Madagascar: US Recognizes Ravalomanana, Unfreezes Assets

In a surprise move, the United States became the first major world power to formally recognize the government of Marc Ravalomanana in Madagascar. A letter to that effect from… Read more »

Africa: Africa Is On Everyone's Lips At G-8, But Is There Substance Behind The Words?

Criticism won't be heard at the conference table on the G-8's "Africa Day" Thursday. And it will only be faintly heard outside of the conference room. In fact, protestors will be… Read more »

Africa: African leaders to press for "concrete action" from the G-8.

South African president Thabo Mbeki and Nigerian head of state Olusegun Obasanjo arrived in Calgary, Canada this week to lobby the world leaders gathering for the annual Group of… Read more »

Africa: G8 Unlikely to Advance Concrete Africa Plan

A year ago in Genoa, Italy, the leaders of eight nations known as the G-8 set up a task force to develop a concrete plan of action to support "Nepad" - the Africa-generated new… Read more »

Angola: Don't Simplify History, Says Savimbi's Biographer

The veteran British journalist, Fred Bridgland, became well known in the 1980s for his biography of Angolan rebel leader Jonas Savimbi and his writings about Unita, the movement… Read more »

Angola: We Must 'Disarm our Minds', says Church Leader

Angolan leaders from the government, the former rebel group, Unita, and civil society have been visiting the United States in recent days, to tell America more about the prospects… Read more »

Africa: Bush To Visit Africa, Pledges Extra $100M for Education

Promising more money for education and for the fight against HIV/Aids, President George W. Bush announced that the United States "will take Africa's side in confronting the… Read more »

Rwanda: 'Talk Tough' To Kinshasa, Says Kagame Envoy

Agreement reached during Inter-Congolese Dialogue in Sun City, South Africa, has been rejected by Rwanda, thus continuing to cloud peace prospects in the huge central African… Read more »

Angola: 'Rebuild Country On A Fairer Basis'

In the second and final part of AllAfrica's interview with General Paulo Lukamba "Gato", the interim leader of the former Angolan rebel movement, Unita, he discusses the impact and… Read more »

Angola: War is Over, But Peace Comes at a Price Says Unita Leader

The interim leader of the former Angolan Unita rebel movement, General Paulo Lukamba "Gato", has just completed a lecture and lobbying visit to the United States, before heading to… Read more »

South Africa: HIV-Aids Link Is Inherent In South Africa's Policies, Says Health Director

The South African government has relented, and some say completely reversed itself, with an unexpected April announcement that it would make anti-retroviral drugs available for… Read more »

Angola: 'We're Committed to Peace' MPLA, Unita tell Capitol Hill

Peace is the only option, said Angolan Vice Minister of External Affairs Georges Chicoti and Unita's interim leader Lukamba Paulo "Gato", who is also Coordinator of the rebel… Read more »

Angola: Unita Leader Warns Demilitarisation Process is in Danger

Unita's interim leader General Paulo Lukamba, known by his nom de guerre "Gato", has warned that more resources must urgently be delivered to former Unita combatants gathering in… Read more »

Angola: Minister Denies 'Slow Response' to Humanitarian Crisis in Unita Areas

The killing, early this year, of Angola's long time rebel leader, Jonas Savimbi of Unita, opened the way for a ceasefire between the MPLA government's army and the rebels. Since… Read more »

Namibia: 'President Nujoma will not seek fourth term'

In the third and final part of an interview with allAfrica.com's Charles Cobb Jr. and Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, Namibia's Trade Minister, Hidipo Hamutenya, discusses domestic politics… Read more »

Africa: 13 African Nations To be 'Fast Tracked' For Education Aid

The World Bank announced Wednesday that it is asking 23 developing nations to become part of an "Education For All Fast Track" that aims to guarantee quality primary education for… Read more »

Africa: Afronaut Shuttleworth Sets Sights on Transforming Africa

Thousands of people lined the streets in Cape Town, South Africa this week, to salute South African businessman and space traveller Mark Shuttleworth. His status as "the first… Read more »

Africa: Education Ministers Say Government Can't Do it Alone

Although many African nations are making progress toward achieving the United Nations "millennium development goal" of universal primary education by 2015, governments must… Read more »

Africa: Looking for Results on Nepad and African Union

Hidipo Hamutenya is the Minister of Trade and Industry of Namibia and a leading member of the governing party, SWAPO, the South West Africa People's Organisation. After a long… Read more »

Madagascar: Inconclusive Outcome to 'Dakar II' Leaves Uncertainty

The people of Madagascar must be nervously wondering about the prospects for peace on their island, now that their two rival leaders - both of whom lay claim to the presidency -… Read more »

Namibia: "We want to develop our industry" - Hamutenya

A delegation from two southern Africa nations, headed by Namibia's Minister for Trade and Industry Hidipo Hamutenya, has been in Washington seeking a modification in U.S. trade… Read more »

Madagascar: Rivals Set For Fresh Talks In Senegal

It has been dubbed Dakar 2 -- the latest peace mediation effort by President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, seeking to bring Madagascar's two rival presidents together and resolve the… Read more »

Mali: New President Takes Office

Amadou Toumani Toure has been sworn in as the new president of Mali, during a ceremony in the capital Bamako Saturday attended by 11 other francophone African leaders. Making… Read more »

Mali: History Made as One Elected President Hands Over to Another

Mali is set to make history Saturday as one democratically elected president hands over power to another duly-elected leader for the first time in the country's history since… Read more »

Africa: Europe's 'Marshall Plan' Relevant to Africa Today, Suggests O'Neill

Calling his recent Africa trip with rock star Bono " the most intense twelve days I've ever experienced," U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill suggested Wednesday that he… Read more »