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 »

Libya: More Than 100 Die in Airline Crash

More than 100 people died at Tripoli's international airport when a flight from Johannesburg crashed while landing early Wednesday. Read more »

Eswatini: Environmentalist Seeks to Balance Interests of People, Wildlife

Award-winnning Swaziland Environmentalist and Public Attorney Thuli Makama has built a reputation of standing up for the rights of civil society and local communities. Read more »

Africa: Newest Names in Fashion Show Designs in U.S.

African Vibes Magazine has held its fourth anniversary celebration in Los Angeles, California. The gala event on April 24 kicked off in the early evening with the “I Wear… Read more »

Nigeria: President Yar'Adua Dies Following Lengthy Illness and Constitutional Uncertainty

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua died Wednesday night at age 58 in the presidential villa in the capital, Abuja. His death was confirmed by presidential spokesman Olusegun Adeniyi,… Read more »

Africa: Harnessing Continent's Potential Through Infrastructure Development and Entrepreneurship

The recent Fourth Annual Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference brought together industry leaders from all sectors and policymakers from the United… Read more »

Madagascar: Rajoelina Negotiates on Army Demands

Madagascar's ruler, Andry Rajoelina, is reported to be conducting talks with military leaders in an effort to meet their demands that he bring to an end the country's political… Read more »

Sudan: Clinton Defends U.S. Record on Khartoum

The United States Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, has defended the Obama administration's record on Sudan, saying although she is "certainly not satisfied" with what it has… Read more »

Somalia: UN Envoy Says Peace and Humanitarian Efforts Must Move to Mogadishu

Peace in Somalia is not only possible but is 'relatively easy' to achieve, according to Ambassador Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, a veteran diplomat who has served as Mauritania's foreign… Read more »

Eswatini: Prize-Winning Attorney Assures Environmental Groups Are Heard

When Swaziland's Environment Ministry denied NGOs full representation in environmental management discussions, environmentalist and public affairs attorney Thuli Brilliance Makama… Read more »

Ethiopia: Foreign Aid Subsidizes Repression, Says Expert

A month ahead of national elections, the Ethiopian government has come under critical Western scrutiny in an article which accuses foreign donors of "subsidizing a regime that is… Read more »

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 »

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 »