Ghana: Celebrating 50 Years

As they have with increasing fervor for many days now, Accra's streets bustle colourfully, vendors everywhere peddling in various sizes Ghana's green, gold and red national flag… Read more »

Uganda: U.S. Congress to Discuss Call to Resume LRA Peace Talks

United States Congressman Donald Payne (Democrat-New Jersey) has announced the introduction of a House of Representatives resolution urging the Ugandan government and rebel Lord's… Read more »

Senegal: Election Aftermath - Toward a Political Reshuffle

In the aftermath of Sunday's presidential election in Senegal, incumbent Abdoulaye Wade seems poised to remain in office, with early estimates indicating that he has obtained 55… Read more »

South Africa: Cabinet Condemns Violence Against Somalis

The South African Cabinet has condemned the recent violence perpetrated against Somali shop owners in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. Read more »

South Africa: Grammy Award Winning Soweto Gospel Choir Brings Both Pride and Help to Their Homeland

The top honors for Best Traditional World Music was awarded Sunday night at the 49th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles to the Soweto Gospel Choir for its CD Blessed, and those… Read more »

Lesotho: Victory Secured for Ruling Party

The ruling Lesotho Congress Party has retained power in the kingdom's elections, but with a reduced majority. Read more »

Lesotho: Ruling Party Edges Ahead in First Election Results

As the counting of votes in Lesotho's elections entered its second day, the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) was in the lead but under strong challenge from the… Read more »

Lesotho: Civil Society Monitors Endorse Election

Civil society monitors from southern Africa have declared that Lesotho's elections allowed the Basotho people to express their will freely, in spite of problems with voters rolls… Read more »

Guinea: The Case for U.S. Action

While the United States government plans to send an additional 20,000 troops to shore up a flawed military strategy in Iraq, it has failed to support the people of Guinea, where… Read more »

Ghana: Cocoa Farmers Get a Sweeter Deal With U.S. Chocolate Launch

Divine Chocolate, a fair-trade enterprise partially owned by cocoa farmers in Ghana, launched a new company in the United States on a snowy Valentine’s Day. Read more »

Lesotho: Counting of Votes Under Way in Election

Vote counting began soon after the closure of polling stations in Lesotho's elections on Saturday. But in some rural areas, voting hours were extended after ballot papers arrived… Read more »

Lesotho: Country Ready for Elections, But Response to Results Crucial

Lesotho is set for peaceful elections on February 17 and a smooth counting process afterwards, but the crucial test will be the electorate's response to the outcome, the head of a… Read more »

Africa: AllAfrica Announces News Center and Health Office in Monrovia

AllAfrica today announced plans to open an online international news processing center in Monrovia. The office will also be used by the AllAfrica Foundation as a hub for… Read more »

Liberia: Forum Spotlights Country's Readiness To Do Business

A one-day conference focused on private sector opportunities in Liberia drew an overflow crowd of 400 registrants last month in Washington, DC. The turnout raised hopes that… Read more »

South Africa: Army Offers to Train Somali Troops

South Africa's defence minister, Mosiuoa Lekota said today that although the deployment of the country's troops as peacekeepers in Somalia was "improbable," the armed… Read more »

South Africa: Country Condemns Burmese Rights Violations, Defense Minster Says

The South African government, facing a storm of criticism for voting against a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning human rights violations in Burma, today… Read more »

Africa: Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, DC

The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. officially unveils the Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection this month.  The collection features… Read more »

Guinea: Conté Declares 'State of Siege'

President Lansana Conte of Guinea has declared a "state of siege" and instituted martial law after bloody nationwide demonstrations in which 23 people are reported to… Read more »

Liberia: Shorten Road Between Commitment and Cash, Sirleaf Says

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday called for debt cancellation and increased development assistance for the country. Read more »

Liberia: Private Sector Forum Sells Out As Sirleaf Arrives in Washington Seeking Debt Relief

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is making a return visit to Washington this week with an urgent agenda. To deliver the jobs and services she sees as essential to building… Read more »

Guinea: Insurrection As Strike Resumes

On the evening of January 27, when the government and the unions signed an agreement suspending a bloody general strike, Guineans took to the streets of Conakry, the capital city… Read more »

South Africa: Mbeki Announces Social Security System

The South African government aims to introduce a new social insurance system, financed by social security taxes, President Thabo Mbeki announced today. Read more »

South Africa: Mbeki Outlines Strategy for Combating Crime

South African President Thabo Mbeki has responded to a national outcry over crime by spelling out a range of steps to combat it, including the expansion of the national police… Read more »

South Africa: From Potable Water to the Internet - Challenges for Mbeki

President Mbeki addressed a wide range of issues in his annual address on the state of South Africa, ranging from the supply of drinking water and sewage systems to the development… Read more »

South Africa: Mbeki Presses for 'Inclusive' Settlement in Somalia

President Thabo Mbeki described the need for national reconciliation in Somalia as "critical." Read more »