The U.S. State Department is debating the idea of naming the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram a "foreign terrorist organization" despite entreaties from lawmakers and the Justice ... Read more »
Cuban Vice-President, Esteban Lazo Hernandez, formally requested the assistance of Mozambique in helping to lift a blockade imposed by the U.S. government in 1960. Read more »
The continent needs to reduce its dependency on foreign aid and mobilise domestic resources for its own development, experts say. Read more »
Swaziland's Weekend Observer censored details on King Mswati III's attendance at Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee at Windsor Castle. Read more »
In the last of a three-piece series for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Richard Joseph examines Africa's "prismatic narrative," in which African developments must be viewed ... Read more »
Youth inclusion into the country's broader social and economic agenda can have a significant impact on development and prosperity, says the World Bank. Read more »
Growing optimism and confidence among international and local investors has led to significant inward investment into the continent over the last decade, says an Ernst & Young ... Read more »
American officials have said that they think LRA leader Joseph Kony, forced out of Uganda in 2006, is operating in the Central African Republic, as accusations of Sudan's President ... Read more »
The guilty verdict handed down against former Liberian president Charles Taylor by the Special Court for Sierra Leone "is of enormous historical and legal significance", the United ... Read more »
As questions arise about East Africa's ability to capture LRA leader Joseph Kony, U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that American advisers helping with the mission will ... Read more »
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