Africa: Africa - Mother of Us All

"The 'Out of Africa' hypothesis suggests that anatonomically modern humans originated in Africa about 100,000 years ago and then spread outward, and completely replaced local… Read more »

Nigeria: Bush, Obasanjo To Discuss Shape Of Africa Policy

Debt, democracy, HIV/AIDS, regional stability and defense, as well as oil, economic reform and bi-lateral cooperation are all on an extensive agenda during two days of talks… Read more »

Africa: Tanzania President Appeals for End to African Conflicts

Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa has called on African leaders to exhibit political will in a bid to end the many conflicts on the continent. Read more »

Nigeria: Why Shell Finds It Hard to Leave the Ogonis Behind

A spokesperson from the Houston-based Boots & Coots International Well Control likened Sunday's occurrence in Ogoniland, Nigeria to "typical procedure". Read more »

Nigeria: Oil Blow-Out Worsens Shell's Future in Ogoniland

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) of Nigeria finally managed to cap the oil gushing from one of its wells in Ogoniland at the weekend, but the well's blow-out and the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Wamba dia Wamba Removed, Say Dissidents

The messy Congo-Kinshasa political situation became messier Monday as John Tibasima Atenyi, a Vice President of the Bunia-based rebel movement Congolese Rally for Democracy,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Dispute Over UN Congo Report Clouds Peace Effort

The governments of Uganda and Rwanda are denouncing a United Nations report written by a "Panel of Experts" on the exploitation of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of… Read more »

Africa: Bank, Fund Pledge To Fight Disease And Poverty

Combating the spread of infectious diseases, especially HIV/AIDS and the spread of poverty, are of primary concern, financial officials said at the close of the spring meeting of… Read more »

South Africa: Firefighter or Hatchet-Man? A Profile of Steven Tshwete

The Minister of Safety and Security is the man at the heart of the current political row in South Africa. He made the controversial announcement on Tuesday 24 April that three… Read more »

South Africa: Veteran Anti-Apartheid Politician 'Disappointed' in Mbeki

Helen Suzman is a former member of Parliament for the Democratic Party, now the opposition Democratic Alliance, in South Africa. She spent 36 years in Parliament in opposition to… Read more »

Africa: IMF, Bank Are Finally Listening, Say African Finance Ministers

African anger over tough and "dogmatic" conditions imposed by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund is absent from the Bretton Woods institutions' spring meetings for the… Read more »

Africa: Nearly Half Sub-Saharan Africa's Population Live in 'Extreme Poverty'

Nearly half the people living in Sub-Saharan Africa are living in conditions of extreme poverty, the World Bank reported today in its annual survey of world development. Read more »

Africa: Demands for Change Expected to Dominate Spring Meetings of World Bank/IMF

Faltering economic growth worldwide will frame discussion about strategies for poverty and debt reduction among finance ministers and bankers gathering this weekend for the spring… Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Declare War on AIDS

African leaders ended a two-day summit on HIV/AIDS and related infectious diseases with a pledge to wage war on the diseases and their consequences. The summit aimed to articulate… Read more »

Africa: African Union to Take Effect In May

The proposed African Union will have legal treaty status from May, 26, 2001, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) said in a press statement here Friday. Read more »

Africa: Cold Comfort for Africa in World Economic Outlook - IMF

The International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook report has predicted a sharp slowdown in the global economy, but says it will not have a major impact on Africa where the… Read more »

South Africa: Mixed Reactions To Mbeki Conspiracy Saga

Bewilderment has turned to cynicism, consternation - and in some quarters outright condemnation - in South Africa, after a top-level allegation from members of the governing… Read more »

South Africa: What is Happening To President Mbeki?

"I deny allegations of being involved in a plot to challenge the presidency of the ANC (African National Congress). I've served the ANC in various capacities throughout the years… Read more »

Africa: New Malaria Drug Announced

The World Health Organization has developed a new drug for the treatment of malaria that is targeted at children, the organization annouced here Wednesday. Read more »

Africa: Time For Action Against AIDS, Africans Told at Continental Summit

Africans who wish to see an end to the devastation caused by HIV/AIDS must unite to fight the disease now, speakers said here Tuesday at the start of a four-day conference on this… Read more »

South Africa: Mandela And Clinton Hail Civic Engagement

Two former presidents, the elder from South Africa, the younger from the United States, stood together on the same platform in Johannesburg on Tuesday, to launch a two-day… Read more »

South Africa: As One Battle Ends, Another Begins For South Africa

The South African government won a landmark legal battle, on Thursday, when 39 of the world's top pharmaceutical firms dropped their lawsuit, which sought to block the authorities… Read more »

South Africa: Drugs' Giants Drop Case Against South Africa

Thirty-nine leading pharmaceutical companies have dropped their court challenge to prevent the South African government from importing, manufacturing or licensing cheap copies of… Read more »

South Africa: Foreign Minister Meets With Colin Powell

Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell began "a comprehensive review" of U.S.- South African relations Wednesday. The bilateral… Read more »

South Africa: Talks Underway To Reevaluate U.S - South Africa Link

Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has been at the U.S. State Department this morning for a "comprehensive review" of U.S.- South African relations with U.S. Secretary of… Read more »