Nigeria: Nigeria's Road to South Africa

After a draw against Tunisia, trouble started for the Super Eagles when they drew with Mozambique, leaving them trailing Tunisia in points. Read more »

South Africa: National Pride Boosts Bafana Against Confident Mexico

Hosts South Africa open their 2010 FIFA World Cup Group A campaign against a strong Mexican side at Soccer City in Johannesburg on Friday. Read more »

Africa: How Will Continent's Sides Fare in World Cup?

Africa will have a record six representatives at the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals, but just how will they fare amongst a field that is the strongest ever put together for the global… Read more »

Africa: Developed World Inhibits African Trade - Report

Developed countries have responded to the global financial crisis by adopting protectionist measures which have damaged Africa's chances of boosting its exports, according to a… Read more »

Rwanda: U.S. Calls for Release of Opposition Leader's Lawyer

The United States has called for the release of a American defense lawyer detained by police in Rwanda. Read more »

Africa: Think Tank Attacks West as 'Out of Touch' on Africa

An influential British think tank has warned the West that it will lose out to emerging nations unless it replaces its "humanitarian" approach to Africa with a more strategic focus… Read more »

Africa: 'Patronizing' West Risks Losing Trade, Influence to Emerging Powers, Warns Think Tank

The executive summary of the report issued by the British think tank, Chatham House, entitled "Our Common Strategic Interests: Africa's Role in the Post-G8 World": Read more »

Africa: Who Speaks for Africa?

An excerpt from a report by the British think tank, Chatham House: Read more »

Africa: What is the Committee of Ten?

A low-profile committee of key African finance ministers and bankers, founded in response to the global financial crisis of 2008, may become a vehicle for ensuring Africa's needs… Read more »

Africa: Victims of Rights Violations Turn Their Eyes to Kampala

Starting in Kampala on Monday, representatives of governments, the United Nations and civil society groups will meet for the first time to review the workings of the International… Read more »

Africa: Group Indicts Govt Failures to Act on Rights Violations

The failure of African states to hold violators of human rights accountable for their actions has been pin-pointed as a major problem across the continent by the respected advocacy… Read more »

Ethiopia: U.S., Europe Criticize Elections but Will Work with Meles

The United States and the European Union have held back from endorsing Ethiopia's elections on Sunday as free and fair, both criticizing the government of Prime Minister Meles… Read more »

Ethiopia: Election Marred by 'Narrowing of Political Space' - EU

The following is the executive summary of the preliminary statement of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) which observed the 23 May 2010 elections to the… Read more »

Liberia: President Reports Progress Amid Problems to U.S. Backers

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is in Washington this week with a message that the country's post-conflict recovery, while still fragile, can become self-sustaining within… Read more »

Africa: Aid Campaigners Call for New Plans for Development Goals

Industrialized countries have delivered an historic increase in development aid to Africa in the past five years, but they have gone only three-fifths of the way towards meeting… Read more »

Africa: Advocacy Group ONE Assesses G7 Nations on Aid

Nearly five years after the G7 countries promised at their meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland, to increase development aid to Africa, the global anti-poverty advocacy group, ONE,… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change, Financial Crisis Hurt Progress Towards Millennium Development Goals

The global economic crisis and climate change threaten to curtail already slow progress on meeting the social development targets of the Millennium Development Goals, says a new… Read more »

Africa: Annan Slams Leaders for 'Personal Enrichment', 'Authoritarian Behaviour'

Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report issued on Tuesday that while a number of African leaders stand out as "champions of development," they are still… Read more »

Liberia: Sirleaf Says Nation Can Achieve Self-Sufficiency in 10 Years

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is visiting Washington this week for talks with Congressional leaders and a White House meeting on Thursday with President Barack Obama and… Read more »

Malawi: Court Jails Gays for 14 Years

A Blantyre magistrate has sentenced a gay couple to 14 years' imprisonment with hard labour for "unnatural acts" and "gross indecency" - the maximum possible sentence allowed by… Read more »

Liberia: 'The Role of Agriculture in Post-Conflict Recovery - The Case of Liberia'

A statement by Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia on "The Role of Agriculture in Post-Conflict Recovery: The Case of Liberia." Delivered at… Read more »

Sudan: Govt Arrests Top Bashir Critic

The government of President Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum has again arrested Bashir's former ally, the Islamist leader, Hassan al-Turabi. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Party Calls for Fresh Election Plans

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party has called for an urgent summit of Southern African leaders to help enforce the agreement setting up Zimbabwe's unity government. Read more »

Madagascar: Rajoelina Not to Stand for President

After the recent deadlock in talks aimed at ending Madagascar's political crisis, and the constitution of a new civilian-military administration, the island's leader, Andry… Read more »

Tanzania: Freelance Journalist Wins Top U.S. Award

A U.S.-based global media network is to award a Tanzanian freelance journalist, Vicky Ntetema, for her courage in exposing the brutal killings of albinos and their families. Read more »