November 15, 2006
Congo-Kinshasa: Joseph Kabila Wins Run-Off
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of the Democratic Republic of Congo declared in a statement on Wednesday evening that incumbent Joseph Kabila had won the October 29,… Read more »
November 14, 2006
Sudan: U.S. Congressmen Urge State Governors to Divest
U.S. Congressional Representatives Frank Wolf (Republican), Donald Payne (Democrat), and Jim Moran (Democrat) today called for states to divest public funds from companies doing… 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 »
August 29, 2006
Zimbabwe: Political Transition Needed to End Economic Crisis, MDC Leader Says
Morgan Tsvangirai, founder and leader of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), ran for president in 2002 after decades of experience in Zimbabwe's labor… Read more »
August 24, 2006
Ghana: Women's Rights in Ghana, Uganda, and Tanzania
Voices of African Women: Women's Rights in Ghana, Uganda, and Tanzania Read more »
June 16, 2006
South Africa: Born Free
An unmarked ambulance—with a black A—has been patrolling during the past two nights. People wanted to know whose it was. None of the agencies said it had an ambulance… Read more »
April 12, 2006
Africa: U.S. Efforts on Human Rights, Democracy Detailed in New Report
Earlier this April, the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor of the United States Department of State released its annual report on U.S. support for human rights and… Read more »
March 09, 2006
Zimbabwe: Radio Voice of the People Trustees Face Trial Over Program
A case against the six trustees of Zimbabwe's Radio Voice of the People (VOP) will go forward after Magistrate Rebecca Takavadi ruled that the communication trust may have been… Read more »
June 27, 2005
Zambia: Zambia Is a Peaceful Destination for Tourism and Investment - Mwanawasa
Levy Mwanawasa, who took part in last week's U.S.-Africa Business Summit, became president of Zambia in January 2002 after a hotly contested election the previous month in which he… 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 14, 2005
South Africa: President Mbeki Relieves Deputy President Zuma of Post
President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has relieved the country's deputy president, Jacob Zuma, of his post. 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 »
May 26, 2005
Zambia: Debt Relief Puts Zambia on the Threshold to Move Forward - Foreign Minister Shikapwasha
Debt relief for Africa is a top issue under discussion in capitals around the world and is a lead item on the agenda for the G-8 summit in early July of the leading industrial… Read more »
May 20, 2005
Senegal: Africa Must Have Veto on UN Security Council, Foreign Minister Says
The African continent is entitled to at least one veto-wielding member at the United Nations Security Council, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, Senegal's minister of foreign affairs, said… Read more »
May 10, 2005
Africa: Powell Defends Obasanjo on Taylor and Calls for Greater Support for Africa
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo should not be asked "to be unfaithful to the commitment he made" to provide asylum to former… Read more »
May 04, 2005
Africa: Life After the Presidency
"What does an African head of state do when he leaves office?" said Professor Loyiso Nongxa, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa during an African… Read more »
April 28, 2005
Liberia: U.S. Raises the Stakes on Charles Taylor
The United States government is taking steps to increase pressure on high-level individuals who are suspected of fueling conflict in Liberia and Sierra Leone during the last… Read more »
April 21, 2005
Ghana: Erosion of Rights Has Divided Ghana and Must Be Reversed
Reflections on the Work of the National Reconciliation Commission Read more »
April 11, 2005
Sudan: Opportunity to Jump-Start Sudan May Be Lost Over Darfur - U.S. Negotiator
After decades of neglect, world attention has recently focused on Sudan, Africa's largest country with a land area about one-quarter the size of the United States. A peace… Read more »
December 15, 2004
South Africa: Rainbow Nation Pursues `Elusive Equity'
Ten years after the fall of apartheid, many wonder whether South Africa's new government has the ability to keep its reforms afloat. With the belief that equity in society begins… Read more »
August 06, 2004
Uganda: Human Rights Activist Encouraged by ICC Investigation
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced the launch of a formal investigation to see if potential crimes against humanity and war crimes have been committed in Uganda… Read more »
July 29, 2004
Mozambique: `Women Have Society in Their Hands'
Ana Rita Geremias Sithole is visiting the United States on a three-week study tour with eight other female African leaders as a part of the U.S. State Department's International… Read more »
April 22, 2004
Nigeria: Buhari - Freely Elected Government Can Transform Nigeria
Nigeria's problems with economic disparity, underdevelopment and corruption can only be addressed when the country has a fairly elected government, says Major General Muhammadu… Read more »
November 13, 2003
Nigeria: New Zeal for Sharia Penalties Reflects Political Climate, Says Rights Activist
In late September this year, people all over the world breathed a sigh of relief after a Nigerian Sharia court upheld the appeal of Amina Lawal against her conviction for adultery.… Read more »
November 12, 2003
Liberia: Sirleaf to Chair Commission on Good Governance: 'We Can't Slip Back'
As part of the Liberian peace process agreed to during negotiations earlier this year in Ghana, Gyude Bryant, who chairs Liberia's interim government, has asked Ellen Johnson… Read more »