July 03, 2002
Liberia: Detained Journalist In Military Hands, Says Minister
Civilian authorities in Monrovia continue to defy court orders to produce journalist Hassan Bility who was arrested last week and accused of operating a Lurd (Liberians United for… Read more »
June 30, 2002
Liberia: Liberia's Charles Taylor Will Talk to Rebels Says Peace Broker
The top official in charge of security for West African states, Cheikh Oumar Diarra, says Liberian President Charles Taylor is ready, under certain "conditions", to talk to members… Read more »
June 21, 2002
Africa: Bush To Visit Africa, Pledges Extra $100M for Education
Promising more money for education and for the fight against HIV/Aids, President George W. Bush announced that the United States "will take Africa's side in confronting the… Read more »
June 10, 2002
Madagascar: Inconclusive Outcome to 'Dakar II' Leaves Uncertainty
The people of Madagascar must be nervously wondering about the prospects for peace on their island, now that their two rival leaders - both of whom lay claim to the presidency -… Read more »
June 08, 2002
Madagascar: Rivals Set For Fresh Talks In Senegal
It has been dubbed Dakar 2 -- the latest peace mediation effort by President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, seeking to bring Madagascar's two rival presidents together and resolve the… Read more »
Mali: New President Takes Office
Amadou Toumani Toure has been sworn in as the new president of Mali, during a ceremony in the capital Bamako Saturday attended by 11 other francophone African leaders. Making… Read more »
June 07, 2002
Mali: History Made as One Elected President Hands Over to Another
Mali is set to make history Saturday as one democratically elected president hands over power to another duly-elected leader for the first time in the country's history since… Read more »
June 03, 2002
Nigeria: Tributes Pour in For Garba
Tributes are pouring in for former Nigerian Foreign Minister and UN Ambassador General Joseph Garba, who died over the weekend. In a statement Sunday, the president of Nigeria's… Read more »
May 25, 2002
Africa: Ghana's Kufuor Defends His Government's Record on Transparency, the Economy
In the second and final part of an interview with allAfrica.com, Ghanaian president John Agyekum Kufuor talks about his hopes for Ghana and the performance of his government after… Read more »
May 24, 2002
West Africa: Cycle of Conflict in Mano River Threatens S.Leone Peace - Analyst
In the Mano River region of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, armed insurgency has moved from country to country for years, one country's conflict feeding on another's. Most… Read more »
West Africa: Ghana President Promises Strong Ecowas Stance on Liberia
It has been a busy week for the President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor. On Monday he welcomed the outgoing president of Mali, Alpha Oumar Konare, on a 3-day state visit - one of… Read more »
May 20, 2002
Sierra Leone: Kabbah Is Declared Victor And Sworn In For New Term
"By the constitution of Sierra Leone, I do hereby declare Dr Ahmad Tejan Kabbah as duly elected president." With those words Sunday from Walter Nicol, chairman of the national… Read more »
May 17, 2002
Sierra Leone: A Nation With a Radio Glued to its Ear - Waiting for Results
It is hard to walk down a street in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, without hearing crackly radios blaring out election results after Tuesday's presidential and… Read more »
May 15, 2002
Sierra Leone: All Sides Satisfied with Peaceful, Transparent Poll
"Free and fair and free of fear and violence," appears to be the consensus on the general elections in Sierra Leone, after Tuesday's enthusiastic voting for a new president, a new… Read more »
May 14, 2002
Sierra Leone: A Tale of Three Amputees
Lamin is ready to forgive, but not forget. Ishmael will never forget and is not prepared to forgive. Finna appears to have other things on her mind on election day in Sierra… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Voting Enthusiastic in First Post-War Poll
Almost two and a half million Sierra Leoneans were eligible to vote in Tuesday's elections presidential and parliamentary elections, and it appears that the majority have gone to… Read more »
Sierra Leone: UN Commander Confident of Smooth Election
Lieutenant-General Daniel Ishmael Opande, a Kenyan, is the force commander of the United Nations mission in Sierra Leone, Unamsil. Opande, who served as the UNs chief military… Read more »
May 13, 2002
Sierra Leone: Voters Look for Landmark Change at the Ballot Box
On the eve of elections, Sierra Leoneans are hoping to put behind them the bitter memories and atrocities of more than a decade of brutal civil war. They want to close a page that… Read more »
May 12, 2002
Sierra Leone: Peaceful Election Campaign Marred by Clashes
After a remarkably trouble free run-up to Tuesday's election in Sierra Leone, the last day of campaigning was marred by clashes between rival political parties in the capital,… Read more »
May 09, 2002
Madagascar: US Hopes Wade's Second Round of Talks will Resolve Crisis
As tensions mount in Madagascar the U.S. government is clinging to the hope that new talks in Senegal will break the political impasse on the island nation. An economic blockade is… Read more »
Mali: Constitutional Court Cancels 0.5m Votes But Confirms Poll Result
Mali's Constitutional Court says over half a million votes cast in Mali's presidential election 11 days ago must be cancelled due to irregularities but that the results of the… Read more »
May 06, 2002
Mali: 'I Am Sure I Am the Winner of the First Round'
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, a former prime minister of Mali, came third in Mali's presidential poll, according to official, albeit provisional, results of the presidential election of… Read more »
Mali: Opposition Candidates Demand that Court Annuls Poll Results
"This presidential election must mend fences." Those were the words last week of the minister responsible for coordinating Malis presidential poll, who told journalists that… Read more »
May 03, 2002
Mali: 'ATT' Wins Round One in Presidential Poll, Run-off May 12
The Ministry of Territorial Administration in Mali has announced the results of the first round of the presidential elections giving victory in first place to the former military… Read more »
May 02, 2002
Mali: Presidential Candidate IBK Alleges Election Fraud
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the presidential candidate currently trailing in third position after 70 percent of the results are tallied, has cried foul and claimed vote rigging in… Read more »
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