Africa: Failed Raid Follows Disagreements in U.S. Govt - Report

United States special forces failed in their objective of seizing a senior planner of al Shabaab operations in a "snatch-and-grab" raid on the coastal town of Barawe, American… Read more »

Guinea: Opposition Withdraws From Vote Count

Guinea's main opposition parties have pulled out of the counting of votes in the country's parliamentary elections, according to the BBC. The September 28 poll was meant to replace… Read more »

Sudan: Abyei Dispute 'Troublesome, Problematic' – Mbeki

The “troublesome, problematic” issue of whether the Abyei region belongs in South Sudan or Sudan is the most important issue still to be resolved between the two… Read more »

South Africa: Mbeki Warns Against Retreat to Tribalism in SA

Former president Thabo Mbeki warned on Thursday against a “retreat to tribalism” in South Africa. Read more »

Eswatini: Mbeki to Step in Over Nation's Judiciary

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki is headed to Swaziland in response to concerns expressed by local lawyers about the state of the country's judiciary. Read more »

Liberia: Oil 'Protected for Next Generation' - Robert Sirleaf

When President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf appointed her son Robert Sirleaf to chair the board of the National Oil Company of Liberia (Nocal), there were cries of nepotism and… Read more »

Africa: Africa Isn't Rising, Say Ordinary Africans

African leaders, foreign investors and formal indicators of economic growth may say that "Africa is rising" - but most ordinary Africans don't agree. Read more »

Africa: Feeding Africa Through Agricultural Innovation

After the agriculture heyday of 30 years ago, the sector got scant attention, especially from African presidents whose nations were well endowed with natural resources, like… Read more »

Africa: Standing with Kenya and Somalia

Last weekend’s attack by al Shabaab militants on Westgate shopping mall in Kenya should be a wake-up call that more work is needed to stabilize Somalia and prevent it from… Read more »

Africa: Growing Potential of Digital Jobs for African Youths

The phrases "impact sourcing" and "business process outsourcing"- or BPO - are just jargon to most people. But they describe a model of doing business that advocates say could… Read more »

Liberia: Court Rejects Charles Taylor's Appeal

Appeals judges at the Special Court for Sierra Leone have upheld the 50-year sentence of former Liberian President Charles Taylor after his landmark conviction for aiding murderous… Read more »

Eswatini: Elected Activist Calls for Change

Prominent pro-democracy activist Jan Sithole, who won a seat in parliament as an independent candidate, has vowed to fight for reform and steer the country's politics towards… Read more »

Africa: New Guidelines Aim to Coordinate Fight Against Malaria

Leaders in the fight against malaria have launched a new set of inclusive guidelines to combat the disease, which still kills an estimated 660,000 people each year, many in Africa,… Read more »

Rwanda: President Kagame Address to the 68th UN General Assembly

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Nigeria: Reforms Deliver "High Returns" - Trade & Investment Minister Aganga

Nigeria, which has long been Africa's leading oil producer - and most populous nation, is aggressively pursuing investment to diversify its petroleum-dependent economy. Leading the… Read more »

Kenya: President Announces Three Days of Mourning

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced three days of mourning, in response to the attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi. Read more »

Central African Republic: Thinking Out of the Box

Conflicts in small countries are often made worse by international indifference. In the case of the Central African Republic (CAR), however, the problem is a little different.… Read more »

Kenya: Forces in 'Full Control' After Action to End Mall Siege

Kenya's security forces have freed most of the hostages in Westgate Mall, and are in "full control" of all the floors in the building, according to the cabinet secretary of the… Read more »

Kenya: Nairobi Shoot-Out at Westgate Mall

Kenyan Tweeters have been cooperating with authorities to warn people away from the Westgate area west of downtown Nairobi, where gunfire, reports of hostages and rumours of deaths… Read more »

Africa: What King's Legacy Means for Africa Today

While the recent 50th anniversary commemoration of the "March on Washington" to demand rights for African Americans focused attention on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s unfinished… Read more »

Africa: Progress By 2063

Following is an expanded transcription of remarks Professor Akuetteh made as a panelist at the 2013 Africa Braintrust, organized in Washington DC as part of the Annual Legislative… Read more »

Egypt: General Killed As Police Storm Town

State media reported that an Egyptian police officer was shot dead, according to Reuters, in fighting outside Cairo. Security forces were reportedly trying to regain control over… Read more »

Africa: Test Embargoed story

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Mali: After Inauguration a Chance to Change Military Paradigm

Mali on Thursday, September 19, inaugurates Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as president in a return to democratically-elected government. The country's rebound demonstrates what can happen… Read more »

Kenya: Youths See Opportunity in Digital Outsourcing

When David Otieno graduated from the Kenya Institute of Management five years ago he joined the estimated 50,000 other new graduates searching for employment. But luck was never on… Read more »