diplomats to Propose Compromise to End Political Crisis

The international community will try to resolve Madagascar’s political crisis by proposing to the country’s parties a compromise solution to their deadlock over the… Read more »

Sudan: Western Equatoria Urgently Needs Development

Maya Mailer, co-author of new Oxfam report "Rescuing the Peace in Southern Sudan", recently visited the Western Equatoria region to see first hand how rising attacks by the Lord's… Read more »

Sudan: Communities in Southern Region Yearn for Peace

Finding enough food to have one meal a day is proving a daily challenge for 45 year-old Rebecca Konjo. Read more »

Sudan: Major Upsurge in Violence Threatens Peace Deal, Say Aid Agencies

A coalition of aid agencies working in southern Sudan has called for urgent international action to save the country’s 2005 peace agreement, which it says is threatened by… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Imposes Tighter Airline Screening for Many Africans

Airline passengers who are citizens of, or fly through, five African nations will undergo more intensive security screening from today before being permitted to board flights to… Read more »

Guinea: Commission Blames Camara For Massacre

An international commission which investigated the September 28 massacre of civilians in a Conakry stadium has laid responsibility for the killings squarely on Moussa Dadis Camara,… Read more »

Western Sahara: Hunger Striker Aminatou Haidar Returns Home

Intense negotiations to save the life of Saharan hunger striker Aminatou Haidar and allow her to return to her home in Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara bore fruit Thursday night,… Read more »

South Africa: Zuma Outraged at Xenophobic Attacks

President Jacob Zuma has used South Africa's Day of Reconciliation to denounce attacks on migrants from elsewhere in Africa who are living in the country. Read more »

Guinea: End of Crisis Is Not Imminent

Since the death of the former Guinean leader Lansana Conté and the accession to power of Moussa Dadis Camara in coup a year ago, the political environment in the country has… Read more »

Sudan: North, South Agree on Independence Referendum

Officials from the ruling parties in Khartoum and Southern Sudan have reached an agreement on new legislation governing national elections next April as well as a later referendum… Read more »

West Africa: Region to Intervene Militarily in Guinea?

The international community appears to be laying the ground for a West African military intervention to prevent Guinea from sliding into war and destabilizing surrounding… Read more »

Guinea: Nation Faces 'Explosive' Military Infighting, Says Rights Expert

The fate of Guinea hangs in the balance following the shooting of the country's military ruler, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara. There are fears that the fractured security forces… Read more »

Somalia: Pirates Conduct Low-Key Maritime War Off Coast

Somali pirates and commercial shipping are engaged in a low-key maritime war off the East African coast. Read more »

Guinea: Ecowas Calls on Junta to Step Down

In an effort to restore order in Guinea, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has called on the military to step down and hand power to a civilian adminstration. Read more »

Guinea: Aide Makes Attempt on Camara's Life

An attempt has been made on the life of the head of the military junta in Guinea, Moussa Dadis Camara.  According to newspaper reports, he sustained severe head injuries when… Read more »

Guinea: South African Govt Probes Mercenary Reports

The Pretoria government is probing reports that South African mercenaries are training Guinean militia, recruited by the country's military junta on an ethnic basis. Read more »

Somalia: Pirates Hijack Cargo Ship

Somali pirates hijacked a vessel carrying 22 crew members that was heading to Durban, South Africa, early Wednesday morning. It was the fourth attack on a ship off the Somali coast… Read more »

Guinea: Opposition Rejects Unity Govt

Guinea's opposition has rejected a proposal for a government of national unity which would include the military junta which seized power last December, reports Le Potentiel of… Read more »

Somalia: Pirates Launch Longest Range Attack Yet

Pirates today fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at a 330-metre long oil tanker sailing 1,000 miles from the Somali coast. Read more »

Central Africa: Build Cohesion in Divided Societies, Urges U.S. Envoy [Part 2]

The American government's new special adviser on the Great Lakes region, Howard Wolpe, comes to the post with the best part of three decades' experience in the Africa policies of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: New Multinational Partnership Launches Peace Efforts [Part 1]

Howard Wolpe has spent the best part of three decades helping to form and implement American policies on Africa. After chairing the Subcommittee on Africa of the Foreign Affairs… Read more »

Guinea: Opposition Presents Demands to Compaoré

A coalition of Guinean opposition leaders has presented President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso a set of proposals they believe will end  the political crisis… Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: Govt Frees Mercenaries

The government of Equatorial Guinea has freed four South African mercenaries jailed for plotting to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, South Africa's foreign ministry has… Read more »

Sudan: Tensions Grow Over North-South Unity

Tensions are rising in Sudan as the country prepares for elections in 2010 and a subsequent referendum over whether the people of South Sudan want to break away and become an… Read more »

Somalia: Piracy Surges in Indian Ocean

European Union (EU) naval forces seized seven suspected Somali pirates on Tuesday after an attack on a French fishing vessel east of Mogadishu. Read more »