East Africa: Uncertain Surrounding Climate Won't Undermine Somaliland, Says Rep

Since proclaiming independence from Somalia 11 years ago, just a few months after the ouster of General Siad Barre in June 1991, the former British Protectorate of Somaliland has… Read more »

Madagascar: US Hopes Wade's Second Round of Talks will Resolve Crisis

As tensions mount in Madagascar the U.S. government is clinging to the hope that new talks in Senegal will break the political impasse on the island nation. An economic blockade is… Read more »

Mali: Constitutional Court Cancels 0.5m Votes But Confirms Poll Result

Mali's Constitutional Court says over half a million votes cast in Mali's presidential election 11 days ago must be cancelled due to irregularities but that the results of the… Read more »

Africa: Education is the Silver Bullet, says Unicef Head

The first ever UN summit devoted to children is under way in New York, this week. The meeting was originally scheduled for September 2001 but the events of that month forced a… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni in US to Seek Investment, Attack Protectionism

Although Congo's ongoing conflict was an important part of discussions Uganda president Yoweri Museveni held with Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Advisor… Read more »

Mali: 'I Am Sure I Am the Winner of the First Round'

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, a former prime minister of Mali, came third in Mali's presidential poll, according to official, albeit provisional, results of the presidential election of… Read more »

Mali: Opposition Candidates Demand that Court Annuls Poll Results

"This presidential election must mend fences." Those were the words last week of the minister responsible for coordinating Mali’s presidential poll, who told journalists that… Read more »

Mali: 'ATT' Wins Round One in Presidential Poll, Run-off May 12

The Ministry of Territorial Administration in Mali has announced the results of the first round of the presidential elections giving victory in first place to the former military… Read more »

Mali: Presidential Candidate IBK Alleges Election Fraud

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the presidential candidate currently trailing in third position after 70 percent of the results are tallied, has cried foul and claimed vote rigging in… Read more »

Mali: 'ATT' Still Ahead, 'IBK' Steps Up Fraud Allegations

Retired military general Amadou Toumani Toure, maintained his lead, late Wednesday, after the release of the latest provisional results from the presidential election. Read more »

Liberia: Detained Lawyer Released in Monrovia

Detained Liberian lawyer Tiawan Gongloe, who was last week beaten in detention and had to be hospitalised, has been released into the custody of one of Liberia's prominent… Read more »

Mali: Retired General Takes Early Lead in Presidential Election

Partial and provisional results from Mali's presidential election, after a quarter of the constituencies have been counted, put a retired military general in the lead, as a slow… Read more »

Mali: Political Parties Denounce Vote Counting Flaws

The already slow counting of votes after Sunday's first round presidential election in Mali was hit by a further obstacle late Tuesday, when the Rally for Mali party (RPM), which… Read more »

Africa: Afropop Benefit Draws Stars, Fans

African songs of freedom rang out strongly in New York Monday night, accompanied by the enthusiastic stamping, clapping and ululating of an appreciative crowd at the Bottom Line… Read more »

Liberia: President Taylor Says Investigation of Gongloe Will Continue

Liberia's President Charles Taylor has referred to the case of human rights lawyer Tiawan Gongloe who was beaten and injured while in detention, and warned that under the state of… Read more »

Mali: No Clear Leader as Election Results Trickle In

The initial counting of votes from the first round of Mali's presidential election started at dusk on Sunday, bathed in flickering candlelight, assisted by the glow of paraffin… Read more »

Africa: AllAfrica Wins Webby Nomination

AllAfrica's web site, allAfrica.com, is one of five nominees for the best news site by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, known as the Webbys. The 6th annual… Read more »

Madagascar: High Court Gives Ravalomanana Presidency

Madagascar's High Constitutional Court has ruled that challenger Marc Ravalomanana won the presidency in December's election. The court said Monday that its recount showed… Read more »

Liberia: Security Intensified at Lawyer’s Bedside

Liberian officials on Sunday intensified security at the hospital where detained human rights lawyer, Mr. Taiwan Saye Gongloe, is being treated for injuries sustained during a… Read more »

Mali: Vote Count Begins After Calm Day at the Polls

Vote counting after Sunday’s presidential election in Mali began almost as soon as polling stations closed their doors at 18h00 local (and GMT) in the capital, Bamako. Read more »

Mali: Outgoing President Hails Democratic Vote

As Malians turned out to vote for a new president in a relaxed Sunday atmosphere, their outgoing leader, Alpha Oumar Konare, expressed his "great satisfaction" with the democratic… Read more »

Madagascar: Political Standoff Threatens Future

The Indian Ocean Island that has been hailed as an emerging economic success story is on the brink of chaos, according to opponents of ousted Madagascar president Didier Ratsiraka. Read more »

Mali: All Set for Presidential Vote on Sunday

As they prepare to go to the polls on Sunday, the people of Mali have to choose a new president who could be a former military head of state, a wealthy former government minister,… Read more »

Mali: 'You Can’t Campaign by Camel Any More' Says Candidate

Soumaila Cisse is one of 24 candidates¨hoping to become the next president of Mali in the elections on Sunday. The 53 year-old computer science engineer-turned politician and… Read more »

Mali: Presidential Election Campaign Ends in Festive Carnival Atmosphere

Last minute campaigning, before Sunday’s presidential election in Mali, took on a distinctly carnival atmosphere on Friday. Tens of thousands of supporters, of some of the 24… Read more »