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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Ethiopia: Foreign Aid Subsidizes Repression, Says Expert

A month ahead of national elections, the Ethiopian government has come under critical Western scrutiny in an article which accuses foreign donors of "subsidizing a regime that is… Read more »

Madagascar: Leaders to Meet in New Bid to Resolve Political Deadlock

Four months after Madagascar's de facto leader Andry Rajoelina repudiated internationally-brokered mechanisms aimed at restoring constitutional rule, African leaders will make a… Read more »

Sudan: Bashir Wins National Polls, Kiir in South

President Omar al-Bashir was officially declared the winner of Sudan's national elections Monday, while President Salva Kiir was declared re-elected as the leader of the… Read more »

Rwanda: Opposition Leader Arrested

Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire has been arrested and accused of genocide denial and collaborating with a "terrorist organisation," reports Agence France-Presse. Read more »

East Africa: New Internet Cable Links Region to World

The second major fibre-optic cable linking Africa's east coast to the world was completed Tuesday, the largest shareholder in the project has announced. Read more »

Sudan: Two Major Parties Agree to Accept Polls Results - Report

The parties to Sudan's 2005 peace agreement have agreed to accept the results of last week's election and to form a new unity government, the Sudan Tribune reports from Juba. Read more »

Sudan: Polls Peaceful But Confusing

Sudan on Monday was voting in the country's first multi-party elections in 24 years, but the credibility of the polls has been cast in doubt because of an opposition boycott. Read more »

Sudan: Opposition Parties Threaten Polls Boycott

Most of Sudan's political opposition parties threatened on Thursday to boycott upcoming elections, following months of concerns raised in the south over insecurity and poor… Read more »

Africa: Rap Artists Join Forces on New Project

A new musical collaboration between artists representing Ghana, Uganda and the US has resulted in the creation of A.R.M., also known as African Rebel Movement or Artists… Read more »