Cote d'Ivoire: Pro-Ouattara Fighters Seize Capital

Fighters loyal to Cote d'Ivoire's internationally-recognized president, Alassane Ouattara, have seized control of the nation's capital, Yamoussoukro, representing a key victory in… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: 'Close to Civil War' in Abidjan - French Envoy

Cote d'Ivoire faces a humanitarian tragedy, with aid access becoming increasingly difficult, hospitals and schools closing, law and order collapsing and casualties mounting,… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: 'Everyone Was Running'

A makeshift gate made of rope and rags hangs across the dirt road leading into Bahn Refugee Camp in Liberia. Inside, children play soccer as their parents cook beside their… Read more »

Liberia: Foreign Minister Says Ivorian Crisis Threatens Regional Security

With the African Union (AU) intensifying efforts to resolve the ongoing political stalemate in Cote d'Ivoire, concern is growing about the widening impact of the crisis. In the… Read more »

Sudan: 'Lost Boy' Helps Family Readjust to South

Wol Akujang was among the more than 20,000 "Lost Boys" who were displaced or orphaned during Sudan's civil war. He fled his village at the age of six, sheltering in refugee camps… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Violence Spreading, Human Rights Deteriorating - UN

The United Nations on Thursday said violence has been spreading across Cote d'Ivoire since disputed presidential elections in November, with rapes and other violations on the… Read more »

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 »

Somalia: Constructive Re-Engagement Required, Not Disengagement

Somalia increasingly represents a direct threat to U.S. national security. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Improvements Necessary to Deal with IDPs, U.S. Official Says

Tens of thousands of people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been fleeing a government offensive against Ugandan rebels, adding to the nearly 2.5 million people… Read more »

South Africa: Zuma Warns Against Xenophobic Attacks

President Jacob Zuma has entered the debate on the threat of xenophobic attacks on migrants from other African states by calling on South Africans to "isolate and report to the… Read more »

Somalia: UN Envoy Says Peace and Humanitarian Efforts Must Move to Mogadishu

Peace in Somalia is not only possible but is 'relatively easy' to achieve, according to Ambassador Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, a veteran diplomat who has served as Mauritania's foreign… Read more »

Western Sahara: Controversial Film Exposes Slavery in Refugee Camps

One of the most controversial films shown at the recent Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) was “Stolen,” which had its U.S. premier at the festival. The… Read more »

South Africa: Zuma Outraged at Xenophobic Attacks

President Jacob Zuma has used South Africa's Day of Reconciliation to denounce attacks on migrants from elsewhere in Africa who are living in the country. Read more »

Sudan: Darfuri Woman Refugees 'Live in Fear of Rape'

Darfuri women who have fled as refugees to Chad live in fear of being raped and as a result ostracized by their families, says a new study. Read more »

Sudan: U.S. Celebrities Pull Readers to Darfur

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has quite the traveling companion for his latest trip to Darfur – actor George Clooney. Read more »

Somalia: 'Everything Is Not Alright'

AllAfrica's new feature, "Africa from Abroad" highlights important articles about the continent appearing in non-African media outlets. Our first entry highlights an extensive… Read more »

Sudan: Bush Approves Darfur Air Lift

United States President George W. Bush on Monday authorized an immediate airlift of equipment and supplies to the international peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: People Flee, and Flee Again

Civilians fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic sometimes  find a safe place, only to have to flee gain when fighting spreads, says Francois Dumont of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Armed Men are Raping Women, Looting Homes, Says NGO

Armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are looting homes, raping women and forcing civilians to carry water for them, says Rebecca Wynn of the Oxfam agency.… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 100,000 Cut Off By Fighting, Says UN Chief

Sudan: Mbeki Joins Bashir to Reject War Crimes Charges

South African President Thabo Mbeki has backed Sudan’s rejection of an international prosecutor’s bid to indict President Omar al-Bashir on charges of genocide and war… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Justice or Peace? War Victims Speak

In Africa's worst conflicts, victims' voices are rarely heard during the elite debate that treats peace and justice as though they were an either-or. Read more »

Sudan: Security Council Should Set Govt Benchmarks

The United Nations Security Council is no stranger to intractable international disputes. But soon Sudan will present it with a different kind of problem, one it has not faced in… Read more »

Sudan: Abyei Conflict Threatens to Escalate

Sudan could be sliding back into a national civil war. Read more »

South Africa: A Cape Town Suburb Copes With Refugees

Violence or the threat of it has forced an estimated 20,000 migrants out of their homes to places of temporary shelter in Cape Town. AllAfrica intern Faatimah Hendricks blogs on… Read more »