Burundi: U.S. Opposes Third Term for Nkurunziza

The United States government has publicly spoken out against the reported ambition of Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza to stand for a third term in office. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Calls for Military Action Against Rwandan Rebels

Three days ahead of a deadline for rebels based in the Democratic Republic of Congo to surrender to Congolese and international forces, the United States has piled pressure on… Read more »

Uganda: Science and Empathy Drive Inventiveness in Kampala

A storied university in Uganda's capital city still delivers achievements, despite years of decline in Africa's institutions of higher learning. A technology-for-development… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Transitions from Analogue to Digital Television: GSMA

The Kenyan government has announced its plans to complete the transition from analogue to digital television by March of 2015. Mortimer Hope, Director of Spectrum and Public Policy… Read more »

Kenya: Interview with Mortimer Hope of GSMA

The Kenyan government announced that they will complete digital migration by March 2015  in three phases. GSMA is excited about this because it shows Kenya's commitment to… Read more »

Uganda: Anti-Gay Law - U.S. Man Faces Crimes Against Humanity Suit

The crimes-against-humanity lawsuit filed against American evangelist Scott Lively for allegedly violating U.S. law by trying to influence the laws of a foreign country will… Read more »

Ethiopia: Lakeside City Surmounts Africa's Tourism Crisis

The evening calm is broken by a roll of drums at a social joint near the Rahnile Hotel. Crowds stream through the streets to answer the call of the rhythm, pulled by the promise of… Read more »

Africa: Strongmen Thrive on their Ability to Keep People in Fear

The following is the 2014 Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture delivered on Wednesday, November 4, 2014 at the FNB Building, Wits University by Rafael Marques de Morais, publisher of… Read more »

South Africa: Mystery Surrounds Couple's Death in Tanzania

The death of a young South African couple remains unsolved, after their bodies were found in an apartment in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, according to IOL. Read more »

Africa: Test of African Democracy - Burkina and Beyond

On Thursday the former soldier who seized power in Burkina Faso 27 years ago agreed to negotiate with opponents. The announcement was a response to massive popular demonstrations… Read more »

Africa: How I Could Have Brought Ebola to Washington

In September, I spent time with an American woman who had recently been in Lofa County, Liberia, an Ebola hot spot bordering the village in Guinea where the first case was… Read more »

Kenya: Konza – City of Dreams

What if there were a city where big ideas become real, where traffic jams are obsolete, where women and men develop futuristic technologies together, where natural and urban… Read more »

Kenya: Silicon Savannah Reimagines Cities

He has struggled to find jobs since he finished high school a decade ago – but if Alex Muoki has bet right this time, he may turn out to be a winner. Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Exports to Europe Now Face Tariffs

Since October 1, Kenya has lost its free access to the European market due to the East African Community (EAC) failing to negotiate a free trade deal with the European Union (EU). Read more »

Africa: How Polygamy Slows Small Business Growth

Amelia Kyambadde, Uganda minister for trade, industry and cooperatives, has some 30 years of civil service in her resume, but even with a mission that keeps her on a… Read more »

Africa: Pearls of Wisdom as Export Forum Nurtures Entrepreneurs

At the registration lobby within the Serena Hotel grounds in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, delegates make a beeline to collect their conference badges. Others chat away excitedly, as… Read more »

Rwanda: Kigali - a Different Kind of City

The Chinese pair trailing me at the check-in line at Kigali airport looked happy to have landed in east Africa. A string of comments expressing restrained delight followed me all… Read more »

South Sudan: Who's Keeping the War Going?

With as many as 1.5 million people displaced by conflict and a worsening humanitarian situation, South Sudan's former Vice President Riek Machar has turned down President Salva… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »