Africom or Africon? Pt 4

Bush pushed military operation that resulted in 1/2 million displaced civilians. Is Obama any different?  October 1, 2009

Africom or Africon? Pt 3

Winning the hearts and minds while exploiting resources and killing democracy  September 29, 2009

Africom or Africon? Pt 2

Dick Cheney, Big Oil and the Constituents of War  September 28, 2009

Africom or Africon? Pt 1

A reorganization of the U.S. command structure and another military imposition  September 27, 2009

Untold suffering of Kenya's children

Jonathan Rugman reports on the child sex trade in Kenya  September 26, 2009

Did Shell collaborate in Nigerian executions?

14 years after protesters including Ken Saro-Wiwa were executed, Shell settles for 15M  June 10, 2009

Niger villages say No to female genital mutilation

Ten villages in western Niger have decided to end the practice of female genital mutilation  April 16, 2009

The horror of the Rwandan genocide

Guardian: Remembering the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the international community's ineffectual response  December 19, 2008

Wealth and politics in Congo

Wayne Madsen: Will Obama change Congo policy or will it be business as usual? Pt. 3/3  December 19, 2008

The destabilization of Congo

Wayne Madsen: Ethnic divisions are being stoked by client states of the US who arm both sides  December 18, 2008

Water supplies run short in Zimbabwe

Guardian: A chemical shortage limits running water in Harare, which is facing a cholera outbreak  December 14, 2008

Congolese people band together in crisis

Guardian: Families in the eastern part of DR Congo are taking in displaced strangers  December 13, 2008

Survivors of Congo militias speak out

Guardian: Leah Chishugi travels into the heart of eastern Congo to record the testimony of women  December 10, 2008

Zimbabweans protest for political settlement

Guardian: Hundreds protest in Harare to push for a political settlement and a new constitution  December 6, 2008

Appeal court to rule on Zuma in 2009

South African judge to hand down final decision on previous corruption charges on Jan 12, 2009  November 30, 2008

Crisis in Congo

Shashank Bengali: This conflict could destabilize the whole region Pt.2/2  November 19, 2008

Crisis in Congo

Shashank Bengali: The threat of violence is ever-present in Congo Pt.1 of 2  November 18, 2008

Zimbabwe faces political turmoil

Adam Habib: Aggressive foreign engagement is needed to force a breakthrough that is more legitimate  November 16, 2008

Splinter faction challenges ANC

Adam Habib: The split will create a dynamic of political accountability within the system  November 13, 2008

Cholera outbreaks in DRC refugee camps

Guardian's Africa correspondent, Chris McGreal, talks about the state of refugee camps in Kibati, DRC  November 13, 2008

Miriam Makeba dies aged 76

The South African singer and anti-apartheid campaigner dies in Italy after performing at a concert  November 11, 2008

Guardian: Miliband on sending troops to Congo

'No one has ruled out a military role': David Miliband on sending troops to Congo  November 10, 2008

Green famine in Ethiopia

Guardian: The rains have come, the land is lush but Ethiopians still go hungry  August 17, 2008

Polls open for disputed election in Zimbabwe

NPR's Ofeibia Quist-Arcton reports from South Africa about today's election, termed a "sham"  June 28, 2008

Mugabe under pressure

Adam Habib: Mugabe may respond if threatened with expulsion by African elites from regional bodies  June 26, 2008

Xenophobic violence erupts in South Africa

Foreigners seen as competing for scarce resources  May 21, 2008

Mbeki loses credibility over Mugabe

Adam Habib: By appeasing Zimbabwe's ruling party President Thabo Mbeki has undermined his credibility  May 2, 2008

Mugabe lashes out at "puppets" of Britain

Adam Habib: Zimbabwe's president manipulating anti-colonial sentiment to stay in power  April 19, 2008

Racist video sparks fury

Airing of racist video in South Africa causes widespread outrage and protests  March 2, 2008

Kenyan elite battles for power

Binyavanga Wainaina: A feudal ruling elite is the heart of the problem, Kenya needs a new constitution  January 23, 2008

Kenyan conflict continues

Opposition remains defiant in its stalemate with the government  January 19, 2008

Kenyan election spirals into violence

Kenya's prosperous economy belies underlying economic structural inequalities  January 7, 2008

ANC elects new leader

Adam Habib: ANC members reject elites  December 24, 2007

ANC elects new leader

Adam Habib: ANC members reject elites  December 24, 2007

South Africans protest for higher wages

Protests and strikes have broken out in recent weeks across South Africa  October 21, 09