December 15, 2007
South Africa: Tension Underlies Backslapping at ANC Meeting
One of America's most renowned public broadcast journalists, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, is blogging for allAfrica from the University of Limpopo which, situated near the city of… Read more »
South Africa: Presidential Hopefuls Speak for Themselves
IF YOU LISTEN to the detractors of the two principal protagonists in this week's African National Congress leadership election, you will hear that the choice is between a ruthless,… Read more »
December 14, 2007
Africa: Leaders Divided on Rights, Says Amnesty Chief
A group of international figures gathered in Cape Town this week to launch a new global campaign for human rights. One of them was Irene Khan, who as secretary-general of Amnesty… Read more »
December 13, 2007
Mali: Bed Nets From Vietnam Protect People From Malaria
On the second day of a visit to Mali, Dr. Steven Phillips, ExxonMobil's Medical Director for Global Issues and Projects, tells of the logistics of a campaign to get bed nets, which… Read more »
December 12, 2007
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Visit to U.S. Launches New Era
Nigeria, apart from being the fifth-largest source of American oil imports, is a key partner of the United States in containing a range of emerging transnational threats, writes… Read more »
Mali: Health Groups Rally to Improve Children's Health
Through this blog, Dr. Steven Phillips, ExxonMobil's Medical Director for Global Issues and Projects, will share his observations from the Republic of Mali, where he is part of the… Read more »
December 11, 2007
Africa: 'Elders' Condemn Human Rights Abuses
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has joined leading international figures in appealing to the global community to fight human rights abuses in countries including Sudan, Zimbabwe and Chad. Read more »
December 10, 2007
Africa: Our Tradition Upholds Free Speech, Democracy
To suggest that Africans do not care about free speech, electoral fairness or misappropriation of public funds is to misread African traditional culture, write Kwaku Asante-Darko… Read more »
December 08, 2007
Africa: Baroness Amos of Brondesbury, Valerie Ann Amos
Leaders of over 70 African and European countries have arrived in Lisbon for this weekend's African Union/European Union summit. Refusing to attend, in protest at the inclusion of… Read more »
South Africa: 2nd test message on allafrica blog
well, today's conference proceedings were much more exciting than yesterday;s. Read more »
South Africa: first test message on allafrica blog
Early reports on the first summit day show that Mugabe had already invited attention after he commandeered a plane to take him to Lisbon on Thursday, leaving hundreds of passengers… Read more »
December 07, 2007
Nigeria: 'Brothers At Each Others' Throats'
Roy Mog-Appia's attention is focused on a sheet of white paper, where he scribbles hastily. A few minutes later, he slides the notepad across the table. Read more »
December 06, 2007
South Africa: Mbeki Seeks to Cool Party Leadership Fight
The forthcoming national conference of South Africa's ruling African National Congress, where the party will elect a new leader, should not be seen as "the beginning and… Read more »
December 05, 2007
Liberia: New Study Spotlights Sexual Violence
Preliminary findings of a new study by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Columbia University may have given relief workers the evidence they say they need to focus… Read more »
Sudan: Darfur Peace Efforts Must Embrace New Reality
Darfur has dropped out of Western headlines again for the moment, eclipsed by events in Pakistan, the Middle East and Iraq. But while the erratic attention of the international… Read more »
Africa: UN Chief Calls for Arrests of War Crimes Suspects
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the international community to do more to help arrest leaders indicted on war crimes charges. Six Sudanese and Ugandan… Read more »
December 04, 2007
Zimbabwe: U.S. Tightens Sanctions Screw
The United States is to bar the children of some Zimbabwean officials from studying in the United States. Read more »
South Africa: Miners Launch Strike Over Safety
Tens of thousands of South African miners held a one-day strike today in support of demands for safer working conditions. Read more »
December 03, 2007
Gabon: Uncertainty Looms as Bongo Marks 40 Years of Power
Gabon faces an uncertain economic and political future after marking the 40th anniversary of President Omar Bongo Ondimba’s accession to power on Sunday. Read more »
Nigeria: Local Official Brings Power to the People
Kevin Aniebonem's voice is difficult to hear over the generator roaring in the background. The 24-year-old buys four liters of petrol every day to keep a light bulb running in… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Secretary of State Heading to Ethiopia
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will attend a meeting of leaders from the Great Lakes Region on Wednesday, December 5 in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, the State… Read more »
November 30, 2007
Nigeria: A Chance Meeting, a Saved Life
Sara had a plan. After visiting the hospital, she would return to her two-room house, pull a small package out of her purse, tear it open, then swallow the rat poison it contained. Read more »
Uganda: Judicial System Fails Women, Says Amnesty
Human rights group Amnesty International today accused the Ugandan judicial system of failing to act against the widespread rape and sexual abuse of women in the north of the… Read more »
Liberia: Free Speech Emerges Under New Rule
Launching a new AllAfrica feature, blogs written by members of AllAfrica's staff, Boakai Fofana - who works from our Monrovia office - reflects on the return of free speech to… Read more »
November 28, 2007
Sudan: Rights Group Criticizes Firms Over Darfur
An anti-genocide group has strongly criticized major international companies sponsoring the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China for their silence on the ongoing crisis in the… Read more »