August 26, 2013
Madagascar: Rajoelina Withdraws from Polls
Madagascar's leader, Andry Rajoelina, has confirmed that he will respect the decision of an electoral court, and will not stand for election in October's presidential poll. Read more »
August 21, 2013
Ethiopia: African Media Leaders Must Boycott Ethiopia
Ethiopian journalists have come to expect the worst from our government. Read more »
July 25, 2013
Africa: Kenyan Doctor Receives Peace Corps Association's Highest Honor
Dr. Mohamud Sheikh Nurein Said is the 2013 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award winner. The award is the National Peace Corps Association's highest honor, given to Said in… Read more »
July 08, 2013
South Sudan: Longtime Supporters Appeal to President Kiir for 'Profound Reform'
The following letter, to President Salva Kiir Mayardit was signed by four longtime American supporters of South Sudan - Roger Winter, Eric Reeves, John Prendergast and Ted Dagne -… Read more »
July 12, 2013
Kenya: Increasing Access to Family Planning in Informal Settlements
Kenya's infant mortality shows the fastest rate of decline among the 20 countries in sub-Sahara Africa, according to the World Bank. Among the possible reasons for this decline are… Read more »
Tanzania: Improving Access to Health Care for Women and Children
Women in Tanzania face challenges accessing adequate and proper health care services, partly as a result of inadequate funding for healthcare facilities and limited access to… Read more »
Somalia: Entrepreneurship as a Tool for Peace
Somalia's reputation as a failed state often overshadows the country's potential, but Aspen Institute 2013 New Voices Fellow Mohamed Ali, a former Somali refugee, represents a new… Read more »
July 08, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: New Urgency to Talks With M23 Rebels
There is a new urgency to the latest round of talks in Kampala between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and its foes in the M23 rebel group. Read more »
July 04, 2013
Africa: Obama Visits Africa - U.S. Can Do Better
President Barack Obama was correct when he told business leaders in Tanzania this week that togther the United States and Africa have "an enormous opportunity to unleash the next… Read more »
Africa: Obama Visits Africa - an End to Paternalism
President Barack Obama has made a profound and impactful visit to Africa. Read more »
June 29, 2013
South Africa: Outpouring Over Mandela Challenges Obama
Nearly half a century before this weekend's trip to South Africa by President Barack Obama, a visit by Robert F. Kennedy at the height of apartheid oppression was described by a… Read more »
June 27, 2013
West Africa: Call for U.S. to Back 'Sahel Freedom Fund'
The Sahel region of Africa, a wide expanse that spreads from Mauritania on the west coast to Somalia on the east - gets very little attention, except when the threat of Islamic… Read more »
June 26, 2013
Africa: Obama's Coming - So's the Navy & the Air Force
The citizens of Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania are about to be hit over the coming week with the full panoply of an American presidential visit. Read more »
June 25, 2013
Africa: President Obama's Schedule in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania
Edited excerpts from a White House briefing on the schedule of President Obama's visit to west, southern and east Africa from June 26 to July 2. The briefing was by Ben Rhodes,… Read more »
May 30, 2013
Africa: Learning Works Better When It's Done Together
Making a video is a learning experience, and it doesn't have to end up online. If you leave a group of children alone with a device that's connected to the Internet, they can teach… Read more »
May 25, 2013
Kenya: Hague Court Ruling Body Challenges African Union Over Kenya
The relationship between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations Security Council has generated much discussion, criticism and controversy. Read more »
May 16, 2013
Africa: Obama Expected in Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa Next Month
President Barrack Obama will visit Dakar next month,according to reports in the Senegalese press. Read more »
May 15, 2013
Southern Africa: Madagascar's Rajoelina Refuses to Withdraw Candidacy
Madagascar's leader Andry Rajoelina has ignored a request by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), not to run in the upcoming elections, reports AFP. Read more »
May 13, 2013
Somalia: 'The Tears of Somalia': Turkey's 'Moral' Foreign Policy
'The tears that are now running from Somalia's golden sands into the Indian Ocean must stop' declared Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2011, following a highly charged visit to Mogadishu at… Read more »
May 10, 2013
Africa: Thomas-Greenfield Likely Choice for Assistant Secretary
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has tapped Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a widely respected career Foreign Service officer, to the department's top Africa post, sources have… Read more »
Africa: Kenyatta Advocates 'All-Inclusive Society' at Economic Forum
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who describes himself as a simple man driven to help his country prosper, faced challenging questions at a World Economic Forum session here on… Read more »
May 07, 2013
Somalia: From Fear to Hope - Getting It Right in Somalia
It has been two decades of mayhem, chaos and bloodletting in Somalia. Read more »
May 02, 2013
Kenya: Award-Winning Activist Mwangi Arrested
The twittersphere in Kenya was abuzz after the arrest of political activist and award-winning photojournalist Boniface Mwangi during a protest at a Workers' Day event. Read more »
April 30, 2013
Rwanda: UN Security Council Presidency an 'Eye-opener' - Foreign Minister
The government of Rwanda is completing a busy month at the helm of the United Nations Security Council, a task that rotates among members - both the five nations with permanent… Read more »
April 29, 2013
Africa: Ethiopian Airlines Resumes Boeing 787 Dreamliner Service
After more than three months of suspension, Ethiopian Airlines resumed its Boeing 787 Dreamliner service over the weekend with a successful flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. Read more »
