Less than two weeks to the third edition of the United Nations Biennial on small arms 14-18 July in New York, Oxfam America has ended its collaboration with the West African movement against small arms in the fight against the circulation of the...

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has said the African federal government will be set up next January by those countries that are ready to do so. "We are going to announce the Union Government next January," Wade said on...

A meeting on the role of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament in the negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) opened here Tuesday, aimed at optimising the advantages of the citizens of this part of the...

Ghana, the Black Star of Africa, proudly marked another landmark in her democratic journey yesterday - Republic Day. The day symbolically signifies the time Britain, the colonial masters, gave a sovereign status to the country. Politically,...

"I insist to President Mugabe that he accept the postponement of the elections so that diplomacy can get under way with the support of the SADC (Southern African Development Community) to find a solution," Wade said in a statement sent to AFP. Dakar...

Five years after the Darfur conflict began, the nature of violence across this vast desert region has changed dramatically, from a mostly one-sided government campaign against civilians to a complex free-for-all that is jeopardizing an effective...

Civil wars continue to ravage Africa. Even Kenya, a country long considered stable and peaceful, was recently torn by internal strife. Tragically, wars in Africa increasingly bear the face of the most vulnerable: women (because of gender violence...

The African Union (AU) is reportedly getting ready to counter threats by Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe ahead of this month's presidential election run-off. Some Zimbabweans are reportedly skeptical about the prospects of an AU intervention,...

Africa for Africans or is it time for international governance over some countries in Africa? This is the first Part of a series of articles focussing on issues and problems affecting the continent that gave birth to all of civilization, Africa. Let...

In a historic event in parliament on Wednesday, about 100 children from all nine provinces and a handful representing the African Union (AU) addressed representatives of the Presidency and members of the committee monitoring children's quality of...

HARARE, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Africa is experiencing one of its most peaceful and stable periods in its history, the African Union(AU) has said. AU chairperson Jakaya Kikwete said in a statement marking Africa Day that there were fewer...

The Director of Media Agenda, Mr Madi Ceesay, on Sunday discussed the need for an all-African Union Government vis-à-vis relations with the rest of the world, especially the West. Mr Ceesay dwelt on the inherent advantages of a single government for...

The Sudanese government denied press reports that it has gave the green light to non-African units as part of the United Nations-African Union hybrid force (UNAMID) in Darfur. The daily Al-Ahdath has quoted unidentified government...

By Nancy Lawler In 2004, a multimedia exhibition opened in Toulon celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the liberation of the soudi of France by the "Free French." In fact, the vast majority of these troops were the men of the Tirailleurs...

U.N. experts investigating violations of an arms embargo against Somalia report that countries and private traders are supplying weapons to warlords and militants, South Africa's U.N. ambassador said Thursday. Dumisani Kumalo, who chairs the...

Africa's dream of becoming a singularly governed entity is receiving renewed consideration at a two-day African Union (AU) ministerial meeting that opens today in Arusha, Tanzania. On the eve of the 45th anniversary of the founding of the...

Moroccan security services have arrested 11 people accused of plotting attacks in Morocco and Belgium and having links to Iraq's insurgency, the Moroccan state news agency reported on Monday. The suspects, including a Moroccan living in...

The new head of the African Union said on Sunday he was optimistic tensions between Chad and Sudan would ease, after holding talks in both countries. Sudan cut diplomatic relations with Chad last week, blaming it for an attack on...