Nigeria: Militant Claims Govt Wanted to Blame Northerners for Abuja Blasts

The former leader of a Niger Delta militant group, Henry Okah, has reportedly claimed he was arrested and charged in South Africa because he refused to cooperate in a plan to… Read more »

Africa: Governance Improves in Liberia, Angola, Togo But Declines in Eritrea, Madasgascar

Governance standards have improved significantly in Angola, Liberia and Togo over the past four years, but have declined in Eritrea and Madagascar, according to a leading survey… Read more »

Nigeria: Betting on the Nigerian People

In early September, we participated in a meeting at a prestigious think tank in Washington, DC, where the discussion focused on Nigeria and more effective ways to address the… Read more »

Liberia: Funding Reading is Fundamental, Says Sirleaf

The sight of children making their way to school every morning - missing during 14 years of chaos and conflict - is a sign that Liberia has returned to stability. But a durable… Read more »

Nigeria: No North-South Armageddon Over Elections

A vigorous, sharply-worded debate has been set off in Nigeria and among the ranks of U.S. foreign policy analysts by an article  in which a former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria,… Read more »

Africa: Women and Children the Focus of Achieving MDGs

With five years remaining to achieve the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has made it clear that a concerted,… Read more »

Guinea: Election Commission Sets New Date For Polls

The new head of Guinea's election commission has announced that postponed second round of the presidential elections will now be held on October 10. Read more »

Sudan: U.S. Congress Members Urge Obama Administration to Define Policy

Members of the U.S. Congress on Thursday sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging his administration to "take additional steps" to define its policy on Sudan and to "publicly… Read more »

Africa: Mixed Response to World Bank Education Package

At the opening of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit on Monday, mixed reactions greeted the World Bank's announcement of an additional U.S.$750 million… Read more »

Africa: Focus on Women and Girls Key to MDG Success

As world leaders gather this week in New York to assess progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), they will face stark challenges to social and economic development,… Read more »

Africa: What Will You Do to Make Peace Happen?

On September 21, the United Nations will celebrate the International Day of Peace (Peace Day). Every year since 1982 this day has provided a rallying point for member states and… Read more »

Liberia: Volunteers Bring Hearts and Brains to Help Close Health Gap

Until recently, the emergency room at Liberia's main hospital was "a place you came to die," says Dr. Braden Hexom, who teaches emergency medicine at New York's Mount Sinai School… Read more »

Sudan: Salvir Kiir Says International Support for Referendum is Critical for Peace

Southern Sudanese leader Salva Kiir appealed to Washington on Friday for heightened international engagement in preparations for the January referendum in which southerners are… Read more »

Sudan: Critical Engagement Needed in Runup to January Referendum - Salva Kiir

Keynote Address on the Occasion of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 40th Annual Conference Foreign Affairs Brain Trust Event at the Washington Convention Center by Gen… Read more »

Ghana: Nation Set to Eradicate Extreme Poverty, Says Study

Ghana is well on the way to meeting the Millennium Development Goal target of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger by 2015, according to a study by Britain's Overseas Development… Read more »

Ethiopia: Govt Makes Good Progress on Education Goals

Access to education in Ethiopia has improved considerably, with primary  school enrolment increasing more than 500 percent between 1994 and 2009,  a new Overseas… Read more »

Africa: Politics and Hip Hop Meet in Upcoming Elections

Hip hop has often been used by artists as a form of social commentary against poverty, corruption and inequality. Now, some of these artists are aiming to effect change from the… Read more »

Nigeria: Jonathan Declares for Presidency on Facebook - Full Text

A declaration appearing on President Goodluck Jonathan's Facebook page Wednesday. Read more »

Somalia: Constructive Re-Engagement Required, Not Disengagement

Somalia increasingly represents a direct threat to U.S. national security. Read more »

Africa: Commission Hits Out Over Trade Talks, Calls for Billions in Aid

A high-profile international commission which advocates for Africa has criticized the "glacial" progress of talks on world trade reform that would enable the continent to take more… Read more »

Africa: Continent Makes 'Substantial Progress' But Needs U.S. $120 Billion a Year

Excerpts from the Commission on Africa's 2010 report, Still Our Common Interest, on Africa's development since 2005: Read more »

Africa: Commission Deplores 'Glacial' Progress in Trade Talks

The Commission for Africa has criticized the "glacial" progress of talks aimed at eliminating the regime in which rich countries stack the odds in favour of their traders and… Read more »

Africa: Giving the Millennium Development Goals a Human Face

Ahead of the United Nations Millennium Development Summit to be held in New York later this month, the UN Foundation and its partners have ramped up efforts to educate the media… Read more »

Sudan: Obama to Help Rescue Peace Deal; Northern Official Says Secession Not 'Inevitable'

A senior Sudanese official on Thursday said Sudan was continuing to work to achieve unity of the country's north and south and did not believe that southern succession was… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Women Turn 50

Five decades ago, 17 African countries threw off the brutal and degrading yoke of colonialism. The 50th anniversary of African national liberation is an opportunity to critically… Read more »