Ghana mourns president’s death
Ghana is mourning the death of its beloved president, John Evans Atta Mills, who was only five months away from the end of his first term and expected re-election.
Today in history: Nelson Mandela's birthday
Mandela was elected South Africa's first black president in 1994 after spending 27 years in prison for his fight against racist apartheid, and was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his work towards world peace
Extremism, foreign intervention dangers increase in Mali
The political situation in the West African country of Mali has taken a significant turn for the worse.
Radical Islamists push agenda in Mali
The West African country of Mali continues to be a source of worry, as radical Islamist rebels try to consolidate their hold on the North.
Guinea Bissau: From Africa’s bright hope to narco state?
Elements of the armed forces of the small West African Republic of Guinea Bissau seized the capital and arrested Acting President Raimundo Pereira and the former prime minister, Carlos Gomes Junior.
As rebels seize half of Mali, the whole Sahel region is destabilized
Tuareg separatist rebels and their shaky Islamist allies seized more than half of Mali, setting alarm bells ringing in all of West Africa and beyond.
What's behind the coup in Mali?
On March 22, soldiers of the Republic of Mali in West Africa, led by junior officers, carried out a coup d'état against the elected president, Amadou Toumani Touré.
Europe and Africa: a genocidal history
During the "scramble for Africa" at the end of the 19th century, Germany had entered the game partly for economic and partly for geopolitical reasons.
Saving African children
Much interest has been aroused in the United States and beyond by the new video "Kony 2012", produced by the organization "Invisible Children."
Senegal presidential election goes to runoff
Senegal held presidential elections. According to election results published yesterday, but what exactly is being decided in terms of this African country's future is hard to say.
