Liberia: Clinton Cites 'Encouraging Signs of Progress' and Pledges Continuing Support

"The United States is proud to support you. We are proud to be your partner and friend." These were the words U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed to the national… Read more »

Nigeria: As Clinton Arrives, New Partnership with U.S. Beckons

"Nigeria is the most important country in Africa, bar none." This statement was made by Johnnie Carson, the new United States Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, shortly… Read more »

Nigeria: Violence in North Is Not What It Seems

Nigeria's latest spate of violence -- which began with attacks on police stations in four northern states -- is not what it seems. Read more »

Gambia: Court Jails Six Journalists

Six Gambian journalists, including the editors of two independent newspapers, have been sentenced to two-year jail terms and each fined about U.S. $10,000 on sedition and criminal… Read more »

Africa: Clinton Visits Seven Countries to Highlight Africa as Policy Priority

Hillary Clinton, making her first journey to Africa as U.S. Secretary of State, begins a seven-nation visit Monday with a stop in Kenya to take part in a forum on trade and… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Visit Continent

The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, will begin a seven-nation trip next week during she will visit a range of key countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Nation Hopes Election Will End Instability

Voters in Guinea-Bissau went to the polls on Sunday for the second round of voting in a presidential election to determine a successor to President João Bernardo Vieira, who… Read more »

Ghana: New Deal to Help Conserve Forests

The Ghanaian government has signed a landmark agreement which will help it stop the export of illegally-cut timber, thus helping to conserve the country's forests. Read more »

Liberia: Journalists Work to Improve Standards, Expand Press Freedom

Liberia's umbrella organization for journalists, the Press Union of Liberia (PUL), will be 45-year-old in September. Ahead of the anniversary, AllAfrica's Boakai Fofana asked the… Read more »

Mauritania: Coup Leader Elected President

General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who overthrew an elected government in Mauritania 11 months ago, was himself chosen president of the country in a new election at the weekend. But… Read more »

Africa: Zimbabwe Has 'Potential for Change' - Says Top U.S. Congressman in Wide-Ranging Interview

Donald M. Payne, who has represented New Jersey's 10th District in the United States House of Representatives since 1989, chairs the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and… Read more »

Niger: Lawyers Strike, President Clamps Down on Press

Lawyers in Niger went on a one-day strike this week in solidarity with the Constitutional Court, which was dissolved by President Mamadou Tandja - an act the lawyers deemed… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor to Testify in His Own Defense

Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor is scheduled to take the witness stand this week to testify in his own defence at his trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against… Read more »

Africa: Brother Barack Admonishes - and Encourages - Africa

Speaking to Africans with the intimacy of a brother, and citing the heritage he shared with them, President Barack Obama of the United States delivered an uncompromising message to… Read more »

Africa: Support Democracy, Africans Urge Obama

From across Africa, messages for President Barack Obama, submitted to allAfrica.com, have appealed for government by the people. "WE NEED DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA," insisted a… Read more »

Africa: Obama's Trip to Ghana - Special Report and Interview

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Ghana: Obama Visits a Hopeful Nation on a Troubled Continent

Guest columnist Richard Joseph, an Africa expert at the Brookings Institution and Northwestern University in the United States, has been travelling to Ghana for 30 years. Beginning… Read more »

Africa: Good Governance Drive Makes Progress

A day ahead of this year’s African Union summit in Libya, the 11th meeting of the forum of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) took place in the sweltering seaside town… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Wants to Spotlight 'Successful Models' And Be An 'Effective Partner' - Obama

Barack Obama makes his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president of the United States next week, following a trip to Russia as well as to Italy, where he will participate in a… Read more »

Niger: U.S. Criticizes Tandja's Bid to Keep Power

President Mamadou Tandja has undermined Niger's efforts over the last 10 years to advance good governance and the rule of law, President Barack Obama's spokesman said on… Read more »

Nigeria: Shell Settles Saro-Wiwa Case

After more than a decade of legal battles, the Royal Dutch Shell oil company has agreed to pay an out-of-court settlement in a case in which it was accused of committing human… Read more »

Lesotho: Madonna, African Adoptions and Unnamed Sources

A British tabloid newspaper has set off speculation that pop superstar Madonna is now looking to adopt a child from Lesotho, or even Nigeria. Read more »

Africa: U.S. Abruptly Cancels New Flights

Kenyan government officials have reacted angrily to the abrupt cancellation this week of a new direct flight from Atlanta, Georgia in the United States to Nairobi. Read more »

Mali: Al-Qaeda Group Executes Briton

An Al-Qaeda affiliated group in Africa has executed a British citizen in Mali, news agencies are reporting. Read more »

Liberia: Tolbert Educational Fund Launched

An education endowment fund in honor of former Liberian president William R. Tolbert was launched in Monrovia Wednesday at a formal ceremony held at the Monrovia City Hall. Read more »