July 29, 2008
Sudan: South Africa Asks UN to Suspend Indictment
South Africa, supported by China, is trying to persuade the United Nations Security Council to suspend the attempt to prosecute Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir for genocide and… Read more »
July 28, 2008
Africa: Editors Support Continent's Detained Journalists
South African editors have expressed their concern at the detention of Eritrean journalists and the harassment of Zimbabwean and Somali journalists. Read more »
July 25, 2008
Sudan: Security Council Should Set Govt Benchmarks
The United Nations Security Council is no stranger to intractable international disputes. But soon Sudan will present it with a different kind of problem, one it has not faced in… Read more »
Kenya: Mr David Blunkett - Apology
AllAfrica published an article from one of its content providers, which remained on the website from July 7 to 9, 2008, which included a number of factual inaccuracies in relation… Read more »
July 24, 2008
Africa: Countries Must Plan Road Map for eHealth
Developing countries in the Global South, which have already introduced innovative technology such as mobile banking, need to drive the development of "eHealth" –… Read more »
July 23, 2008
Africa: Internet Technology Can Boost Healthcare
AllAfrica's Boakai Fofana, based in Monrovia, is one of a few media professionals brought to Bellagio, Italy by the Rockefeller Foundation to attend an invitation-only… Read more »
Africa: eHealth - Boosting Healthcare Via the Internet
From Bellagio, Italy, AllAfrica's Boakai Fofana blogs on a Rockefeller Foundation conference on how to use information technology to improve access to health care. Read more »
July 21, 2008
Zimbabwe: Mugabe, Tsvangirai Shake Hands on Deal
Zimbabwe's principal political protagonists, Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai, have signed an agreement which establishes a framework for substantive negotiations to end the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Parties to Sign Talks Deal, Says South Africa
Zimbabwean political parties are on the verge of signing an agreement which establishes a framework for substantive negotiations to end the country's political crisis. Read more »
July 20, 2008
Africa: World Trade Talks Reach Crunch Point
Negotiations to free up international trade culminate after seven years in a round of talks this week which will be crucial for Africa. Success would be in African countries'… Read more »
July 18, 2008
Zimbabwe: African Union, UN to Monitor Talks
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki, under fire for the handling of the Zimbabwean crisis, has won African Union and United Nations backing for his plans to facilitate a solution… Read more »
July 16, 2008
Sudan: UN Should Stand Fast on War Crimes Case
The request by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an arrest warrant against President Omar al-Bashir will find a significant place in history. Read more »
Liberia: Cross-Examination of Witness Jabati Jaward Still Continues
The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org Read more »
July 15, 2008
Liberia: Cross-Examination of Witness Jabati Jaward Continues
The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org Read more »
July 14, 2008
Sudan: Court Accuses Al-Bashir of Darfur War Crimes
The prosecutor of the newly-established International Criminal Court (ICC) today accused Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of genocide and war crimes arising out of the war in… Read more »
Liberia: Examination in Chief of Witness TF1-388 Jabati Jaward Concludes
The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org Read more »
July 12, 2008
Zimbabwe: Russia, China Veto UN Sanctions on Mugabe
Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Friday which would have imposed an arms embargo against Zimbabwe and financial and travel sanctions on… Read more »
July 11, 2008
South Africa: 'Freedom Church' Brings Alive Apartheid Struggle
South Africa's "mother city" of Cape Town is renowned as the country's most beautiful for tourists, but there's no escaping the destruction of apartheid when you visit. Read more »
July 10, 2008
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Lays Down Talks Conditions
Zimbabwean political leader Morgan Tsvangirai has characterised Thursday's meeting between representatives of his party and the ruling Zanu-PF as talks about talks. Read more »
Liberia: Examination of Witness Jabati Jaward Continues
The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org Read more »
July 09, 2008
Zimbabwe: Russia Opposes U.S.-Led Sanctions Drive
Russia is opposing efforts by the United States to get the United Nations Security Council to impose targeted sanctions against Zimbabwean leaders responsible for political… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Crisis Threatens Peace, Says U.S.
The United States has characterized the situation in Zimbabwe as a threat to peace which justifies the imposition of sanctions on the country under Chapter VII of the Charter of… Read more »
Liberia: Examination of Witness TF1-388, Jabati Jaward
The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org Read more »
July 08, 2008
Zimbabwe: G8 Nations Promise Sanctions
The leaders of the world's most powerful nations have declared they will impose financial and other sanctions on leaders they describe as "those individuals responsible for… Read more »
Liberia: Cross-Examination of Witness TF1-567 Continues
The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org Read more »