June 20, 2007
Cote d'Ivoire: Govt to Burn Weapons in 'Flames of Peace'
Prime Minister Guillaume Soro of Côte d'Ivoire wants to begin disarmament in the north of the country with a high-profile ceremony at which weapons would be burned in the… Read more »
June 19, 2007
Lesotho/South Africa: More Regional Integration Necessary
Prime Minister Phakalitha Mosisili of Lesotho has described the postponement of last Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Uganda and Lesotho as a "wake-up… Read more »
Lesotho: Govt Eases Curfew After Attacks on Politicians
The Lesotho government has slightly eased the curfew it imposed in the capital, Maseru, last weekend after attacks on the homes of leading politicians. Read more »
June 14, 2007
Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Leader's Fate Not in My Hands, Says Kabila
President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo says the future of opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba, who left the country for Portugal two months ago, is in the… Read more »
June 13, 2007
Lesotho: Drought Creates Food Crisis
One in five people in Lesotho will face food shortages in the coming year as a result of the most serious drought in the country in 30 years, international agencies have warned. Read more »
Africa: Continent Needs Good Policies, Investment, Says Report
Good government policies, better access to finance and more infrastructure are all needed if Africa is to expand its economy. Corruption and lack of skills, energy and transport… Read more »
June 07, 2007
South Africa: Central Bank Pushes Up Interest Rates
South Africa's central bank today increased interest rates for the first time in six months in an attempt to curb inflation. Read more »
June 01, 2007
Africa: Ethiopian, Zimbabwean Women Journalists Honored
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) has honoured an Ethiopian publisher for her courage and a Zimbabwean reporter for her achievements in journalism over a period… Read more »
May 28, 2007
Eswatini: Report Links Discrimination to HIV
Gender-based discrimination in Botswana and Swaziland is integrally linked to the high rates of HIV infection among women in those countries, a study by Physicians for Human Rights… Read more »
May 25, 2007
South Africa: Mbeki Clashes With Unions
As tens of thousands of public servants marched in support of a pay claim against the government on Friday, President Thabo Mbeki clashed publicly with a top official of the union… Read more »
May 21, 2007
Zimbabwe: Parliament's Human Rights Probe to Continue, Says MP
The South African member of the Pan African Parliament who successfully proposed that the body should investigate reports of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe has denied that the… Read more »
May 20, 2007
South Africa: Presidential Aspirant Challenges Ruling ANC
A South African liberation fighter turned business tycoon has challenged the opaque leadership selection processes of the ruling African National Congress ahead of its choice of a… Read more »
May 10, 2007
South Africa: Public Sector Unions Plan Strike
The South African government faces a nationwide public sector strike which could be the biggest since liberation in 1994. Read more »
May 09, 2007
Africa: AU Chair Urges Zimbabwe to Respect Law
The African Union chairman, President John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana, has reiterated his concern at the recent behaviour of the Zimbabwe government. Read more »
May 07, 2007
Zimbabwe: Human Rights Lawyers Released
Two of Zimbabwe's top human rights lawyers were released on bail Monday, one day after a High Court Justice ordered their release. Read more »
May 05, 2007
Zimbabwe: "We Have Reached the Tipping Point"
Democracy advocates in southern Africa have been posing the question recently: When does Zimbabwe reach a "tipping point", where popular opposition to the regime of aging… Read more »
April 26, 2007
South Africa: Mbeki Responds Positively to Nigerian Polls
The South African government has given an early signal of its response to Nigeria's disputed elections by both congratulating President-elect Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and… Read more »
March 30, 2007
Zimbabwe: Tutu and Albright - A Cry for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, long plagued by the repressive leadership of President Robert Mugabe, has reached the point of crisis. Leaders of the democratic opposition were arrested and beaten, and… Read more »
Africa: Tutu Reflects - We Live in a Moral Universe; Zimbabwe Tests Our Resolve, Our Judgment
Nobel Peace Prizewinner, cleric and champion of justice for the world's poor: retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu still moves at a blistering pace, leaving aides and admirers… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Catholic Bishops Warn of Mass Uprising
The bishops of Zimbabwe's powerful Catholic Church have issued an unusually strongly-worded letter to their congregations drawing an analogy between the current struggle and the… Read more »
March 29, 2007
Zimbabwe: Doctor Describes Human Rights Horror
Tuesday's arrest of Movement for Democratic Change leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, boosted the expressions of international outrage that began accelerating in early March over the… Read more »
March 27, 2007
Southern Africa: Mbeki Heads For Regional Talks on Zimbabwe
President Thabo Mbeki will represent South Africa at this week's extraordinary high-level summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which is expected to discuss… Read more »
March 23, 2007
South Africa: Is Black Empowerment Working in Economy?
If you have ever wondered what a gilded cage looks likes, search no more. South Africa's Black Economic Empowerment is your answer. Read more »
March 19, 2007
Zimbabwe: U.S. Says Mugabe 'Personally Responsible' for Attacks
The United States Government has said that it holds President Robert Mugabe "personally responsible" for the recent brutal attacks on opposition leaders. Read more »
March 18, 2007
Zimbabwe: Police Prevent Medical Evacuation of Tortured Leaders
Two women severely assaulted by police in last weekend's beating of opposition leaders in Harare, Zimbabwe, were prevented Saturday from traveling to South Africa for medical… Read more »