Madagascar: Rajoelina Withdraws from Polls

Madagascar's leader, Andry Rajoelina, has confirmed that he will respect the decision of an electoral court, and will not stand for election in October's presidential poll. Read more »

Ethiopia: African Media Leaders Must Boycott Ethiopia

Ethiopian journalists have come to expect the worst from our government. Read more »

South Africa: Jazz Singer, Composer Sathima Bea Benjamin Dies

Renowned jazz singer and composer Sathima Bea Benjamin has died, the South African Broadcasting Corporation has reported. Sathima returned to Cape Town from New York in 2011, where… Read more »

Mali: Can the New President in Mali Sow the Seeds of Change That He Planted?

In Mali, the votes of the run-off have been cast. And in sharp contrast to elections in Africa or even Western democracies, the defeated candidate conceded not by press release or… Read more »

Egypt: Court Orders Mubarak's Release

A Cairo criminal court accepted on Wednesday an appeal by former president Hosni Mubarak against a recent detention order he received, setting him free, reports Ahram Online. Read more »

Angola: Billionaire Daughter Enriched Through Dos Santos - Report

A detailed investigation by a major American business magazine suggests that Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos has acquired her wealth through her father, President Jose… Read more »

Africa: Nigerian Central Bank Official Takes On Development Dogma

On a sun-soaked mid-August morning in the American capital - when attracting even a small gathering to a serious discussion of international economic affairs is considered near… Read more »

Africa: Africa as the 'Last Frontier' - Moghalu Presentation

Talking Points for a presentation at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars co-sponsored by the Africa Program and AllAfrica. Read more »

Egypt: Bloodshed and Chaos After Authorities Break Up Sit-in

Dozens of supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi are reported killed and hundreds arrested after security forces moved Wednesday to end a weeks-long standoff and cleared two… Read more »

Nigeria: Thousands Face Eviction in Lagos - NGOs

Tens of thousands of people living in the Badia East area of Lagos face forced eviction from their homes by the Lagos State government, and possible destitution as a result, warn… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Promotes Private-Sector Led Growth - Froman

Since 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), which allows eligible countries to export products duty-free to the United States) has defined American trade relations… Read more »

Africa: Public-Private Partnerships Can Transform Africa

While unveiling a bold initiative to double access to power in sub-Saharan Africa, President Barack Obama made it unequivocally clear that this undertaking will require private… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia Mulls Referendum to Resolve Crisis

Tunisia's Islamist-led coalition government has raised the prospects of a referendum to resolve the country's worst political crisis since the revolution that ousted former… Read more »

Zimbabwe: African Observers Question Credibility of Polls

The dispute over the fairness of Zimbabwe's election last week appears headed for the next summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) after Botswana called the… Read more »

Africa: Response to Polio Outbreaks Shows Global Eradication Plan Is Working

Just as we were seeing record-low cases of polio worldwide and coming closer than ever to eradication, 105 new cases of wild polio have been identified in Kenya and Somalia,… Read more »

Zambia: Activist Questions Sustainability of Zambia's HIV Funding Plan

Zambia's government says it has met the challenge raised in the 2001 Abuja Declaration for African countries to spend at least 15 percent of their annual budgets on health care.… Read more »

Tunisia: Labour Union Calls on Govt to Resign

Tunisia's General Labour Union (UGTT) has given the government one week to resign or the group will be "forced to consider other options", news agencies are reporting. The labour… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Row Erupts After Mugabe Party Claims Election Win

Zimbabwe's most credible civil society election monitors have raised serious questions about the credibility of the country's polls, as President Robert Mugabe's party claimed on… Read more »

Africa: Kenyan Doctor Receives Peace Corps Association's Highest Honor

Dr. Mohamud Sheikh Nurein Said is the 2013 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award winner. The award is the National Peace Corps Association's highest honor, given to Said in… Read more »

Zambia: Chief Advocates Circumcision to Prevent HIV

As the influential leader of Zambia's Kaonde people, Chief Jonathan Eshiloni Mumena's decision to undergo male circumcision was nothing short of a public health practitioner's… Read more »

Senegal: A New Wave of Basketball Players Has Big Plans for the NBA

Former Senegalese basketball player Makhtar Ndiaye is a sport agent and mentor to Louisville college basketball star Gorgui Dieng (pronounced GOR-gee Jeng), one of the 30 players… Read more »

Guinea: Death Toll Mounts in Guinea Clashes

Inter-communal clashes in southern Guinea have claimed up to 40 lives and left more than 100 wounded, according to local radio reports. Read more »

Senegal: Senegalese Designer Returns to 'Move Things a Little'

The opening of Senegalese designer Sophie Sy's store in Dakar is causing a stir among the local - and international - fashion set. Read more »

Africa: Invest in Ourselves for Profit and Social Good - Elumelu

When President Barack Obama announced his administration's US$7 billion 'Power Africa' initiative in Tanzania this month, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu was… Read more »

Egypt: Former Ambassador to Washington Named Foreign Minister

Nabil Fahmy, a career diplomat who served as Egyptian ambassador to the United States from 1999 to 2008, has agreed to serve as foreign minister in the interim government being put… Read more »