Africa: Leroy T. Walker Africa News Service Archive at Duke University Libraries

Preliminary Guide to the Leroy T. Walker Africa News Service Archive, 1952-1998. More information available from Duke University Libraries Collection Overview The LeRoy T. Walker… 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 »

Mozambique: Floods devastate Mozambique

Mozambique has suffered a major blow as floods left close to a million people homeless and property worth millions of dollars destroyed. However, despite the agony, many lives were… Read more »

Mozambique: Floods devastate Mozambique (Editorial)(Editorial)

The recent floods in Mozambique are the worst in that region in decades. Our correspondents, James Brew and Thambo Motlamele, report that Since 1997 the country was self-sufficient… Read more »

Malawi: Let The Law Take Its Course

In Malawi "mob justice" is illegal and anyone caught administering it on a suspected offender is breaking the law and will be arrested to answer charges of assault or murder if the… 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 »

Zambia: Soweto Market A Health Risk

The situation in some areas of Lusaka is so appallingly filthy that it has the potential to trigger a serious outbreak that could affect the whole capital. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Do We Need UN Peacekeepers?

The role of the International community in finding a lasting peace in Congo needs to be carefully evaluated. In it's involvement, the UN peace keeping mission should take into… Read more »

Africa: Demands To IMF And World Bank 50 Years Is Enough

On the occasion of the first meetings of the governing bodies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in the 21st century, we call for the immediate suspension of the… Read more »

Africa: War And Peace In Africa

Ethiopia: Ethiopia has welcomed the results of the latest shuttle diplomacy undertaken by US envoy Antony Lake and OAU special envoy Ahmed Ouyahia to the two warring countries. Read more »

Africa: News Roundup

DR Congo: The Archbishop of Boston, USA, Cardinal Law, wrote to the Ambassador of Uganda in the United States, concerning the deportation of Archbishop Kataliko to Butembo. Read more »

Africa: Clinton's Prescription To Africa

To end Africa's economic isolation in the global system Clinton's government forged for a bill that African countries must remove measures that protect their local industries,… Read more »

Africa: What Women Told The Summit On Africa

The world has yet to recognise the role of women in development and peace building. It is high time that the society take women into account, recognise and involve them in… 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 »

Africa: World Cup Dream Threatened By Continental Cup Sports

Debate is rife in Ghana as to whether or not the isolated incidents of violence coupled with technical hitches during the recently concluded African Cup of Nations. Read more »

Eswatini: Giving Aids sufferers a loving bye HIV/AIDS

A Catholic priest has founded a home to care for terminally sick Aids patients. It is an effort that combines true Christian concern, modern innovation and traditional hospitality… Read more »

Malawi: By the horn, we survive Society

Harsh economic times have led a group of young men in Malawi to earn a living by using animal horns and old toilet pipes as music instruments to entertain patrons during social… 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 »

Sudan: A civil war turned against school children Human Rights

14 school children and a teacher in the rural Nuba mountains were killed in what many believe is the Khartoum's government move to coerce civilians to go to peace camps. This is an… Read more »

Zambia: Judge quashes oppressive law Human rights

With a stroke of the pen a judge in Zambia has done away with corporal punishment in the country. Is this the beginning of an end to many other archaic laws in the country? Read more »

Africa: Africa News Roundup

DR Congo: Sixty one people on death row in Kinshasa may soon be executed, despite assurances given to an Amnesty International delegation in August 1999 by the government of the… Read more »

Africa: War And Peace In The African Continent

Algeria: Muslim rebels in Algeria have killed five villagers, including an eight-month old baby, the newspaper Le Matin reported on Sunday. The deaths brought to 22 the number of… Read more »

Africa: Energheia Africa Teller: Announcement Of Literary Competition

The first edition of the literary Prize "Energheia-Africa teller" is announced by the cultural association ENERGHEIA of Matera-Italy in collaboration with the foundation "II Fiore"… Read more »

Africa: Africa Church: Time to re-examine the seminary

Few people have the finer details of priestly formation in the Catholic Church. Those with an idea don't know what subjects the seminarians take, and at what stage. Our… Read more »

Africa: Pipeline Projects Reflect Two Kinds of Potential

Two new pipeline projects in West Africa represent both the hopes and trepidation of doing business in a part of the world where oil exploration often has been synonymous with… Read more »