Africa: Leaders Must Rethink 'African Solutions for African Problems'

For more than a decade now, Africa has been trying to address its developmental and political problems through an approach favouring home-grown initiatives. Read more »

Somalia: Piracy Surges Again

There has been a new upsurge of piracy off Somalia, reports an agency associated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato). Read more »

Somalia: Multinational Force to Combat Pirates

The United States Navy has announced the formation of an international force to provide security in the dangerous shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden off the Somali coast. Read more »

Sudan: Pluses and Minuses of War Crimes Charges

Attempts to charge Sudan's leaders with war crimes in Darfur have dramatically changed the country's political scene, says a new report by the British think tank Chatham House. Read more »

Sudan: Country in Danger of Splitting, Warns Report

Southern Sudan might break away from the north if the "troubled relationship" between Sudan's dominant centre and regions on its periphery are not resolved, a new report has… Read more »

Somalia: 'Everything Is Not Alright'

AllAfrica's new feature, "Africa from Abroad" highlights important articles about the continent appearing in non-African media outlets. Our first entry highlights an extensive… Read more »

Guinea: Liberia Calls for Return to Democracy

Although the Liberian government believes there should be "constructive engagements" with the authors of Guinea's recent military coup, it does not back the new regime, says… Read more »

Sudan: Bush Approves Darfur Air Lift

United States President George W. Bush on Monday authorized an immediate airlift of equipment and supplies to the international peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region of… Read more »

Guinea: Hopes for Reform Dashed Again

Guinea’s political elite has once more been rendered powerless by an army whose leaders owe their survival to a political system built upon confusion and fear. Read more »

Guinea: AU Suspends Country Over Coup

The African Union (AU) has suspended Guinea from taking part in all AU activities until the country returns to civilian rule under the constitution. The AU's Peace and Security… Read more »

West Africa: The Return of the Military Coup

The African Union (AU) has condemned the return of coups d'état to the continent, describing the phenomenon as "a very serious setback in the ongoing democratization process… Read more »

Somalia: New U.S. Moves Ill-Advised, Counter-Productive

The last-minute attempt by the Bush administration to force through a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing a new peacekeeping mission in Somalia is both… Read more »

Guinea: Coup Follows Conté's Death

A military officer appeared on television in Guinea on Tuesday soon after news of the death of President Lansana Conté to announce that a "National Council for Democracy"… Read more »

South Africa: Tutu, De Klerk Call for Arms Deal Probe

South African Nobel Peace laureates Desmond Tutu and F. W. de Klerk have called on President Kgalema Motlanthe to appoint a judicial commission of inquiry into the country’s… Read more »

Africa: Campaign Presses Obama to Abandon Bush Plan for Africom

The administration of incoming United States President Barack Obama is likely to continue the militarization of U.S. policy toward Africa unless it comes under pressure to change… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Lifting a Nation From Its 'Heart of Darkness'

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will not lift itself out of its “heart of darkness” until it addresses the human rights violations of its brutal past, writes… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: President Attacked After Election

Soldiers attacked the residence of President João Bernardo Vieira of Guinea-Bissau in the early hours of Sunday in what appeared to be post-election instability, news… Read more »

Somalia: UN to Crack Down on Pirates, Arms Smugglers

The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution establishing a framework through which the international commmunity can crack down on Somali pirates and better… Read more »

Sudan: Prosecutor Accuses Darfur Rebels of War Crimes

The International Criminal Court (ICC), which is already considering charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arising out of the war in Darfur, has now been asked to… Read more »

Somalia: Pirates' Daring Attack 'Stuns' U.S. Navy

Somali pirates have "stunned" the United States' top military leader by seizing a supertanker three times as big as an aircraft carrier hundreds of nautical miles off the Kenya… Read more »

Somalia: Pirates Hijack Saudi Ship Off Kenya

Pirates have seized a Saudi-owned supertanker and its 25 crew members off the Kenyan coast, the United States Navy announced Monday. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Envoy Obasanjo Plans to Meet Rebel Leader

Olusegun Obasanjo, the former Nigerian president who has been appointed special United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is planning this weekend to meet… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: People Flee, and Flee Again

Civilians fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic sometimes  find a safe place, only to have to flee gain when fighting spreads, says Francois Dumont of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Armed Men are Raping Women, Looting Homes, Says NGO

Armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are looting homes, raping women and forcing civilians to carry water for them, says Rebecca Wynn of the Oxfam agency.… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 100,000 Cut Off By Fighting, Says UN Chief