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May 8, 2008
5/08/08 Chart, Open Left, Global Suicide Pact: Darfur Engine, Pt 1 .... Part 2
5/08/08 Leahy, IPS, ENERGY-AFRICA: From Kerosene to the LED, O-HUB and O-BOX
May 7, 2008
5/07/08 Sevenso, BBC, Making big money in Zimbabwe
May 6, 2008
5/06/08 BBC, Somalia forces 'out of control'
5/06/08 Al Jazeera, Nigeria armed group in truce offer
May 5, 2008
5/05/08 Hassan, WP, 2 killed as troops fire into Somali riot over food prices
5/05/08 CNN, Somalis riot over food prices
May 4, 2008
5/03/08 BBC, Attack on Shell plant in Nigeria
May 2, 2008
5/02/08 BBC, Somalia - East Africa's new Afghanistan?
May 1, 2008
5/01/08 Al Jazeera, US bombing kills Somali fighters
April 28, 2008
4/28/08 Plaut, BBC, Congo spotlight on India and Pakistan
April 27, 2008
4/27/08 Al Jazeera, Food costs spark protest in Senegal
April 26, 2008
4/26/08 BBC, Oil firms in Nigeria cut output
April 24, 2008
4/24/08 McCrummen, WP, Across Congo, Freelance Miners Dig In Against Modern Industry
4/24/08 Al Jazeera, China recalls Zimbabwe arms ship
April 23, 2008
4/23/08 Baldauf & Ford, CSM, China slammed for arming Zimbabwe's Mugabe
4/23/08 Al Jazeera, UN: 300,000 may have died in Darfur
April 22, 2008
4/22/08 BBC, Nigerian oil sector to be probed
April 21, 2008
4/21/08 BBC, Africa plans biggest dam project
4/21/08 Osava, IPS, AGRICULTURE: Brazil Shares Technology with Africa
April 19, 2008
4/19/08 Al Jazeera, West Africa deal opposes EU fishing
April 18, 2008
4/18/08 Al Jazeera, Nigeria Shell pipeline 'sabotaged'
April 17, 2008
4/17/08 BBC, S Africans march over food prices
4/17/08 Smith, CSM, Nigeria deploys troops in oil-rich Bayelsa
4/17/08 Rice, Guardian, UN to cut food rations to Darfur
April 16, 2008
4/16/08 BBC, Poll feud in Nigerian oil state
April 13, 2008
4/13/08 Polgreen, NYT, Rebels' Border War Prolongs Darfur's Misery
4/13/08 Mathiason, Guardian, Shell's future in Nigeria in doubt
April 12, 2008
4/12/08 BBC, Mugabe's stranglehold on Zimbabwe
April 11, 2008
4/11/08 McConnell, CSM, U.S. military expands role in West Africa
April 10, 2008
4/10/08 Barclay, CSM, Uprooted Kenyans long to return home
April 9, 2008
4/09/08 BBC, Eskom wants power prices doubled (South Africa)
April 8, 2008
4/08/08 BBC, India pledges African investment
April 6, 2008
4/06/08 Thakurta, IPS, INDIA: Taking on China in Africa
April 4, 2008
4/04/08 Rizvi, IPS, Somalia Called 'World's Most Neglected Crisis'
April 2, 2008
4/02/08 Hanes, CSM, Charcoal fuels the economy and deforestation of Mozambique
4/02/08 BBC, Riots prompt Ivory Coast tax cuts
March 30, 2008
3/30/08 Al Jazeera, Hopes fade for Tanzanian miners
March 26, 2008
3/26/08 Boustany, CSM, Ex-slave works to free others from West African tradition
March 25, 2008
3/25/08 IPS, Q&A: EU and U.S. Offering Special WTO Deal to Lure South Africa
3/25/08 BBC, Mining forces out thousands in SA
March 24, 2008
3/24/08 BBC. Troops leave for Comoros assault
March 22, 2008
3/22/08 BBC, Sudan rejects Darfur rape charges
3/22/08 Al Jazeera, DR Congo bans sect after clashes
March 20, 2008
3/20/08 Al Jazeera, Sudan 'targeted Darfur civilians'
March 17, 2008
3/17/08 Al Jazeera, World leaders 'share Kenya blame'
March 14, 2008
3/14/08 BBC, Nigerian deals 'wasted billions'
March 13, 2008
3/13/08 AL Jazeera, Chinese 'arming Darfur conflict'
March 11, 2008
3/11/08 BBC, Army offensive on Kenya militia
3/11/08 BBC, Nigeria oil rebel pipeline found
March 10, 2008
3/10/08 BBC, Nigeria trains terrorism police
3/10/08 Tisdall, Guardian, Sudan rounds on western critics
March 9, 2008
3/09/08 BBC, Mugabe approves new ownership law
3/09/08 Vuliamy, Guardian, How a tiny West African country became the world's first narco state
March 5, 2008
3/05/08 Grier, CSM, Chaotic Somalia keeps U.S. on terrorism watch
3/05/08 Nizza, NYT, Zimbabwe Dollar Slides to New Low
March 4, 2008
3/04/08 BBC, Somalis protest over US bombing
3/04/08 BBC, Somalis protest over US bombing
March 3, 2008
3/03/08 BBC, US bombs Islamist town in Somalia
March 2, 2008
3/02/08 Polgreen, NYT, Scorched-Earth Strategy Returns to Darfur
February 29, 2008
2/29/08 BBC, Nigeria 'denies access to rebel'
February 27, 2008
2/27/08 Baldauf, CSM, In Sudan, another conflict could eclipse Darfur
2/27/08 BBC, Deadly Cameroon riots over fuel
February 26, 2008
2/26/08 Kwa, IPS, TRADE: EU Aims to Rope in African States Resisting EPAs
2/26/08 Kwa, IPS, TRADE-AFRICA: EU Still Pushing Offensive Interests in EPA Talks
2/26/08 BBC, Zimbabwe police licensed to shoot
February 25, 2008
2/25/08 Rizvi, OneWorld, US Military Plan for Africa Panned
2/25/08 Mannack, IPS, TRADE-AFRICA: ''EPAs Are Not About Partnership''
2/25/08 BBC, African power cuts hit gold firm
2/25/08 BBC, S Africa to allow elephant cull
February 24, 2008
2/24/08 BBC, Chinese Darfur envoy visits Sudan
February 23, 2008
2/23/08 Polgreen, NYT, China, in New Role, Presses Sudan on Darfur
February 21, 2008
2/21/08 Volman & Tuckey, FPIF, Militarizing Africa (Again)
February 20, 2008
2/20/08 BBC, US 'is not seeking African bases'
February 19, 2008
2/19/08 BBC, Power cuts 'embarrassing' Nigeria
2/19/08 Jones, MoJo, The War Against Women
2/19/08 BBC, Sudan warned over Darfur bombing
February 18, 2008
2/18/08 Feffer, FPIF, What Does Africa Owe?
2/18/08 BBC, Nigeria phone privatisation off
2/18/07 Al Jazeera, Angola 'worst' for child deaths
2/18/08 BBC, Intervene in Nigeria, Bush urged
2/18/08 Al Jazeera, Many killed in deadly Guyana raid
February 17, 2008
2/17/08 Al Jazeera, Bush pledges aid to Tanzania
February 16, 2008
2/16/08 Al Jazeera, Darfur refugees' passage 'blocked'
February 15, 2008
2/15/08 Gettleman, NYT, Signs in Kenya of a Land Redrawn by Ethnicity
2/15/08 McConnell, CSM, A Congo warlord - arrested for crimes against humanity - explains himself
February 14, 2008
2/14/08 AL Jazeera, Zimbabwe inflation soars further
February 12, 2008
2/12/08 BBC, SA moves to scrap Scorpions unit
2/12/08 BBC, Flood alert after Kariba opened
2/12/08 BBC, Anger over Nigerian child census
February 11, 2008
2/11/08 BBC, Chad 'cannot take more refugees'
February 10, 2008
2/10/08 Mukumbira, MineWeb, Niger's uranium continues to lure, despite threats of rebel attacks
2/10/08 BBC, Refugees flee from Darfur to Chad
February 9, 2008
2/09/08 Bloomfield, Independent, Somalia: The World's forgotten catastrophe
2/09/08 Al Jazeera, UN warns of 'full war' in Darfur
February 8, 2008
2/08/08 Kronin, IPS, RIGHTS: Europe Exports Death With Ease
2/08/08 Vandeale, IPS, DEVELOPMENT: China Outdoes Europeans in Congo
2/08/08 BBC, Oil firms ordered to Niger Delta
February 7, 2008
2/07/08 LeMelle, FPIF, Africa Policy Outlook 2008
2/07/08 BBC, Flood gates to open in Mozambique
February 6, 2008
2/06/08 Economist, Central Africa: War without borders
2/06/08 AFP, Oil resources at stake in Chad conflict
2/06/08 Ridge, CSM, India's Christians see rise in hostility by Hindu extremists
February 4, 2008
2/04/08 Ngarmbassa, Reuters, Thousands flee Chad capital, fresh attack feared
2/04/08 Asiimwe, Reuters, African quakes kill at least 30
February 3, 2008
2/03/08 Reuters, Eleven dead in gun battle at Nigerian pipeline
February 2, 2008
2/02/08 Al Jazeera, Battle rages for Chadian capital
January 31, 2008
1/31/08 Bengali, McClatchy, How Kenya's election was rigged
1/31/08 Al Jazeera, US: No 'ethnic cleansing' in Kenya
January 30, 2008
1/30/08 Kokutse, IPS, GHANA: Pollution Forcing Farmers Into Illegal Mining?
1/30/08 BBC, Nigerian children returned home
1/30/08 AL Jazeera, S Africa set for month of blackouts
1/30/08 AL Jazeera, Kenya violence 'ethnic cleansing'
January 29, 2008
1/29/08 Baldauf, CSM, How Kenya came undone
1/29/08 Mushtaq, IPS, Kenya’s Problem Goes Beyond Ethnicity and Elections
January 28, 2008
1/28/08 Al Jazeera, Protests erupt over Guyana deaths
January 26, 2008
1/26/08 Nieuwoudt, IPS, ENERGY-SOUTH AFRICA: Maize Farmers Lobby to Supply Biofuel Industry
January 25, 2008
1/25/08 BBC, SA gold mines shut by power cuts
January 24, 2008
1/25/08 Wallace, CSM, Power cuts cripple Southern Africa
1/24/08 BBC, Kenyan ethnic attacks 'planned'
January 23, 2008
1/23/08 Olukoya, IPS, ENVIRONMENT-NIGERIA: As E-Waste Dump, Lagos Imperils People
January 22, 2008
1/22/08 BBC, Rwanda in mass circumcision drive
1/22/08 BBC, Tuareg rebels abduct town's mayor
1/22/08 Bavier, Reuters, Congo war-driven crisis kills 45,000 a month: study
January 21, 2008
1/21/08 CNN, Ex-warlord confesses to 20,000 deaths
1/21/08 Al Jazeera, Outcry over Sudan appointment
January 20, 2008
1/20/08 Reuters, U.S. tells embassy staff to raise Algiers security
January 19, 2008
1/19/08 Sanders, Deadly clashes in Kenya
1/19/08 Peta, Independent, Zimbabwe forced to issue record bank note
January 18, 2008
1/18/08 Al Jazeera, Floods ravage southern Africa
January 17, 2008
1/17/08 BBC, Deportations from Libya 'illegal'
January 15, 2008
1/15/08 BBC, Pensions paid to Nigerian rebels
January 13, 2008
1/13/08 Townsend, Guardian, Libya key transit for UK-bound migrants
January 12, 2008
1/12/08 Bengali, McClatchy, Economic inequality, not just tribalism, spurs clashes in Kenya
January 10, 2008
1/10/08 BBC, Africa 'being drained of doctors'
January 8, 2008
1/08/08 Hudson, Reuters, Taylor trial hears how child was dismembered
1/08/08 Al Jazeera, Senegal protest over EU trade deals
1/08/08 Al Jazeera, New twist in Kenya political crisis
January 7, 2008
1/07/08 Gettleman, NYT, Kenya's Kikuyus Are Now Target of Rival Tribes
1/07/08 Corder, Independent, Blood-diamond expert testifies at Taylor's war crimes trial
January 6, 2008
1/06/08 Rice, Guardian, 250,000 Kenyans driven out of homes
January 4, 2008
1/04/08 Bengali, McClatchy, Kenya turmoil hurts African showcase, U.S. interests
1/04/08 Madsen, IntelDaily, AFRICOM: The Recolonization of Africa by Uncle Sam
January 2, 2008
1/02/08 Ugah, All Africa, Nigeria: 'Niger Delta Elite Have Betrayed the People'
1/02/08 Weaver, Guardian, Kenya 'facing humanitarian disaster'
1/02/08 BBC, Kenya violence unsettles markets
January 1, 2008
1/01/08 CNN, '50 burnt in church' as Kenya violence spreads
1/01/08 BBC, Fighting rocks Nigerian oil city
December 31, 2007
12/31/07 Rice, Guardian, 130 killed in Kenyan election violence
December 28, 2007
12/28/07 BBC, Nigeria corruption tsar sidelined
December 27, 2007
12/27/07 Gettleman, NYT, Malnutrition Up in Darfur Despite Aid
December 25, 2007
12/25/07 BBC, Zimbabwe woe as banks stay shut
December 24, 2007
12/24/07 Brown, Independent, Record numbers of child soldiers drafted into Congo war
12/24/07 BBC, Pfizer arrests sought in Nigeria
December 20, 2007
12/20/07 Dugan, Independent, Asylum-seekers from Congo face deportation
December 19, 2007
12/19/07 Semu-Banda, IPS, MALAWI: ''Foreign Traders Are Taking Our Jobs''
12/19/07 BBC, Darfur peace force 'set to fail'
December 18, 2007
12/18/07 Nieuwoudt, IPS, ENERGY-SOUTH AFRICA: Food Security Hobbles Biofuel Strategy
December 16, 2007
12/16/07 BBC Somali premier dissolves cabinet
December 14, 2007
12/14/07 BBC, Sweden denies Mogadishu conflict
December 13, 2007
12/13/07 BBC, Nigeria ex-oil governor charged
12/13/07 Bengali, McClatchy, Somalia descends into Africa's worst crisis
12/13/07 Aslam, IPS, FINANCE: US Senate Targets Asian, European Firms in Sudan
December 12, 2007
12/12/07 BBC, Nigeria court bans rally permits
December 11, 2007
12/11/07 BBC, Welfare deal for Nigeria's poor
December 10, 2007
12/10/07 Polgreen, NYT, Congo Republic Awash in Oil and Poverty
12/10/07 Grice, Independent, China the victor as Europe fails to secure trade deal with Africa
December 9, 2007
12/09/07 Guardian, Child 'witches' in Africa video
December 8, 2007
12/08/07 Skelton, Independent, Choc tactics: Cocoa co-operatives
December 6, 2007
12/06/07 BBC, French army 'wants Chad payment'
12/06/07 BBC, Nigeria suspends Siemens dealings
December 5, 2007
12/05/07 BBC, Ivory Coast hit by cocoa strike
December 3, 2007
12/03/07 Lang, IPS, SOUTH AFRICA: Radioactive Water, the Price of Gold
December 1, 2007
12/01/07 Bloomfield, Independent, The village with no men: a community crippled by HIV/Aids
November 30, 2007
11/30/07 Simpson, Independent, Clogged by plastic bags, Africa begins banning them
11/30/07 Simpson, Independent, Clogged by plastic bags, Africa begins banning them
November 28, 2007
11/28/07 Reuters, U.N. Says "Deep International Concern" At Ogaden Conflict
November 25, 2007
11/25/07 Nicoll, Guardian, Fight begins for the soul of South Africa
11/25/07 BBC, Darfur rebels spurn Chinese force
11/26/07 Biles, BBC, Museveni enjoys summit limelight
November 24, 2007
11/24/07 O'Connell, SMH, The World Continues to Look Away. Don't.
November 22, 2007
11/22/07 Doyle, Independent, Somalia war-refugee crisis surpasses Darfur in its horror
November 20, 2007
11/20/07 BBC, 'One million' homeless in Somalia
November 17, 2007
11/17/07 Evans, Independent, Black Zimbabweans rally for white farms
November 15, 2007
11/15/07 Russell, Independent, Deportation of Darfuris 'not unduly harsh'
November 14, 2007
11/14/07 Owete, Daily Independent, FG reconsiders U.S. proposal on Africa Command
11/14/07 BBC, Ministers win Darfur court appeal
11/14/07 BBC, 'Fast economic growth' in Africa
November 13, 2007
11/13/07 BBC, IMF ready to cancel Liberia debt
November 10, 2007
11/10/07 Mjoroge, Al Jazeera, Congo's pygmies turn to technology
November 9, 2007
11/09/07 Adow, Al Jazeera, Niger's threatened nomads
11/09/07 Polgreen, NYT, Gangs Terrorize Nigeria's Vital Oil Region
11/08/07 Okeowo, CSM, Uganda's rebels on 'forgiveness' tour
October 31, 2007
10/31/07 BBC, Warning of Somali 'catastrophe'
10/31/07 Akande, Odilli, World Bank woos Africans in the Diaspora
October 29, 2007
10/29/07 Abramowitz, WP, U.S. Promises on Darfur Don't Match Actions
October 27, 2007
10/27/07 Bright, CSM, Sudanese oil field attack threatens peace talks
October 25, 2007
10/25/07 BBC, Organic food rule change warning
10/25/07 BBC, Rebels tell China 'leave Sudan'
October 21, 2007
10/21/07 Irwin, WP, Economies of Sub-Saharan Africa to Grow Steadily, IMF Says
October 17, 2007
10/17/07 Gettleman, NYT, In Southern Darfur, Signs of Another Massacre
10/17/07 Smith, Independent, Nigeria: Learning the hard way
10/17/07 Bloomfield, Independent, Ethiopia's 'own Darfur' as villagers flee government-backed violence
October 15, 2007
10/15/07 Dugger, NYT, World Bank Neglects African Farming, Study Says
10/15/07 Brown, Independent, Congo's pygmies take on World Bank to save rainforest from loggers
October 14, 2007
10/14/07 LaFranier, NYT, As Angola Rebuilds, Most Find Their Poverty Persists
October 12, 2007
10/12/07 BBC, Restraint urged after Sudan split
October 11, 2007
10/11/07 McConnell, CSM, Tuareg nomads set to intensify rebellion in Niger
October 10, 2007
10/10/07 Timberg, WP, Nigeria's 'Godfathers' Denounced in Report
10/10/07 Dugger, NYT, In Africa, Prosperity From Seeds Falls Short
10/10/07 Last, BBC, Vaccine-linked polio hits Nigeria
October 8, 2007
05/20/05 Henthoff, Village Voice, An Ally from Hell - Sudan & CIA
October 7, 2007
10/07/07 Gettleman, NYT, Rape Epidemic Raises Trauma of Congo War
10/07/07 BBC, Army-controlled Darfur town razed
October 6, 2007
10/06/07 Al Jazeera, Nairobi dump harming children
October 5, 2007
10/05/07 Hari, Independent, Inside France's secret war
October 4, 2007
10/04/07 Parenti, Nation, The Fight to Save Congo's Forests
October 3, 2007
10/03/07 McConnell, CSM, How Tuaregs, Hausas are avoiding another Darfur
10/03/07 Montesquiou, AP, Carter Gets Into Shouting Match in Sudan
October 1, 2007
10/01/07 Jason, Global Politician, Early CIA Involvement in Darfur Has Gone Unreported
September 30, 2007
9/30/07 BBC, Darfur attack kills peacekeepers
September 26, 2007
9/26/07 Baldauf, CSM, Africa's AIDS Orphans
9/26/07 Howden, Independent, Supermarkets run out of food as Mugabe tightens his stranglehold
9/26/07 Hickman, Independent, UK backs African farmers in battle over imported produce
September 25, 2007
9/25/07 Clark, CSM, Darfur conflict spills into Chad
September 21, 2007
9/21/07 Bloomfield, Independent, 100,000 flee violence in Kenya as tribal conflict over land worsens
9/21/07 Bloomfield, Independent, 100,000 flee violence in Kenya as tribal conflict over land worsens
September 19, 2007
9/19/07 Timberg, WP, Group Urges Amnesty For Zimbabwe Leaders
9/19/07 Baldauf, CSM, Ranks of child soldiers swell again in Congo
September 16, 2007
9/16/07 BBC, Worldwide rallies held for Darfur
September 15, 2007
9/15/07 Al Jazeera, Floods hit large parts of Africa
September 14, 2007
9/14/07 Soares, Independent, Tuareg rebels attack US plane as insurgency in Mali intensifies
September 10, 2007
9/10/07 BBC, Black empowerment deal for Sasol
September 8, 2007
9/08/07 Lloyd-Roberts, BBC, Zimbabwe's precarious survival
September 6, 2007
9/06/07 Prusher, CSM, Israel to grant Darfur refugees citizenship
September 4, 2007
9/04/07 Bengali, McClatchy, Aid agency warns of possible starvation in eastern Ethiopia
September 3, 2007
9/03/07 Gettleman, NYT, Chaos in Darfur on Rise as Arabs Fight With Arabs
September 2, 2007
9/02/07 BBC, 'State of war' in eastern Congo
September 1, 2007
9/01/07 Bloomfield, Independent, Report reveals scale of corruption in Kenya
9/01/07 BBC, Mystery DR Congo fever kills 100
9/01/07 Al Jazeera, Darfur rebels 'attack Sudan base'
August 31, 2007
8/31/07 Rice, Guardian, The looting of Kenya
8/31/07 Prusher, CSM, Israelis extend mixed welcome to Sudanese
August 30, 2007
8/30/07 Murphy, CSM, For Sudanese refugees, a cycle of flight
8/30/07 BBC, Sudan to help Iraq's Palestinians
August 29, 2007
8/29/07 BBC, Coastguard helps Libya sea rescue
8/29/07 BBC, Sudan launches flood aid appeal
August 28, 2007
8/28/07 Soares, Independent, Lighting up Africa: Why today's residents are still making do with wax and wicks
August 27, 2007
8/27/07 Schapiro, CSM, Zimbabwe economy in free fall
8/27/07 Ndege, Al Jazeera, Africa's most toxic town
August 26, 2007
8/26/07 Fisher, NYT, For African Migrants, Europe Becomes Further Away
August 23, 2007
8/23/07 Accra, All Africa, Ghana: More Oil!
August 22, 2007
8/22/07 Macintyre, Independent, Plight of the refugees locked out of the 'promised land'
August 21, 2007
8/21/07 Polgreen & French, NYT, China's Trade in Africa Carries a Price Tag
8/21/07 BBC, Plans needed for Zimbabwe exodus
August 20, 2007
8/20/07 Kershner, NYT, Israel Returns Illegal African Migrants to Egypt
8/20/07 Al Jazeera, Darfur 'militia leader' warns UN
August 19, 2007
8/19/07 AP, A Free - For - All Over Oil Money in Nigeria
August 18, 2007
8/18/07 French & Polgreen, NYT, Entrepreneurs From China Flourish in Africa
August 16, 2007
8/16/07 Al Jazeera, Farmers turned fighters - Darfur Fur tribe
8/16/07 BBC, Gun battles in Nigeria oil city
August 14, 2007
8/14/07 McCrummen, WP, Civilian Toll Cited In Somali Conflict
August 12, 2007
8/12/07 BBC, S Leone election ballots counted
August 10, 2007
8/10/07 Lucht, ITT, Risking Everything for Europe
8/10/07 Butler, Independent, A President in denial, a ravaged nation denied hope
8/10/07 BBC, Gay Nigerians face Sharia death
August 9, 2007
8/09/07 Griffin, Independent, The economic scramble for Africa
August 3, 2007
8/03/07 BBC, Nigerian gunmen attack oil boats
August 2, 2007
8/02/07 Wines, NYT, Caps on Prices Only Deepen Zimbabweans' Misery
8/02/07 Grice, Independent, Darfur: The evidence of war crimes
August 1, 2007
8/01/07 Usborne, Independent, UN to send 26,000 troops to halt conflict in Darfur
8/01/07 CSM, Is China Good for Africa? (3 part series)
8/01/07 BBC, Sudan 'will support Darfur force'
July 31, 2007
7/31/07 Dugger, NYT, Kenyan Farmers' Fate Caught Up in U.S. Aid Rules
July 30, 2007
7/30/07 Whitlock, WP, German Hard-Coal Production to Cease by 2018
7/30/07 Baldauf & Stetson, CSM, Darfur and the Fight for Water
July 29, 2007
7/29/07 Wines, NYT, Toiling in the Dark: Africa's Power Crisis
July 27, 2007
7/27/07 Menezes, Al Jazeela, Senegal's migration gamble
7/27/07 Baldauf, CSM, Climate change escalates Darfur crisis
July 26, 2007
7/26/07 Wood, CSM, Simple sun-cooker takes off as a way to help Darfuris
7/25/07 Lang, IPS, SOUTHERN AFRICA: Unequal Water Resources Present a Challenge
7/26/07 BBC, African migrant children 'beaten'
July 23, 2007
7/23/07 Adedoja, All Africa, Nigeria: Tackling the Niger Delta Crisis
7/23/07 Diebert, IPS, Hope, Concern Greet China's Growing Prominence in Africa
July 22, 2007
7/22/07 Reuters, Niger Asks Algeria to Help Fight Desert Rebels
7/22/07 Gettleman, NYT, Ethiopia Is Said to Block Food to Rebel Region
July 17, 2007
7/17/07 Tattersall, Reuters, Niger aims to double uranium output in four years
7/17/07 VOA, Somalia PM Unaware of Reported China Oil Deal
7/17/07 Reuters, Crop failure threat prompts WFP appeal for Somalia
7/17/07 Lambert, CSM, Chocolate now fuels war in West Africa?
7/17/07 Kwidini, IPS, ZIMBABWE: Maternal Deaths, The Neglected Tragedy
July 14, 2007
7/14/07 Bloomfield, Independent, Arabs pile into Darfur to take land 'cleansed' by janjaweed
July 13, 2007
7/13/07 BBC, Sudan 'resumes bombing in Darfur'
July 12, 2007
7/12/07 Baldauf, CSM, Flooded with refugees, a farmer shares land
7/12/07 Al Jazeera, Zimbabweans risk all for a new life
July 10, 2007
7/10/07 Peta, Independent, Rescue package for Zimbabwe would peg dollar to rand
July 7, 2007
7/7/07 Al Jazeera, Hunger stalks Darfur refugees
7/7/07 Bloomfield, Independent, Rebel groups step up kidnaps and attacks on aid workers in Darfur
July 6, 2007
7/6/07 Al Jazeera, Unwanted in Israel
July 5, 2007
7/5/07 McSmith, Independent, Nigeria fights tobacco and drugs giants in court
7/5/07 AP, China Tries to Prevent Weapons in Darfur
July 3, 2007
7/3/07 Boustany, WP, Janjaweed Using Rape as 'Integral' Weapon in Darfur, Aid Group Says
7/3/07 Mulama, IPS, POLITICS: Conflicts In the Spotlight at African Union Summit
7/3/07 Smith, Independent, Mitterrand's role revealed in Rwandan genocide warning
7/3/07 BBC, Leaders split over African unity
7/3/07 Al Jazeera, UN amends Western Sahara report
July 2, 2007
7/2/07 Meier & Mouawad, NYT, No Oil Yet, but Tiny African Isle Finds Slippery Dealings
July 1, 2007
7/01/07 WP, Special Report: Sudan in Crisis
7/01/07 Whitaker, BBC, Why Uganda hates the plastic bag
June 30, 2007
6/30/07 Soares, Independent, Ambitious plan for a new Africa: Welcome to the U.S.A (that's the United States of Africa)
June 29, 2007
6/29/07 Al Jazeera, Puntland struggles to aid refugees
June 26, 2007
6/26/07 Harman, CSM, How China's support of Sudan shields a regime called 'genocidal'
June 25, 2007
6/25/07 Harman, CSM, China boosts African economies, offering a 'second opportunity'
6/25/07 Makanga, IPS, ZIMBABWE: Food a Political Tool?
June 24, 2007
6/24/07 Whitlock, WP, North Africa Reluctant to Host U.S. Command
6/24/07 BBC, Nigeria's unions end fuel strike
June 23, 2007
6/23/07 Al Jazeera, SA unions reject pay offer
June 22, 2007
6/22/07 AL Jazeera, China envoy defends Darfur record
6/22/07 Al Jazeera, Nigeria strike set to intensify
6/22/07 Hill, CSM, Military focuses on development in Africa
6/22/07 Bloomfield, Independent, UN food aid 'causing chaos and violence' in Somalia
6/22/07 BBC, Payout for Ivorian toxic victims
June 21, 2007
6/21/07 BBC, Army recaptures Nigerian oil base
June 20, 2007
6/20/07 Timberg, WP, Spread of AIDS in Africa Is Outpacing Treatment
6/20/07 BBC, Strike bites in Nigerian cities
June 19, 2007
6/19/07 BBC, Nigeria U-turn over strike threat
June 18, 2007
6/18/07 BBC, Nigeria unions join fuel strike
6/18/07 BBC, Militants hold Nigeria oil base
June 14, 2007
6/14/07 Black, BBC, African deal cut on ivory trade
6/14/07 Harris, AP, Poverty, Strife Stanch Nigeria's Oil
June 13, 2007
6/13/07 BBC, African economy 'to expand 6.2%'
6/13/07 Crilly, CSM, African nations clash over sales of ivory
6/13/07 Reuters, Workers Mount Show Of Force In S.Africa Strike
June 11, 2007
6/11/07 Miller & Meyer, LA Times, U.S. Relies on Sudan Despite Condemning It
June 10, 2007
6/10/07 Rodgers, Independent, Briefing: World Economic Forum aims to build on Africa's boom
June 9, 2007
6/09/07 Bloomfield, Independent, Zambia feels the reality of G8's empty promises
June 8, 2007
6/08/07 Soares, Independent, Chocoholics may be funding war in Africa
6/08/07 BBC, G8 leaders reach $60bn Aids deal
June 2, 2007
6/02/07 Al Jazeera, US forces attack Somalia target
May 30, 2007
5/30/07 Axe, Wired, Grounding Sudan's Air Force
5/30/07 Mouawad, NYT, Oil May Allow Sudan to Escape Sanctions' Pain
May 29, 2007
5/29/07 AP, Bush Imposes New Sanctions on Sudan
5/29/07 Murray, BBC, Tackling Nigeria's violent oil swamps
May 28, 2007
5/28/07 Pincus, WP, U.S. Africa Command Brings New Concerns
5/28/07 Bloomfield, Independnet, Millions who risk death for a better life
May 25, 2007
5/25/07 BBC, Thousands march for SA pay rise
May 20, 2007
5/20/07 AFP, G8 says Africa threatened with new round of debt
5/20/07 IC, Nigerian oil unions threaten to strike
5/20/07 Connors & Blumenthal, NYT, Solar Flashlight Lets Africa's Sun Deliver the Luxury of Light to the Poorest Villages
May 18, 2007
5/18/07 BBC, Sudan accused on Darfur killings
May 16, 2007
5/16/07 Baldauf, CSM, Why Africa won't rein in Mugabe
5/16/07 BBC, China defends its role in Africa
May 15, 2007
5/15/07 Wheatley, Reuters, China promises to do more to help Africa
May 13, 2007
5/13/07 McCrummen, WP, Ethiopians Fear for Their Interfaith Oasis
5/13/07 Whitaker, Independent, Fury over Zimbabwe's UN role
May 11, 2007
5/11/07 Bloomfield, Independent, Chinese envoy to put pressure on Sudan over Darfur
May 8, 2007
5/08/07 BBC, China, Russia deny weapons breach
April 28, 2007
4/28/07 AfricaAsia, Nigeria loses 600,000 bpd to Niger Delta crisis : official
4/28/07 BBC, UN lifts Liberia diamond sale ban
April 27, 2007
4/27/07 Mekay, IPS, Activists Decry Bank's Loan Approval for Uganda Dam
4/27/07 Mekay, IPS, Activists Decry Bank's Loan Approval for Uganda Dam
4/27/07 McFeran, Independent, Life after death for Africa's child soldiers
4/27/07 BBC, Somalia is 'worst refugee crisis'
April 26, 2007
4/26/07 MainChi, Chinese push into Africa won't be derailed by deadly attack in Ethiopia
4/26/07 Brisbane Times, Darfur militias 'killing with impunity'
4/26/07 BBC, Premier claims Somali 'victory'
April 25, 2007
4/25/07 Aloisi, Reuters, Sudan holding up Darfur-bound food aid: U.N.
4/25/06 M&C, Five killed in Niger Delta as communities clash over oil
4/25/07 Gettleman, NYT, In Somalia, Those Who Feed Off Anarchy Fuel It
April 24, 2007
4/24/07 Cody, WP, Gunmen Kill at Least 69 in Attack on Oilfield in Ethiopia
4/24/07 BBC, Gunmen 'kill Chinese in Ethiopia'
April 23, 2007
4/23/07 Duhul, AP, Somali death toll rises to 212
4/23/07 BBC, Huge win for Nigeria's Yar'Adua
4/23/07 BBC, Nigerian: 'Forced to vote against my wish'
4/23/07 BBC, Huge win for Nigeria's Yar'Adua
April 22, 2007
4/22/07 Vallely, Independent, Rich nations under pressure to honour G8 pledge to Africa
4/22/07 BBC, Nigerian voters' views: Polling day
4/22/07 BBC, Call for Nigeria election re-run
April 21, 2007
4/21/07 Mouawad, NYT, Growing Unrest Posing a Threat to Nigerian Oil
4/21/07 Duhul, AP, Hundreds Flee Battles in Somali Capital
4/21/07 Bezlova, IPS, SUDAN: China Takes Credit for Sending Int'l Troops to Darfur
April 19, 2007
4/19/07 Mukkail, ITT, Globalism with Combat Boots
4/19/07 Rabiu, AP, Nigeria's Military Reports Killing 25 Suspected Militants
April 18, 2007
4/18/07 LaFranchi, CSM, Why Sudan is now allowing UN troops in Darfur
4/18/07 Hoge, NYT, Sudan Flying Arms to Darfur, Panel Reports
April 17, 2007
4/17/07 BBC, Nigeria: Facts and figures
April 15, 2007
4/15/07 Whitlock, WP, Suicide Bombers Strike N. Africa Again
April 14, 2007
4/14/07 Nordstrom, Independent, Zimbabwe girls' rights activist wins World's Children's Prize
April 12, 2007
4/12/07 Al Jazeera, Uganda forest protest turns deadly
4/12/07 Baldauf, CSM, Google maps the Darfur crisis
4/12/07 Ghazvinian, Nation, Testing Time for Nigeria
April 11, 2007
4/11/07 AP, Hundreds Killed in Attacks in Eastern Chad
4/11/07 BBC, Explosions rock Algerian capital
April 7, 2007
4/07/07 McCrummen, WP, Arab Nomads, 'Not Pro-Anything,' Also Suffer in Darfur
4/07/07 Rice, Guardian, EU given war crime warning over Somalia aid
4/07/07 BBC, Two new abductions in Niger Delta
April 6, 2007
4/06/07 McAskill, Guardian, US reveals its efforts to topple Mugabe regime
April 4, 2007
4/04/07 Feffer, FPIF, Into Africa (3/15)
April 3, 2007
4/03/07 Urquhart, Scotsman, Call for UK oil firms to quit Niger Delta amid talks to free kidnapped Scot
April 1, 2007
4/01/07 McCrummen, WP, Splintering of Rebel Groups Adds to Chaos in Darfur
March 31, 2007
3/31/07 Hassan, Independent, Fighting in Somalia's capital is the worst in more than 15 years
March 30, 2007
3/30/07 Smith, Independent, Thousands flee into Darfur after raid by French troops devastated 'ghost town'
3/20/07 BBC, New low-cost vaccine for Africa
March 29, 2007
3/29/07 Timberg, WP, Uganda's Early Gains Against HIV Eroding
March 28, 2007
3/28/07 BBC, Scores die in Nigeria tanker fire
3/28/07 BBC, Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai 'arrested'
March 25, 2007
3/24/07 Nieuwoudt, IPS, AFRICA: Renewable Sources the Key to Energy Crisis?
March 22, 2007
3/22/07 Baker, Independent, African field enhances Tullow Oil's prospects
3/22/07 Peta, Independent, Mugabe seizes passports from opposition activists
March 21, 2007
3/21/07 AP, Militants Drag Corpses in Somali Streets
3/21/07 BBC, Heavy fighting erupts in Somalia
March 20, 2007
3/20/07 Wines, NYT, Zimbabwe's Crackdown Widens to Reach Opposition Grass Roots
3/20/07 Mouawad, NYT, Nowadays, Angola Is Oil's Topic A
3/20/07 BBC, Sudan Darfur camps 'almost full'
March 19, 2007
3/19/07 BBC, In pictures: Sudan's slave voices
3/09/07 Bello, FPIF, China Provokes Debate in Africa
March 16, 2007
3/16/07 Howden, Independent, Poverty and the plague of a dictator who brought an entire country to its knees
March 15, 2007
3/15/07 BBC, Ivorian women 'forgotten victims'
March 14, 2007
3/14/07 Tarcaynski, IPS, AUSTRALIA: Sudan Survivors Lost in Their New Home
3/14/07 Nduru, IPS, MDGs Depend on Power Relations Changing
March 12, 2007
3/12/07 Engineering News, Niger abandons energy privatisations after reform
3/12/07 Sturcke, Guardian, Sudan government 'orchestrated Darfur crimes'
March 10, 2007
3/10/07 Penketh, Independent, Dispute over salt tax may be behind kidnapping of Britons
March 8, 2007
3/08/07 Kessler, WP, Sudanese Leader's Long Letter Gets Brief Response From Bush
March 6, 2007
3/06/07 Ryan, WP, Ghana celebrates 50 years that changed Africa
March 4, 2007
3/04/07 Ibuot, Vanguard, Abject poverty, root of Niger-Delta crises --Barr. Olakunle Agbebi
March 3, 2007
3/03/07 Kpergoi, All Africa, CNN, Niger Delta And Western Media Portrayals of Africa (II)
March 2, 2007
3/01/07 Waal, Nation, The Wars of Sudan
February 26, 2007
2/26/07 BBC, In pictures: Growing khat
February 25, 2007
2/25/07 Ross, BBC, Senegalese hope election brings jobs
February 24, 2007
2/24/07 Bloomfield, Independent, Cyclone and flooding cause devastation in Mozambique
February 21, 2007
2/21/07 Bloomfield, Independent, Mass exodus as forgotten tragedy explodes in Central African Republic
2/21/07 BBC, Anglo American profits grow 46%
2/21/07 BBC, Zimbabwe's police ban protests
February 20, 2007
2/20/07 Smith, NYT, North Africa Feared as Staging Ground for Terror
February 19, 2007
2/19/07 NYT, Patron of African Misgovernment
February 18, 2007
2/18/07 Meldrum, Guardian, Army and police desert beleaguered Mugabe
February 16, 2007
2/16/7 Glantz, OneWorld, US Slammed for Backing off 'Genocide' Charge
February 15, 2007
2/15/07 BBC, Disaster threat hangs over Chad
February 14, 2007
2/14/07 Peta, Independent, Whites fear Mugabe-style evictions as South Africa seizes first farm
2/14/07 BBC, Surviving Zimbabwe's runaway inflation
February 11, 2007
2/11/07 Polgreen, NYT, In Niger, Trees and Crops Turn Back the Desert
February 10, 2007
2/10/07 Olukoya, IPS, NIGERIA: Vice President Fights for His Political Life
February 9, 2007
2/09/07 Bloomfield, Independent, Ethiopia is accused of 'torturing and illegally jailing opponents of regime'
2/09/07 Doyle, Independent, After the Disaster of Iraq, Bush Turns His Attention to Algeria
2/09/07 BBC, Mauritania 'to let migrants land'
February 8, 2007
2/08/07 Hu, Hu Defends China's Role in Africa
2/08/07 Kroeger, BBC, EU job centres to target Africans
February 6, 2007
2/06/07 AP, Pentagon to Set Up New Command in Africa
February 5, 2007
2/05/07 BBC, Mauritania rejects migrant boat
2/05/07 BBC, Child Soldiers Are a Time Bomb
February 1, 2007
2/01/07 BBC, 'Anti-Aids gel' trial is stopped
January 29, 2007
1/29/07 Last, BBC, Nigerian militants in jail raid
January 28, 2007
1/28/07 Wines, NYT, Virulent TB in South Africa May Imperil Millions
January 23, 2007
1/23/07 Smith, Independent, Soldiers open fire on Guinea protesters
January 22, 2007
1/22/07 Gettleman, NYT, New Somali Government Faces Old Problem: Clans
January 20, 2007
1/20/07 Glanz, OneWorld, U.S. Air Strikes in Somalia Condemned for Killing Innocent Civilians
January 17, 2007
1/17/07 Cherian, Frontline - India, Bush war in Africa
1/17/07 Chimangeni, IPS, Pregnancy Is a Dangerous Pursuit in Zambia
January 16, 2007
1/16/07 North Canary Times, Nomads report deaths from airstrikes in remote region of Somalia
January 15, 2007
1/15/07 Havemann, Reuters, EU Warns US Bombing Escalates Somalia Violence
1/15/07 BBC, Lake Chad fishermen pack up their nets
January 14, 2007
1/14/07 Zachary, NYT, Out of Africa: Cotton and Cash
January 13, 2007
1/13/07 Penketh & Bloomfield, Independent, US Strikes on al-Qa'ida Chiefs Kill Nomads
January 11, 2007
1/11/07 Peta, Independent, Pakistani military experts strengthen Mugabe's army
1/11/07 BBC, Somali raids miss terror suspects
January 10, 2007
1/10/07 Offor, VOA, Nigeria's Oil Production Could be Threatened by Rising Niger Delta Violence
January 9, 2007
1/09/07 DeYoung, WP, U.S. Strike in Somalia Targets Al-Qaeda Figure
1/09/07 BBC, US Somali air strikes 'kill many'
January 8, 2007
1/08/07 Gettleman, NYT, Islamists Out, Somalia Tries to Rise From Chaos
January 7, 2007
1/07/07 Slavin, USA Today, U.S. support key to Ethiopia's invasion
1/07/07 SMH, Somalis turn on troops as warlords take control
January 6, 2007
1/06/07 BBC, Somalis protest over Ethiopians
January 4, 2007
1/04/07 Gentile, M&C, Nigeria: Oil firm fails to free hostages
1/04/07 Zamble, IPS, WEST AFRICA: From Desertification, to Migration, to Conflict
1/04/07 BBC, In pictures: Juba's street struggle
January 2, 2007
1/02/07 Usborne, Independent, Aid to Africa triples during Bush presidency, but strings attached