April 27, 2010
Madagascar: Leaders to Meet in New Bid to Resolve Political Deadlock
Four months after Madagascar's de facto leader Andry Rajoelina repudiated internationally-brokered mechanisms aimed at restoring constitutional rule, African leaders will make a… Read more »
April 26, 2010
Sudan: Bashir Wins National Polls, Kiir in South
President Omar al-Bashir was officially declared the winner of Sudan's national elections Monday, while President Salva Kiir was declared re-elected as the leader of the… Read more »
April 24, 2010
Africa: Africans Advance Quest for a Malaria Vaccine
On World Malaria Day 2010, the international community marks a historic milestone in the fight against malaria. This past year, we launched a Phase III efficacy trial of the… Read more »
April 23, 2010
Africa: World Must Retain Focus on Anti-Malaria Fight, Says Expert
Despite recent achievements in fighting malaria, the international community must not become complacent or distracted, says Dr. Steven Phillips, medical director of global issues… Read more »
April 22, 2010
Liberia: Challengers Line Up to Take On Popular Incumbent in 2011 Polls
Depending on which side of the political divide you stand, you would either agree with, or dismiss as purely partisan, the thunderous applause Liberia's President Ellen Johnson… Read more »
April 21, 2010
Sudan: Two Major Parties Agree to Accept Polls Results - Report
The parties to Sudan's 2005 peace agreement have agreed to accept the results of last week's election and to form a new unity government, the Sudan Tribune reports from Juba. Read more »
East Africa: New Internet Cable Links Region to World
The second major fibre-optic cable linking Africa's east coast to the world was completed Tuesday, the largest shareholder in the project has announced. Read more »
Rwanda: Opposition Leader Arrested
Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire has been arrested and accused of genocide denial and collaborating with a "terrorist organisation," reports Agence France-Presse. Read more »
April 17, 2010
South Africa: Religious Uproar Over Jewish Judge Who Criticized Israel
South Africa's Jewish community, the largest in Africa, is in an uproar over pressure brought to bear on one of its most eminent members by Zionists upset over his involvement in… Read more »
April 15, 2010
Nigeria: Electoral Reform, Energy Are Top Priorities for Acting President
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday called for a curb on the sale of small arms around the world and for the international community to support Nigeria's efforts to… Read more »
April 12, 2010
Sudan: Polls Peaceful But Confusing
Sudan on Monday was voting in the country's first multi-party elections in 24 years, but the credibility of the polls has been cast in doubt because of an opposition boycott. Read more »
April 10, 2010
South Africa: Zuma Repudiates Youth Leader Over Attack on Journalist
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has described as "regrettable and unacceptable" the behaviour of Julius Malema, his party's youth leader, who this week verbally abused a BBC… Read more »
April 08, 2010
Nigeria: 'We Want Nation to Succeed' - U.S. Ambassador
The failed attempt on December 25, 2009 by the young Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, to detonate hidden explosives on a flight to Detroit created an additional layer of… Read more »
April 04, 2010
South Africa: Call for Calm After Murder of White Supremacist
South African President Jacob Zuma has called for calm following the murder of white far-right leader Eugene Terre'blanche, according to news reports. Read more »
April 02, 2010
Sudan: Opposition Parties Threaten Polls Boycott
Most of Sudan's political opposition parties threatened on Thursday to boycott upcoming elections, following months of concerns raised in the south over insecurity and poor… Read more »
March 25, 2010
Africa: High-Level Forum Focuses on Building Capacity for Development
A high-level forum in Tunis this week focused attention on finding innovative solutions to the challenge of building the capacity to develop post-conflict societies. Read more »
March 24, 2010
South Africa: Oprah Winfrey Settles Lawsuit With School Principal
American talk show host Oprah Winfrey and Nomvuyo Mzamane, the South African teacher who previously headed Winfrey's school for girls near Johannesburg, have settled a lawsuit out… Read more »
Africa: Financing Green Technology Adoption
A controversial excerpt leaked from a 1991 World Bank memo signed by the U.S. administration’s current chief economic advisor, Lawrence Summers, outlined the… Read more »
March 23, 2010
Africa: Chissano Calls On Politicians, Scientists to Co-operate Over Water
This week marks World Water Day, and I am personally endorsing a report by African scientists that examines our continent’s water resources and calls for our political… Read more »
Rwanda: An Opposition Politician Challenges Nation's Image
As Rwanda heads for presidential elections in November, human rights groups are focusing increasing attention on the record of President Paul Kagame, the Rwandan Patriotic Front… Read more »
March 19, 2010
Africa: Continent Emerges as Vast Laboratory for Media Innovation
For too long, news about and for Africans has come predominately from outsiders. International media portrayals of Africans have often been unrecognizable to Africans. Read more »
Africa: Rap Artists Join Forces on New Project
A new musical collaboration between artists representing Ghana, Uganda and the US has resulted in the creation of A.R.M., also known as African Rebel Movement or Artists… Read more »
Africa: The Lives of African Immigrants Explored in 'Soul Diaspora'
"Soul Diaspora," a new feature film by Nigerian filmmaker Odera Ozoka, recently won the Audience Favorite Narrative Feature Award at the annual Pan African Film Festival in Los… Read more »
Africa: Media Initiative Calls for New Partnership for Continent's Development
An address by Amadou Mahtar Ba, Chief Executive Officer of the African Media Initiative and President of AllAfrica.com to the first Pan African Media Conference, 18-19 March 2010,… Read more »
March 18, 2010
Africa: Continent Needs Proactive Action on Climate Change, Expert Says
A three-day climate change conference being held in Accra, Ghana, ends on Thursday. It was organized by the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance and representatives from more than… Read more »