November 30, 2009
Equatorial Guinea: President Confident of Electoral Landslide
So confident is President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of the outcome of Equatorial Guinea's election on Sunday that he expects to win by the same margin as in 2002 - with 97.1 percent of… Read more »
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Should Draw Up Roadmap to Delta Peace
For the first time in years, Nigeria's Niger Delta seems to be looking up. Read more »
November 25, 2009
Rwanda: Kagame's Human Rights Record Faces Scrutiny
As Rwanda applies this week to join the Commonwealth, the international grouping dominated by ex-British colonies, both its membership application and a number of recent books on… Read more »
November 23, 2009
Western Sahara: Expelled Activist Weakens After Hunger Strike
Aminatou Haidar, the Western Sahara human rights activist expelled from her homeland 10 days ago, has entered the second week of a hunger strike in protest against the expulsion. Read more »
November 18, 2009
Guinea: South African Govt Probes Mercenary Reports
The Pretoria government is probing reports that South African mercenaries are training Guinean militia, recruited by the country's military junta on an ethnic basis. Read more »
November 16, 2009
Morocco: Sahrawi People Must Have Right to Choose Future, Urges Activist
Aminatou Haidar, one of the most prominent human rights activists in the liberation of the Sahrawi people in Western Sahara, was detained, then deported, by the Moroccan… Read more »
November 14, 2009
Western Sahara: Human Rights Awardee Detained, Deported by Morocco
In the wake of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's meeting with Moroccan King Mohammed VI last week, a prominent human rights activist was detained on her arrival in Western… Read more »
November 13, 2009
Zimbabwe: U.S., South Africa Press Govt Over Diamonds
South African and American diplomats said this week that they expected Zimbabwe to implement "stringent controls" according to a "very tight work plan" to make the country's… Read more »
November 11, 2009
Zimbabwe: 'Slow Boat to China'
When Zimbabweans were being attacked and killed in political violence, a little-known South African musician was inspired to act by the stories she heard from refugees living… Read more »
Guinea: Opposition Rejects Unity Govt
Guinea's opposition has rejected a proposal for a government of national unity which would include the military junta which seized power last December, reports Le Potentiel of… Read more »
November 08, 2009
Zimbabwe: Failure to Act on Abuses Threatens Conflict Diamond Process
The decision to give Zimbabwe no more than a slap on the wrist for the human rights abuses which its army has committed on the Marange alluvial diamond fields in the south-east of… Read more »
November 05, 2009
Guinea: Opposition Presents Demands to Compaoré
A coalition of Guinean opposition leaders has presented President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso a set of proposals they believe will end the political crisis… Read more »
October 27, 2009
Guinea: Europe Imposes Sanctions on Junta
The European Union (EU) has placed an arms embargo on Guinea and banned members of its military junta from travelling to Europe. Read more »
October 22, 2009
Algeria: Security Clampdown Conflicts With Bouteflika's Aims
The clashes between police and young people protesting poor housing conditions in Algiers earlier this week reflect growing efforts in recent weeks to stem public demonstrations by… Read more »
October 08, 2009
Madagascar: Ravalomanana Refuses to Sign Interim Deal
The agreement on a multi-party transitional government for Madagascar has got off to a difficult start, with the deposed head of state, Marc Ravalomanana, refusing to sign the… Read more »
October 07, 2009
Madagascar: Leaders Agree on Interim Govt Until Elections
Madagascar's political leaders have agreed to appoint a multiparty transitional government, headed by Andry Rajoelina, the leader who seized power last March, until new elections.… Read more »
Guinea: Military Junta Must Go, Says Clinton
The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has called for the ousting of Guinea's military junta in the wake of what she described as the indiscriminate murder and rape… Read more »
Guinea: African Union, Ecowas Must Help End Human Rights Abuses
The victims of 60 years of human rights violations in Guinea deserve to be heard, and West Africa and the African Union should join calls for an international inquiry into the… Read more »
October 05, 2009
Africa: Continent's Best, Worst-Governed Nations
Southern Africa is the continent's best-governed and Central Africa its worst-governed region, according to a new ranking of Africa's quality of governance published today. Read more »
Africa: Viable Nations Depend on Integrating Economies, Says Business Leader
Ahead of Monday's announcement of the 2009 Ibrahim Index of Governance, the survey which ranks the quality of Africa's governments, Mo Ibrahim, the Sudanese-born cellphone pioneer… Read more »
Somalia: Somaliland Elections - Fifth Time Lucky?
Last week the citizens of Somaliland were due to have elected their president for the next five years. However, they did not get to the polls, since elections were postponed for… Read more »
October 03, 2009
Africa: Pioneers of African Governance Rankings Split
The launch of the 2009 results of an ambitious survey which ranks the quality of governance across Africa has been marred by a split between the foundation which inaugurated the… Read more »
October 02, 2009
Zimbabwe: Food Company Stops Buying Grace Mugabe's Milk
The international food company, Nestlé, has announced that it is to stop buying milk from a dairy farm owned by Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe. Read more »
September 28, 2009
Sudan: Bashir Ends Pre-Publication Censorship
Sudan's government has replaced pre-publication censorship with "self-censorship," reports the Sudan Tribune from Khartoum. Read more »
South Africa: The Right to Know and Justice in Africa
Ironically, International Right to Know Day, which is celebrated today, has been one of the world’s best-kept secrets. Read more »