February 26, 2009
Africa: Getting the Continent on the Obama Agenda
George Clooney's meeting to discuss Darfur with Vice President Joe Biden and with President Barack Obama Monday night at the White House provided one of the first glimmers of… 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
Africa: Sustaining Growth Will Challenge Govts
The remorseless, 30-year rise in the number of Africans living in poverty has stopped. Poverty is not yet falling, but it has stabilized, according to the World Bank. Read more »
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
Africa: Cell Phones Could Transform North-South Cooperation
The rollout of broadband Internet services and the rapid spread of cell phones is narrowing the digital divide between Africa and developed countries, and could potentially… Read more »
Africa: Leaders Support Cellular Revolution
Developing Africa's information and communications technology (ICT) sector is vital to the continent's growth and development, says Sami Al-Basheer, director of the development… Read more »
February 13, 2009
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 11, 2009
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 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
Africa: Obama Inauguration Sparks Celebrations in Washington
Spurred by Barack Obama's African heritage, his Inauguration this week as the 44th U.S. president was marked by a number of Africa-related events in the Washington, DC area. Read more »
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: Obama Pledges to 'Extend a Hand' to Other Nations
President Barack Obama has pledged the support of the United States to corrupt and dictatorial leaders willing to change their ways and "unclench their fists" and to the world's… Read more »
Africa: Live Blogging Barack Obama's Inauguration
4:04: President Barak Obama and and first lady Michelle have gotten out of the limousine during the parade in front of the Navy Memorial to begin the traditional walk. Read more »
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 14, 2009
Africa: Leaders Must Rethink 'African Solutions for African Problems'
For more than a decade now, Africa has been trying to address its developmental and political problems through an approach favouring home-grown initiatives. Read more »
January 13, 2009
Africa: Freedom Declined in 2008, Says Rights Group
Freedom House, the Washington-based independent non-governmental watchdog, has described 2008 as a year of "regression" for sub-Saharan Africa in its annual report on political… Read more »
January 12, 2009
Ghana: World's Press Celebrates Election
The world's press is celebrating Ghana's peaceful transfer of power after an extremely close run-off election. Opposition candidate John Atta Mills defeated the ruling party's Nana… 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 »
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 29, 2008
Guinea: AU Suspends Country Over Coup
The African Union (AU) has suspended Guinea from taking part in all AU activities until the country returns to civilian rule under the constitution. The AU's Peace and Security… Read more »
