July 20, 2009
Mauritania: Coup Leader Elected President
General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who overthrew an elected government in Mauritania 11 months ago, was himself chosen president of the country in a new election at the weekend. But… Read more »
July 16, 2009
Congo-Brazzaville: Sassou-Nguesso Re-Elected With 78 Percent of Vote
Denis Sassou-Nguesso was yesterday declared the winner of last Sunday's presidential elections in Congo-Brazzaville. Read more »
Niger: Lawyers Strike, President Clamps Down on Press
Lawyers in Niger went on a one-day strike this week in solidarity with the Constitutional Court, which was dissolved by President Mamadou Tandja - an act the lawyers deemed… Read more »
July 15, 2009
Africa: Zimbabwe Has 'Potential for Change' - Says Top U.S. Congressman in Wide-Ranging Interview
Donald M. Payne, who has represented New Jersey's 10th District in the United States House of Representatives since 1989, chairs the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and… Read more »
July 14, 2009
Mozambique: Conference Seeks to Entice American Companies to Southeast Africa
The American Embassy in Mozambique - in collaboration with the U.S.-Mozambique Chamber of Commerce, Center for Business Promotion, and the Confederation of Business Associations -… Read more »
July 13, 2009
Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor to Testify in His Own Defense
Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor is scheduled to take the witness stand this week to testify in his own defence at his trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against… Read more »
July 11, 2009
Africa: Brother Barack Admonishes - and Encourages - Africa
Speaking to Africans with the intimacy of a brother, and citing the heritage he shared with them, President Barack Obama of the United States delivered an uncompromising message to… Read more »
Africa: Support Democracy, Africans Urge Obama
From across Africa, messages for President Barack Obama, submitted to allAfrica.com, have appealed for government by the people. "WE NEED DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA," insisted a… Read more »
July 10, 2009
Africa: G8 Nations Pledge U.S. $20 Billion for Agriculture
Nations represented at the G8 Summit of the world's major industrial powers have promised to raise U.S. $20 billion to promote sustainable agricultural development in developing… Read more »
Madagascar: Elections Before End of Year?
The transitional authority in Madagascar is willing to bring forward elections for the presidency and the legislature and hold them before the end of this year, writes Iloniaina… Read more »
Africa: Obama Explains Food Security Initiative
During a news conference after the G8 Summit ended in L'Aquila, Italy, on July 10, President Barack Obama explained and answered questions on the summit's announcement on food… Read more »
Africa: Obama's Trip to Ghana - Special Report and Interview
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July 09, 2009
Kenya: Annan Sends Polls Violence Names to World Court
The top mediator in Kenya's election crisis last year, former United Nations chief Kofi Annan, has sent the International Criminal Court (ICC) an envelope containing the names of… Read more »
Africa: G8 Leaders Pledge to Meet Promises to Continent
Leaders of the world’s eight biggest industrialized nations have promised to boost development assistance to Africa by U.S. $25 billion a year over 2004 levels by 2010. Read more »
Africa: What the G8 Leaders Say On Africa
Leaders of the world's eight major industrialized countries meeting in L'Aquila, Italy, have devoted about one-third of their declaration to African issues. The verbatim text of… Read more »
July 08, 2009
Ghana: Obama Visits a Hopeful Nation on a Troubled Continent
Guest columnist Richard Joseph, an Africa expert at the Brookings Institution and Northwestern University in the United States, has been travelling to Ghana for 30 years. Beginning… Read more »
Africa: G8 Offers Nothing New, Say Campaigners
Robert Fox, the executive director of Oxfam Canada, writes on the G8 meetings in Italy: Read more »
July 07, 2009
Africa: Climate Change Threatens Food Supply, G8 Warned
Sub-Saharan Africa is set to lose U.S. $2 billion a year as the viability of its maize crops declines as a result of changes in global weather patterns. Cash crops such as tea and… Read more »
Africa: Beating the Effects of Climate Change
An excerpt from the Oxfam report “Suffering the Science: Climate Change, People and Poverty”: Read more »
Africa: Losing Homes and Eating Ants - Floods in Zambia and Uganda
An excerpt from the Oxfam report “Suffering the Science: Climate Change, People and Poverty”: Read more »
Africa: Climate Change Threatens Crop Yields
Excerpts from the Oxfam report “Suffering the Science: Climate Change, People and Poverty”: Read more »
July 03, 2009
Africa: Ghana Visit to Highlight Effective Governance, Says Obama
"Lifting up successful models" of democracy in Africa encourages more democracy on the continent, President Barack Obama told AllAfrica Thursday, explaining why he chose the West… Read more »
Africa: Good Governance Drive Makes Progress
A day ahead of this year’s African Union summit in Libya, the 11th meeting of the forum of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) took place in the sweltering seaside town… Read more »
July 02, 2009
Africa: U.S. Wants to Spotlight 'Successful Models' And Be An 'Effective Partner' - Obama
Barack Obama makes his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president of the United States next week, following a trip to Russia as well as to Italy, where he will participate in a… Read more »
Niger: U.S. Criticizes Tandja's Bid to Keep Power
President Mamadou Tandja has undermined Niger's efforts over the last 10 years to advance good governance and the rule of law, President Barack Obama's spokesman said on… Read more »