Liberia: Liberia: A Casualty of the Cold War's End

Half a decade ago, with the Berlin Wall coming down and the Soviet Union entering its final days, a small-scale conflict in West Africa quietly put post-Cold War U.S. foreign… Read more »

Guinea: From Stokley Carmichael to Kwame Ture

Kwame Toure, known as Stokely Carmichael when he was an organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, died of prostate cancer on November 15, 1998 in Conkry, Guinea,… Read more »

Nigeria: Healing Wounds and Building Democracy in Nigeria

An attempt this week by some members of Nigeria's House of Representatives to observe a moment of silence for the annulled 1993 presidential election caused a furor, despite the… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Accord Signed But Not Sealed

Despite the signing of a peace accord in Sierra Leone, there remains many questions one of them being whether the former rebels accused of killing and maiming thousands of innocent… Read more »

Ghana: Modernity Is Enemy To Tradition

Development agents should consult people in their development agenda. People ought to be involved in development project's planning and implementation for positive change to be… Read more »

Ghana: Atoning The Sins Of Others Children

In some parts of Ghana if a parent commits an offence he need not face the consequences. He has the option of sending his pre-teen daughter to special shrine where she is to serve… Read more »

Ghana: Immunised by force Children

Health workers backed by the police surrounded a Church and forcibly immunised children against polio after the church elders had protested that immunisation is against their… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Remaining Hostages Expected to be Freed

Reports from Sierra Leone say rebels have released most of about 35 people whom they took hostage last Wednesday. Among those abducted taken were UN observers, aid workers and… Read more »

Nigeria: Healing Wounds and Building Democracy in Nigeria

An attempt this week by some members of Nigeria's House of Representatives to observe a moment of silence for the annulled 1993 presidential election caused a furor, despite the… Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea: A Better Image for the latest 'Kuwait of Africa'

It is hard to imagine a country with a lower public profile than Equatorial Guinea. Even though the tiny nation was the setting for "Tropical Gangsters," a best-selling book of… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Letter from Africa News Reader to Concord Times

Following is a letter from an Africa News Online reader in response to the February 22, 1999 message from Concord Times editor Kingsley Lington: I noticed your letter on the Africa… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Prisoners Released; White House Applauds

A week after the death of Nigerian military ruler Sani Abacha, his successor today announced the release of former head-of-state Olusegun Obasanjo and other prominent leaders who… Read more »

Nigeria: New Policy Openings in Nigeria Crisis

If diplomacy is the art of the possible, the death of Nigerian military strongman Sani Abacha offers what may be a momentary opening to provide effective support for the country's… Read more »