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 »
July 24, 2014
Africa: U.S.-Africa Summit Must Listen to Voices of the People
In a guest column for AllAfrica, E. Gyimah Boadi of Ghana's Center for Democratic Development says the vast majority of Africans who prefer democracy over authoritarian regimes… 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 24, 2014
Sudan: Woman Freed from Death Row Re-Arrested - Report
A Sudanese woman freed from death row has been arrested with her family at Khartoum airport, the BBC has reported. 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 »
May 19, 2014
Africa: Investing in Resilience of Smallholder Farming 'Essential'
The world is home to 500 million smallholder family farms generating up to 80 percent of the food consumed by developing world, according to Dr. Kanayo F. Nwaze, President of the… 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 03, 2014
Ethiopia: Kerry Backs Journalists Ahead of World Press Freedom Day
United States Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken out publicly against the Ethiopian government's use of anti-terrorism laws "as mechanisms to be able to curb the free… 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 »
South Africa: Minister's Comment Over Kenya Swimmers Sparks Twitter Storm
South African Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has sparked controversy over comments made about Kenyan athletes, the Mail and Guardian reports. Read more »
April 17, 2014
Africa: World's Media Chiefs Press African Leaders on Freedoms
Editors and publishers from across the world have singled out the governments of Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa and Swaziland for threatening free expression and media freedom. Read more »
April 16, 2014
Ethiopia: Stop Arresting Journalists, Say World Editors, Publishers
The text of a resolution of the General Assembly of the International Press Institute calling on the Ethiopian government to review its use of anti-terrorism laws against… Read more »
April 13, 2014
Africa: From North to South, East to West, Media Freedom in Africa Under Challenge
The executive director of the International Press Institute (IPI), Alison Bethel McKenzie, delivered a wide-ranging report on press freedom in the world to the institute's world… Read more »
March 18, 2014
Somalia: Piracy Declines Dramatically, Report Insurers
Somali piracy could be eliminated within a few years if foreign navies continue their patrols off the country's coast, reports a major insurance company. Read more »
March 17, 2014
West Africa: Shipping Industry Calls for Joint Action on Piracy
West Africa's coastal states need to step up co-ordination to beat the growing incidence of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, says an international maritime organisation. Read more »
March 10, 2014
South Africa: Pretoria-Kigali Ties Plunge to New Low
South African intelligence officials are accusing the Rwandan Embassy in Pretoria of involvement in an attempt to assassinate an exiled Rwandan general living in Johannesburg, a… Read more »
February 24, 2014
Uganda: Museveni Signs Anti-Gay Law
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed the country's anti-gay bill into law, rejecting protests issued by leaders ranging from President Barack Obama to retired South… Read more »
February 17, 2014
Ethiopia: Pilot in Custody After Hijacking - Report
Authorities in Switzerland are holding the hijacker of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that was forced to land at Geneva's international airport early on Monday morning, airport… Read more »
February 12, 2014
Sudan: Mbeki Says Sudan Mediation Continues Amid Conflict
Despite fierce fighting in South Sudan, efforts to address unresolved issues between the young nation and its northern neighbor Sudan continue, former South African President Thabo… Read more »
January 27, 2014
Africa: Africans Struggle to See Oil, Mineral Revenues
A major new survey of African countries which depend on mining or oil revenues shows that six in 10 people have difficulty in finding out how their governments spend the proceeds… Read more »
January 16, 2014
Africa: Kenya's Lupita Nyong'o Nominated for Oscar
Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o has been nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her role in 12 Years a Slave. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts… Read more »
January 03, 2014
Madagascar: Former Finance Minister Wins Polls
According to the electoral commission (CENIT), ex-finance minister Hery Rajaonarimampianina has won Madagascar's run-off presidential election, Reuters says. CENIT leader Beatrice… Read more »
December 30, 2013
Africa: Journalists Killed in Somalia in 2013
Biographies from the Committee to Protect Journalists of the media workers killed in Somalia in 2013: Read more »
Africa: Egypt One of Most Dangerous Countries for Journalists
Egypt has become one of the deadliest places in the world for journalists, says the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Read more »
December 24, 2013
South Sudan: 'Lost Boys' of Sudan Cry for Christmas Peace
As 'Lost Boys' of Sudan who know the pain of conflict, we are appealing to the leaders of our young nation to observe a Christmas ceasefire. Read more »