December 08, 2007
South Africa: first test message on allafrica blog
Early reports on the first summit day show that Mugabe had already invited attention after he commandeered a plane to take him to Lisbon on Thursday, leaving hundreds of passengers… Read more »
December 06, 2007
South Africa: Mbeki Seeks to Cool Party Leadership Fight
The forthcoming national conference of South Africa's ruling African National Congress, where the party will elect a new leader, should not be seen as "the beginning and… Read more »
December 04, 2007
South Africa: Miners Launch Strike Over Safety
Tens of thousands of South African miners held a one-day strike today in support of demands for safer working conditions. Read more »
Zimbabwe: U.S. Tightens Sanctions Screw
The United States is to bar the children of some Zimbabwean officials from studying in the United States. Read more »
November 26, 2007
Africa: World Cup, African Nations Cup Draw Revealed
Durban hosted on Sunday the draw ceremony for Fifa’s 2010 World Cup, for which a record 204 countries had chosen to participate. Read more »
November 25, 2007
Africa: 2010 Draw Sets Stage for World Cup Soccer
The stage was set for 30 months of exciting football on Sunday when Africa's nations learned who their teams have to beat to get to the 2010 World Cup finals. Read more »
November 20, 2007
South Africa: Govt Presses Major Powers on Darfur Force
South Africa has urged Russia, China, the United States and European Union countries to provide the heavy military equipment necessary to deploy Darfur's new hybrid… Read more »
November 08, 2007
Africa: 'Recognize Our Heroes and Sheroes' - Zambian Ambassador Mbikusita-Lewanika
The Zambian ambassador to the United States, Dr. Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, 64, has had a wide-ranging and high-powered career. She studied at California Polytechnic University and… Read more »
November 07, 2007
Sudan: South Africa to Boost Darfur Peacekeepers
South Africa will consider contributing helicopters and ground transport to the new hybrid African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force for Darfur, President Thabo Mbeki said… Read more »
October 25, 2007
Sudan: Africa to Supply Most Darfur Peacekeepers
Africa is likely to contribute up to four-fifths of the troops making up the planned United Nations-African Union hybrid peacekeeping force to be deployed in Sudan's… Read more »
South Africa: Chinese to Invest R36.7 Billion In Local Bank
In a huge deal for South Africa and the continent, one of China's major banks is to buy a one-fifth share of Africa's largest bank. Read more »
October 22, 2007
Africa: Former President of Mozambique Wins Leadership Prize
Joaquim Chissano, the former president of Mozambique, is the first recipient of a new, high-profile prize to reward exemplary leadership by recently-retired African heads of… Read more »
October 19, 2007
South Africa: Lucky Dube - Beloved Brother and Artist
South Africa is today mourning the loss of our "Reggae Son," Lucky Dube. With his family, we grieve over the killing of a beloved brother and artist, who has been a prolific force… Read more »
South Africa: Music Legend Murdered in Jo'burg Hijacking
South African reggae superstar, Lucky Dube, was shot dead in an attempted hijacking in the southern suburbs of Johannesburg on Thursday night. Read more »
October 15, 2007
South Africa: Leaders Meet to Promote Global South Trade
The leaders of three major growing economies of the Global South – South Africa, Brazil and India – are meeting in Pretoria this week to promote trade and cooperation… Read more »
October 09, 2007
Africa: "Faces Filled with Joy" - The 1994 South African Election
Gail Hovey first went to South Africa in 1966 on the Frontier Internship Program of the United Presbyterian Church in the USA. While there, she continued her relationship with the… Read more »
October 05, 2007
South Africa: Arrest Warrant Issued for Police Chief
An arrest warrant has been issued for South Africa's police chief and the president of Interpol Jackie Selebi. Read more »
October 04, 2007
Africa: "South Africa Is Next to Namibia": The Lutheran Connection
Dubuque, Iowa, might seem an unlikely hotbed of Southern African organizing, but National Namibia Concerns based at Wartburg Theological Seminary mobilized more than 10,000… Read more »
South Africa: Thousands Rescued From Gold Mine
Thousands of miners are being rescued from Elandsrand gold mine near Johannesburg, where they have been trapped since Wednesday morning. Read more »
October 02, 2007
Zimbabwe: Senegal's President Plans Visit
Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has announced plans to visit Zimbabwe this month to suggest an African Union-led mediation process to President Robert Mugabe. Wade told a… Read more »
September 25, 2007
Zimbabwe: Stop Rights Violations Now, Says Tutu
South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Tuesday made a new attack on human rights violations in Zimbabwe. He said in a statement he was "devastated" by the… Read more »
September 18, 2007
Zimbabwe: Crisis Group Backs SADC Talks
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) initiative to promote a negotiated political solution in Zimbabwe offers the only realistic way out of the current crisis, and the… Read more »
September 20, 2007
Africa: Behind the Scenes at the United Nations
In the second of AllAfrica's series of excerpts from No Easy Victories: African Liberation and American Activists over a Half Century, 1950-2000, the former United Nations… Read more »
September 13, 2007
South Africa: What Steve Biko Means for SA Today
September 11, 2007
Zimbabwe: Fierce Mugabe Critic Resigns Over Scandal
Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo, the fierce critic of the Mugabe government who faces court action over an allegation that he had an affair with a married woman, has resigned his… Read more »