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Thu,23Feb2012
Ethiopia has claimed a military victory against Somali militants, Al-Shabab, a day before a key summit on Somalia in London.
The Paris VU gallery is putting up a magnificent exhibition, dedicated to the life-long work of photographer Juan Manuel Castro Prieto.
Food security and agricultural experts are meeting in Accra to brainstorm over the West African food security situation...
The electoral registration frenzy among Senegalese youth in districts across the country is a result of "Y'en a marre's" awareness campaign. But Y'en a Marre...
After 20 years of lawlessness, violence and chaos in Somalia, representatives from 40 countries are meeting in London on Thursday to help the Horn of Africa country to return to...
The Peer Review Mechanism is opening avenues for citizen engagement all over Africa
Senegalese opposition leaders have asked former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, on an election observation mission in Senegal, to dissuade 85-year-old leader, Abdoulaye Wade from seeking a third term.
Senegal's opposition believes that President Abdoulaye Wade is insisting on standing on re-election because the February 26 polls have already been rigged. Wade is among 14 candidates including two women...
After having mounted pressure on Wade by supporting the call for a generational change of government, Paris and Washington have all of a sudden gone quiet. The African Union on...
Ugandan legislators have moved to take action following reports that hundreds of local women were victims of human trafficking after having been duped into working as prostitutes and drug traffickers...
Much of Angola's post-war economic success has been based on credit lines from Portugal, Brazil and China. Carlos Feijó speaks to The Africa Report about the future of Angola's foreign relations.
Big Brother Africa has been enchanting viewers for six years now, luring African audiences who crave local content. In the past, television producers have written Africa off as a place not deserving of its own...
Nigerian artist Keziah Jones wants to breathe new life into the local music scene Nigeria's biggest music stars peddle hiphop and rap. At their 'live' performances they mime energetically to recordings laden with synthesised sound.
The European Union on Friday eased travel bans on two Zimbabwean ministers, six journalists and 20 companies, in a move aimed at normalising frosty relations between the bloc and the...
In 2003 the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), the continental development plan, initiated the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)
The Arab Spring led to major victories for Islamist parties in Tunisia and Egypt. Morocco avoided much of that turmoil through gradual reforms.
After a few setbacks in 2011, oil production will return to full strength next year, as fuel-sector liberalisation boosts petrol availability in the domestic markets.
Lu Shaye, Director General of the Department of African Affairs at the Chinese Foreign Ministry, answers The Africa Report about the Libyan intervention, working conditions for Chinese workers in Africa,...
The European Union is on Friday expected to renew a raft of sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and his close associates.
Struggling with limping growth and high unemployment rates, South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) is reiterating the importance of the state's role in the economy.
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Amid the crisis in the eurozone and speculation about another devaluation of the CFA franc, policy makers in West and Central Africa are faced with new calls to change their relationship to...
M. MARZOUKI
ISAIAS AFEWERKI
KWESI BOTCHWEY
SAM-SUMANA
YVES M. FOTSO
VERÍSSIMO PINTO
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