Kenya: Urban Women Grow Food in Sacks

Driving through the crowded streets of the sprawling Kibera slum in Nairobi, it’s nearly impossible to describe how many people live in this area of about 400 hectares, the… Read more »

Africa: Sparks Fly in Addis as Top Officials Debate Governance Panel

Sparks flew in Addis Ababa recently as representatives of the 29 member states of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) – the continent's home-grown governance promotion… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: President Dissolves Govt, Electoral Commission

Cote d'Ivoire's President Laurent Gbagbo has dissolved the government and electoral commission ahead of controversial upcoming elections, news reports said. Read more »

Africa: Melinda Gates Lauds Health and Economic Advances for Continent's Poorest

Despite impressive economic growth across Africa in recent years, the distribution of wealth has been uneven, and pernicious poverty persists. Few countries are expected to meet… Read more »

Africa: Indigenous Rights Ruling Could Have Big Impact on Land Disputes

In 1973, Kenya forced the Endorois people off their ancestral land in the heart of the Great Rift Valley to create a wildlife reserve, plunging a community of traditional… Read more »

Sudan: Hague Court Attacks Prosecution Evidence as 'Weak,' 'Unreliable'

The International Criminal Court has described evidence against a Darfur rebel leader accused of an attack on African Union peacekeepers variously as "weak", "scant" and… Read more »

Africa: Unveiling the Diversity of Chinese Finance in Africa

China increasingly is playing a crucial role in African economies. Two-way trade between China and Africa exceeded U.S. $106 billion in 2008 and Beijing is the leading trading… Read more »

Liberia: Former Liberian Leader's Son Ordered to Pay Torture Victims

A federal court in the United States has ordered the son of former Liberian president Charles Taylor to pay more than US$22 million in damages to five people tortured by his… Read more »

Togo: Thousands Protest Africa Cup Ban

Thousands of people have demonstrated in Lome over Togo's exclusion from the next two tournaments of the African Cup of Nations. Read more »

Somalia: Nato Forces Recover Ship from Pirates

Danish specialist troops seized a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden Friday, soon after Somali pirates had boarded it and tried to hijack it, the European Union's naval force for… Read more »

Uganda: Obama Condemns Proposed Anti-Gay Law

U.S President Barack Obama has criticized the controversial anti-gay law which has been proposed to Uganda's legislature. Read more »

Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Law Sets Off Firestorm in the West

Ugandan MPs probably didn't know what a firestorm David Bahati of the ruling National Resistance Movement would raise when he first presented his proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill… Read more »

Somalia: New Hijacking as Shipping Industry Voices Frustration

A Libyan cargo ship carrying a crew of 17, the MV Rim, has been hijacked by Somali pirates operating south of Yemen, as shipping industry groups express frustration at the failure… Read more »

Africa: Continent Ripe for Citizen-Led Development Plan

There have been real improvements in Africa over the past decade. Economic growth has been averaging about five per cent a year, 34 million more children are in school, malarial… Read more »

Sudan: Court to Reconsider Bashir Genocide Charge

An Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court has again opened the prospect of charging Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir with genocide over killings in Darfur. Read more »

Somalia: Pirates Hold Couple for Nearly 100 Days

Nearly 100 days after being seized by Somali pirates, a British couple appeared in separate videos, speaking of “cruel” treatment by their captors and a longing to see… Read more »

Egypt/Ghana: Pharaohs Snatch Seventh Win

None of Egypt's three successive triumphs in the last African Nations Cup titles have been convincing but the Pharaohs still emerged as continual champions for a record seventh… Read more »

Togo: Nation Suspended From Soccer for Two Years

Togo has been suspended from the Africa Cup of Nations for the next two years following its withdrawal from the tournament earlier this month. Read more »

Nigeria/Algeria: Super Eagles Console Themselves With Bronze

Nigeria regained their acquaintance with bronze at the Africa Nations Cup finals on Saturday as striker Obinna Nsofor's second-half goal ensured third place in Angola. Read more »

Uganda: Continent's Govts Watch Anti-Gay Bill Debate

For years, Uganda’s population has endured human rights violations at the hands of both government agents and rebel groups. Ugandans have been subjected to harassment, unjust… Read more »

Algeria/Egypt: Pharaohs to Face Black Stars

The much-anticipated renewal of the bitter rivalry between Algeria and Egypt descended into a sea of red on Thursday as Algeria had three men sent off and Egypt romped to a third… Read more »

Ghana/Nigeria: Black Stars Outshine Super Eagles in Soccer Semifinal

Ghana have booked their place in the Africa Cup of Nations final for the first time in 18 years after beating west African rivals Nigeria 1-0 in Luanda on Thursday. Read more »

Nigeria: Clinton Attacks Corruption and Bad Governance

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made scathing remarks on Nigeria's corruption and bad governance at a town hall meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC on… Read more »

Nigeria: Electoral Reform Key to Fighting Extremism - Former Minister

The disappearance of President Umaru Yar'Adua to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment for the past nine weeks – without thought to orderly constitutional succession – has… Read more »

Liberia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to Seek Second Term in 2011

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman to be elected head-of-state in Africa, announced Monday during her annual message to the national legislature that she will seek a… Read more »