Liberia: Campaigning Begins in Liberia, As Weah Attempts to Turn Fans into Voters

Two years after the end of more than a decade of conflict in Liberia, the country's first openly contested election campaign has begun. The race for president includes 22… Read more »

Uganda: Abayudaya: The Jews of Uganda

Abayudaya: The Jews of Uganda is a wonderful book on the history of one of the least known Jewish communities in the world. I first came across literature on the Jewish community… Read more »

Sudan: Senior U.S. Envoy to Promote Peace Prospects for South and Darfur

American officials are cautiously optimistic that Sudan's comprehensive peace agreement will be implemented as scheduled, according to the U.S. special envoy Roger Winter, even… Read more »

Africa: Nepad Honors AllAfrica with 'African Developer Award'

The Africa Centre for Investment Analysis has presented AllAfrica Global Media with an 'Africa Economic Developer Award' on behalf of the New Partnership for Africa's Development… Read more »

Uganda: Violence in Northwestern Uganda

Inside West Nile by Mark Leopold Read more »

Liberia: 'We Need a Leader with Experience to Create a New Liberia', Says Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Two years after the end of more than a decade of civil war, Liberia is preparing for a vigorously contested election. Campaigning begins officially August 15, and Liberians will go… Read more »

Africa: An All Too Familiar Story

The recent coup that ousted Mauritanian despot Maaouya Ould Taya has elicited the usual hue and cry: condemnations from the international community and calls for the soldiers to… Read more »

Africa: Engineer Pushes for Science Education to Create 'Brain Gain'

Supporters of an initiative to improve the quality of science and engineering in Africa say the creation of the Nelson Mandela Institute for Knowledge Building and the Advancement… Read more »

Africa: Femi Kuti - the Man Behind the Music

Agile, humorous and a bit out of this world, Femi Kuti is a wonder to behold on stage. If you are not arrested by his sporadic dancing or intense multi-instrument playing, his… Read more »

Nigeria: Biafra War Echoes in Claims for Resource Control, Independence

The Biafra War seems to be part of Nigeria's distant past, but the fear of violence and the idea of partition are still present among citizens of Africa's most populous nation.… Read more »

Africa: Nepad's Peer Review Mechanism a 'Serious' Process, Officials Say

The African Union's peer review mechanism is a serious process that may usher in a new era of good governance in Africa, said representatives from the U.S. State Department, UN… Read more »

Africa: Japan Announces New Aid, 'Marshall Plan' for Africa

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has pledged to increase his country's aid to Africa to $5 billion over the next three years, according to the Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese… Read more »

Tanzania: Coffee Producer, Fair Trade Advocate, Has U.S. Roots and Pedigree

Promotion of "fair trade" has become an increasingly important strategy of the campaign to alleviate global poverty. While consumers in developed countries have become more aware… Read more »

Sudan: Weekend Prayer Event Puts Renewed Focus on Darfur

Members of the United States Congress joined with leaders of private relief and faith-based organizations Wednesday to focus renewed attention on the continuing crisis in the… Read more »

Africa: At Least 9 Africans Missing, 8 Injured in London Attacks

Updated: July 14, 2005 9:34 AM Read more »

Nigeria: HIV/Aids in Nigeria: Can We Beat It?

C. Payne Lucas, president-emeritus of Africare, currently serves as senior advisor to AllAfrica Global Media and the AllAfrica Foundation. The article is the prepared text of an… Read more »

Africa: New Book Exposes New and Old Attitudes Towards Gender in Africa

Readings in Gender in Africa Read more »

Africa: Aid Should be Tied to Needs, Goals, Says U.S. Official

However distracted by Thursday's bombings in London, the G8 meetings in Gleneagles, Scotland continued with consideration of global climate change and a working lunch that South… Read more »

Africa: African Leaders and Policy Makers Speak out on Peace and Security in Africa

Demilitarizing the Mind: African Agendas for Peace and Security. Edited by Alex de Waal Read more »

Africa: G8 Should Focus on HIV, Women's Empowerment

When the leaders of the world's largest industrial nations meet next month in Scotland, they will debate how to address the HIV/Aids crisis and whether to significantly increase… Read more »

Africa: Bush Promises US$1.2 Billion to Africa Malaria Fight, Says Results Count

President defends Africa record in interview and says Laura Bush to visit South Africa, Tanzania and Rwanda Read more »

Rwanda: 'History Repeats But Doesn't Teach,' Rwanda Hotel Hero Tells Students

Paul Rusesabagina, the courageous hotel manager portrayed by Don Cheadle in the film "Hotel Rwanda," has received many honors and addressed numerous gatherings since he emerged as… Read more »

Zambia: Zambia Is a Peaceful Destination for Tourism and Investment - Mwanawasa

Levy Mwanawasa, who took part in last week's U.S.-Africa Business Summit, became president of Zambia in January 2002 after a hotly contested election the previous month in which he… Read more »

Africa: Summit Had Good Attendance and Deals Got Done, Says Corporate Council Leader

Addresses by World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Constance Newman and Paul Applegarth from the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation highlighted… Read more »

Africa: World Bank Chief Sees Africa as Continent of Hope

Saying that Africa must be sold on the merits of its potential and not just on the basis of its needs, the World Bank's new president told an international group of business… Read more »