Sierra Leone: African Blood Diamonds on American Markets

Bling: Consequences and Repercussions Read more »

West Africa: Wassalou "Show me the Way"

Wassalou "Show me the Way" Read more »

West Africa: Haklima "Djoss Diabate"

Haklima "Djoss Diabate" Read more »

Africa: Ghana Qualifies For The Second Round of The FIFA World Cup

Liberia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Oprah's Wednesday Broadcast, Continues Push for Investment and Rebuilding Assistance

During a two-day private visit to Chicago last week, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf taped an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show that will air on Wednesday. Read more »

Liberia: U.S. Senate To Consider Vote on Liberia Aid

The United States Senate may vote as early as Tuesday on a budget amendment proposed by Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee that would provide $80 million in immediate assistance to… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Free of Most Foreign Debt, Pledges Social Investments

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the finance minister of Nigeria, says that a significant portion of the nation's revenues can be re-targeted to improve the lives of Nigerians, now that… Read more »

Liberia: Sirleaf Administration Issues 'First 150 Days' Report

When Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took office as Liberia's post-war president on January 16, she outlined a number of initiatives aimed at producing tangible "deliverables" for the… Read more »

Liberia: We Want to Restore Our Dignity and See Liberia Prosper Again - Sirleaf

During her visit to the United States last month, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf  addressed a gathering of development experts at a luncheon on March 20 hosted by… Read more »

Guinea: Is There a Captain Onboard?

The stakes are high in the current political crisis in the Republic of Guinea, whose people are among the world's poorest. In this part of west Africa, where Liberia and Sierra… Read more »

Benin: Music Lets Me See Beyond Color, Beyond Language - Angélique Kidjo

Angélique Kidjo, one of Africa's most prolific and best known artistes, is from Benin in West Africa. She started singing at age six, producing songs that span music genres and… Read more »

Nigeria: Obasanjo Says Nigeria 'Vindicated' by Capture of Taylor, Speaks of Health and Agriculture Policies

During a press conference prior to his meeting Wednesday with U.S. President George Bush, Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo read a prepared statement about Charles Taylor, the… Read more »

Liberia: Sirleaf Addresses Nation on Taylor Capture and Policy Priorities

Nation-wide Address By Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia Read more »

Liberia: Allen Brown Puts His Faith and His Money in His Country's Need for Lodging [AllAfrica Profile]

Crunching across shell-encrusted gravel toward a ruined, beachfront mansion not far from downtown Monrovia, the capitol of Liberia, Allen Brown II looks like a happy man. Never… Read more »

Liberia: It's the Little Things - A Reflection on Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Journey to the Presidency

It's the night after Liberia's historic inauguration of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman to be elected president of an African nation. About a dozen close friends and… Read more »

Guinea: No Coups Are Good Coups

Last Saturday, the Republic of Guinea's second president, Lansana Conté, was evacuated from Conakry to Geneva, gravely ill. Twenty-two years ago, in March 1984, the first… Read more »

Liberia: 'Tremendous Potential', Says Investment Commission Chairman

Since Liberian President William R. Tolbert was assassinated in 1980 by junior military officers, the country has been in turmoil, with rival armed factions competing for power.… Read more »

Liberia: President Sirleaf Thanks U.S. Congress, Asks for Continuing Support

Speaking before a joint meeting of the United States Congress on Wednesday, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf asked for American support to help her country  "become a… Read more »

Africa: Women Are Africa's Political Hope

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will address a joint session of the U.S. Congress today. This historic honor, bestowed sparingly on international dignitaries, is a fitting… Read more »

Liberia: AllAfrica Forum: Preserving Liberia's Hard-Won Peace

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf last week won a promise of French help in recovering from a quarter century of turmoil and 14 years of war. This week she is making an… Read more »

Guinea: Bauxite Investment Spurs West African Hopes

In one of the world's 10 poorest countries, where life expectancy barely exceeds 50 years, where 75 per cent of the women are illiterate, and where almost everyone is unemployed,… Read more »

Liberia: Sirleaf to Address U.S. Congress and Meet Bush as Supporters Press for Aid to Rebuild Liberia

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will begin an official visit to Washington with a speech next week to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, meeting… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia's Sirleaf Seeks Civic Action, International Aid

As President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf prepares to make an official visit to the United States in mid-March, pressure is growing for the addition of $80 million in reconstruction and… Read more »

Africa: Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt For the CAN Final

The Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire and the Pharaohs of Egypt will meet in the final of the 25th edition of the African Cup of Nations (CAN) in Egypt. The two countries beat Nigeria and… Read more »

Ghana: Minister Says the Future of the Private Sector in Ghana Is 'Beautiful'

Ghana's Minister for Private Sector Development and the President's Special Initiatives, Kwamena Bartels, discusses the role and importance of the private sector to Ghana's economy… Read more »