February 20, 2013
Malawi: Striking Workers Threaten to Close Airport - Report
Striking civil servants in Malawi have threatened government with the closure of the country's main airport in the capital, Lilongwe, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Read more »
February 11, 2013
South Africa: DRC Rebel Leader Related to Kabila?
South African police have arrested a suspect linked to an alleged plot to overthrow the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). Read more »
February 08, 2013
Nigeria: Nine Polio Health Workers Gunned Down
Unknown gunmen shot dead nine women involved in Nigeria's polio-vaccination campaign in the northern city of Kano on Friday in two separate attacks, press reports said on Friday. Read more »
Chad: Special Court On Hissene Habre Opens
The special court that will try former Chadian President Hissene Habré was officially inaugurated on Friday in Dakar. Read more »
January 17, 2013
Somalia: U.S. Recognizes Somali Government
The United States has officially recognized Somalia's government in Mogadishu for the first time in 20 years, U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said after meeting with Somali… Read more »
December 12, 2012
Mali: President Appoints New PM
Dioncounda Traoré, the interim Malian president, has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra, immediately appointing Django Sissoko to replace him,… Read more »
December 09, 2012
Egypt: Mursi Backs Down - Partially
President Mohamed Mursi has backed down in response to protests across Egypt and rescinded a November decree granting himself sweeping powers, but has refused to call off a… Read more »
December 06, 2012
Egypt: Several Dead in Egyptian Clashes
Six people were killed and 450 injured after clashes between protesters and supporters of President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday night, reports Ahram Online from Cairo. Read more »
November 15, 2012
Africa: Global Poll Reveals Africa's 'State of Mind'
Gallup, a leading research consultancy known for its opinion polls, has released its "Global States of Mind: New Metrics for World Leaders" report, which seeks to provide leaders… Read more »
November 13, 2012
Central African Republic: President Detains Son Over 'Unpaid Hotel Bill'
The Central African Republic's leader Francois Bozize has reportedly had his son arrested for failing to pay a huge hotel bill. Read more »
November 05, 2012
Africa: Child Participation - Beyond Window Dressing
How does one ensure meaningful participation of children in matters concerning them, and what needs to be done to guarantee effective and efficient government investment in… Read more »
October 29, 2012
Guinea Bissau: Army Officer Arrested After Coup Attempt
An army officer was arrested over the weekend by military authorities in Guinea Bissau on suspicion of staging a coup to remove the country's new caretaker government, news… Read more »
October 05, 2012
Kenya: Mau Mau War Victims Win Right to Sue Britain
Three Kenyans who say they were victims of torture and sexual abuse at the hands of British colonial rulers during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising have been granted the right to sue… Read more »
September 10, 2012
Africa: Europe Should Emulate U.S. to Fight Corruption
It is not often that we see political leadership act courageously to uphold principles of good corporate governance, which makes a recent decision taken in the United States - one… Read more »
July 23, 2012
Zimbabwe: Europe to Lift Sanctions After Referendum
The European Union (EU) announced Monday that it will suspend most of its sanctions on Zimbabwean leaders and organisations as soon as the country holds "a peaceful and credible"… Read more »
July 20, 2012
Chad: Court to Decide On Belgium's Case Vs. Senegal Over Habre Trial
An excerpt from a statement of the International Court of Justice on the case in which Belgium seeks either to have Senegal ordered to try former President Hissène… Read more »
July 19, 2012
Mali: Govt Asks Hague Court to Probe Crimes in North
Mali's government has asked the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to investigate whether crimes under international law have been committed during the rebellion in the… Read more »
June 19, 2012
Ethiopia: Journalists Live in Fear of 'Terror' Law
Nowhere across Africa is the message that its people want a way out of what I call "the four Ds" - death, disease, disaster and despair - more resounding than among the continent's… Read more »
June 15, 2012
Malawi: Mutharika Family Slams Govt Probe Into Former President's Death
Malawian president, Joyce Banda, has stated that the country will investigate the death of its former president, Bingu wa Mutharika, despite his family's opposition, AFP reports. Read more »
June 04, 2012
Lesotho: Death Threats As Opposition Prepares for Power
Lesotho's principal opposition leader appears on track to form a coalition government, setting the seal on the ousting of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili after 14 years in power. Read more »
May 31, 2012
Equatorial Guinea: Obiang Seeks to Protect Son From Law
If only African leaders put as much time, resources, and creativity into enforcing the law as they do trying to evade it. While politicians viewing themselves as above the law is… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Congressional Inaction Threatens Jobs, Consumers
The United States may jeopardize its relationship with 40 countries in sub-Saharan Africa if Congress does not act urgently to extend a provision of a trade law which allows… Read more »
May 30, 2012
Lesotho: PM Resigns in Wake of Election
Lesotho's Prime Minister since 1998, Pakalitha Mosisili, has resigned. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Taylor to Spend Rest of His Life in Prison
The Special Court for Sierra Leone has sentenced former Liberian president Charles Taylor to 50 years' imprisonment for aiding and abetting war crimes in Sierra Leone. Read more »
May 25, 2012
Africa: New Hague Prosecutor Defends Victims
The Gambian lawyer who is about to become chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has hit out at suggestions that the court has a bias against Africa. Read more »