South Africa: Mbeki Condemns Leadership Transition in Togo, Outlines Foreign Policy Views in Annual Address

President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has condemned the leadership transition in Togo, warning that it should send a message to the people of Côte d'Ivoire on the urgency of… Read more »

South Africa: Novel Explores Women's Experiences in Prison

Journey to Myself: Writings by Women from Prison in South Africa. Edited by Julia Landau. Rondebosch, South Africa: Footprints, 2004. 80 pp. Read more »

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 »

South Africa: Aelred Stubbs, Spiritual Mentor and Editor, Dies

When nine leaders of the black consciousness movement were put on trial in Pretoria in 1975, many of them far from home, and public interest ebbed during the protracted State case,… Read more »

Africa: Nobel Laureate Archbishop Tutu Welcomes Peace Prize for Maathai

Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa has warmly welcomed the award of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to environmentalist Wangari Maathai. He also supported the Nobel committee's… Read more »

South Africa: Bittersweet Travels - A Journalist Comes to Terms with a Troubled Continent

Mandela, Mobutu and Me: A Newswoman's African Journey, by Lynne Duke. Doubleday, ©2003. $24.00 hardcover. Website: http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday Read more »

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 »

South Africa: Ten Years Later, Shared Interest Continues Anti-Poverty Mission

Shared Interest, an organization that guarantees loans for thousands of black South Africans, recently celebrated its tenth anniversary. In an interview with AllAfrica's Maria… Read more »

South Africa: Clegg Returns to U.S. for Major Tour

Johnny Clegg is a singer/songwriter who grew up in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia and is best known for his work with Sipho Mchunu as part of the band Juluka. His later work… Read more »

Africa: Panelists Critique U.S. Role in Africa

Hollywood actors, academics and world leaders discussed issues facing Africa - both on the continent and globally - during a conference sponsored by TransAfrica Forum titled… Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Seek G8 Follow-Through

Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Senegal, Uganda and Algeria Presidents Meet G8 Today Read more »

South Africa: Youth Report on Aids Interventions

As part of the Global Health Council's Annual Conference, held June 1-4 in Washington, DC, public health experts and practitioners exchanged findings on youth perspectives on AIDS… Read more »

Africa: Health Panel Explores Impact of Media on Youth Behavior

Challenges and potential for mass media and social marketing strategies to reach youth with HIV/Aids prevention messages were explored during a panel at the Global Health Council's… Read more »

South Africa: Haiti President Aristide's Central African Republic Arrival Still a Puzzle

As Peter DeShazo, Deputy U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs puts it, the government of the Central African Republic simply called up the aircraft… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa - Africa's Brazil?

Picture this. Night clubs thronged with multi-racial yuppies, dead ringers for that elusive tribe who tout beer and life insurance on Johannesburg billboards. Military convoys… Read more »

South Africa: General Elections Set For April 14

"After consultation with the Electoral Commission and discussion with the (provincial) premiers, I would like to inform the national legislature and the country that the 2004… Read more »

South Africa: Mbeki Hails State of the Nation, Says Democracy on Track

South African President Thabo Mbeki delivered his last annual state-of-the-nation address Friday, ahead of scheduled general elections marking a decade of democracy in South Africa… Read more »

South Africa: Democracy is Mature, the Private and NGO Sector is Strong, and Government is Weak in South Africa, says Moeletsi Mbeki

South African President Thabo Mbeki is scheduled to outline his plans for his country in a state-of-the nation address in Cape Town on Friday. It will be his last such speech… Read more »

South Africa: Scores Of Zulu Opponents Mob Mbeki as President Repeats Call For Peaceful Election

South African President Thabo Mbeki was mobbed by scores of opposition Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters, carrying traditional weapons, during a visit to an IFP stronghold in… Read more »

South Africa: Buthelezi Says Inkatha Will Contest Election Peacefully

The countdown has begun towards South Africa’s general elections expected to be held in March or April. And the spotlight is once again on the volatile province of KwaZulu Natal,… Read more »

South Africa: Anglo-Zulu War Revisited, Key Zulu Battle Victory Recreated

Half hidden in the early morning mist and drizzle, Isandlwana, the distinctive hill the Zulus call the "little hut," overlooks the escarpment and the plains that were once a bloody… Read more »

South Africa: Ferial Haffajee: South Africa's First Woman Newspaper Editor

She has a fine mind and a brilliant, dimpled smile. And now, Ferial Haffajee really has something to smile about. The 36 year old journalist has been appointed the new editor of… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Settlement Possible in 'Days', Says State Department's Top Africa Diplomat

Although the goal of a December 31 peace agreement in Sudan has been missed, the government of Sudan and the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement and Army (SPLM/A) have… Read more »

South Africa: Mbeki On Landmark Visit To DRC, Assessing Peace Process And Looking For Trade

South African President Thabo Mbeki is making the first state visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by a South African leader. Mbeki flew into Kinshasa on Tuesday,… Read more »

South Africa: Mbeki Has Weekend Health Scare As ANC Launches Re-Election Campaign

South African president, Thabo Mbeki, was rushed to hospital Sunday, suffering from breathing problems at the launch of his African National Congress (ANC) party's re-election… Read more »