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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

South Africa: Cabinet Condemns Violence Against Somalis

The South African Cabinet has condemned the recent violence perpetrated against Somali shop owners in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. Read more »

South Africa: Army Offers to Train Somali Troops

South Africa's defence minister, Mosiuoa Lekota said today that although the deployment of the country's troops as peacekeepers in Somalia was "improbable," the armed… Read more »

South Africa: Mbeki Presses for 'Inclusive' Settlement in Somalia

President Thabo Mbeki described the need for national reconciliation in Somalia as "critical." Read more »

Sudan: The ICC: A Question of Accountability

The Sudanese regime is, by any measure, one of the most brutal and destabilising in the world today. Its atrocities have not been limited to Darfur. Khartoum has harshly suppressed… Read more »

Somalia: U.S. Department of Defense Denies Capture of U.S. Soldiers

The United States Department of Defense has firmly denied reports of the capture of American soldiers in southern Somalia, stating "no U.S. service members have been captured… Read more »

Somalia: Tentative Hope and Little Else

Across a wide spectrum of political opinion there is a lot of hope for the success of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) but little expectation it will be fulfilled. Read more »

Somalia: 'You Break It, You Own It' Rule Does Not Apply

"You break it, you own it." The Pottery Barn rule of intervention and nation-building, made famous in Iraq, is about to be tested in Somalia. Read more »

Africa: U.S. Official Sees 'Credible and Serious Dialogue' As Key to Peace in Somalia

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer, who has been leading the Bush administration's peace efforts in Somalia and Sudan, discussed the situation in… Read more »

Africa: Technology, Entertainment, Design Conference (TED) to Convene in East Africa

In the shadow of one of the world's most iconic mountains, several hundred people will gather in Tanzania this June in a global version of the annual gathering in Monterey,… Read more »

Africa: Textile Producers Get a Boost from Trade Bill Adopted in Pre-Adjournment Congressional Flurry

Legislation that has been credited with spurring expanded American trade with Africa received a late-hour extension from the United States Congress just before both houses… Read more »

South Africa: Strategic Concerns Deepen S.Africa-U.S. Shared Interests

Nigerian oil may be crucial to U.S. energy needs but South African President Thabo Mbeki seems to be the crucial figure in U.S. political needs in Africa, and also increasingly… Read more »