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 »

Ghana: Rap Artist Blitz the Ambassador Makes a Name for Himself in the U.S.

One of the Ghanaian rap artists making a splash on the music scene in both Africa and the United States is Blitz the Ambassador. Read more »

Mali: New Film Focuses on Life and Debt in Africa

Bamako, a film set in that city, is a complex and ingenious production dealing with Africa's relationship with the West. Read more »

Mali: Election May Signal End of Consensus Politics

Voters in the West African nation of Mali head to the polls on Sunday to elect their president for the next five years in an election that may signal the end of consensus politics. Read more »

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 »

West Africa: Koundandi: A Film About Love and Sacrifice

The image of African women in the media has gone through several positive transformations over the years. African filmmakers are increasingly showing the diversity of African women… Read more »

Nigeria: Umaru Yar'Adua Declared Victor in Presidential Poll

Nigeria's election commission has declared Umaru Yar'Adua of the ruling People's Democratic Party the winner of the presidential election, despite widespread… Read more »

Nigeria: Candidates and Observers Call for Election Annulment

With the candidate of the ruling Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Umaru Yar'Adua, apparently heading for victory according to early results from Saturday's presidential… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Caught Up By His Past

Muhammadu Buhari, a retired army general, is the only candidate in the 2007 election with a previous record as Nigerian head of state. He headed a military regime from 1984 to… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Elect President Obasanjo's Successor

Sixty million voters head to the polls today to elect the leader who will succeed Olusegun Obasanjo as president of Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Electoral Commission Withdraws Candidates' Photos

The Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (Inec) announced on Thursday in Abuja that candidates for Saturday's presidential election will not have their photos… Read more »

Nigeria: Corruption Fights Back

The issue of corruption generates much of the heat in the debate over Nigeria's forthcoming presidential election, scheduled for Saturday. Outgoing President Olusegun Obasanjo… Read more »

Nigeria: Urgent Action Needed to Rescue Election

The month of April 2007 once seemed to hold great historic promise for Nigeria. The general elections offered a possibility for the country to experience its first ever transition… Read more »

Nigeria: 'We Have to Change our Country' Says Anti-Corruption Chief Ribadu

Since the creation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in 2003 the spotlight on corruption in Nigeria has been bright. The commission has reportedly secured more than… Read more »

Guinea: Blood Aluminum?

Most Americans would be hard pressed to find the Republic of Guinea on a map. Not to be confused with Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, or Papua New Guinea, this small West African… Read more »

Senegal: The Doors of Senegal: Les Portes Du Senegal

This book reminded me two people I used to see at my literature class at the University of Paris VIII. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: New Accord Signals Peace

In a nationwide address on Friday March 9, 2007, Ivoirian President Laurent Gbagbo profusely thanked his colleague from Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré for successfully… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Mr Demolition' Talks of Changing a City and a Country

Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Abuja and a senior member of Nigeria’s ruling People’s Democratic Party, last week visited… Read more »

South Africa: Country to Help Clear Liberia's Debt

South Africa is to contribute US$3,6 million towards clearing Liberia's debts to the African Development Bank (ADB). Read more »

Nigeria: Yar'Adua in 'Good Health'

Nigerian presidential candidate Umar Yar'Adua is undergoing medical treatment in Germany and is in "good health and is stable," a diplomatic source in Germany told… Read more »

Ghana: Youth Vital for Ghana and Africa's Future, says Kufuor

Pride and a tough recognition of his nation's still-difficult road colored Ghana President John Kufuor's speech to a crowd numbering in the tens of thousands in Accra's… Read more »

Ghana: Celebrating 50 Years

As they have with increasing fervor for many days now, Accra's streets bustle colourfully, vendors everywhere peddling in various sizes Ghana's green, gold and red national flag… Read more »

Senegal: Election Aftermath - Toward a Political Reshuffle

In the aftermath of Sunday's presidential election in Senegal, incumbent Abdoulaye Wade seems poised to remain in office, with early estimates indicating that he has obtained 55… Read more »

Liberia: Forum Spotlights Country's Readiness To Do Business

A one-day conference focused on private sector opportunities in Liberia drew an overflow crowd of 400 registrants last month in Washington, DC. The turnout raised hopes that… Read more »

Guinea: The Case for U.S. Action

While the United States government plans to send an additional 20,000 troops to shore up a flawed military strategy in Iraq, it has failed to support the people of Guinea, where… Read more »