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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Kenya: Top Politicians Accused of Crimes Against Humanity

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has named six people as major perpetrators of ethnic-based “crimes against humanity,” including rape,… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Europe Plans Sanctions Against Gbagbo

The European Union is preparing targetted sanctions against Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, and plans to give its backing to the rival administration of Alassane Ouattara. Read more »

Sudan: U.S. Holocaust Museum Official Says Genocide Can Be Averted

On 9 January, 2011, southern Sudanese are due to vote in a referendum on whether to remain part of Sudan, Africa''s largest country, or to become… Read more »

Nigeria: Electoral Chief Reassures Skeptical Observers on 2011 Polls

The chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Election Commission, Dr. Attahiru Jega, has assured an audience in Washington, DC, that although he cannot promise a "perfect"… Read more »

Africa: Stronger Global Response Needed to Gender-Based Violence

Just a few weeks ago, as millions of families gathered in the United States to celebrate Thanksgiving, a lesser-known event went by unnoticed. The International Day for the… Read more »

Liberia: Statement By Former Information Minister, Laurence Bropleh

Statement delivered by Dr. Laurence Konmla Bropleh, former Minister of Information, the Republic of Liberia on the occasion of the dismissal of all criminal charges against him by… Read more »

Sudan: Independence Ballot Will Begin Challenging Era

Five years ago last October, an agreement between Sudan's mostly Muslim north and largely Christian south formally ended a 22-year civil war that killed an estimated two million… Read more »

Sudan: Church Leaders Urge International Action to Avert War

As the impoverished people of oil-rich southern Sudan prepare to vote on their future in a 9 January referendum, fears are rising that the expected vote for independence will not… Read more »

Sudan: Church Envoy Pushes Peace in African, World Capitals

The Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia of Kenya, immediate past General Secretary of the Geneva-based World Council of Churches, has been relentlessly urging African and world leaders… Read more »

Africa: Using Mobile Technology to Improve Health

Last year the Rockefeller Foundation, the United Nations Foundation and the Vodafone Foundation - three of the leading foundations involved in global health, technology and… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Obama Joins African Leaders in Pressing Gbagbo to Step Aside

President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire rebuffed an offer by the United States to save face and become a respected elder statesman of Africa, choosing instead a "path to… Read more »

Sudan: Churches Pursue Peace through Global Diplomacy, Local Action

See update dated corrected version: Church Envoy Pushes Sudan Peace in African, World Capitals Read more »

Madagascar: Deposed President 'Recruited Mercenaries' - Diplomatic Cable

The American embassy in Paris reported to Washington three months after Malagasy president Marc Ravalomanana was deposed in 2009 that he was recruiting mercenaries in France,… Read more »

Ethiopia: WikiLeaks Reveals Details of U.S. Dialogue With Meles

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told top visiting American officials before elections in May this year that he would “crush… with our full force”… Read more »