December 17, 2010
Ghana: Mills Complained to U.S. About Oil Company
President John Atta Mills complained to the United States in February this year about the behaviour of an oil company involved in the exploitation of the country's oil resources,… Read more »
December 16, 2010
Western Sahara: 'Puerto Rico' Option for Territory?
Algeria's leaders suggested to a senior American official in 2008 that if Morocco approached Western Sahara's demand for independence with a more "elegant" touch, it might persuade… Read more »
Senegal: U.S. Envoy Challenged Wade on Corruption
An diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks gives an insight into how the United States ambassador to Senegal, Marcia S. Bernicat, challenged President Abdoulaye Wade on corruption… Read more »
December 15, 2010
Kenya: Top Politicians Accused of Crimes Against Humanity
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has named six people as major perpetrators of ethnic-based “crimes against humanity,” including rape,… 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 »
Sudan: U.S. Holocaust Museum Official Says Genocide Can Be Averted
On 9 January, 2011, southern Sudanese are due to vote in a referendum on whether to remain part of Sudan, Africa''s largest country, or to become… Read more »
Nigeria: Electoral Chief Reassures Skeptical Observers on 2011 Polls
The chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Election Commission, Dr. Attahiru Jega, has assured an audience in Washington, DC, that although he cannot promise a "perfect"… Read more »
December 09, 2010
Sudan: Church Envoy Pushes Peace in African, World Capitals
The Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia of Kenya, immediate past General Secretary of the Geneva-based World Council of Churches, has been relentlessly urging African and world leaders… Read more »
December 08, 2010
Sudan: Churches Pursue Peace through Global Diplomacy, Local Action
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Cote d'Ivoire: Obama Joins African Leaders in Pressing Gbagbo to Step Aside
President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire rebuffed an offer by the United States to save face and become a respected elder statesman of Africa, choosing instead a "path to… Read more »
December 06, 2010
Ethiopia: WikiLeaks Reveals Details of U.S. Dialogue With Meles
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told top visiting American officials before elections in May this year that he would “crush… with our full force”… Read more »
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 »
December 02, 2010
Africa: U.S. Diplomat Cites 'Notable Stumbles' in French Africa Policy
A 2008 assessment of President Nicolas Sarkozy's Africa policy by the American Embassy in Paris says a policy review yielded positive results for both French and Africans, but that… Read more »
December 01, 2010
Sudan: Obstacles Beyond the Referendum
Last Friday the South Sudan Referendum Commission extended by one week the time which southerners, both inside Sudan and abroad, have to register for the poll. It is scheduled to… Read more »
November 29, 2010
Zimbabwe: WikiLeaks Reveals Confidential, Blunt U.S. Assessment of Political Leaders
A confidential 2007 diplomatic cable from the outgoing American ambassador to Zimbabwe, Christopher Dell, is among the U.S. State Department documents released online by the… Read more »
November 22, 2010
Africa: U.S. Firms Should Invest in Canary Islands to Reach Africa, President Says
In Europe, the Canary Islands may be best known as a nearby vacation spot with idyllic climate. Americans may have heard in history class that the Italian explorer Christopher… Read more »
November 20, 2010
Angola: Govt Makes Mockery of Democracy, Says Top Journalist
Angola received higher marks this year on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance. But veteran Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais does not believe the score is deserved.… Read more »
November 16, 2010
Africa: Angola and 16 Other African Missions Facing U.S. Bank Account Closures
The Angolan Embassy here canceled tonight's celebration planned to mark the country's 35th independence anniversary, following a decision by Bank of America to close the embassy's… Read more »
November 12, 2010
Africa: G20 Nations Commit to Growth, Aid for Poor Countries
Leaders of 20 of the world's developed and developing economies have drawn up what they call a new "development consensus" calling for "inclusive, sustainable and resilient growth"… Read more »
November 11, 2010
Niger: Release Tandja, Orders Ecowas Court
A West African court has ruled that the house arrest of the former president of Niger, Mamadou Tandja, is illegal, reports Fazozine. Read more »
Africa: Major Summit Promotes Mobile Technologies for Better Health
More than 2,500 participants from around the world in the fields of technology and public health have wrapped up a summit in Washington, DC, on how to more effectively deliver… Read more »
November 05, 2010
Madagascar: U.S. Calls for Return to Democratic Rule
A senior United States diplomat told the Malagasy people this week that the political structures and processes created by their de facto government were “insufficiently… Read more »
November 04, 2010
Africa: Continent Makes Major Gains in Improving People's Lives, Says UN Report
Ethiopia has emerged as Africa's top performer in improving its people's lives over the past 40 years, says a major United Nations report published today. But while most African… Read more »
November 02, 2010
Sudan: Obama Renews Sanctions Against Khartoum
President Barack Obama has renewed sanctions agains the Sudanese government in Khartoum. Read more »