Cameroon: Indomitable Lions Face Tough Task After World Cup Defeat

Cameroon players will be waking up on Tuesday morning wondering whether their 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign is over after their first match, a desperately disappointing 1-0 loss to… Read more »

Cameroon: Indomitable Lions Fail to Roar at World Cup

Cameroon had the lion’s share of the play against Japan at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Monday but there was nothing indomitable about their play as they… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Will Injured Drogba Take World Cup Field for Elephants?

The question of whether Didier Drogba will, or will not, play for Cote d'Ivoire in their key World Cup opener against Portugal overshadows Tuesday's Group F match in Port… Read more »

Algeria: Desert Foxes Say They Must Win Against England

Algeria are trying to take what positives they can out of their 1-0 defeat in a lacklustre Group C fixture with Slovenia in Polokwane on Sunday. Read more »

Ghana: Black Stars Cautious After First World Cup Win for Africa

Ghana handed Africa a huge boost at the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over what on paper looked like a tough Serbian side. Read more »

Ghana: Black Stars Score Africa's First World Cup Win

African football scored a first World Cup success on day three of competition in South Africa as Ghana grabbed a late winner to beat Serbia 1-0 in Pretoria on Sunday. Read more »

Cameroon: Indomitable Lions Coach Makes Shock World Cup Selection

A run of seven matches without a win has promoted the prospect of radical change from Cameroon for Monday's World Cup tie against Japan in Bloemfontein, but the turmoil in the… Read more »

Algeria: Desert Foxes Defeated in Sloppy Performance

Slovenia claimed a first-ever FIFA World Cup win when they beat the 10 men of Algeria 1-0 in their Group C encounter in Polokwane on Sunday. Read more »

Nigeria: Super Eagles 'Not Out of It Yet' Says World Cup Coach

They might have lost the match, but Nigeria coach Lars Lagerback will probably secretly be pleased with the 1-0 defeat to Argentina at Ellis Park on Saturday. Read more »

Nigeria: Outstanding Goalkeeping Keeps Losing Super Eagles in Game

An early goal for Argentina was enough to see them beat Nigeria 1-0 in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B encounter at Ellis Park on Saturday evening. Read more »

Algeria: Desert Foxes Ready for World Cup Clash With Slovenia, Despite Injuries

If Algeria are to have any chance of getting out of their 2010 FIFA World Cup Group C, they need a positive start in their opening encounter against Slovenia in Polokwane on… Read more »

Ghana: Black Stars Upbeat About World Cup Chances

Ghana open their 2010 FIFA World Cup Group D campaign against Serbia at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on Sunday, hoping to overcome the loss of key man Michael Essien in… Read more »

South Africa: Nervous Bafana Team Breaks Ice at World Cup

Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira admits that his side were nervous in their opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Mexico, but says he hopes "the ice is now… Read more »

South Africa: Bafana Bafana Hold Mexico to Draw at World Cup Opener

Amid a cacophony of sound and colour, South Africa and Mexico drew the opening game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup 1-1 at Soccer City, though both coaches might be ruing not picking up… Read more »

Nigeria: Strong Super Eagles Face World-Class Argentines

Nigeria open their 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B campaign against the might of Argentina at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. Read more »

Africa: Developed World Inhibits African Trade - Report

Developed countries have responded to the global financial crisis by adopting protectionist measures which have damaged Africa's chances of boosting its exports, according to a… Read more »

Rwanda: U.S. Calls for Release of Opposition Leader's Lawyer

The United States has called for the release of a American defense lawyer detained by police in Rwanda. Read more »

Africa: Think Tank Attacks West as 'Out of Touch' on Africa

An influential British think tank has warned the West that it will lose out to emerging nations unless it replaces its "humanitarian" approach to Africa with a more strategic focus… Read more »

Africa: 'Patronizing' West Risks Losing Trade, Influence to Emerging Powers, Warns Think Tank

The executive summary of the report issued by the British think tank, Chatham House, entitled "Our Common Strategic Interests: Africa's Role in the Post-G8 World": Read more »

Africa: Victims of Rights Violations Turn Their Eyes to Kampala

Starting in Kampala on Monday, representatives of governments, the United Nations and civil society groups will meet for the first time to review the workings of the International… Read more »

Africa: Group Indicts Govt Failures to Act on Rights Violations

The failure of African states to hold violators of human rights accountable for their actions has been pin-pointed as a major problem across the continent by the respected advocacy… Read more »

Ethiopia: U.S., Europe Criticize Elections but Will Work with Meles

The United States and the European Union have held back from endorsing Ethiopia's elections on Sunday as free and fair, both criticizing the government of Prime Minister Meles… Read more »

Ethiopia: Election Marred by 'Narrowing of Political Space' - EU

The following is the executive summary of the preliminary statement of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) which observed the 23 May 2010 elections to the… Read more »

Africa: Advocacy Group ONE Assesses G7 Nations on Aid

Nearly five years after the G7 countries promised at their meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland, to increase development aid to Africa, the global anti-poverty advocacy group, ONE,… Read more »

Africa: Aid Campaigners Call for New Plans for Development Goals

Industrialized countries have delivered an historic increase in development aid to Africa in the past five years, but they have gone only three-fifths of the way towards meeting… Read more »