June 14, 2012
Africa: African Govts Urged to Support Unhindered Reporting on Global Warming
Ahead of the Rio+20 conference in Brazil next week, African journalists have called on governments to allow them to report independently on issues related to global warming. Read more »
May 31, 2012
Equatorial Guinea: Obiang Seeks to Protect Son From Law
If only African leaders put as much time, resources, and creativity into enforcing the law as they do trying to evade it. While politicians viewing themselves as above the law is… Read more »
May 15, 2012
Somalia: European Military Launches Air Raid On Pirates
European Union military forces carried out an air raid on what they called "pirate equipment" on the coast of Somalia on Tuesday. Read more »
September 21, 2011
Botswana: Diamond Sorting, Sales to Move From London to Gaborone
Botswana aims to transform itself into an international hub of the world diamond industry, boosted by a deal in which the De Beers mining and sales empire will transfer the… Read more »
August 18, 2011
Cameroon: Samuel Eto'o - Between Money And Fame
As Europe's big soccer leagues get under way, the news making headlines on the continent's sports pages is the potential transfer of Cameroonian national team captain Samuel… Read more »
August 15, 2011
Nigeria: Flying Eagles Crash Land Against France
Nigeria's Flying Eagles - Africa's last hope at the Fifa Under 20 World Cup championships - were knocked out in the quarter finals by France, reports FIFA.com. Read more »
August 12, 2011
Africa: Continent's New Middle Class Lures Investment
For too long, the story of Africa has been about government corruption, war and disease. Economic news was also bad. From 1975 to 1995, the continent was mired in negative growth,… Read more »
July 11, 2011
Chad: Senegal Backtracks on Habre Extradition
Eleven years after being indicted on charges arising out of the torture and killing of his political opponents, Chad's former dictator, Hissan Habré, is set to stay in… Read more »
May 25, 2011
Libya: Forcing Gaddafi Out Will Be 'Slow, Steady Process,' Says Obama
United States President Barack Obama told journalists in London Wednesday that dislodging Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi from power in Libya will be "a slow, steady process in which… Read more »
May 20, 2011
Malawi: UK Suspends Aid to Country
Malawi has lost aid from Britain and Germany after expressing concerns about poor governance in the country. This decision, according to the Nyasa Times, was taken because of… Read more »
May 16, 2011
Africa: World Marginalizes Continent in Quest for Democracy, Says Mbeki
Popular uprisings in North Africa have given a boost to democratization across the continent, but the world has marginalized Africa in the handling of recent crises in the… Read more »
May 13, 2011
Libya: Obama Approves Covert Aid to Opposition - Report
Western nations are stepping up their support for forces opposing Muammar al-Gaddafi, with one report suggesting that President Barack Obama has recently approved secret aid to… Read more »
April 28, 2011
Malawi: Government Expels British Envoy
The Malawi government has informed the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London that High Commissioner Fergus Cochrane-Dyet is "persona non grata" in the impoverished… Read more »
April 26, 2011
Eswatini: King Mswati III Faces Royal Wedding Protest in London
Human rights activists and southern African exiles, organised by the Swaziland Vigil, are planning to protest outside one of London's most expensive hotels this evening to condemn… Read more »
April 20, 2011
Libya: UK Accused of Getting Over-Involved in Libya War
Libya could hold free elections in six months' time, the man who replaced former Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa has reportedly said. Read more »
April 11, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Arrested, Now in Ouattara's Custody
Cote d'Ivoire's besieged leader, Laurent Gbagbo, has been detained and is now in the custody of the administration run by the internationally recognized president, Alassane… Read more »
April 04, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: French, UN Forces Attack Gbagbo Strongholds
United Nations helicopter gunships on Monday fired on two military camps, the presidential palace and the home of outgoing president Laurent Gbagbo in Cote d'Ivoire's main city… Read more »
April 01, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara Forces Besiege Gbagbo's Palace
Military forces loyal to the internationally recognized Ivorian president, Allasane Ouattara, were laying siege to the presidential palace in Abidjan on Friday, news agencies… Read more »
March 25, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: 'Close to Civil War' in Abidjan - French Envoy
Cote d'Ivoire faces a humanitarian tragedy, with aid access becoming increasingly difficult, hospitals and schools closing, law and order collapsing and casualties mounting,… Read more »
March 06, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Increased Violence Sparks Growing World Concern
Reflecting fears that Cote d'Ivoire is spiraling towards all-out civil war, African and world leaders have made strong statements about the escalating violence. Read more »
February 10, 2011
Liberia: Foreign Minister Says Ivorian Crisis Threatens Regional Security
With the African Union (AU) intensifying efforts to resolve the ongoing political stalemate in Cote d'Ivoire, concern is growing about the widening impact of the crisis. In the… Read more »
January 25, 2011
Zimbabwe: Opportunity Lost
“We Americans know and we observe the difference between world leadership and imperialism,” former U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower said in his 1953 inaugural address.… Read more »
December 13, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Europe Plans Sanctions Against Gbagbo
The European Union is preparing targetted sanctions against Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, and plans to give its backing to the rival administration of Alassane Ouattara. Read more »
December 06, 2010
Madagascar: Deposed President 'Recruited Mercenaries' - Diplomatic Cable
The American embassy in Paris reported to Washington three months after Malagasy president Marc Ravalomanana was deposed in 2009 that he was recruiting mercenaries in France,… Read more »
December 04, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: World Pressure Grows on Gbagbo as France Backs Ouattara Election
As French President Nicolas Sarkozy joined the international consensus that opposition leader Alassane Ouattara has won Côte d'Ivoire's presidential elections, the European… Read more »
