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Gabon: Opposition leaders face travel ban
Gabonese authorities have banned members of opposition political parties from leaving the country. Paul Mba Abessole, head of the Rally for Gabon (RPG), was...
South Sudan: Disarmament programme should be comprehensive
Southern Sudan is planning towards a conflict-free independent nation by embarking on a campaign to withdraw arms from its civil society. Security forces are...
Violence in Gabon: No end in sight
Gabonese are refusing to accept the Bongo dynasty without a fight as vandalism and civil break down continue to destabilize the country in the...
Gabon: French residents, Consulate and oil interests under attack
"I am and always will remain the president of all Gabonese," the new president, Ali Bongo, declared following the proclamation of his victory Thursday...
Violence erupts in Gabon after Ali Bongo wins election, main contenders injured another flees
The interior minister of Gabon, Jean François Ndongou, announced Thursday noon that Ali Bongo had won the presidential elections. A result that his contenders...
Sudan: UNAMID kidnappings throws doubt on end of Darfur war
Barely a week after the official declaration of an end to the six-year Darfur conflict in Western Sudan, two members of the joint UN/African...
Sudan: End of Darfur war?
The official declaration of an end to the six-year Sudan War of Darfur by the United Nations has led to divided opinions over the...
Somalia: French captive escapes, colleague may face Islamic court
A French security adviser deployed in Somalia to train troops from the UN-backed interim government, which is battling Islamist rebels for control of the...
Somalia: Islamist insurgents disregarding Islamic teachings?
The Ramadan season has failed to bring a cease fire in Somalia as government forces, African Union peacekeepers and Islamist insurgents continue to do...
Ethiopia and Eritrea to pay for war damages: Ethiopia not satisfied with ruling
Following the search for peace, justice and civility in North-East Africa, an international tribunal at The Hague has demanded that both Ethiopia and Eritrea...
Nigeria: New disturbing rebellion and amnesty fraud rock government
A new rebel group identified as the Urhobo Revolutionary Army, has sprung in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria, claiming to fight for...
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF infighting after vice-president’s death sparks fears of unrest
A Zimbabwe cabinet minister has warned that the southern African country could plunge into Somalia-type anarchy, with military coups the means to acquire power...
Chinese – Algerians: The big tension
Chinese presence in Algeria has become the source of heated debates among Algerians as violent anti-Chinese clashes hit the Algerian capital. The Chinese, who...
Maputo Summit: A final solution for Madagascar’s political crisis
Andry Rajoelina, Marc Ravalomanana, Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy, leaders of four major political parties in Madagascar began roundtable negotiations Wednesday in Maputo, Mozambique...
South Sudan: Distrust and violence ahead of vital polls
Tribal war has continued to widen the divide between North and South, as well as tribes of South Sudan, buttressing the necessity for division,...
Nigeria: al-Qaeda presence in Nigeria has been kept under wraps
To prove their merit in the Boko Haram affair that led to widespread violence in the northeastern states of Nigeria, the federal security services...
Uganda: Lord’s Resistance Army strikes again on South Sudan and CAR borders
The Lords Resistance Army has struck again, proving to the governments of DR Congo, Uganda, Central African Republic as well as the United Nations...
Nigeria: Is the death of Islamist rebel leader the end of a Rebellion?
The death of Mr. Mohammed Yusuf, leader of the Islamist rebel group that shook Nigeria's civil society, religious sphere, and democracy, in the last...
Nigeria: Islamists over-powerd by government forces
The Nigerian Military has successfully dispersed the Islamist group that has terrorized the northern part of the country in the last five days. Over...
Nigeria under an Islamist ordeal
The Nigerian government, Wednesday, claimed to have brought the violence in Maiduguri under control. The announcement came after the military bombed leader of...
Nigeria: Islamists’ nationwide Sharia demands raise alarm over deepening religious fissure
An extreme Islamist group demanding the imposition of Sharia law across Nigeria, has attacked a police station in Northern Nigeria, in protest of the...
Nigeria: Amnesty and release of hostages, end of Niger Delta crisis?
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) have conveyed a message of peace to the Nigerian government by setting free every...
Impasse Over Abyei Resolved
A historic decision that once and for all resolves the contentious issue of the boundaries of Abyei has finally been reached by the Hague...
Bashir’s ICC indictment: Moreno-Ocampo meets AU official in Addis Ababa
Following the decision of the jury at the International Criminal Court (ICC) not to indict Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir for masterminding genocide in the...
NIgeria: Niger Delta Rebels threaten Cease-fire breach after Henry Okah’s release
The Nigerian government and the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has disagreed over conditions for truce declaration. The Nigerian government...
Somalia: A strategic move by AMISOM and Somali forces against Islamist insurgents?
The mischievous Islamist al-Shabab rebels tried to regain power in Mogadishu last weekend, but they were contained by Somali government forces, allegedly supported by...
Somalia: Chronology of events since 2000
Somalia has had no functioning government since January 1991, when former President Siad Barre was ousted. Since that time, fighting between Somali warlords, government...
Guinea under rebel threat
A rebel attack is being prepared in Guinea Bissau and the Casamance region in Senegal, against Guinea, Conakry has announced. According to officials, the...
Zimbabwe: MDC and Zanu-pf clashes doom crucial constitution consultative process
Two leading political parties in Zimbabwe, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and Zanu PF have connived to postpone a crucial constitution consultative conference as...
Liberia: Africa’s first female President, Johnson-Sirleaf, a former warlord?
Liberian president, Mrs. Johnson-Sirleaf faces a 30-year ban from political affairs for her role in former warlord Charles Taylor's rebellion, 20 years ago. The...