January 21, 2011
Central African Republic: Presidential Aspirants Wrap Up Campaigns
The five candidates contesting the Central African Republic’s elections on Sunday are putting the final touches to their campaigns. Read more »
January 20, 2011
Sudan: South Chooses Independence by Landslide - Report
Southern Sudanese voters have opted for independence from Khartoum by a landslide, according to preliminary figures collected by the news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). Read more »
January 18, 2011
Niger: Former President Tandja Jailed
As Niger launched campaigning ahead of presidential and legislative elections on January 31, the ruling junta revealed that former president Mamadou Tandja has been jailed on… Read more »
January 15, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara Aims to 'Close Financial Windows' as Human Toll of Crisis Mounts
The internationally recognized president of Cote d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, said Friday that he believes the end of January will be "an important benchmark" in the struggle to… Read more »
January 14, 2011
Tunisia: President Steps Down, Prime Minister Takes Over
Tunisia's prime minister announced late Friday that President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali had stepped down following violent demonstrations in the capital, Tunis, that have left at… Read more »
January 13, 2011
Sudan: 'Lost Boy' Returns Home to Make a Difference
Wol Akujang was among the more than 20,000 "Lost Boys" who were displaced or orphaned during Sudan's civil war. He left his village of Pap at the age of six and spent time in… Read more »
January 11, 2011
Central African Republic: Opposition Candidates Dispute Election Plan
The presidential election campaign in the Central African Republic officially began on Monday, with voters expected to go to the polls on the January 23. Candidates vying for the… Read more »
December 21, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: U.S. Imposes Sanctions Against Gbagbo Government
The United States on Tuesday announced a travel ban and other visa restrictions against Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire, members of his government and their immediate family… Read more »
December 20, 2010
Sudan: Obama Pursues 'Aggressive Diplomacy' to Promote Successful Referendum
U.S. President Barack Obama has written to African leaders to reiterate that Sudan is a foreign policy priority for his administration, both during the lead-up to the January 9… Read more »
December 17, 2010
Nigeria: Nation Needs to 'Move Back From the Brink'
In his recent book, Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink, John Campbell, U.S. ambassador to Nigeria from 2004 to 2007, warns that the nation risks violence and a possible coup if the 2011… Read more »
December 16, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Several Die in Clashes Between Protesters and Security Forces
Several people died on Thursday when demonstrators calling for President Laurent Gbagbo to step down clashed with security forces in Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan,… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 Leaders Urge International Action to Avert War
As the impoverished people of oil-rich southern Sudan prepare to vote on their future in a 9 January referendum, fears are rising that the expected vote for independence will not… Read more »
Sudan: Independence Ballot Will Begin Challenging Era
Five years ago last October, an agreement between Sudan's mostly Muslim north and largely Christian south formally ended a 22-year civil war that killed an estimated two million… Read more »
December 08, 2010
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 03, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Constitutional Council Overturns Poll Result, Declares Gbagbo Winner
Cote d'Ivoire's Constitutional Council has overturned poll results announced by the nation's electoral commission and declared President Laurent Gbagbo the winner Sunday's… Read more »
December 02, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Opposition Leader Declared Poll Winner
Cote d'Ivoire's electoral commission has announced that opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara has won the nation's long awaited presidential election. 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
Liberia: To Become a Middle Income Country by 2030 Growth Must Have a Broad Reach - Planning Minister
Amara Konneh recently returned to his post as Liberia's minister of planning and economic affairs and a member of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's economic management team,… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Sought Personal Details of Great Lakes, Sahel Leaders
A secret diplomatic cable sent to American diplomatic missions in the name of Secretary of State Hilary Clinton last April sought personal details – including fingerprints,… Read more »