August 11, 2010
Rwanda: Media Censorship Will Breed Resentment
Regardless of Rwanda’s presidential election outcome, one thing is certain – an independent press did not monitor the election results. The government has… Read more »
August 09, 2010
Kenya: Chronicle of a Newspaper and a Nation's Birth
One of the chapters in Gerard Loughran's new book on the history of Kenya's Nation newspaper is prefaced with a quote from Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United… Read more »
August 05, 2010
Kenya: Obama Praises 'Significant Step for Democracy'
President Barack Obama of the United States today lauded Kenya's approval of its new constitution in a referendum as "a significant step forward" for the country's democracy. Read more »
Kenya: Nation to Enter Period of Peace and Maturity
Kenya is a colourful country, and nowhere more so than in the world of politics. During the last constitutional referendum in 2005, the opposing sides selected oranges and bananas… 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
July 22, 2010
Sudan: Carson Says U.S. is Boosting Efforts to Back Peace
Conflict in Sudan has been a thorny issue for President Barack Obama and his administration since he took office. This week, a leading voice for a more vigorous American approach… Read more »
July 21, 2010
Rwanda: Govt 'Manipulates' Genocide Memory - Law Professor
The Rwandan government has made remarkable strides in infrastructure, the economy, healthcare and gender equity in political representation, but their continued attack on… Read more »
July 13, 2010
Uganda: Obama Offers U.S. Assistance in Phone Call to Museveni
Following the bombings in Kampala on Sunday, the White House announced that President Barrack Obama phoned Ugandan President President Yoweri Museveni Monday morning to express… Read more »
July 12, 2010
Uganda: 23 Killed Watching World Cup
Explosions ripped through a restaurant and a sports club in Uganda's capital, Kampala, on Sunday night, killing more than 20 people who had gathered to watch the World Cup final. Read more »
July 06, 2010
Somalia: East African Leaders Call for More Troops
East African leaders have called for 20,000 troops to be deployed across Somalia to support the country's besieged transitional federal government. Read more »
July 03, 2010
Somalia: New Somaliland President Looking for Recognition and Investment
Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo, the opposition candidate who won the recent presidential election in Somaliland, says international recognition for the self-declared republic is one of his… Read more »
June 19, 2010
Sudan: Renowned Sudanese Basketball Player Dies
Manute Bol, of Sudan, who became famous for playing basketball in the United States and contributed millions of dollars to help the Sudanese, died on Saturday. He was 47. Read more »
June 04, 2010
Rwanda: U.S. Calls for Release of Opposition Leader's Lawyer
The United States has called for the release of a American defense lawyer detained by police in Rwanda. Read more »
May 29, 2010
Africa: Victims of Rights Violations Turn Their Eyes to Kampala
Starting in Kampala on Monday, representatives of governments, the United Nations and civil society groups will meet for the first time to review the workings of the International… Read more »
May 26, 2010
Ethiopia: U.S., Europe Criticize Elections but Will Work with Meles
The United States and the European Union have held back from endorsing Ethiopia's elections on Sunday as free and fair, both criticizing the government of Prime Minister Meles… Read more »
Ethiopia: Election Marred by 'Narrowing of Political Space' - EU
The following is the executive summary of the preliminary statement of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) which observed the 23 May 2010 elections to the… Read more »
May 17, 2010
Sudan: Govt Arrests Top Bashir Critic
The government of President Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum has again arrested Bashir's former ally, the Islamist leader, Hassan al-Turabi. Read more »
May 14, 2010
Madagascar: Rajoelina Not to Stand for President
After the recent deadlock in talks aimed at ending Madagascar's political crisis, and the constitution of a new civilian-military administration, the island's leader, Andry… Read more »
May 13, 2010
Tanzania: Freelance Journalist Wins Top U.S. Award
A U.S.-based global media network is to award a Tanzanian freelance journalist, Vicky Ntetema, for her courage in exposing the brutal killings of albinos and their families. Read more »
May 04, 2010
Madagascar: Rajoelina Negotiates on Army Demands
Madagascar's ruler, Andry Rajoelina, is reported to be conducting talks with military leaders in an effort to meet their demands that he bring to an end the country's political… Read more »
Sudan: Clinton Defends U.S. Record on Khartoum
The United States Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, has defended the Obama administration's record on Sudan, saying although she is "certainly not satisfied" with what it has… Read more »
May 03, 2010
Somalia: UN Envoy Says Peace and Humanitarian Efforts Must Move to Mogadishu
Peace in Somalia is not only possible but is 'relatively easy' to achieve, according to Ambassador Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, a veteran diplomat who has served as Mauritania's foreign… Read more »