Zambia: Banda Regains Presidency In Election

Zambia's Vice-President, Rupiah Banda, has edged out the main opposition challenger, Michael Sata, to win the presidential election, Zambia's electoral commission announced Sunday. Read more »

Zambia: Opposition Takes Early Election Lead

Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata has taken an early lead in the country's presidential election, according to preliminary results released by the Zambian electoral commission… Read more »

South Africa: Mbeki Says His Political Life Is Over

South Africa's former president, Thabo Mbeki, has told Jacob Zuma, his successor as leader of the African National Congress, that he is not engaged in efforts by dissatisfied ANC… Read more »

Zambia: Voters Anxious But Polls Disputes Resolved

Zambians go to the polls to elect a new president on Thursday amid high levels of anxiety about the result, but with disagreements over election procedures largely resolved, says… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai's Party Lashes Out at Mugabe

Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has blamed the continuing impasse in talks on a power-sharing government on "the lack of sincerity and good faith" of President… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: What Went Wrong With Historic War Crimes Case?

More than 30 months after the history-making arrest of Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo - the first suspect to be sent to The Hague in the Netherlands to face war crimes… Read more »

Africa: New World Cup Draw Promises Thrillers

The line-up for the five African groups in the third and final round of qualifying games for the 2010 Fifa World Cup was finalized at Fifa headquarters in Zurich on Wednesday. Read more »

Africa: New Governance Index Should Poll Public Opinion

While the new Ibrahim index assessing governance in Africa is remarkably comprehensive, it fails to poll citizens on their perceptions of how well they are ruled, writes George… Read more »

Zimbabwe: South Africa's Motlanthe Joins Talks

Zimbabwe's protracted negotiations on the formation of a power-sharing government moved to Swaziland on Monday, where key leaders of the  Southern African Development… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Cabinet Dispute Goes to SADC on Monday

The dispute over the allocation of ministries in Zimbabwe's power-sharing government has been referred to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) after four days of talks… Read more »

Liberia: Johnson Sirleaf to Meet Bush on Wednesday

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia will meet U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House on Wednesday, October 22. The two leaders will discuss "U.S.- Liberian… Read more »

Africa: Winners And Losers of Race to 2010 Afcon and World Cup

The Senegalese “Lions of Taranga” and South Africa’s “Bafana Bafana” will be the most prominent absentees from the forthcoming African Cup of Nations… Read more »

Africa: What's Working? What's Not? - U.S. Policy

Opening remarks by Ambassador Frances D. Cook at the October 7th plenary session, "U.S. Policy in Africa: What's working? What's Not? - Creating stronger partnerships while… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Mugabe Claims All Key Ministries

President Robert Mugabe has made a bid to claim unilaterally key government ministries - including defence, foreign affairs and home affairs - in Zimbabwe's new power-sharing… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Republicans Do Just Fine

It seems that Republican candidates for president are all too often written off as not having sufficient interest or experience to benefit Africa, even though recent history has… Read more »

Africa: Bandwidth Revs Up African Economy

Africa is readying for a second wave of higher speed Internet use, writes Russell Southwood of Balancing Act in this expert guide to what "bandwidth" is, how it is being spread and… Read more »

Africa: New Technology Sweeps Continent

African farmers of the 21st century can decide what crops to plant by checking prices at local markets using their cell phones. Physicians can help nurses in rural clinics diagnose… Read more »

South Africa: Ruling ANC Heads Towards Split

South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) moved closer to its most significant split in half a century on Wednesday, when the country's former defence minister, Mosiuoa… Read more »

South Africa: Lekota's Journey From Black Consciousness to Leader of ANC Breakaway

Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick "Terror" Lekota, leader of the prospective breakaway from South Africa's ruling African National Congress, cut his teeth in politics as a follower of the… Read more »

Africa: Guide to Technologies

Technologies that may have an impact on lowering prices and widening access in developing countries: Read more »

Africa: Women's Rights Linked to Good Governance

In an interview marking the publication of the 2008 Ibrahim Index of African Governance, Mary Robinson, a board member of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, discussed with AllAfrica's Katy… Read more »

Africa: Government Improves Across Continent

The quality of governance improved in nearly two-thirds of sub-Saharan African nations between 2005 and 2006. Liberia showed the biggest leap in government performance in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Rewarding Non-Violence in the Niger Delta

At a time of historically high oil prices, a model has emerged in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta that could allow more than a million barrels per day of production to come back… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Making the Most of the Deal

The people of Zimbabwe have looked desperately for months to the political negotiations between the ZANU-PF under Robert Mugabe and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) under… Read more »

Africa: Obama's Three Objectives for Continent

Witney W. Schneidman, an adviser on Africa to the campaign to elect Senator Barack Obama as President of the United States, sets out Obama's fundamental policy objectives for… Read more »