March 04, 2009
Sudan: International Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Bashir
The International Criminal Court issued a warrant Wednesday for the arrest of President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity arising out of… Read more »
Sudan: An American Pleads For Bashir, An African Against
The International Criminal Court indicted Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on war crimes charges for the violence committed in Darfur today. It would be the first time the ICC… Read more »
March 02, 2009
Sudan: Prosecutor Accuses Bashir Forces of Murder, Rape, Pillage
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, will announce on Wednesday March 4 its decision on an application for an arrest warrant for President Omar… Read more »
February 24, 2009
Somalia: Does Nation Face Doomsday Or Opportunity for Peace?
In AllAfrica's feature, "Africa from Abroad" - which highlights important articles about the continent appearing in media outside it - Brian Kennedy of our Washington DC office… Read more »
February 20, 2009
Sudan: U.S. Celebrities Pull Readers to Darfur
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has quite the traveling companion for his latest trip to Darfur – actor George Clooney. Read more »
February 17, 2009
Central Africa: Alison Des Forges - The Epitome of Courage
Scholar and human rights activist Alison Des Forges, best known for her work on Central Africa and in particular her fearless advocacy of human rights in Rwanda, was killed in an… Read more »
February 16, 2009
East Africa: Seacom Sets Broadband Pace
Seacom, a Mauritius-registered company providing fibre-optic bandwidth to Africa, announced this month that it has laid the first portion of undersea cables on the beds of the… Read more »
February 13, 2009
Somalia: Pirates Try to Seize Another Six Ships
Pirates in the Gulf of Aden made six attempts to hijack merchant ships during this week, but all the attacks were successfully repelled, maritime shipping agencies have reported. Read more »
Sudan: Sorry Tale of Darfur's Helicopters
More than a year after the deployment of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID), the UN is still begging the international community for the… Read more »
February 12, 2009
Sudan: Africa Urges Suspension of Bashir Arrest Warrant
African and Arab governments are expected to press the United Nations Security Council to defer the indictment of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on war crimes charges on the… Read more »
February 11, 2009
Kenya: Weapons Ship Freed by Somali Pirates Heads for Port
The Ukrainian ship carrying heavy weapons and artillery which was freed by Somali pirates last week is expected to dock on the Kenyan coast Thursday. Read more »
Sudan: UN Chief Warns Govt Over Indictment
United Nations chief Ban Ki-Moon has warned the Sudanese government against harming UN peacekeepers if the International Criminal Court (ICC) decides to indict President Omar… Read more »
February 09, 2009
Central Africa: Rwanda Needs Internal Talks to End DRC War
In a surprise move last month, Rwanda detained its erstwhile ally, the Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, who led an offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo late… Read more »
Madagascar: Minister Resigns Over Killings
Madagascar's defence minister, Cecile Manorohanta, resigned on Monday after police reportedly killed at least 25 people when they fired upon a demonstration in the capital,… Read more »
February 05, 2009
Africa: Obama Reverses U.S. Ban on Abortion-Linked Aid
The decision by United States President Barack Obama to overturn the Bush administration's ban on funding assistance programs which provide abortions or abortion counselling -… Read more »
January 23, 2009
Central Africa: Rwanda Arrests DRC Rebel Nkunda
Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was arrested in Rwanda late Thursday night, Rwandan and Congolese authorities announced on Friday. Read more »
January 20, 2009
Africa: Continent's Eyes Turn to Washington
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January 16, 2009
Somalia: Piracy Grows to Record Levels
Hijackings off the Somali coast have pushed piracy to its highest levels since an international agency began keeping statistics in 1991. Read more »
January 09, 2009
Somalia: Piracy Surges Again
There has been a new upsurge of piracy off Somalia, reports an agency associated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato). Read more »
Somalia: Multinational Force to Combat Pirates
The United States Navy has announced the formation of an international force to provide security in the dangerous shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden off the Somali coast. Read more »
Sudan: Pluses and Minuses of War Crimes Charges
Attempts to charge Sudan's leaders with war crimes in Darfur have dramatically changed the country's political scene, says a new report by the British think tank Chatham House. Read more »
Sudan: Country in Danger of Splitting, Warns Report
Southern Sudan might break away from the north if the "troubled relationship" between Sudan's dominant centre and regions on its periphery are not resolved, a new report has… Read more »
January 07, 2009
Somalia: 'Everything Is Not Alright'
AllAfrica's new feature, "Africa from Abroad" highlights important articles about the continent appearing in non-African media outlets. Our first entry highlights an extensive… Read more »
January 05, 2009
Sudan: Bush Approves Darfur Air Lift
United States President George W. Bush on Monday authorized an immediate airlift of equipment and supplies to the international peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region of… Read more »
December 26, 2008
Somalia: New U.S. Moves Ill-Advised, Counter-Productive
The last-minute attempt by the Bush administration to force through a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing a new peacekeeping mission in Somalia is both… Read more »
