July 20, 2007
Ethiopia: 38 Political Prisoners Released
The Ethiopian government released 38 members of the opposition from jail on Friday. Read more »
July 06, 2007
Eritrea: Journalist Dies in Attempt to Cross Border
Eritrean journalist Paulos Kidane died last month in an attempt to cross the border into Sudan, according to Reporters Without Borders. Paulos, a reporter on the state-owned Eri-TV… Read more »
July 02, 2007
Africa: Civil Society Discusses Darfur, Zimbabwe at Summit
African officials and members of civil society organizations across the continent have been debating the twin crises in Darfur, Sudan and Zimbabwe ahead of the African Union Summit… Read more »
June 30, 2007
Sudan: African Celebrities Appeal to Heads of State on Darfur
African leaders are meeting in Ghana, the land of Kwame Nkrumah, this week to discuss the future of the African Union. Their summit is dedicated to a single subject: the project of… Read more »
June 26, 2007
Ethiopia: A Walk To Beautiful
Of the many tragedies that occur daily in Ethiopia, perhaps the most foreign to those living in industrialized nations is the medical condition, obstetric fistula, which afflicts… Read more »
June 25, 2007
Sudan: U.S., France, and China Meet Over Darfur Crisis
An international meeting on Darfur called by newly-elected French President Nicolas Sarkozy ended Monday with parties agreeing to continue to support current efforts to bring peace… Read more »
Comoros: African Union Flies in to Demand Elections
An African Union ministerial delegation has flown on a mission to the Comores to demand that the authorities on the island of Anjouan hold new free and fair presidential elections. Read more »
June 21, 2007
Comoros: African Union Cracks Down on Illegal Election
The African Union has strongly condemned authorities on the island of Anjouan in the Comoros for holding an election in defiance of both the archipelago's federal government and… Read more »
June 19, 2007
Lesotho/South Africa: More Regional Integration Necessary
Prime Minister Phakalitha Mosisili of Lesotho has described the postponement of last Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Uganda and Lesotho as a "wake-up… Read more »
June 12, 2007
Tanzania: Down the Road to Neo-Liberalism
Issa Shivji, one of Tanzania's premier scholars, has published a new book which provides an introspective look at contemporary politics and social change in Tanzania during a… Read more »
June 01, 2007
Africa: Ethiopian, Zimbabwean Women Journalists Honored
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) has honoured an Ethiopian publisher for her courage and a Zimbabwean reporter for her achievements in journalism over a period… Read more »
May 30, 2007
Sudan: U.S. Sanctions Welcome But Too Late, Say Activists
Advocacy and activist groups in the United States have welcomed President George W. Bush's new sanctions on Sudan but have said they do not go far enough. Read more »
May 29, 2007
Sudan: Bush Imposes New Sanctions Over Darfur
The United States has stepped up its sanctions against Sudan and announced that it will press the United Nations Security Council to adopt a new package of international sanctions,… Read more »
May 08, 2007
Africa: 'Gigantic Steps Forward' in Fight Against Malaria
Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), an international non-profit organization involved in the research and development of anti-malarial medicines, is hosting its seventh annual… Read more »
May 07, 2007
Ethiopia: Reflection of a Refugee's Life in America
A new novel by Ethiopian author Dinaw Mengestu tells the story of one Ethiopian refugee's struggle for self-definition and motivation in a world of competing demands and… Read more »
May 05, 2007
Kenya: Contact Numbers for Inquiries on Flight KQ 507
AllAfrica's publishing partners in Nairobi have published telephone numbers for members of the public seeking information about the flight. Read more »
April 30, 2007
Somalia: International Community Responsible for Lawlessness and Slaughter
This is the most lawless war of our generation. All wars of aggression lack legitimacy, but no conflict in recent memory has witnessed such mounting layers of illegality as the… Read more »
April 25, 2007
Africa: Scaling Up Bed Net Production to Fight Malaria
As Africa Malaria Day 2007 approached, AllAfrica talked to Robin Slatter, business development manager for global vector control at Sumitomo Chemical, which is manufacturing… Read more »
Tanzania: We Can Beat Malaria Now
Today we commemorate Africa Malaria Day around the globe. Malaria transmitting mosquitoes have thrived in the sub-Saharan African climate and left countless families, villages and… Read more »
April 18, 2007
Sudan: 'Last Chance' on Darfur, Warns U.S. President
U.S. President George W. Bush has expressed skepticism over Sudan's announcement this week that it will accept United Nations personnel as part of a "hybrid"… Read more »
April 17, 2007
Ethiopia: After the Flood
It's a long way from Louisiana. But when you stand on the banks of the Dechatu River that runs through the southern Ethiopian city of Dire Dawa, you can feel that this is a… Read more »
April 06, 2007
Rwanda: Former President Pardoned
Pasteur Bizimungu, the former president of Rwanda, has been released from prison after receiving a pardon from current President Paul Kagame. Read more »
March 13, 2007
Kenya: HIV Center Running Out of Space
The Coptic Mission in Africa has operated the Coptic Hope Center, a comprehensive HIV health facility, in Nairobi since 2004. The facility, which has been very successful in… Read more »
March 07, 2007
Kenya: Odinga Says Now is the Time for Change
Kenyan Member of Parliament Raila Odinga is a leading contender for the nomination of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement of Kenya (ODM-Kenya) for this December's… Read more »
March 02, 2007
Uganda: U.S. Congress to Discuss Call to Resume LRA Peace Talks
United States Congressman Donald Payne (Democrat-New Jersey) has announced the introduction of a House of Representatives resolution urging the Ugandan government and rebel Lord's… Read more »