February 05, 2010
Somalia: Nato Forces Recover Ship from Pirates
Danish specialist troops seized a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden Friday, soon after Somali pirates had boarded it and tried to hijack it, the European Union's naval force for… Read more »
December 15, 2009
Western Sahara: UN Chief Calls for 'Political Negotiations' on Territory
At a news conference in New York on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the issues raised by the hunger strike of Western Sahara activist Aminatou… Read more »
December 04, 2009
South Africa: Aspiring World Cup Hosts Present Their Bids
Although the 2010 World Cup is still six months away, Cape Town has hosted the first formal gathering of the candidates for two World Cups almost a decade away. Read more »
November 09, 2009
Central Africa: Build Cohesion in Divided Societies, Urges U.S. Envoy [Part 2]
The American government's new special adviser on the Great Lakes region, Howard Wolpe, comes to the post with the best part of three decades' experience in the Africa policies of… Read more »
November 06, 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: New Multinational Partnership Launches Peace Efforts [Part 1]
Howard Wolpe has spent the best part of three decades helping to form and implement American policies on Africa. After chairing the Subcommittee on Africa of the Foreign Affairs… Read more »
November 03, 2009
Equatorial Guinea: Govt Frees Mercenaries
The government of Equatorial Guinea has freed four South African mercenaries jailed for plotting to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, South Africa's foreign ministry has… Read more »
October 28, 2009
Somalia: Piracy Surges in Indian Ocean
European Union (EU) naval forces seized seven suspected Somali pirates on Tuesday after an attack on a French fishing vessel east of Mogadishu. Read more »
September 22, 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: End Resource War, Urge Congolese Activists
One hundred years ago, a global outrage surrounding the death of an estimated ten million Congolese resulted in the end the rule of King Leopold II of Belgium over the Congo.… Read more »
September 21, 2009
Cote d'Ivoire: Toxic Waste Claimants Offered Payouts
A Dutch-based oil trading company has offered to pay more than 30 million Euros (U.S. $48 million) to up to 31,000 Ivorians who said toxic waste dumped in Abidjan made them ill in… Read more »
July 24, 2009
Ghana: New Deal to Help Conserve Forests
The Ghanaian government has signed a landmark agreement which will help it stop the export of illegally-cut timber, thus helping to conserve the country's forests. Read more »
July 10, 2009
Africa: G8 Nations Pledge U.S. $20 Billion for Agriculture
Nations represented at the G8 Summit of the world's major industrial powers have promised to raise U.S. $20 billion to promote sustainable agricultural development in developing… Read more »
July 09, 2009
Africa: G8 Leaders Pledge to Meet Promises to Continent
Leaders of the world’s eight biggest industrialized nations have promised to boost development assistance to Africa by U.S. $25 billion a year over 2004 levels by 2010. Read more »
Africa: What the G8 Leaders Say On Africa
Leaders of the world's eight major industrialized countries meeting in L'Aquila, Italy, have devoted about one-third of their declaration to African issues. The verbatim text of… Read more »
July 08, 2009
Africa: G8 Offers Nothing New, Say Campaigners
Robert Fox, the executive director of Oxfam Canada, writes on the G8 meetings in Italy: Read more »
June 22, 2009
Zimbabwe: Reforms 'Irreversible' Tsvangirai Tells British PM
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe told his British counterpart in London on Monday that his country was engaged in "an irreversible process" of consolidating democratic… Read more »
June 15, 2009
South Africa: Spectre of Corruption Threatens Democracy
Recent events in South Africa and Britain show that despite the fact they are regarded by many as examples of good governance, political leaders in both countries are struggling to… Read more »
June 11, 2009
Africa: Campaigners Attack Italy, France Over Aid
A global anti-poverty advocacy group attacked Italy and France on Thursday for failing to live up to their promises to help Africans improve their education and fight hunger and… Read more »
June 10, 2009
Somalia: Pirates Expanding Zone of Operations, Say Navies
Somali pirates are extending their activities further out from the Somali coast, beyond the Seychelles in the east and to the Red Sea in the north, warns an international naval… Read more »
June 08, 2009
Lesotho: Madonna, African Adoptions and Unnamed Sources
A British tabloid newspaper has set off speculation that pop superstar Madonna is now looking to adopt a child from Lesotho, or even Nigeria. Read more »
Gabon: New Confusion Over Bongo
Gabon's government has denied reports that President Omar Bongo of Gabon has died in hospital in Barcelona, Spain. Read more »
June 03, 2009
Mali: Al-Qaeda Group Executes Briton
An Al-Qaeda affiliated group in Africa has executed a British citizen in Mali, news agencies are reporting. Read more »
June 01, 2009
Somalia: Teenagers With Guns Threaten Region
Seated on the leather carpet covering the floor of his living room, Mohamed Abdi Rahman is surrounded by friends and family members coming to convey their condolences over the… Read more »
May 28, 2009
Zimbabwe: To Give or Not to Give?
Last week, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the South African Broadcasting Corporation that she was "not yet confident" that aid money to Zimbabwe would get… Read more »
Cameroon/Cote d'Ivoire: Soccer Stars Make Africa Proud in European Final
Two Africans generated enormous support among soccer fans around the continent for the winning team in Wednesday's European Champions League final played in Rome. Read more »
Chad: World Court Accepts Senegal's Pledge on Habré
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has turned down a request that it order Senegal to keep the former president of Chad, Hissène Habré, within its jurisdiction… Read more »
