Angola
Elections are likely to be declared free and fair despite irregularities, some intimidation, and control on media exposure and meeting space for the oppositions to mobilize. There has been some collection of weapons from the police and others. JK
30 August 2008 - Southscan
Sudan/ICC
The request to indict Sudan’s president on charges of genocide and war crimes in Darfur is a historic moment in international justice. But is it wise? Will it bring peace in Sudan nearer or destabilise the country further? Alex de Waal presents the many sides of a vigorous debate. JL
15 July 2008
15 July 2008
Zimbabwe
27 June 2008
27 June 2008 - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, PRESS RELEASE
ICT
Phillip tries to place science into its human context, as well as describe the art of science. This is the first in a series of a rare in-depth scientific autobiographical essay from the perspective of a person of African descent.
Friday, 20 June 2008
20 June 2008 - Philip Emeagwali
Kenya
Kenya’s draft bill to establish a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission is flawed and should be amended, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch urged parliament to revise the bill before it becomes law.
Tue 20 May 2008
20 May 2008 - Human Rights Watch
Nigeria
The Catholic Church of Nigeria and the National Universities Commission are at loggerheads over the legal and academic status of seminaries and institutions affiliated to Nigerian universities.
Mon, 5 May 2008
6 May 2008 - Tunde Fatunde
Africa's next great Scramble
Advocates of the $80 billion Grand Inga Project on the Congo River project who met in London this week failed to include the voices of those who will be most affected if the dam is built.
African non-governmental organizations and the affected communities were pointedly excluded from participating in the London meeting. Instead, almost 100 representatives of governments, banks and the dam industry gathered to discuss financing the project's development. This flawed process bodes ill for the project's ability to reduce poverty in the region or to provide sustainable development.
Wed, 23 April 2008
23 April 2008 - Terri Hathaway
Angola
In preparation for the elections in September, the government has taken two actions indicating that they are planning a repressive campaign. They closed down the UN office on Human Rights in Luanda on April 1. They supported Mugabe’s election process and were completely uncritical. The Angolan leaders of the SADC monitoring team were quick to say that the election in Zimbabwe had been free and fair, before other monitors had time to make this evaluation. The government had also indicated earlier that they would supply police support in the event of a breakdown in order in Zimbabwe. JK
Wed, 16 April 2008
16 April 2008 - Southscan
Kenya
President Mwai Kibaki yesterday announced a new 42 Member Cabinet comprising the lead organ of the Grand Coalition government that follows from the February 28th National Accord. We take closer look at the composition of the cabinet.
Monday, 14 April 2008
14 April 2008 - News From Africa
Peace, Violence and Reconciliation
Excerpted from a speech delivered by Philip Emeagwali at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia at the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
Monday, 7 April 2008
7 April 2008 - Philip Emeagwali
Toward the African Synod
The analysis of today's African society cannot be disregarded if we want an incisive theology. This Synod - which bears in its title the words reconciliation, justice and peace could gift us with a shared vision of what is happening in Africa and how we might be able to react as Christians.
Tuesday, 1 April 2008
1 April 2008 - Renato Kizito Sesana
South Africa
"The 1988 battle of Cuito Canavale changed the political landscape of the region by speeding up Namibia's independence and SA's liberation from apartheid. More than 4,800 people died during the conflict... Although SA has an existing bilateral agreement with Angola, Zuma has seemingly capitalised on gaps in the political repertoire between the two countries... Racked by almost 30 years of civil war, public infrastructure in Angola is weak. But because the country is abundant in natural resources, it is seen as an untapped investment opportunity."
26 March 2008 - Hajra Omarjee
Africa
Many African states are former colonies of Britain. As a result, many African Churches have adopted Britain’s support of a just war. This concerns African countries because Africa is rife with feuds and ethnic rivalries. The Churches have to step in and remind church and political leaders to listen to the Archbishop’s suggestion that differenes can be sorted out non-retributively, in the direction of "creative non-violence" and gain the support of those of pacifist commitment and those who encourage non violent solutions. B.T.
19 March 2008 - Media Centre, Ekklesia
Africa - America
Horace Campbell look at Bush's visit as an attempt to further militarize the continent and consolidate US holding
18 February 2008 - Horace Campbell
