February 11, 2013
South Africa: DRC Rebel Leader Related to Kabila?
South African police have arrested a suspect linked to an alleged plot to overthrow the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). Read more »
February 08, 2013
Nigeria: Nine Polio Health Workers Gunned Down
Unknown gunmen shot dead nine women involved in Nigeria's polio-vaccination campaign in the northern city of Kano on Friday in two separate attacks, press reports said on Friday. Read more »
December 12, 2012
Mali: President Appoints New PM
Dioncounda Traoré, the interim Malian president, has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra, immediately appointing Django Sissoko to replace him,… Read more »
November 20, 2012
Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels Seize Goma
Rebels of the M23 group seized part of the regional capital of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, reports Radio Okapi. Read more »
July 13, 2012
Africa: U.S. Military Steps Up 'Sustained Engagement' With Africa
A stepped-up role for the American military, which has been the subject of widespread discussion and debate since the establishment of the U.S. Africa Command (Africom) in 2008,… Read more »
May 07, 2012
Mali: Attack On Timbuktu World Heritage Site May Spark Revolt
There are fears that the population of Timbuktu may react violently after fighters from a religious sect desecrated the tomb of a saint. Read more »
September 11, 2011
Nigeria: Did Vengeful Gaddafi Order Abuja Bombing?
It is now widely accepted that Boko Haram, an Islamic sect based in northeastern Nigeria, was responsible for the recent bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja, Nigeria's… Read more »
September 01, 2011
Sudan: Obama Names Two Experienced Diplomats to Team As Problems Mount
President Barack Obama has tapped two experienced U.S. diplomats to represent him in Khartoum and Juba as tensions grow between Sudan and South Sudan. Read more »
July 06, 2011
Mauritania: Al-Qaeda Attacks Army Base
North African Al Qaeda fighters and Mauritanian military forces have again clashed this week, resulting in the deaths of more than 20 people, news agencies report. Read more »
September 13, 2010
Somalia: Constructive Re-Engagement Required, Not Disengagement
Somalia increasingly represents a direct threat to U.S. national security. Read more »
January 08, 2010
Nigeria: Will Power Brokers Listen and Act?
A few weeks ago, while chatting with my neighbor, I told him I had been doing some work in Nigeria. Read more »
January 04, 2010
Africa: U.S. Imposes Tighter Airline Screening for Many Africans
Airline passengers who are citizens of, or fly through, five African nations will undergo more intensive security screening from today before being permitted to board flights to… Read more »
September 24, 2009
South Africa: Al-Qaeda Threatened U.S. Offices - Report
United States government offices in South Africa are expected to reopen on Friday after being closed for two days, reportedly after a threat from an al-Qaeda splinter group. Read more »
September 23, 2009
South Africa: Security Threat Closes U.S. Diplomatic Offices
All United States government facilities, including embassy premises and consulates throughout South Africa, remained closed for a second day Wednesday as a result of unspecified… Read more »
August 06, 2009
Africa: U.S. Military Command Aims to Help Africans Help Themselves - General
Soon after General William E. (Kip) Ward became the first commander of the United States Africa Command, known as Africom, in October 2007, he summed up his vision for his new… Read more »
Somalia: Clinton Calls Eritrea's Interference 'Unacceptable'
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged strong support for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG), while vowing to take action against Eritrea's… Read more »
March 02, 2009
Sudan: Prosecutor Accuses Bashir Forces of Murder, Rape, Pillage
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, will announce on Wednesday March 4 its decision on an application for an arrest warrant for President Omar… Read more »
August 27, 2008
Sudan: Hijackers Release Passengers in Libya
Two hijackers who seized a Sudanese airliner flying from the Darfur region to the capital, Khartoum, have released the flight's 87 passengers in Libya, the Sudan Tribune newspaper… Read more »
March 03, 2008
Somalia: U.S. Targets al-Qaida in Airstrike
The United States bombed a town in southern Somalia on Monday in a strike on suspected terrorists, United States defense officials told news agencies. Six people are reported dead. Read more »
October 03, 2007
Ethiopia: U.S. Congress Acts on Human Rights
The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill supporting human rights and democracy in Ethiopia. Read more »
January 24, 2007
South Africa: Gov't Blocks Listing of al-Qaeda Suspects
South Africa's foreign minister, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, wants bilateral talks with the United States government over its request to list two South Africans as having links… Read more »
January 19, 2007
Somalia: 'You Break It, You Own It' Rule Does Not Apply
"You break it, you own it." The Pottery Barn rule of intervention and nation-building, made famous in Iraq, is about to be tested in Somalia. Read more »
July 13, 2005
Africa: At Least 9 Africans Missing, 8 Injured in London Attacks
Updated: July 14, 2005 9:34 AM Read more »
April 11, 2005
Sudan: Opportunity to Jump-Start Sudan May Be Lost Over Darfur - U.S. Negotiator
After decades of neglect, world attention has recently focused on Sudan, Africa's largest country with a land area about one-quarter the size of the United States. A peace… Read more »
August 25, 2004
Africa: African Capacity Building is Essential to Undermining Terrorist Financial Networks Say U.S. Reps
In line with the ongoing investigations into the financial networks of terror, Juan Zarate, Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, and William Fox Director of the Financial… Read more »
