June 13, 2007
Guinea: PM Committed to 'Free and Fair' Elections in December
Guinea's recently appointed Prime Minister, Lansana Kouyaté, has committed himself to holding "free and fair" elections in December this year, but has stressed the… Read more »
Guinea: PM Presses for International Support
After widespread unrest in Guinea earlier this year, during which more than 100 people died, President Lansana Conté, who has ruled the country since seizing power in a coup… Read more »
May 25, 2007
South Africa: Mbeki Clashes With Unions
As tens of thousands of public servants marched in support of a pay claim against the government on Friday, President Thabo Mbeki clashed publicly with a top official of the union… Read more »
May 11, 2007
Guinea: Armed Soldiers March Through Capital
Conakry slowly returned to normal late Friday as soldiers agreed to return to barracks. Read more »
May 10, 2007
South Africa: Public Sector Unions Plan Strike
The South African government faces a nationwide public sector strike which could be the biggest since liberation in 1994. Read more »
February 18, 2007
Guinea: The Case for U.S. Action
While the United States government plans to send an additional 20,000 troops to shore up a flawed military strategy in Iraq, it has failed to support the people of Guinea, where… Read more »
February 13, 2007
Guinea: Conté Declares 'State of Siege'
President Lansana Conte of Guinea has declared a "state of siege" and instituted martial law after bloody nationwide demonstrations in which 23 people are reported to… Read more »
February 12, 2007
Guinea: Insurrection As Strike Resumes
On the evening of January 27, when the government and the unions signed an agreement suspending a bloody general strike, Guineans took to the streets of Conakry, the capital city… Read more »
January 28, 2007
Guinea: Government and Unions Sign Agreement, General Unlimited Strike Suspended
Under clear skies and a radiant full moon on Saturday night, Guineans took to the streets of Conakry, the capital city of this west African country lying on the Atlantic shoreline,… Read more »
January 26, 2007
Guinea: President Appears to Yield, Agrees to New Prime Minister
News reports confirmed by presidential sources indicate that President Lansana Conté of Guinea has signed an executive order establishing the nomination of a "consensus… Read more »
January 25, 2007
Guinea: Army, President Need to be Warned Against Both Status Quo and Coup
In Conakry, the Guinean capital lying on the Atlantic shoreline, it is the season of the Harmattan, when the rains have given way to the dry dust-laden wind of that name, which… Read more »
January 17, 2007
Guinea: A National Unity Government to Save the Nation
On December 16th, President Lansana Conté's entourage made its way towards the central prison of Conakry. The Guinean head of state attended in person to obtain the release… Read more »
September 27, 2006
Africa: International Migration: Globalization's Last Frontier
International Migration has become a hot issue, especially among Africans in the wake of the problems West Africans have been having in the Canary Islands and Spain. A new book… Read more »
March 16, 2006
Liberia: 'Tremendous Potential', Says Investment Commission Chairman
Since Liberian President William R. Tolbert was assassinated in 1980 by junior military officers, the country has been in turmoil, with rival armed factions competing for power.… Read more »
February 03, 2006
South Africa: Mbeki Trumpets 'Age of Hope,' Outlines Steps to End Poverty
President Thabo Mbeki has proclaimed an "Age of Hope" in South Africa, in which economic growth is unparalleled and optimism high. At the same time he acknowledged serious problems… Read more »
June 17, 2005
Namibia: Namibia Deserves Aid, Debt Relief, Despite 'Mid-Income' Status, Says President Pohamba
Hifikepunye Pohamba, who three months ago became Namibia's second president since independence in 1990, was one of five African leaders who met with President George Bush at the… Read more »
June 08, 2005
South Africa: Corruption Trial Pressures Mbeki, Facing G8 Summit, to Fire Deputy
South Africa's most important corruption trial since liberation has ended in a 15-year prison sentence for Schabir Shaik, financial adviser to the country's deputy president, Jacob… Read more »
February 11, 2005
South Africa: Domestic Progress and Promise Highlighted in Mbeki's Address to the Nation
In his State of the Nation address to the South African Parliament, President Thabo Mbeki has painted a picture of a country which has never in its entire history enjoyed such a… Read more »
January 31, 2005
Africa: Skilled Africans Filling Key Posts Abroad, Draining Home Countries of Vital Expertise
"There are more Ethiopian doctors in the United States than there are in Ethiopia," Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told a forum on Africa's brain drain meeting in Addis Ababa last… Read more »
October 11, 2004
Egypt: Informal Economy Drives Economic Growth
Egypt's economy received a dismal report card in the World Bank's Doing Business in 2005 report released last month. Nearly a fifth of Egyptian business takes place in the informal… Read more »
October 01, 2004
Liberia: A 'Dirty Dozen' List of Preconditions for Attracting Foreign Direct Investment - by Richard Tolbert
Based on my own experience and the experiences of many other international businessmen who have done business in Developing Countries, there are a number of factors that have been… Read more »
August 02, 2004
South Africa: The Private Sector, Political Elites and Underdevelopment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Why are most Africans in Sub-Saharan Africa poor and why are they getting poorer while most people in the rest of the world are becoming better off? The World Bank and the… Read more »
July 30, 2004
Liberia: Refugees `Wasting' in U.S. While Wanting to Work
Torli H. Krua, founder and president of Universal Human Rights International (UHRI), came from Liberia shortly after the war started and is an active advocate for African refugees. Read more »
May 12, 2004
Africa: Agoa Delay Risking Jobs and Investment, House Hearing Told
Praising the "undeniable success" of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (Agoa), Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Florizelle B. Liser told the House Subcommittee on Africa… Read more »
November 15, 2002
South Africa: Technology Skills Can Expand Horizons
"The employment that I was doing before never really touched my heart the way this computer stuff touched my heart. For me, coming here is really manna from heaven." Read more »
