January 25, 2011
Zimbabwe: Opportunity Lost
“We Americans know and we observe the difference between world leadership and imperialism,” former U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower said in his 1953 inaugural address.… Read more »
January 24, 2011
Central African Republic: Opposition Candidates Complain of Polls Irregularities
About 1.8 million voters cast their ballots on Sunday for the Central African Republic's presidential and parliamentary elections. Read more »
January 23, 2011
Tunisia: Democracy Demands Face Challenge as Protests Spread Internationally
With a speed that astonished the world, Tunisians succeeded in driving Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali from power. Now the more difficult part of the nation's political transition has… Read more »
January 21, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Violence Spreading, Human Rights Deteriorating - UN
The United Nations on Thursday said violence has been spreading across Cote d'Ivoire since disputed presidential elections in November, with rapes and other violations on the… Read more »
Niger: Opposition Asks for Postponement of Elections
Nine opposition political parties in Niger have demanded the postponement of elections due to be held in 10 days’ time. Read more »
Central African Republic: Presidential Aspirants Wrap Up Campaigns
The five candidates contesting the Central African Republic’s elections on Sunday are putting the final touches to their campaigns. Read more »
January 20, 2011
Sudan: South Chooses Independence by Landslide - Report
Southern Sudanese voters have opted for independence from Khartoum by a landslide, according to preliminary figures collected by the news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). Read more »
January 19, 2011
Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Health Excites New Speculation
A report that 86-year-old President Robert Mugabe has been hospitalized in Malaysia for a prostate operation has generated heated debate in Zimbabwe, as well as speculation on how… Read more »
January 18, 2011
Niger: Former President Tandja Jailed
As Niger launched campaigning ahead of presidential and legislative elections on January 31, the ruling junta revealed that former president Mamadou Tandja has been jailed on… Read more »
January 15, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara Aims to 'Close Financial Windows' as Human Toll of Crisis Mounts
The internationally recognized president of Cote d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, said Friday that he believes the end of January will be "an important benchmark" in the struggle to… Read more »
January 14, 2011
Tunisia: President Steps Down, Prime Minister Takes Over
Tunisia's prime minister announced late Friday that President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali had stepped down following violent demonstrations in the capital, Tunis, that have left at… Read more »
January 13, 2011
Sudan: 'Lost Boy' Returns Home to Make a Difference
Wol Akujang was among the more than 20,000 "Lost Boys" who were displaced or orphaned during Sudan's civil war. He left his village of Pap at the age of six and spent time in… Read more »
January 12, 2011
Sierra Leone: Koroma Committed to Fight Against Narcotics - Diplomats
American diplomats in Sierra Leone praised President Ernest Bai Koroma in 2009 as having the capacity to overcome resistance in his own government to fight against the trade in… Read more »
January 11, 2011
Central African Republic: Opposition Candidates Dispute Election Plan
The presidential election campaign in the Central African Republic officially began on Monday, with voters expected to go to the polls on the January 23. Candidates vying for the… Read more »
December 29, 2010
Sudan: Abyei, Citizenship Remain Flashpoints - Deng Alor, Southern Official
Just before Christmas, in the dusty, impoverished capital of Southern Sudan, AllAfrica's Reed Kramer and Tami Hultman sat down with Deng Alor Kuol, minister of regional… Read more »
December 28, 2010
Sudan: George Clooney and Friends Fund Eye-in-the-Sky to Avert War
A human rights project using satellite imagery that the general public can access is being launched tomorrow to help deter a resumption of war between north and south Sudan… Read more »
December 21, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: U.S. Imposes Sanctions Against Gbagbo Government
The United States on Tuesday announced a travel ban and other visa restrictions against Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire, members of his government and their immediate family… Read more »
December 20, 2010
Sudan: Obama Pursues 'Aggressive Diplomacy' to Promote Successful Referendum
U.S. President Barack Obama has written to African leaders to reiterate that Sudan is a foreign policy priority for his administration, both during the lead-up to the January 9… Read more »
December 17, 2010
Nigeria: Nation Needs to 'Move Back From the Brink'
In his recent book, Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink, John Campbell, U.S. ambassador to Nigeria from 2004 to 2007, warns that the nation risks violence and a possible coup if the 2011… Read more »
Ghana: Mills Complained to U.S. About Oil Company
President John Atta Mills complained to the United States in February this year about the behaviour of an oil company involved in the exploitation of the country's oil resources,… Read more »
Mozambique: Journalist's Legacy Inspires Fight Against Corruption
The recent commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the assassination of Mozambique's best known investigative journalist, Carlos Cardoso, was held at the same place, and at the… Read more »
Ghana: Gyan Chosen as Top African Footballer
Ghanaian soccer star Asamoah Gyan has been named "BBC African Footballer of the Year," the broadcaster reports. Read more »
December 16, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Several Die in Clashes Between Protesters and Security Forces
Several people died on Thursday when demonstrators calling for President Laurent Gbagbo to step down clashed with security forces in Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan,… Read more »
Western Sahara: 'Puerto Rico' Option for Territory?
Algeria's leaders suggested to a senior American official in 2008 that if Morocco approached Western Sahara's demand for independence with a more "elegant" touch, it might persuade… Read more »
Senegal: U.S. Envoy Challenged Wade on Corruption
An diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks gives an insight into how the United States ambassador to Senegal, Marcia S. Bernicat, challenged President Abdoulaye Wade on corruption… Read more »