On Africa

Wade shows no sign of relinquishing power

Politics

Aging Senegalese president refuses to retire, will run for an unconstitutional “third term.”

South Sudan News: Khartoum blamed for recent raid attack

Politics

African Union fails to elect chairperson

Politics

A bad time to be Chinese in Africa

Politics

Somalia News: Kenyan and AMISOM forces aim to expel Al Shabaab

Rwanda: Genocide suspects stranded

Politics

10 Rwandan genocide suspects found innocent have nowhere safe to go.

Senegal News: Protests continue against President Abdoulaye Wade

Politics

Senegalese protestors want President Wade to withdraw his candidacy for the upcoming election.

Africa News: ‘African Spring’ needed for revolutionary change

Politics

Will Senegal protests lead to long-lasting demonstrations that force change?

Senegal: How not to defuse a protest

Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade calls the latest round of protests to his continued rule “no more worrying than a light breeze.”

Somalia: British Foreign Secretary William Hague visits Mogadishu

Politics

British government strives to lead initiative to bring peace and stability to Somalia, will host conference in London on Feb. 23.