August 27, 2015
Congo-Kinshasa: Danger Looms in DRC As Kabila Maneuvers to Remain in Power
It is becoming increasingly difficult for authoritarian African heads of state to change constitutions that limit them to two terms in power. Read more »
August 14, 2015
Africa: Power Projects Take Time But Access to Electricity is Spreading – Paul Hinks
Paul Hinks, CEO of Symbion Power, has had a 30-year career in the energy sector, the last five focused on Africa. The independent power producer and engineering contractor builds,… Read more »
August 10, 2015
Nigeria: In Defense of the Truth - Inaccurate Media Coverage
Excerpts from a press statement released by the office of Senate President Bukola Saraki Read more »
West Africa: Why Should West Africa Hesitate to Endorse Term Limits?
President Barack Obama's widely-publicised remarks in Addis Ababa on African presidents who refuse to step down when their terms end highlights a vigorous debate which is going on… Read more »
July 29, 2015
Nigeria: Change Agenda Will Succeed – Senate President Saraki
Nigeria's National Assembly (NAAS), which has been roiled by controversy over the selection of its leadership, resumed work this week with members saying they were ready to deliver… Read more »
Nigeria: New Government Paves Way for Productive U.S. Ties - Saraki
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's visit to the United States last week offered an opportunity for both countries to hit the 'reset' button in a relationship that regressed… Read more »
July 20, 2015
Nigeria: Dark Country to Lead in Lighting the World
Clean, cheap, inexhaustible sources of electricity - every country needs it. But existing investments in power grids built on fossil fuels keeps most countries tied to costly,… Read more »
July 17, 2015
Africa: Addis Conference Leaders Call for Industrial Growth
Ethiopia's decade-long record of double-digit economic growth was often cited as a model for other developing countries by speakers at the Third International Conference on… Read more »
July 15, 2015
Africa: Good Governance and Democracy Make for Better Land Use - Expert
On the sidelines of the recent meeting on climate science in Paris, AllAfrica spoke with Ephraim Nkonya, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research… Read more »
July 14, 2015
Africa: Addis Talks On Finance Crucial for Development, Says UN Chief
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged delegates attending the Third International Conference on Financing for Development to put aside what divides them and work… Read more »
July 13, 2015
Nigeria: Replace NNPC, Make Oil Transactions Transparent - El Rufai
The 2015 Wole Soyinka Centre Annual Media Lecture, delivered by Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, OFR Governor of Kaduna State - as posted on the NasirElRufai Facebook page Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'New Dawn' in Land of Rape and Child Soldiers
Since Jeanine Mabunda Lioko Mudiayi became the Advisor on Sexual Violence and Child Recruitment to DRC President Joseph Kabila last year, she has become a high-profile advocate for… Read more »
July 08, 2015
Africa: Looking Beyond Money and Aid for Africa's Development
The Mediterranean has become a graveyard for Africa's youth. Every day we see images of people risking and often losing their lives in attempts to flee what would appear to be a… Read more »
June 29, 2015
Lesotho: Former Army Chief 'Assassinated', Says Family
The killing of a former Lesotho army chief and the torture of detained soldiers has focused new attention on demands for security sector reforms to end abuses of power by the… Read more »
June 26, 2015
South Africa: Commission Makes 'Devastating' Findings Against Police
The commission which delved into the killings of striking miners on South Africa's platinum mining belt in 2012 has made a range of strongly critical findings against the police,… Read more »
June 25, 2015
South Africa: Report Into Killings of Miners at Marikana - FULL TEXT
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma tonight released the full report of the commission he appointed to investigate the events culminating in the police killings of 34 striking… Read more »
June 23, 2015
Rwanda: Britain Arrests Rwandan Intelligence Chief
British police arrested Rwanda's intelligence chief as he was about to leave the country at the weekend, London news organisations report. Read more »
June 17, 2015
Nigeria: Amid High Hopes, New Opening for Buhari at Home & Abroad – Professor Gambari
Ibrahim Gambari is one of Nigeria's most experienced diplomats, having served as the country's foreign minister – the youngest – under then-military leader Muhammadu… Read more »
Africa: Gates Foundation Changes Focus to 'Last Mile' of Delivery
AllAfrica's Juanita Williams and Melissa Britz interviewed Dr Ayo Ajayi, the director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Africa Team, about the foundation's new… Read more »
June 16, 2015
South Africa: Govt to Face Contempt of Court Charges Over Bashir?
A South African legal NGO is "strongly considering" bringing contempt of court charges against government officials for allowing President Omar al-Bashir to leave the country on… Read more »
June 15, 2015
South Africa: Bashir Flees South Africa, Dodging Arrest
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan flew out of South Africa on Monday, hours before a court ordered his arrest on the charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity he… Read more »
South Africa: Bashir Flees South Africa - Report
President Omar al-Bashir left the African Union summit early on Monday and flew out of South Africa from Pretoria's main air force base, a leading South African military… Read more »
June 14, 2015
Sudan: South African Court Asked to Order Bashir's Arrest On Genocide Charges
A human rights group today asked a South African court to order the arrest of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is reported to have arrived in the country for the African Union… Read more »
June 01, 2015
Africa: Presidential Term Limits Popular With Voters - Survey
A survey of public opinion in 34 African countries shows that nearly three in every four Africans want their president to serve no more than two terms in office. Read more »
Africa: Why Are African Leaders Silent On Mediterranean Migrant Disasters?
The recent drownings of African migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, just south of Sicily, have caught global attention and stirred an uproar. Read more »