July 18, 2007
Africa: U.S. Agoa Forum Meets in Accra
The sixth United States African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) Forum meets Wednesday and Thursday in Accra. Read more »
July 17, 2007
Zimbabwe: U.S. 'Deplores' Mugabe Actions, Offers Food Aid
The United States on Tuesday announced the release of more food aid for Zimbabwe along with strong criticism of President Robert Mugabe's government. Read more »
Africa: U.S. Secretary of State Cancels Ghana Trip
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has cancelled her scheduled trip to Ghana this week to stay in Washington to focus on Middle East issues. Read more »
Africa: U.S. Representative Lantos Calls for More Support for Aids Program
Representative Tom Lantos (Democrat – California) has called on the United States Congress to support President George W. Bush's efforts to renew the President's… Read more »
July 16, 2007
Botswana: Police Arrest Gana and Gwi, Says Rights Group
Botswana police have arrested 21 Gana and Gwi hunter-gatherers for hunting on their ancestral land, says an activist group which campaigns for the rights of indigenous people. Read more »
Africa: Rough Guide to African Blues
Album titles can be misleading, especially when they claim to describe a “best of” or “definitive collection” of something as subjective and personal as… Read more »
July 15, 2007
Zimbabwe: Govt-Opposition Talks on Track, Says South Africa
South Africa's foreign ministry has rejected a newspaper report that Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has ordered negotiators for his ruling Zanu-PF party to boycott… Read more »
July 14, 2007
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Secretary of State Postpones Visit
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has postponed a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The visit was originally scheduled for next week. Read more »
July 13, 2007
Chad: No Special Court for Habré, Says Senegal
The Senegalese government on Thursday announced that the trial of former Chadian President Hissene Habré will not take place in a special court as initially suggested. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Central Bank Pleaded With Govt to Avoid Collapse - Report
Zimbabwe's central bank governor, Gideon Gono, has spent more than three years trying to persuade the government to change course and avoid economic collapse, the Mail and… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Celebrity Campaign Raises $25 Million
The RED Campaign, a celebrity-backed effort to raise money for for the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, has recently reported that its partners have raised U.S.… Read more »
July 12, 2007
Africa: AU Launches Mission to the United States
The African Union launched its first-ever Permanent Mission to the United States in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, seeking to strengthen ties between the AU and the United States. Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Im Bank Again Denies Approving Financing for Police Fund
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has responded to Nigerian press reports by reiterating that it has not at the present time authorized any financing for the… Read more »
July 11, 2007
Zimbabwe: Rulers Employ 'Divide-and-Rule' Tactics - Report
Zimbabwe's rulers have adopted a deliberate strategy of exacerbating tensions between the two wings of the country's divided opposition, according to a new report by a… Read more »
July 10, 2007
Algeria: Record Numbers for Ninth All Africa Games
The All Africa Games are back in Algiers 29 years after the Algerian capital first hosted the event. Read more »
Africa: Governance Improved in Many Countries - World Bank
Governance has significantly improved in a number of African countries, according to a report released today by the World Bank. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Secretary of State to Visit Next Week
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will stop in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as part of a trip next week to the Middle East,… Read more »
July 06, 2007
Eritrea: Journalist Dies in Attempt to Cross Border
Eritrean journalist Paulos Kidane died last month in an attempt to cross the border into Sudan, according to Reporters Without Borders. Paulos, a reporter on the state-owned Eri-TV… Read more »
July 03, 2007
Africa: Youssou N'Dour Promotes Pan-African Vision
Youssou N'Dour has been named by Time, the American news magazine, as one of 100 men and women whose talent is transforming the world. As the Senegalese superstar's fame… Read more »
Liberia: Charles Taylor Appears at Trial
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor made his first appearance for his war crimes trial at a hearing at The Hague today. However, the trial’s proceedings were postponed… Read more »
July 02, 2007
Africa: Civil Society Discusses Darfur, Zimbabwe at Summit
African officials and members of civil society organizations across the continent have been debating the twin crises in Darfur, Sudan and Zimbabwe ahead of the African Union Summit… Read more »
June 30, 2007
Sudan: African Celebrities Appeal to Heads of State on Darfur
African leaders are meeting in Ghana, the land of Kwame Nkrumah, this week to discuss the future of the African Union. Their summit is dedicated to a single subject: the project of… Read more »
June 29, 2007
Cote d'Ivoire: Prime Minister Survives Rocket Attack
Three people were killed on Friday when Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro's plane was hit by a rocket. Soro survived the attack, said Forces Nouvelles, Soro's former… Read more »
June 28, 2007
Africa: Panel Urges More Help For Education in Conflict Areas
Activists, academics and authors have urged the United States Congress to put more attention on universal basic education for children in areas of conflict. Read more »
June 27, 2007
Guinea: Soldiers Guilty of Torture, Rape and Executions - Report
Guinea's security forces have illegally executed civilians and used deliberate and excessive force, according to a new report from Amnesty International. Read more »
