June 04, 2009
Egypt: U.S. Defends Key Obama Speech in 'Authoritarian' State
President Barack Obama of the United States chose Cairo as the city from which to broadcast his historic appeal to the Muslim world on Thursday because Egypt is a "a strategic… 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 29, 2009
Africa: How Michelle Obama Can Help Africa
When Michelle Obama, the first lady of the United States, visits Ghana with President Barack Obama in July, the powerful voice she has used to empower disadvantaged girls at home… 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 »
May 26, 2009
Africa: Diamond Magnate Calls for 'African Way' of Doing Business
A South African businessman whose name is synonymous with the international diamond trade has told an African Union (AU) audience that the global economic crisis was caused by… Read more »
May 23, 2009
Sudan: Obama Envoy Heads to China to Pursue Darfur Peace
President Barack Obama's special envoy for Sudan, Major General J. Scott Gration, will hold a series of talks in the next week with a range of countries including China in an… Read more »
Somalia: African Union Calls for Sanctions on Eritrea
The African Union (AU) has appealed to the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Eritrea and other parties backing the insurgents fighting to overthrow Somalia's… Read more »
Madagascar: Rival Parties Agree on New Elections
International mediators negotiating a resolution to the crisis in Madagascar have announced that the rival parties have agreed on an election within 14 months in which both the… Read more »
May 22, 2009
Tanzania: Obama, Kikwete Meet in Oval Office on Africa's Conflicts
President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania became the first African head of state to visit the Obama White House Thursday, where he discussed issues including Africa's most pressing… Read more »
May 21, 2009
Somalia: East African Govts Condemn Eritrea Harshly
A group of East African states has called for air and sea blockades of Somalia to prevent outside forces – including the Eritrean government – from sending weapons and… Read more »
May 20, 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: New Civilian Catastrophe Looms in East
A new offensive by the Congolese army, backed by United Nations peacekeepers, against Rwandan rebels ensconced in the lush forests of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)… Read more »
May 18, 2009
Africa: Why Obama Chose Ghana
The question of why Barack Obama has chosen Ghana rather than Kenya, his father's homeland, or Nigeria, Africa's giant, for his first trip to Africa as President of the United… Read more »
May 16, 2009
Africa: Obama to Visit Accra in July, Egypt in June
U.S. President Barrack Obama will visit Ghana July 10 and 11 at the conclusion of a trip that will also take him to Russia and Italy, the White House announced Saturday. Read more »
May 09, 2009
Africa: Global Crisis Cuts Trade, Undermines Gains
The global financial crisis will overshadow this year's annual meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB), which begin Sunday in Dakar, Senegal. Read more »
May 08, 2009
Africa: Continent Needs Infrastructure, Integration, Says AU Leader
Africa has taken "a major hit" from the global economic recession but it can weather the storm, says Erastus Mwencha, deputy chairperson of the African Union Commission. Mwencha… Read more »
May 07, 2009
Africa: Carson Assumes Top U.S. Africa Policy Post, Departs for Zuma Inauguration
Ambassador Johnnie Carson was sworn in Wednesday as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, the administration's senior Africa policymaking position. Read more »
Somalia: Pirates Hijack Two More Ships
Pirates continue to seize cargo ships in the Gulf of Aden, the latest targets being Dutch and German vessels. Read more »
Africa: Three Presidents Probed Over French Properties
A French judge has cleared the way for probes into how three African heads of state came to possess multiple bank accounts, properties and cars in France, newspapers in Francophone… Read more »
May 04, 2009
Somalia: Warship Seizes Suspected Pirates
As the European Union (EU) continues to boost its anti-piracy naval task force, a French warship has arrested more suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean between Kenya and the… Read more »
Sudan: Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize
The hardliners in power in Khartoum have done it again. Like magicians who divert your attention with a bit of flash while they perform their deceit elsewhere, President Omar… Read more »
May 01, 2009
Zimbabwe: Finance Minister Pleads for Aid
Despite reports of growing divides in Zimbabwe's unity government, Finance Minister Tendai Biti called for increased aid and investment in an optimistic speech in Washington, DC… Read more »
Sudan: Civil Society Urges Obama to Adopt New Peace Strategy
Three prominent American civil society advocacy groups have marked President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office by issuing an open letter calling on him to build a coalition… Read more »