Africa: Petty Bribery Plagues Continent, Says Study

Africans are among the most likely of the world's citizens to be forced to pay bribes - but they are also the most confident that their governments are trying to stop the practice,… Read more »

Mali: Al-Qaeda Group Executes Briton

An Al-Qaeda affiliated group in Africa has executed a British citizen in Mali, news agencies are reporting. Read more »

Somalia: Teenagers With Guns Threaten Region

Seated on the leather carpet covering the floor of his living room, Mohamed Abdi Rahman is surrounded by friends and family members coming to convey their condolences over the… Read more »

Sudan: Darfuri Woman Refugees 'Live in Fear of Rape'

Darfuri women who have fled as refugees to Chad live in fear of being raped and as a result ostracized by their families, says a new study. Read more »

Africa: How Michelle Obama Can Help Africa

When Michelle Obama, the first lady of the United States, visits Ghana with President Barack Obama in July, the powerful voice she has used to empower disadvantaged girls at home… Read more »

Liberia: Tolbert Educational Fund Launched

An education endowment fund in honor of former Liberian president William R. Tolbert was launched in Monrovia Wednesday at a formal ceremony held at the Monrovia City Hall. Read more »

Africa: Human Rights Group Links Violations to Food Price Hikes

A leading advocacy group has linked escalating food prices and the sharp rise in living costs across Africa to violations of human rights across the continent in the last year. Read more »

Chad: World Court Accepts Senegal's Pledge on Habré

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has turned down a request that it order Senegal to keep the former president of Chad, Hissène Habré, within its jurisdiction… Read more »

Zimbabwe: To Give or Not to Give?

Last week, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the South African Broadcasting Corporation that she was "not yet confident" that aid money to Zimbabwe would get… Read more »

Cameroon/Cote d'Ivoire: Soccer Stars Make Africa Proud in European Final

Two Africans generated enormous support among soccer fans around the continent for the winning team in Wednesday's European Champions League final played in Rome. Read more »

Liberia: William R. Tolbert - 'In The Pantheon Of Great African Leaders'

Dr. Richard Tolbert, chairman of the National Investment Commission of Liberia and nephew of former president William R. Tolbert, recalled the many contributions of the former… Read more »

South Africa: Nation Enters First Recession Since Democracy

Africa's biggest economy, that of South Africa, contracted by a shock six percent in the first quarter of this year, confiming that the country has slid into its first recession in… Read more »

Somalia: Naval Forces Report More Pirate Arrests

European Union (EU) naval forces operating off the Somali coast have reported a series of successes in their patrols against pirates, arresting 16 suspects after two attacks in the… Read more »

Gabon: Bongo Illness Reports Spark Succession Debate

The people of Gabon have been wondering for some days now about the state of health of President Omar Bongo Ondimba, reports Infos Plus Gabon of Libreville. Read more »

Africa: Diamond Magnate Calls for 'African Way' of Doing Business

A South African businessman whose name is synonymous with the international diamond trade has told an African Union (AU) audience that the global economic crisis was caused by… Read more »

Liberia: An Encounter With Crime in Monrovia

From Monrovia, AllAfrica's Boakai Fofana blogs on a recent experience with crime and of how a new initiative is helping to offset worries that it is growing. Read more »

Africa: More Political Freedom Brings More Wealth, Says Study

African nations which expand their political freedoms also reduce poverty, according to a major new study published today. Read more »

Sudan: Obama Envoy Heads to China to Pursue Darfur Peace

President Barack Obama's special envoy for Sudan, Major General J. Scott Gration, will hold a series of talks in the next week with a range of countries including China in an… Read more »

Madagascar: Rival Parties Agree on New Elections

International mediators negotiating a resolution to the crisis in Madagascar have announced that the rival parties have agreed on an election within 14 months in which both the… Read more »

Somalia: African Union Calls for Sanctions on Eritrea

The African Union (AU) has appealed to the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Eritrea and other parties backing the insurgents fighting to overthrow Somalia's… Read more »

Tanzania: Obama, Kikwete Meet in Oval Office on Africa's Conflicts

President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania became the first African head of state to visit the Obama White House Thursday, where he discussed issues including Africa's most pressing… Read more »

Malawi: Mutharika Leading in Flawed Election

President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi appears set to win re-election in polls marred by what monitoring groups have described as the "unashamed bias" of state radio and television… Read more »

Somalia: East African Govts Condemn Eritrea Harshly

A group of East African states has called for air and sea blockades of Somalia to prevent outside forces – including the Eritrean government – from sending weapons and… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: New Civilian Catastrophe Looms in East

A new offensive by the Congolese army, backed by United Nations peacekeepers, against Rwandan rebels ensconced in the lush forests of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)… Read more »

Madagascar: Ravalomanana Lobbies on YouTube

Madagascar's ousted president, Marc Ravalomanana, may be down but he is not out. Read more »