All Africa
Fiery South African youth leader suspended, but the fire remainsSuspension of ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema may soothe South Africa's political and economic elites. But guest blogger Zama Ndlovu says youths won't remain silent.聽
Senegalese opposition denounce president's bid for third termAt a joint rally Sunday, 8 of 13 opposition candidates, including singer Youssou N'Dour, challenge President Abdoulaye Wade, after period of violent protests.聽- South Africa's cautious UN vote for Syrian actionWhile Russia and China vetoed a UN resolution calling for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down, South Africa voted for the measure. But it voices qualms on foreign intervention.聽
- Democracy in sub-Saharan Africa: once rising, now stumblesDemocratic setbacks in sub-Saharan Africa have outpaced once promising gains, says guest blogger Vukasin Petrovic from Freedom House.
- With oil pipeline attack, Niger Delta rebels announce returnAfter a year long truce, Niger Delta rebel group MEND launched an attack on an oil pipeline. MEND's attacks come as Nigeria's military is struggling with the Islamist Boko Haram movement in the north.
Famine ends in Somalia, as drought looms in West AfricaAid groups say that improved harvests and food donations have ended risk of starvation, but warn that ongoing war in Somalia could still reverse gains made.聽- Sahel Blog: Tuareg rebellion in Mali's north sparks protests in SouthGuest blogger Alex Thurston says the anger follows setbacks for Mali's Army at hand of well-armed Tuareg rebels. Could we see citizen backlash against ethnic Tuaregs?
- Can you hear me now? Nigeria arrests Boko Haram spokesman.Nigerian security sources say they traced the Boko Haram spokesman Abu Qa Qa by tracing his cellphone calls, a tactic also used to track down Osama Bin Laden.
- Africa asks itself: Where is the aid money?African nations pledged five months ago to do more to help each other when famine and disaster strike. But so far, they haven't come up with the promised cash.
- Wave of arrests in Sudan targets nonviolent student activistsSudan's National Intelligence and Security Services arrested at least nine peaceful student protesters in Khartoum last week, and the government has yet to acknowledge the arrests, reports guest blogger Tracy Fehr.
African Union summit: disunity on displayWith the leadership of the African Union in question, old powers like France and new powers like China are vying for influence. Will peacekeeping missions and conflict resolution efforts suffer?
South Sudan's oil cutoff: brilliant negotiating, or suicide?Guest blogger Aly-Khan Satchu sees a larger proxy war in the current standoff between Sudan and South Sudan over dividing revenues from South Sudan's oil.聽
Senegalese take to streets after president cleared for third election runProtesters in Dakar and other cities overturned cars and killed one policeman after a high court cleared Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade to run for a third term in office.聽
Rebranding 'Hotel Rwanda' into tourist destinationEighteen years after a genocide that killed 800,000, symbolized in the movie 'Hotel Rwanda,' major hotel chains are moving in to take advantage of growing tourist business.
Will Congo re-do its flawed elections?Other options include recounting ballots, nullifying the elections, forming a coalition government, or simply doing nothing.聽
Senegalese politicians court leaders of age-old Muslim sectSufi brotherhoods provide key support for Senegalese presidential candidates, but fragmentation within the groups could spill over into politics, writes guest blogger Alex Thurston.
Hostage rescue: Will US intervene more in Somalia?The US military has largely left East African nations to bring peace to Somalia. But hostage rescue, such as the SEAL operation Tuesday, is a tool the US military is using more often.
American, Dane rescued by US commandos inside SomaliaMembers of Navy SEAL Team 6, the unit that killed Osama bin Laden, rescued the hostages聽from pirates聽inside Somalia.
Victims of Kenya violence shrug at ICC effortPutting four senior leaders on trial at the Hague is not enough, say victims of the 2007-2008 wave of murder and arson in Kenya. The machete-swinging thugs who carried out the murders still walk free.- The UN standard to prevent genocide, 10 years laterTen years after the UN created the 'Responsibility to Protect,' standard still stymied by politics and competing interests.