January 07, 2009
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 »
January 05, 2009
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 »
November 14, 2008
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 »
November 13, 2008
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 »
November 12, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: 100,000 Cut Off By Fighting, Says UN Chief
September 16, 2008
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 »
August 26, 2008
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 »
July 25, 2008
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 »
May 29, 2008
Sudan: Abyei Conflict Threatens to Escalate
Sudan could be sliding back into a national civil war. Read more »
May 26, 2008
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 »
May 21, 2008
South Africa: Army to Combat Attacks on Migrants
South African troops will move into flashpoints in the country's economic heartland to help police end attacks on migrants from other parts of Africa. Read more »
May 20, 2008
South Africa: Mbeki Condemns 'Shameful' Attacks
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki has condemned as "shameful and criminal" the recent attacks on foreign nationals living in the country. Read more »
May 19, 2008
South Africa: Legislators Condemn Attacks on Foreigners
South African legislators from across the political spectrum have unanimously condemned attacks on foreign nationals which are sweeping parts of the country. Read more »
April 16, 2008
Liberia: President Appeals to Ghana in Refugee Row
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has warned Liberians not to allow a quarrel over Liberian refugees in Ghana to spill across the border. Read more »
March 27, 2008
Liberia: Emotions Run High Over Refugee Crisis
"Why must our government apologize?" asked one caller on a local radio station in response to news that the Liberian government had sent an apology note to the Ghanaian… Read more »
February 25, 2008
Chad: Refugees in Cameroon Face Dilemmas
Just three days after moving to her new, permanent home as a Chadian refugee in Cameroon, 55-year-old Esther Deborah walks directly to her tent at the edge of a freshly-erected… Read more »
February 12, 2008
Sudan: Darfur Crisis Spills Into Chad
Thousands of refugees on the border between Sudan and Chad are becoming the victims of conflict within Sudan and a dispute between the governments of Chad and Sudan. Read more »
February 04, 2008
Chad: Rebels Pull Out of Capital
Rebel forces pulled out of Chad's captital, N'Djamena, after heavy fighting at the weekend, news agencies report. Read more »
December 05, 2007
Sudan: Darfur Peace Efforts Must Embrace New Reality
Darfur has dropped out of Western headlines again for the moment, eclipsed by events in Pakistan, the Middle East and Iraq. But while the erratic attention of the international… Read more »
October 25, 2007
Congo-Kinshasa: Preventing Backslide Into War
Joseph Kabila, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, visits the White House today to discuss challenges to his country's fragile democracy. The last time a… Read more »
October 18, 2007
Liberia: Profile - Willa Reaves
Willa Reaves fled Liberia as a child of eleven, with her family, after the coup of 1980 ushered in a worsening period of instability and conflict. Among the early groups to leave,… Read more »
October 17, 2007
Sudan: Food Delivery Drivers Killed in Darfur
Three truck drivers for the World Food Programme (WFP) have been shot dead while working for the United Nations food agency in Darfur, according to a WFP news release issued today. Read more »
September 24, 2007
Congo-Kinshasa: Children Caught in Crossfire in DRC
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned in recent days that fighting in the eastern Congo is placing children in an increasingly vulnerable position –… Read more »
September 23, 2007
Congo-Kinshasa: Taking Pity on a Teenage Mother
Amidst stories of terror and suffering from people fleeing fighting in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Unicef correspondent Sarah Crowe heard an… Read more »
September 20, 2007
Sudan: Group Calls for Armed Protection of Darfur Civilians
Human Rights Watch has urged the African Union and the United Nations to give their joint Darfur peacekeeping force "rapid response" capabilities, with enough attack… Read more »
