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Ethiopia – Djibouti: Row erupts over new port directive
A row has erupted between Ethiopia and the government of Djibouti over the latter’s promulgation of a new directive, issued last week, that will...
Mauritania: An African state where Blacks are “second class citizens”
Students have been up in arms, since March 25, against the Arabization of Mauritania, as expressed by members of the government on March 1,...
Nigeria: Niger Delta stability key to economic success
The key to Nigeria’s economic progress is stability in the Niger River Delta, where the bulk of the country’s oil and natural gas is...
Madagascar: Andry Rajoelina ready to share power?
Rajoelina seems to have recovered from his bout of stubbornness after assuring Malagasies, in a televised debate, Wednesday, of his intention to adhere to...
Obama faces his greatest test over Iran
This week President Obama released his new nuclear strategy review narrowing the circumstances in which the U.S. might launch a nuclear strike and yesterday...
Return of the coup
Was the recent coup in Niger that saw the removal of Mamadou Tandja, who despite both domestic and international criticism pushed through a constitutional...
Nigeria: Police kills youth as Muslims and Christians Clash again
Muslim and Christian youths in Nigeria clashed again on Monday in the religiously volatile city of Jos , in what has been registered as...
DR Congo: Rebels kill Ghanaian peacekeeper and UN employee
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo attacked an airport in the north-east region of the country killing a Ghanaian peacekeeper and a United...
Kenyan PM warns against conflicts between Kenyan, Ugandan, Tanzanians
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has warned African countries against clashing with each other over trivial issues.
Addressing the press on his visit to Ugandan...
UN Security Council press statement on Guinea Bissau
Security Council press statement on Guinea Bissau:
The members of the Security Council express their concern and also support the statement of the Secretary General...
Guinea-Bissau: A confused coup d’etat?
Civil unrest in Guniea-Bissau has intensified as rebellion leader threatens to kill kidnapped prime minister, while the army chief remains in detention in what...
Nigeria – Libya row: Liberia’s President Johnson Sirleaf intervenes
Liberia’s President Ms. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has moved to broker peace between Nigeria and Libya following a strain in diplomatic relations after Libyan Leader...
Sudan: Al-Bashir threatens to disrupt southern Sudan’s independence
Sudan’s President Mr. Omar al-Bashir has been accused of electoral fraud by the International Crisis Group, but Mr. Bashir has threatened to reject the...
Libya – Nigeria: Diplomatic ties worsen
Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi has responded to Nigerians criticisms of his suggestions and insinuations that Nigeria should split on religious and ethnic lines in...
Togo: An opposition demonstration violently dispersed
Honouring to an invitation from the Togolese opposition party, Union of Forces for Change (UFC), thousands of candle holding militants gathered Wednesday at the...
Darfur: UNAMID Chief: Paris talks productive, SLA/AW pledges greater cooperation
UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) Professor Ibrahim Gambari concluded yesterday a two-day session of Darfur peace discussions in Paris with high-level French government officials,...
Madagascar: Ending the Crisis
To end Madagascar's crisis "which deepened with expiration of an Africa Union deadline on 16 March" the mediation should cease trying to implement a...
Uganda: Baganda mourn kings’ burnt tombs block President’s visit
Thousands of people in Uganda belonging to the Baganda kingdom have held a riot at the tombs of their late kings, which caught fire...
Somalia: Moderate Islamist group joins AU forces against Al-Shabab
Influential Muslim group have joined forces with African Union troops to wage war on al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab military group in Somalia. The Ahlu Sunna Wal...
No U.S. desire to “Americanize the conflict in Somalia”
As press reports suggest a military offensive by the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) is under way against al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu, the...
Somalia: Mogadishu residents asked to flee
Residents of Somali capital city Mogadishu have been advised to flee for their lives as battle between Islamist insurgents, al-Shabab and government forces intensifies....
Nigeria: Christian Muslim violence perpetrated by mercenaries?
The return to sectarian violence in the Plateau State city of Jos has been largely described as a revenge from the deadly attacks in...
US urges Nigeria to act on Jos killings
The United States of America has urged the Nigeria government to investigate the Jos killings and bring those involved to justice.
Media reports vary on...
Sudan sanctions: “UN Security Council has failed”
There have been “major and frequent” violations of the U.N. Security Council arms embargo imposed against Sudan in 2005, and U.S. Ambassador to the...
Nigeria: Jos religious clashes, whole village almost wiped out
Men armed with machetes attacked and killed men, women and children in 'Christian villages' in the northern Nigerian city of Jos, on Sunday, reports...
Europe asked to guard against conflict-resources from Africa
Rights group, Global Witness (GW) has called on corporations in Europe to break their links to conflict resources from the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Ethiopia: Aid money was spent on arms
A recent document released by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has revealed that millions of dollars, allocated for victims of the Ethiopian famine...
Nigeria: Police officers arrested for extra-judicial killings
A video footage released by Al-Jazeera TV, showing Nigerian police officers carrying out extra-judicial killings, has led to the arrests of about 17 officers....
Somalia: Islamist group ban World Food Program
Somali militant group, Al-Shabab has accused the World Food Program (WFP) of distributing expired food and causing a public health hazard to Somalis. The...
US-Niger: William Fitzgerald, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs on Seizure of Power in Niger
US-Niger: William Fitzgerald, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs on Seizure of Power in Niger
QUESTION: What is the U.S. reaction to the reported overthrow...