August 24, 2009
Somalia: Naval Patrol Seizes Weapons From Pirate Suspects
Naval patrols fired warning shots to stop suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden at the weekend, later seizing ladders, rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. Read more »
August 14, 2009
Africa: U.S. Military Holds War Games on Nigeria, Somalia
In May 2008, the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, hosted "Unified Quest 2008," the army's annual war games to test the American military's ability to deal… Read more »
August 06, 2009
Somalia: Clinton Calls Eritrea's Interference 'Unacceptable'
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged strong support for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG), while vowing to take action against Eritrea's… Read more »
August 04, 2009
Madagascar: Rivals to Meet in Top-Level Summit
Preparations are on the way in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, for a summit on Friday that will for the first time bring together all four previous heads of state of Madagascar… Read more »
August 03, 2009
Sudan: More Than 150 Die in Ethnic Violence in South
Gunmen have killed more than 160 people, mostly civilians, in a pre-dawn attack on a camp in South Sudan, news agencies are reporting. Read more »
Africa: Clinton Visits Seven Countries to Highlight Africa as Policy Priority
Hillary Clinton, making her first journey to Africa as U.S. Secretary of State, begins a seven-nation visit Monday with a stop in Kenya to take part in a forum on trade and… Read more »
July 29, 2009
Somalia: Clinton to Meet Transitional Govt President
The American Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is to meet Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the president of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG), during her visit to… Read more »
July 28, 2009
Africa: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Visit Continent
The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, will begin a seven-nation trip next week during she will visit a range of key countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »
July 22, 2009
Sudan: Tribunal Cuts Size of Disputed Abyei Region
An international tribunal has cut the size of the disputed Abyei region of Sudan, rejecting the formal claims of both north and south Sudan and slicing at least 18,000 square… Read more »
July 20, 2009
Sudan: Court Ruling Will Test Peace Prospects
A small piece of land in Sudan and one of the international tribunals based in the Netherlands are about to have a large impact on Sudan's present and future. Read more »
July 15, 2009
Africa: Zimbabwe Has 'Potential for Change' - Says Top U.S. Congressman in Wide-Ranging Interview
Donald M. Payne, who has represented New Jersey's 10th District in the United States House of Representatives since 1989, chairs the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and… Read more »
July 10, 2009
Madagascar: Elections Before End of Year?
The transitional authority in Madagascar is willing to bring forward elections for the presidency and the legislature and hold them before the end of this year, writes Iloniaina… Read more »
July 09, 2009
Kenya: Annan Sends Polls Violence Names to World Court
The top mediator in Kenya's election crisis last year, former United Nations chief Kofi Annan, has sent the International Criminal Court (ICC) an envelope containing the names of… Read more »
July 03, 2009
Africa: Good Governance Drive Makes Progress
A day ahead of this year’s African Union summit in Libya, the 11th meeting of the forum of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) took place in the sweltering seaside town… Read more »
July 02, 2009
Africa: U.S. Wants to Spotlight 'Successful Models' And Be An 'Effective Partner' - Obama
Barack Obama makes his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president of the United States next week, following a trip to Russia as well as to Italy, where he will participate in a… Read more »
July 01, 2009
Rwanda: On Independence Day, Not Quite Free?
As Rwanda celebrates its independence on Wednesday, it stands as one of those African countries which appears on the face of it to be working well, despite pursuing a homegrown… Read more »
June 27, 2009
Somalia: U.S. Ships Small Arms, Munitions to Govt
The United States has shipped about 40 tons of small arms and munitions to Somalia in the last two months to help the country’s transitional government fight off a challenge… Read more »
June 26, 2009
Somalia: Militant Islamists Try to Draw Kenya Into a Trap
As Somalia's transitional government fights for its existence and the region's governments debate how to respond, guest columnist Daniela Kroslak argues strongly against another… Read more »
June 20, 2009
Madagascar: Region Appoints Chissano as Mediator
Southern African leaders have responded to the deadlock in talks over Madagascar's future by appointing former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano as a mediator to lead an… Read more »
June 18, 2009
Madagascar: Regional Leaders Call Emergency Summit
Southern African leaders will begin an emergency summit in Johannesburg on Friday to discuss the deadlock in talks to end the political crisis in Madagascar. Read more »
June 10, 2009
Somalia: Pirates Expanding Zone of Operations, Say Navies
Somali pirates are extending their activities further out from the Somali coast, beyond the Seychelles in the east and to the Red Sea in the north, warns an international naval… Read more »
June 05, 2009
Africa: U.S. Abruptly Cancels New Flights
Kenyan government officials have reacted angrily to the abrupt cancellation this week of a new direct flight from Atlanta, Georgia in the United States to Nairobi. Read more »
June 04, 2009
Madagascar: Deposed President to Return?
Deposed Malagasy president Marc Ravalomanana will return to the country this month, his supporters have said. Read more »
Africa: Continent's Leaders Should Stand Up For Justice
Next week representatives of the 30 African countries which are parties to the Rome Statute, which set up the International Criminal Court (ICC), will meet in Addis Ababa. Read more »
June 01, 2009
Sudan: Darfuri Woman Refugees 'Live in Fear of Rape'
Darfuri women who have fled as refugees to Chad live in fear of being raped and as a result ostracized by their families, says a new study. Read more »