Madagascar: Besieged President to Resign

The besieged Malagasy president, Marc Ravalomanana, appeared headed out of office on Tuesday after opposition leader Andry Rajoelina took over a presidential palace which soldiers… Read more »

Madagascar: Opposition Calls For Arrest of President

Madagascar’s opposition leader, Andry Rajoelina, is ratcheting up pressure to oust President Marc Ravalomanana, spurning a suggestion that support for the government be… Read more »

Madagascar: Ravalomanana Willing to Call Referendum

Madagascar’s President Marc Ravalomanana, facing demands from the opposition that he step down from office, told crowds outside his presidential palace on Sunday that he was… Read more »

Madagascar: Opposition Claims Power, Ravalomanana Rejects Claim

Antananarivo's sacked mayor, Andry Rajoelina, emerged from hiding on Saturday to step up pressure to force the ouster of Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana. His supporters… Read more »

Madagascar: Opposition Launches New Bid to Seize Power

Antananarivo's sacked mayor, Andry Rajoelina, emerged from hiding on Saturday to step up pressure to force the ouster of Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana. Read more »

Sudan: Darfur Aid Workers Abducted

Five Darfur aid workers employed by the international medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), were abducted Wednesday night, the agency said. Read more »

Sudan: Obama Condemns Expulsion of Aid Agencies

In his most important intervention on Africa policy since his inauguration, President Barack Obama of the United States has condemned Sudan's expulsion of international aid… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Peace Deal Runs Into Dead End

Two years after a peace deal ended the bloody five-year civil war in Côte d’Ivoire, the country is once again at risk of crumbling apart. Slowly recovering from… Read more »

Sudan: Ghanaian Judge Led Arrest Warrant Panel

The top judge on the panel which issued the controversial warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is a fellow African who has been a pioneer in advancing… Read more »

Sudan: Govt Condemns Bashir Arrest Warrant

The Sudanese government has attacked the International Criminal Court for issuing an arrest warrant against President Omar al-Bashir, accusing the court of "double standards" and… Read more »

Sudan: International Court Issues Bashir Arrest Warrant

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant Wednesday for the arrest of President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity arising… Read more »

Sudan: International Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Bashir

The International Criminal Court issued a warrant Wednesday for the arrest of President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity arising out of… Read more »

Sudan: An American Pleads For Bashir, An African Against

The International Criminal Court indicted Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on war crimes charges for the violence committed in Darfur today. It would be the first time the ICC… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: President, Army Chief Assassinated

Both Guinea Bissau's president and its army chief have been assassinated within hours of one another, apparently as a result of rivalry between them, news agencies reported Monday. Read more »

Sudan: Prosecutor Accuses Bashir Forces of Murder, Rape, Pillage

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, will announce on Wednesday March 4 its decision on an application for an arrest warrant for President Omar… Read more »

Africa: Getting the Continent on the Obama Agenda

George Clooney's meeting to discuss Darfur with Vice President Joe Biden and with President Barack Obama Monday night at the White House provided one of the first glimmers of… Read more »

Somalia: Does Nation Face Doomsday Or Opportunity for Peace?

In AllAfrica's feature, "Africa from Abroad" - which highlights important articles about the continent appearing in media outside it - Brian Kennedy of our Washington DC office… Read more »

Sudan: U.S. Celebrities Pull Readers to Darfur

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has quite the traveling companion for his latest trip to Darfur – actor George Clooney. Read more »

Somalia: Pirates Try to Seize Another Six Ships

Pirates in the Gulf of Aden made six attempts to hijack merchant ships during this week, but all the attacks were successfully repelled, maritime shipping agencies have reported. Read more »

Liberia: Sirleaf Testifies to Truth Commission

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf testified before the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Thursday, where she denied being part of any rebel group during… Read more »

Sudan: Sorry Tale of Darfur's Helicopters

More than a year after the deployment of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID), the UN is still begging the international community for the… Read more »

Kenya: Weapons Ship Freed by Somali Pirates Heads for Port

The Ukrainian ship carrying heavy weapons and artillery which was freed by Somali pirates last week is expected to dock on the Kenyan coast Thursday. Read more »

Central Africa: Rwanda Needs Internal Talks to End DRC War

In a surprise move last month, Rwanda detained its erstwhile ally, the Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, who led an offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo late… Read more »

Madagascar: Minister Resigns Over Killings

Madagascar's defence minister, Cecile Manorohanta, resigned on Monday after police reportedly killed at least 25 people when they fired upon a demonstration in the capital,… Read more »

Central Africa: Rwanda Arrests DRC Rebel Nkunda

Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was arrested in Rwanda late Thursday night, Rwandan and Congolese authorities announced on Friday. Read more »