Cote d'Ivoire: World Pressure Grows on Gbagbo as France Backs Ouattara Election

As French President Nicolas Sarkozy joined the international consensus that opposition leader Alassane Ouattara has won Côte d'Ivoire's presidential elections, the European… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Constitutional Council Overturns Poll Result, Declares Gbagbo Winner

Cote d'Ivoire's Constitutional Council has overturned poll results announced by the nation's electoral commission and declared President Laurent Gbagbo the winner Sunday's… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Diplomat Cites 'Notable Stumbles' in French Africa Policy

A 2008 assessment of President Nicolas Sarkozy's Africa policy by the American Embassy in Paris says a policy review yielded positive results for both French and Africans, but that… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Opposition Leader Declared Poll Winner

Cote d'Ivoire's electoral commission has announced that opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara has won the nation's long awaited presidential election. Read more »

Liberia: Reconciliation, Gender Equality Key to Becoming Middle-Income Nation, Says Planning Minister

Amara Konneh recently returned to his post as Liberia's minister of planning and economic affairs and a member of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's economic management team,… Read more »

Sudan: Obstacles Beyond the Referendum

Last Friday the South Sudan Referendum Commission extended by one week the time which southerners, both inside Sudan and abroad, have to register for the poll. It is scheduled to… Read more »

Liberia: To Become a Middle Income Country by 2030 Growth Must Have a Broad Reach - Planning Minister

Amara Konneh recently returned to his post as Liberia's minister of planning and economic affairs and a member of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's economic management team,… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Sought Personal Details of Great Lakes, Sahel Leaders

A secret diplomatic cable sent to American diplomatic missions in the name of Secretary of State Hilary Clinton last April sought personal details – including fingerprints,… Read more »

Zimbabwe: WikiLeaks Reveals Confidential, Blunt U.S. Assessment of Political Leaders

A confidential 2007 diplomatic cable from the outgoing American ambassador to Zimbabwe, Christopher Dell, is among the U.S. State Department documents released online by the… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Compaoré Wins Overwhelming Election Victory

As expected, Blaise Compaoré, the incumbent president of Burkina Faso who has been in power since 1987, has been declared winner of the presidential election in the first… Read more »

Africa: Seizing the Opportunity of Mobile Technology for Health and Medicine

Each year, millions of people die from preventable diseases. At the recent 2010 mHealth Summit in Washington D.C., Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, discussed the opportunity for… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Firms Should Invest in Canary Islands to Reach Africa, President Says

In Europe, the Canary Islands may be best known as a nearby vacation spot with idyllic climate. Americans may have heard in history class that the Italian explorer Christopher… Read more »

Angola: Govt Makes Mockery of Democracy, Says Top Journalist

Angola received higher marks this year on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance. But veteran Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais does not believe the score is deserved.… Read more »

Africa: Media Owners Forge New Path in Cameroon Meeting

Media owners from across the African continent today vowed to end reliance on donor funding and rid the industry of corrupt practices. Read more »

Africa: Mobile Technology Revolutionizes Healthcare

The use of mobile technology to help improve health in both the developed and developing world is rapidly gaining momentum. A recent summit on mobile health technology, or… Read more »

Nigeria/Botswana: World Football Bans Top Official After Bribe Probe

World football's governing body, Fifa, has banned a Nigerian member of its executive committee from any soccer-related activity for three years after he was said to have discussed… Read more »

Africa: Scientists Will Power Next Generation of Development

Ten years into the Millennium Development Goals, everyone is eager to pinpoint what will do most to power African progress. Read more »

Africa: Angola and 16 Other African Missions Facing U.S. Bank Account Closures

The Angolan Embassy here canceled tonight's celebration planned to mark the country's 35th independence anniversary, following a decision by Bank of America to close the embassy's… Read more »

Guinea: Conde Wins Polls in Extraordinary Comeback

Guinean opposition leader Alpha Condé has achieved an extraordinary comeback to win the second round of the country's presidential elections. Read more »

Africa: G20 Nations Commit to Growth, Aid for Poor Countries

Leaders of 20 of the world's developed and developing economies have drawn up what they call a new "development consensus" calling for "inclusive, sustainable and resilient growth"… Read more »

Guinea: Election Commission Announces Early Second-Round Results

Early results of the second round of Guinea's presidential elections show that candidate Alpha Condé is leading his adversary Cellou Dalein Diallo in two of five communes in… Read more »

Africa: Major Summit Promotes Mobile Technologies for Better Health

More than 2,500 participants from around the world in the fields of technology and public health have wrapped up a summit in Washington, DC, on how to more effectively deliver… Read more »

Niger: Release Tandja, Orders Ecowas Court

A West African court has ruled that the house arrest of the former president of Niger, Mamadou Tandja,  is illegal, reports Fazozine. Read more »

Africa: Mobile Phones 'Powerful' in Promoting Health, Advocates Say

Leaders in the business, development, health and research communities are gathering this week in Washington, DC, to plan how to more effectively deliver healthcare through mobile… Read more »

Madagascar: U.S. Calls for Return to Democratic Rule

A senior United States diplomat told the Malagasy people this week that the political structures and processes created by their de facto government were “insufficiently… Read more »