Africa: Tough World Cup Draw for Many African Teams

South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana face a difficult first round in the 2010 World Cup soccer finals, while Nigeria will contend with familiar opponents and Cameroon can… Read more »

Guinea: Aide Makes Attempt on Camara's Life

An attempt has been made on the life of the head of the military junta in Guinea, Moussa Dadis Camara.  According to newspaper reports, he sustained severe head injuries when… Read more »

South Africa: Aspiring World Cup Hosts Present Their Bids

Although the 2010 World Cup is still six months away, Cape Town has hosted the first formal gathering of the candidates for two World Cups almost a decade away. Read more »

Africa: Tough World Cup Draw for Many African Teams

South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana face a difficult first round in the 2010 World Cup soccer finals, while Nigeria will contend with familiar opponents and Cameroon can… Read more »

Africa: High Hopes - For Some - As Soccer Awaits World Cup Draw

Of the six African nations at the 2010 World Cup, by far the most pressure will be on hosts South Africa, with the world watching to see not only if the country can host the… Read more »

Sudan: Many Voters Register for Elections

Sudanese are registering in substantial numbers for their first multi-party elections in 24 years, although opposition is citing irregularities and those displaced from Darfur are… Read more »

Africa: Continent Has Central Role to Play Over Climate Change

Over the past year the countries of Africa have intensified their efforts to build a coalition on climate change. Across the continent, governments and communities have been… Read more »

Africa: Soccer Teams Move Closer to World Cup Fate

The African sides moved a step closer to learning their fate at the 2010 World Cup after the four pots were announced ahead of Friday's finals Draw in Cape Town. Read more »

Nigeria: Banking on Agriculture in Kwara

The Nigerian state of Kwara has received international attention for its invitation to dispossessed white farmers in Zimbabwe to come to Nigeria. The oil-producing nation -… Read more »

Africa: Act Now to Improve Infrastructure, Says World Bank Leader

Africa's economic growth and poverty reduction are closely linked with the quality of its infrastructure – its power, transport systems, water supply and sanitation, and its… Read more »

Liberia: Govt Secures Huge Investment in Palm Oil Production

The Liberian government has announced that it is in the final stages of securing a U.S. $1.6 billion Indonesian investment in palm oil production which is expected to create… Read more »

South Africa: Zuma Steps Up Fight Against Aids

President Jacob Zuma has announced a range of new measures to fight HIV/Aids and will undergo testing for his HIV status as part of a new campaign to persuade all South Africans to… Read more »

South Africa: African Aura for World Cup Draw

The numbers surrounding the 2010 Fifa World Cup draw to be held here on Friday are both record-breaking and staggering. Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: President Confident of Electoral Landslide

So confident is President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of the outcome of Equatorial Guinea's election on Sunday that he expects to win by the same margin as in 2002 - with 97.1 percent of… Read more »

Nigeria: Yar'Adua Should Draw Up Roadmap to Delta Peace

For the first time in years, Nigeria's Niger Delta seems to be looking up. Read more »

Africa: World Soccer Celebrities Arrive For 2010 Draw

The South African coastal city of Cape Town becomes the centre of the footballing world this week as preparations for 2010 FIFA World Cup draw hit overdrive. Read more »

Africa: HIV Infections Decline Slowly in Sub-Saharan Region

The rate of new HIV infections has slowly declined in sub-Saharan Africa, but the region remains the area of the world most heavily hit by the epidemic and it accounts for nine of… Read more »

South Africa: Economy Moves Out of Recession

South Africa's economy turned around in the third quarter of 2009, registering marginal growth, the government's statistics agency reported Wednesday. Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame's Human Rights Record Faces Scrutiny

As Rwanda applies this week to join the Commonwealth, the international grouping dominated by ex-British colonies, both its membership application and a number of recent books on… Read more »

Africa: New Hope for Africa's Farmers

Some 218 million people in Africa struggle with hunger daily – about 30 percent of the continent’s total population, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture… Read more »

Tanzania: President Kikwete - 'Agriculture is Everything'

As President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania was about to leave Dar es Salaam on November 15 to attend the World Food Summit in Rome, he sat down at State House to discuss a… Read more »

Western Sahara: Expelled Activist Weakens After Hunger Strike

Aminatou Haidar, the Western Sahara human rights activist expelled from her homeland 10 days ago, has entered the second week of a hunger strike in protest against the expulsion. Read more »

Africa: Winners and Losers In Corruption Stakes

Botswana continues to be seen as Africa’s least corrupt, and Somalia as the continent’s – and the world’s – most corrupt country, according to a new… Read more »

Guinea: South African Govt Probes Mercenary Reports

The Pretoria government is probing reports that South African mercenaries are training Guinean militia, recruited by the country's military junta on an ethnic basis. Read more »

Algeria/Egypt: Desert Foxes Beat Pharaohs to Reach World Cup

Algeria defeated Africa's football champions, Egypt, 1-0 today to take Africa's sixth place in the 2010 World cup. Read more »