June 14, 2007
Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Leader's Fate Not in My Hands, Says Kabila
President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo says the future of opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba, who left the country for Portugal two months ago, is in the… Read more »
Africa: Small-Scale Farming Key to Fighting Poverty, Says Annan
The key to ending poverty in Africa is the development of small-scale farming, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan told a session of the World Economic Forum on Africa on… Read more »
June 13, 2007
Guinea: PM Committed to 'Free and Fair' Elections in December
Guinea's recently appointed Prime Minister, Lansana Kouyaté, has committed himself to holding "free and fair" elections in December this year, but has stressed the… Read more »
Lesotho: Drought Creates Food Crisis
One in five people in Lesotho will face food shortages in the coming year as a result of the most serious drought in the country in 30 years, international agencies have warned. Read more »
Africa: Continent Needs Good Policies, Investment, Says Report
Good government policies, better access to finance and more infrastructure are all needed if Africa is to expand its economy. Corruption and lack of skills, energy and transport… Read more »
Guinea: PM Presses for International Support
After widespread unrest in Guinea earlier this year, during which more than 100 people died, President Lansana Conté, who has ruled the country since seizing power in a coup… Read more »
June 12, 2007
Tanzania: Down the Road to Neo-Liberalism
Issa Shivji, one of Tanzania's premier scholars, has published a new book which provides an introspective look at contemporary politics and social change in Tanzania during a… Read more »
June 08, 2007
Africa: 'Remarkable Turnaround,' but Aid, Trade Lacking - World Bank Economist
As the 2007 Group of Eight [G8] summit concludes, African countries are still looking for industrialized nations to follow through on aid promises from previous summits. G8… Read more »
June 07, 2007
South Africa: Central Bank Pushes Up Interest Rates
South Africa's central bank today increased interest rates for the first time in six months in an attempt to curb inflation. Read more »
June 04, 2007
Sierra Leone/Togo: Helicopter Crash Kills at Least 19
A Paramount Airlines helicopter in Sierra Leone crashed Sunday, reportedly killing at least 19. The helicopter was carrying passengers from an African Cup of Nations qualifying… Read more »
West Africa: Website Launched to Cover Taylor Trial
Civil society groups today launch a project to provide daily news and expert analysis of the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. Read more »
June 01, 2007
Senegal: Police Seize Radio Station Equipment
Sixty armed Senegalese government security agents raided the headquarters of a radio station yesterday, the Senegalese newspaper Wal Fadjri reported. Read more »
Africa: Ethiopian, Zimbabwean Women Journalists Honored
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) has honoured an Ethiopian publisher for her courage and a Zimbabwean reporter for her achievements in journalism over a period… Read more »
May 31, 2007
Africa: Bush Launches New Funding Plan for HIV/Aids
U.S President George W. Bush is asking Congress to follow up his Administration's current program to fight HIV/Aids around the world with a new plan doubling spending to $30… Read more »
Africa: Aid Set to Drop, Warns Monitoring Group
Aid flows to Africa have remained static for two years and are set to drop, in spite of donor promises to increase giving, a monitoring group has found. Read more »
May 30, 2007
Sudan: U.S. Sanctions Welcome But Too Late, Say Activists
Advocacy and activist groups in the United States have welcomed President George W. Bush's new sanctions on Sudan but have said they do not go far enough. Read more »
May 29, 2007
Sudan: Bush Imposes New Sanctions Over Darfur
The United States has stepped up its sanctions against Sudan and announced that it will press the United Nations Security Council to adopt a new package of international sanctions,… Read more »
Africa: Growth Strong, But Not Enough to Meet Development Goals
Extracts relating to Africa from the United Nations report, World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007, produced by the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the… Read more »
May 28, 2007
Eswatini: Report Links Discrimination to HIV
Gender-based discrimination in Botswana and Swaziland is integrally linked to the high rates of HIV infection among women in those countries, a study by Physicians for Human Rights… Read more »
May 25, 2007
South Africa: Mbeki Clashes With Unions
As tens of thousands of public servants marched in support of a pay claim against the government on Friday, President Thabo Mbeki clashed publicly with a top official of the union… Read more »
May 24, 2007
Africa: Hundreds of Thousands Evicted Across Continent
Hundreds of thousands of Africans in many different countries were deliberately rendered homeless last year, Amnesty International has reported. Read more »
May 23, 2007
Africa: 1,500 to Gather for International Women and Aids Summit
Urgent action to cut rising HIV infection rates among women and girls will be planned at what is billed as the world's first international summit on women and Aids. Read more »
May 21, 2007
Zimbabwe: Parliament's Human Rights Probe to Continue, Says MP
The South African member of the Pan African Parliament who successfully proposed that the body should investigate reports of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe has denied that the… Read more »
May 20, 2007
South Africa: Presidential Aspirant Challenges Ruling ANC
A South African liberation fighter turned business tycoon has challenged the opaque leadership selection processes of the ruling African National Congress ahead of its choice of a… Read more »
May 18, 2007
Nigeria: Ex-Im Bank Denies Approving Loan for Police Fund
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has disputed a recent report that it has granted a loan to Nigeria's Presidential Committee on Police Equipment Fund. Read more »