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Deserting Refugees in the Sahara By Rebecca Murray KUFRA, Libya - As dusk settles over the isolated Saharan town Kufra, young guards order a few hundred migrants lined up at a detention centre to chant "Libya free, Chadians out", before they kneel down for evening prayers. MORE >>
Africa’s Two Female Presidents Join Forces for Women By Travis Lupick* MONROVIA - The only two female heads of state in Africa, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Malawian President Joyce Banda, have just committed to using their positions to improve the lives of women across the continent. MORE >>
Egypt-Israel Gas Issue Becoming Explosive By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani CAIRO - The two weeks since Egypt's abrupt cancellation of a Mubarak-era gas-export deal with Israel have seen an exchange of indirect threats and warnings between the two countries, culminating in an apparent Israeli military build-up on the border of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. MORE >>
Hope Dwindles Ahead of Elections in Algeria By Giuliana Sgrena ALGIERS - "Is that your photo on the poster?" a policeman asked a woman standing in front of an electoral campaign board in Algiers. "Why do you ask?" she inquired. "Because only the candidates are interested in these elections," he replied. MORE >>
Mubarak Still Has His Billions By Cam McGrath CAIRO - More than a year since president Hosni Mubarak was removed from power, the money he allegedly syphoned from Egypt during his 29-year rule remains beyond the reach of authorities attempting to recover it. MORE >>
Brazil Forging Strategic Alliance with Africa By Fabíola Ortiz RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian government of Dilma Rousseff is taking firm steps towards stronger relations with Africa, such as the creation of a special fund to finance development projects together with multilateral lenders like the World Bank. MORE >>
GUINEA-BISSAU-MALI ECOWAS Talking Softer, But Still Holding Big Stick By Souleymane Gano DAKAR - Regional leaders meeting in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, on May 3 appeared to slightly retreat from their positions against coup leaders in Guinea-Bissau and Mali, but the Economic Community of West African States continues to press for a speedy return to constitutional rule in both countries. MORE >>
Child Soldiers Used in Mali Conflict By William Lloyd-George NIAMEY - It was tough for Hassan Toure to decide to stay in his small town on the outskirts of Kidal, in northern Mali. The government troops had withdrawn on Mar. 30, and several armed groups, including militias and bandits, were operating in the region. MORE >>
Disarmament Sparks Violence in South Sudan By Jared Ferrie JUBA - Civil society groups are calling on the United Nations peacekeeping mission to withdraw support from a disarmament programme they say could spark further violence in South Sudan’s volatile Jonglei state. MORE >>
Mali Heading Closer to Civil War By William Lloyd-George NIAMEY - Since January, various groups of Tuareg rebels in Mali have come together in an attempt to administer a new northern state called Azawad. MORE >>
Q&A Ghana's Youth Are "The Future of the Nation" Aline Jenckel interviews SAMUEL KISSI, executive coordinator of Curious Minds, a youth advocacy organisation in Ghana UNITED NATIONS - With a whopping 40 percent of Ghana's population under the age of 24, the government's ability to foster their development and include them in the country's development are critical to the country's future. MORE >>
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