January 13, 2010
Nigeria: Government Limbo Continues
Nigerians are getting startling, and conflicting, news each day about their long crisis of governance. Early Monday morning, the BBC's Hausa service surprised them with a… Read more »
Cameroon/Gabon: Another Giant Crashes at Cup of Nations
Cameroon became the latest big name to come unstuck at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola when they were beaten 1-0 by a brave Gabon in Lubango on Wednesday night. Read more »
January 12, 2010
Africa: Bank Offers Lessons on Overcoming Global Crisis
The current economic crisis could push an additional 90 million people around the world into extreme poverty by end of 2010. If it persists, two million children could die in the… Read more »
Zambia/Tunisia: Teams Hold One Another Back for Draw
Zambia and Tunisia played out an entertaining 1-1 draw in their 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Group D encounter in Lubango on Wednesday night. Read more »
Benin/Mozambique: Mambas Draw Against Squirrels
Benin and Mozambique kept up their unwanted record of never having won a match at the African Nations Cup finals, drawing their opening Group C game 2-2 in Benguela on Tuesday… Read more »
Nigeria/Egypt: Super Eagles Make Limp Start to Nations Cup
Nigeria were the latest of Africa's World Cup-bound teams who flattered to deceive at the African Nations Cup finals, beaten 3-1 by Egypt in their opening Group C match in Benguela… Read more »
Niger: Talks on Political Crisis Resume
Negotiations between Niger's government and the opposition aimed at resolving the country's political crisis resumed on Monday, reports L'Observateur Paalga of Ouagadougou. Read more »
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Says He Will Return to Duty
President Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria has told the BBC in London that his health is improving after treatment in Saudi Arabia and that "as soon as my doctors discharge me, I will… Read more »
January 11, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire/Burkina Faso: Elephants Held to Surprise Draw in Hot, Steamy Cabinda
The surprises continued at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations on Monday after Côte d'Ivoire were held to a goalless draw by Burkina Faso in their Group B encounter in Cabinda. Read more »
Algeria/Malawi: 'Whipping Boys' Inflict Shock Defeat on World Cup Team
The surreal nature of the African Nations Cup finals in Angola was taken up a notch on Monday afternoon as Malawi pulled off a stunning upset win over World Cup-bound Algeria. Read more »
Angola/Mali: Nations Cup - Angola Stunned in Draw with Mali
It was a game that came within one goal of matching a 47-year-old record, but for all the excitement of a thrilling opening match at the African Nations Cup finals, the gloom over… Read more »
January 10, 2010
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Incapable of Acting as President?
President Umaru Yar'Adua is brain damaged and can no longer perform the functions of his office, the Nigerian newspaper, NEXT, reported on Sunday. Read more »
January 08, 2010
Nigeria: Will Power Brokers Listen and Act?
A few weeks ago, while chatting with my neighbor, I told him I had been doing some work in Nigeria. Read more »
January 07, 2010
Sudan: Major Upsurge in Violence Threatens Peace Deal, Say Aid Agencies
A coalition of aid agencies working in southern Sudan has called for urgent international action to save the country’s 2005 peace agreement, which it says is threatened by… Read more »
Madagascar: Diplomats to Propose Compromise to End Political Crisis
The international community will try to resolve Madagascar’s political crisis by proposing to the country’s parties a compromise solution to their deadlock over the… Read more »
Sudan: Western Equatoria Urgently Needs Development
Maya Mailer, co-author of new Oxfam report "Rescuing the Peace in Southern Sudan", recently visited the Western Equatoria region to see first hand how rising attacks by the Lord's… Read more »
Sudan: Communities in Southern Region Yearn for Peace
Finding enough food to have one meal a day is proving a daily challenge for 45 year-old Rebecca Konjo. Read more »
January 06, 2010
Congo-Kinshasa: Lubanga Trial Highlights Plight of Child Soldiers
The defence in the trial of alleged Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo – the first war crimes trial to be conducted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) … Read more »
South Africa: Zuma Educates Journalists Over Wives
The rise to power of South Africa's first polygamous head of state in the modern era* is causing confusion in the media, and the office of President Jacob Zuma is now trying to set… Read more »
Africa: Bill Sutherland, Pan African Pacifist, 1918-2010
The following announcement was distributed by the Sutherland family: Read more »
January 05, 2010
Sudan: Major U.S. Company Divests Over Rights Violations
A major American financial services company, TIAA-CREF, has divested from four Asian energy companies doing business with the Sudanese government due to concerns about human… Read more »
Somalia: Conflict Stops Food Delivery to One Million - Agency
The conflict in southern Somalia is preventing the World Food Programme (WFP) from delivering food to up to one million people in the region, the agency said in a statement on… Read more »
January 04, 2010
Africa: U.S. Imposes Tighter Airline Screening for Many Africans
Airline passengers who are citizens of, or fly through, five African nations will undergo more intensive security screening from today before being permitted to board flights to… Read more »
December 29, 2009
South Africa: Is Zuma's Foreign Policy A Change of Style or Substance?
Since the inauguration of President Jacob Zuma's Cabinet in May 2009, have there been discernible changes in South Africa's foreign policy? Read more »
December 24, 2009
Niger: U.S., Ecowas Refuse to Recognize Tandja
The United States has followed the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) in refusing to recognize the legtimacy of President Mamadou Tandja of Niger, who has… Read more »
