April 04, 2011
Zimbabwe: Pro-Mugabe Paper Publishes Attack on Zuma
This is the full text of an editorial published on Sunday April 3 in the Sunday Mail, the pro-Zanu-PF newspaper published in Harare, under the headline "Has SADC been hijacked": Read more »
April 01, 2011
Zimbabwe: Southern African Leaders Condemn Recent Political Violence
In their first public response to Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's campaign to lobby them about violent attacks on his supporters by those of President Robert Mugabe,… Read more »
March 31, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Army Chief Defects
Embattled Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo's army chief of staff has sought refuge at the residence of South Africa's envoy in Cote d'Ivoire. Read more »
March 21, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Will A Unity Govt Resolve Nation's Crisis?
Côte d'Ivoire is on the brink of civil war. Its president since 2000, Laurent Gbagbo, is refusing to cede power to Allasane Ouattara, the putative winner of elections last… Read more »
March 17, 2011
Eswatini: Protesters Plan to Bring Capital to Standstill
Civil society and union activists will join students in a mass protest against the Swazi government on Friday. Read more »
February 15, 2011
Malawi: Civil Society Warns of More Fuel Crisis Protests
Organisers of demonstrations against Malawi's chronic fuel crisis have vowed to continue their protests despite being stopped by police on Monday, reports the Nyasa Times. Read more »
February 01, 2011
Africa: How Political Risks Dampen Investment in Continent
Excerpts from "African Markets Revealed", published by the Standard Bank: Read more »
January 29, 2011
Africa: Morocco, South Africa Win 2015, 2017 Soccer Events
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced Saturday that Morocco will host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, and South Africa the 2017 tournament. Read more »
January 25, 2011
Zimbabwe: Opportunity Lost
“We Americans know and we observe the difference between world leadership and imperialism,” former U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower said in his 1953 inaugural address.… Read more »
January 19, 2011
Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Health Excites New Speculation
A report that 86-year-old President Robert Mugabe has been hospitalized in Malaysia for a prostate operation has generated heated debate in Zimbabwe, as well as speculation on how… Read more »
December 17, 2010
Mozambique: Journalist's Legacy Inspires Fight Against Corruption
The recent commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the assassination of Mozambique's best known investigative journalist, Carlos Cardoso, was held at the same place, and at the… Read more »
November 29, 2010
Zimbabwe: WikiLeaks Reveals Confidential, Blunt U.S. Assessment of Political Leaders
A confidential 2007 diplomatic cable from the outgoing American ambassador to Zimbabwe, Christopher Dell, is among the U.S. State Department documents released online by the… Read more »
November 20, 2010
Angola: Govt Makes Mockery of Democracy, Says Top Journalist
Angola received higher marks this year on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance. But veteran Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais does not believe the score is deserved.… Read more »
November 18, 2010
Nigeria/Botswana: World Football Bans Top Official After Bribe Probe
World football's governing body, Fifa, has banned a Nigerian member of its executive committee from any soccer-related activity for three years after he was said to have discussed… Read more »
November 16, 2010
Africa: Angola and 16 Other African Missions Facing U.S. Bank Account Closures
The Angolan Embassy here canceled tonight's celebration planned to mark the country's 35th independence anniversary, following a decision by Bank of America to close the embassy's… Read more »
October 05, 2010
Nigeria: Militant Claims Govt Wanted to Blame Northerners for Abuja Blasts
The former leader of a Niger Delta militant group, Henry Okah, has reportedly claimed he was arrested and charged in South Africa because he refused to cooperate in a plan to… Read more »
October 04, 2010
Africa: Governance Improves in Liberia, Angola, Togo But Declines in Eritrea, Madasgascar
Governance standards have improved significantly in Angola, Liberia and Togo over the past four years, but have declined in Eritrea and Madagascar, according to a leading survey… Read more »
September 21, 2010
Africa: Focus on Women and Girls Key to MDG Success
As world leaders gather this week in New York to assess progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), they will face stark challenges to social and economic development,… Read more »
August 31, 2010
South Africa: Govt Improves Pay Offer in Bid to End Strike
South African government negotiators have improved their pay offer to civil servants in a bid to end a crippling nation-wide strike which has lasted for more than two weeks. Read more »
August 27, 2010
Africa: Why Kenya Has Pulled Ahead of Zimbabwe
Kenya and Zimbabwe's last elections, held within a few months of one another, were characterized by violence either before or after polling. The outcomes of both were strongly… Read more »
August 03, 2010
South Africa: Court Jails Nation's Former Top Police Officer
South Africa's former national police chief, Jackie Selebi, has been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for corruption. Read more »
South Africa: Court Jails Nation's Former Top Police Officer
South Africa's former national police chief, Jackie Selebi, has been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for corruption. Read more »
July 24, 2010
Botswana: Court Bars Community's Access to Water
A Botswana judge has prohibited the Basarwa people of the Kalahari from re-equipping a borehole or drilling a new one in the Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve - the latest incident in… Read more »
July 22, 2010
South Africa: Tutu Pulls Out of Most Public Engagements
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu announced on Thursday that he will retire from public life on his 79th birthday in October. Read more »
Sudan: Carson Says U.S. is Boosting Efforts to Back Peace
Conflict in Sudan has been a thorny issue for President Barack Obama and his administration since he took office. This week, a leading voice for a more vigorous American approach… Read more »