Zimbabwe: Tough Media Bill Passed as Presidential Election Race Begins

Parliament in Zimbabwe passed a stringent new media bill Thursday, the same day President Robert Mugabe, 77, and his main opposition rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, 49, were registered… Read more »

Africa: Xymbol Announces 1.0 Release of XML::Comma Platform

Washington, DC -- Xymbol, a leading provider of internet application development services created by AllAfrica Global Media, today announced the 1.0 release of its flagship… Read more »

Botswana: Public-Private Partnership Leads Fight Against HIV/Aids

"The future of humanity is seriously threatened" by the Aids pandemic, Botswana Health Minister Joy Phumaphi told an audience at the Center for Strategic and International Studies… Read more »

Africa: Commonwealth Ministers Reject Call to Exclude Zimbabwe

Commonwealth foreign ministers resisted British-backed calls, Wednesday, for the immediate suspension of Zimbabwe from the organisation. But they expressed deep concern about the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Goma Blast Kills Dozens as Thousands Return to Besieged Volcano City

A fatal blast at a petrol station, set alight by burning lava from Mount Nyiragongo volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), left dozens of people dead Monday in the… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia and the United States: A Long and Troubled History

The arrival of the film "Blackhawk Down" in cinemas in the United States and around the world reminded Americans that Somalia has never been far from the center of Washington's… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'Devastated Congo Needs More Help', Say Relief Agencies

International humanitarian agencies need more help quickly if they are to adequately provide for the hundreds of thousands of displaced people who fled last week's eruption of… Read more »

Africa: Commonwealth Secretary General Says Zimbabwe Will Be Invited To Summit

The Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Don McKinnon, currently visiting the United States, has been holding talks in various world capitals in advance of the Commonwealth Heads… Read more »

Somalia: No Need for Military Action, Says Sudan Envoy

The Sudanese government has recently hosted the Igad regional summit which called for stepping up the fight against terrorism. Sudanese officials say all governments in the region,… Read more »

Southern Africa: 'Mugabe Can Tell Us to Go to Hell,' SADC Leaders Admit

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has come under fire for not being tough enough on President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe at its specially-convened regional summit in… Read more »

Somalia: Djibouti Envoy Says 'Fight Terrorism but Help Somalia'

Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh recently criticised the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for failing to achieve a united stand on Somalia, which shares a… Read more »

Southern Africa: Zimbabwe parliament passes controversial laws

Booing and jeering among rival members of parliament in Zimbabwe accompanied the passing of two of three controversial pieces of legislation Thursday, which the opposition claims… Read more »

Zimbabwe: All-night session fails to push through controversial legislation

Members of parliament in Zimbabwe, who were up all night locked in a marathon 12 hour session, adjourned early Thursday, continuing a debate on controversial security legislation. … Read more »

Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Party Vows to Reverse Parliamentary Defeat

President Mugabe's governing Zanu-PF party intends to try and reverse its surprise defeat in Parliament on Wednesday after opposition MDC members of parliament successfully voted… Read more »

Africa: African Cup of Nations Final Group Rounds

The African Cup of Nations (ACONS), Mali 2002, runs from January 19 to February 10. Below is the schedule for the final group rounds. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Fine Carvings that Bridge Art and Anthropology

'Spectacular display - the art of Nkanu initiation rituals’ is the new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington DC, December 16-March 3 Read more »

Somalia: Hints of Military Action Cause Puzzlement, Worry

Is Somalia likely to be targeted for U.S. military intervention in a "second phase" of the war against terror? The Bush administration isn't making any definitive statements but… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Celebrating Eid Al-Fitr in Côte d'Ivoire

Together with Muslims all over the world, followers of Islam in Côte d'Ivoire celebrated Eid Al-Fitr, on Sunday 16 December, to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Read more »

Africa: Leopold Senghor Dies at 95

The former Senegalese President, Léopold Sédar Senghor, died, Thursday, at his home in the northern French town of Verson, after a battle against cancer. He was 95. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: After the Reconciliation Forum, What Next?

The National Reconciliation Forum in Cote d'Ivoire has spoken and set out its recommendations. For two long months, Ivorians from all walks of life and from all regions of the… Read more »

Africa: Economic Slowdown Expected Across Continent

In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, economic growth in Africa is expected to slow, according to the International Monetary Fund in its interim World Economic outlook… Read more »

Africa: Elimination Of River Blindness 'Possible Within Ten Years'

The Global Partnership to Eliminate River blindness announced Friday that US$39m has been pledged by donors to wipe out Onchocerciasis, more commonly known as River Blindness, in… Read more »

Gabon: Bongo's Party Sweeps to Victory

Four days after legislative elections in Gabon, official initial results were finally delivered,late Thursday. Read more »

Gabon: Still No Results, Opposition Demands Cancellation

Four days after the first round of legislative elections in Gabon, the final official results of the poll were still awaited, Thursday morning. Read more »

Burkina Faso: President Says All with HIV/Aids Should Have Drugs

President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso opened the 12th International Conference on AIDS and STDS (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) in Africa (ICASA) on Sunday 9 December in the… Read more »