Kenya: 'We Are Going to Be Empowered By Kibaki' - Woman Voter

Josephine Owiro, 50, is a small business woman who sells vegetables on the street in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. One of 10.5 million potential voters, Owiro goes to the polls,… Read more »

Kenya: Last Minute Campaigning as Kenyans Prepare to Go to the Polls

As Kenyans settled down to Christmas lunch and church services, the national holiday gave them a little respite to reflect on "the dawn of a new era," as one newspaper put it. It… Read more »

Africa: Head of African Union on the Ivory Coast Crisis

For the first time, last week, the United Nations Security Council expressed its grave concern over the volatile situation in Cote d'Ivoire, warning of "its serious consequences… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast Rebels Threaten French Military, Paris Denies Bias

In their first joint statement, Cote d'Ivoire's three rebel factions warned France, Monday, that they would consider any future attacks on their positions by French forces an 'act… Read more »

Kenya: Campaigning Reaches Fever Pitch, Marred by Violence

Kenya has entered the final week of an historic election campaign leading up to the landmark general election on Friday, and the departure of one of Africa’s longest serving… Read more »

Africa: White House Prepares Multi-Nation Presidential Tour to Africa

President George Bush will make a six-day trip to Africa in January, his first visit to the continent as President of the United States. Read more »

Sudan: Government Proposes 'Political Alliance' With Sudanese Rebels

The government of Sudan has proposed the formation of a political alliance with the rebel Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A). Read more »

Sudan: Delegations in Washington For 'Unofficial' Talks

Delegations from the Government of Sudan and the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) arrived in Washington, DC on Monday for unofficial talks at the invitation… Read more »

West Africa: French Beef Up Military Mandate As West Africans Schedule Summit On Ivorian Crisis

West African leaders convened another crisis summit, Monday, to try to rescue peace talks on the three month conflict in Cote d'Ivoire, as the former colonial power, France,… Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: Obiang Sure to Win As Opposition Quits Poll

Equatorial Guinea's four main opposition parties withdrew from the country's presidential election on Sunday on the grounds that the poll was rigged and fraudulent. Their decision… Read more »

Kenya: 'Kanu Has Undergone Massive Change' - Uhuru Kenyatta

He is 42, young and the scion of what may yet become a political dynasty in Kenya. His name is Uhuru Kenyatta, son of Kenya’s founding president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, and the… Read more »

Kenya: Ecstatic Welcome Home for Opposition Presidential Candidate

Looking weary and frail after an eight-hour flight, and a week’s hospital treatment in London, Kenya’s main opposition presidential candidate, Mwai Kibaki, flew back to the capital… Read more »

Kenya: Moi Vows Not to Rule From Behind the Scenes

Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi, 78, who has led his country for the past 24 years, addressed the nation, Thursday, in his final Independence Day celebrations as head of state.… Read more »

West Africa: Liberia's President Taylor is Destabilising Region, Say Opposition Leaders

The government of Liberia is at "the epicenter of a system of conflict," says Amos Sawyer, formerly president in the interim government of Liberia, 1990-1994. He says the West… Read more »

East Africa: Bush Meets Kenyan and Ethiopian Leaders as U.S.-Kenyan Exercises Continue

Security issues dominated the discussion, Thursday, as President Bush hosted Kenyan president Daniel Arap Moi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at the White House in… Read more »

Guinea: "Make Everyone a Part of it": A Winning Strategy for Education in Guinea

Aicha Bah Diallo is dynamic, determined and passionate. Her passion is education. She comes from Guinea-Conakry and is currently a senior official at the United Nations’… Read more »

Africa: Education for all a priority for Africa, say ministers

"Education is the key to life!" Smiling schoolgirls from Zanaki Secondary, in Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, said it all. Welcoming African education ministers, and… Read more »

East Africa: Burundi Peace Deal Signed In Tanzania

A ceasefire agreement was signed early Tuesday between the Burundi government and one of the two main rebel factions, in a bid to end the nine-year civil war in the east African… Read more »

East Africa: Tanzanian President Optimistic About Burundi Ceasefire Accord

A ceasefire agreement was signed early Tuesday between the warring parties in Burundi. The peace deal commits the government of President Pierre Buyoya and the rebel Forces for… Read more »

East Africa: Kenyan President and Ethiopian Prime Minister To Meet With Bush

President Bush will meet on Thursday with President Daniel Arap Moi of Kenya and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Chaotic Conflict Deepens As Government Troops Fight To Recover Lost Territory In Ivory Coast

What West African leaders feared most is happening. The complex and chaotic conflict in Cote d'Ivoire has become more confused and spilled over its borders, potentially drawing in… Read more »

Burkina Faso: HIV/Aids' Campaigner Brings New Hope To Sufferers

Mamadou Sawadogo, a nurse from Burkina Faso, is a determined and cheerful optimist. He is also HIV-positive. Sawadogo, 34, became infected with the virus after a needle-stick… Read more »

Africa: HIV/Aids Specialist Says Reducing the Spread of Infection is Achievable

As World Aids Day again called attention to the continuing spread of HIV/Aids in Africa and elsewhere, AllAfrica talked to Dr. Helene Gayle, director of the U.S. Centers for… Read more »

Kenya: 'Premature' To Blame Al-Quaeda, says White House; Americans In Kenya Cautioned

"It's premature to rule al-Quaeda in or out in these incidents," deputy White House press secretary Gordon Johndroe said during his Thanksgiving intelligence briefing Thursday. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: More War Talk As New Anti-Government Group Surfaces In Ivory Coast

Fresh developments in the conflict in Cote d'Ivoire were reported on Thursday, with the appearance of a second group opposed to the government of President Laurent Gbagbo. Read more »