Guinea Bissau: Prime Minister Denies Threats on Journalists

The prime minister of Guinea Bissau has denied that his government is intimidating journalists for covering a drug-trafficking scandal in the country. Read more »

South Africa: Photographer's Exhibit Exposes Human Rights Abuses

South African photographer Eric Miller recently launched a thrilling exhibition of rare photographs of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Read more »

Sierra Leone: Elections Bring Hope for a Former Failed State

It all seems almost too normal to be newsworthy. On August 11, Sierra Leone goes to the polls to choose a new president among three candidates, all pledging to reform government,… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Protestors Demand Affordable Food

Hundreds of members of a Zimbabwe civic organisation held a peaceful demonstration over food supplies and prices in Sakubva, in the city of Mutare today. Read more »

Liberia: Goodwill May Yield Tangible Dividends for Old Ally

Thanks to widespread support for Liberia's fledgling post-conflict democracy in the U.S. Congress and within the Bush administration, several thousand Liberians living in the… Read more »

Africa: Can the Continent Solve its Development Challenges?

Moeletsi Mbeki gave the keynote address at the Second Conference of the European Association of Centers of African Studies held at Leiden University in The Netherlands from July 11… Read more »

South Africa: Concepts of Transformation and The Social Structure

Moeletsi Mbeki, deputy chairman of the South African Institute of International Affairs, gave a public lecture at the University of Witwatersrand, one of the top business… Read more »

Africa: Zimbabwe Crisis "Intolerable," Says Annan

Zimbabwe's "downward spiral" was "intolerable and unsustainable," former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in Johannesburg on Sunday. Read more »

Africa: Care Seeks Votes from the Public for Its 'Water for the Poor' Project

A name that many people associate with disaster relief has become a large humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. Now, its ambitious initiative to help communities… Read more »

Ethiopia: 38 Political Prisoners Released

The Ethiopian government released 38 members of the opposition from jail on Friday. Read more »

Africa: Nigerian Runners Dominate Athletics

Nigerian sprinters have dominated this year's running competitions, winning four gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals. Read more »

Rwanda: Can Art Bring Peace?

Simon Bikindi is currently standing trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), facing charges for war crimes committed during the country's 1994… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Agoa Forum Meets in Accra

The sixth United States African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) Forum meets Wednesday and Thursday in Accra. Read more »

Zimbabwe: U.S. 'Deplores' Mugabe Actions, Offers Food Aid

The United States on Tuesday announced the release of more food aid for Zimbabwe along with strong criticism of President Robert Mugabe's government. Read more »

Africa: U.S. Secretary of State Cancels Ghana Trip

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has cancelled her scheduled trip to Ghana this week to stay in Washington to focus on Middle East issues. Read more »

Africa: U.S. Representative Lantos Calls for More Support for Aids Program

Representative Tom Lantos (Democrat – California) has called on the United States Congress to support President George W. Bush's efforts to renew the President's… Read more »

Botswana: Police Arrest Gana and Gwi, Says Rights Group

Botswana police have arrested 21 Gana and Gwi hunter-gatherers for hunting on their ancestral land, says an activist group which campaigns for the rights of indigenous people. Read more »

Africa: Rough Guide to African Blues

Album titles can be misleading, especially when they claim to describe a “best of” or “definitive collection” of something as subjective and personal as… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Govt-Opposition Talks on Track, Says South Africa

South Africa's foreign ministry has rejected a newspaper report that Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has ordered negotiators for his ruling Zanu-PF party to boycott… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Secretary of State Postpones Visit

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has postponed a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The visit was originally scheduled for next week. Read more »

Chad: No Special Court for Habré, Says Senegal

The Senegalese government on Thursday announced that the trial of former Chadian President Hissene Habré will not take place in a special court as initially suggested. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Central Bank Pleaded With Govt to Avoid Collapse - Report

Zimbabwe's central bank governor, Gideon Gono, has spent more than three years trying to persuade the government to change course and avoid economic collapse, the Mail and… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Celebrity Campaign Raises $25 Million

The RED Campaign, a celebrity-backed effort to raise money for for the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, has recently reported that its partners have raised U.S.… Read more »

Africa: AU Launches Mission to the United States

The African Union launched its first-ever Permanent Mission to the United States in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, seeking to strengthen ties between the AU and the United States. Read more »

Nigeria: Ex-Im Bank Again Denies Approving Financing for Police Fund

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has responded to Nigerian press reports by reiterating that it has not at the present time authorized any financing for the… Read more »