Ethiopia has forced thousands of villagers from their land to make way for commercial farming developments, leaving people impoverished and hungry, a human rights body says. Read more »
South Africa's state-owned freight transport firm Transnet plans to build a U.S.$2 billion railway through Swaziland to create a new link to Indian Ocean ports. Read more »
Even though international partners and the UN have hailed the incursion as successful, the Kenyan army seems to have no exit strategy and no clear prospects, writes a research ... Read more »
As the country continues to plummet into economic gloom, activists have launched a fresh move to hold government accountable. Read more »
President Goodluck Jonathan has cut the price of fuel but not restored it to former levels resulting in unions calling off the strike in protest against the government's initial ... Read more »
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been sworn in for another six-year term at a ceremony witnessed by foreign heads of state and other dignitaries. Read more »
If shared values of the AU are to play a meaningful role in the discourse and practice of democracy and human rights in Africa, lessons should be learnt from the North African ... Read more »
The government intends to roll out a three month strategy to hasten harbour procedures in order to stem extra costs on imports. Read more »
The high court ruling that has left the fate of the next general election with President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga has received mixed reactions from Coast ... Read more »
The ex-head of the UN nuclear watchdog and Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei said he would not run for the Egyptian presidency, saying there is still no real democracy in the ... Read more »
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