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» Egypt court suspends planned election date
» Ethnic violence in Guinea ahead of polls
» Record cocaine seizure in Guinea-Bissau
» Ghaddafi disappears from Libyan notes
» Timbuktu: Historic manuscripts may be safe
» "No electoral violence in Seychelles"
» Ouattara now formally Ivorian President
» Gabon opposition chief faces treason case
» Attacks on Misrata "are war crimes"
» Lesotho finds key to avoid election violence
» Egypt Islamists "use homophobia to win votes"
» Niger, Chad receive 75,000 refugees from Libya
Egypt
Egypt court suspends planned election date

afrol News, 6 March - An Egyptian court today ruled that the parliamentary elections, which President Mohammed Morsi had decreed for 22 April, must be postponed. Judges say the Constitutional Court needs time to approve the new Electoral Code. Mr Morsi says he will appeal the ruling.
Guinea
Ethnic violence in Guinea ahead of polls

afrol News, 5 March - Violence is spreading in Guinea's capital Conakry after the country's opposition urged followers to protest against the election preparations. This night, civilians again were killed during extensive looting and ethnic clashes in Conakry.
Guinea-Bissau
Record cocaine seizure in Guinea-Bissau

afrol News, 27 February - During the last six years, thousands of kilos of cocaine have been confiscated in Guinea-Bissau, a new report reveals. The poor West African country has turned into a major drug transhipment hub during the last decade.
Libya
Ghaddafi disappears from Libyan notes

afrol News, 25 February - Mohamar Ghaddafi is soon to be destructed for good, at least from Libyan banknotes. The Tripoli Central Bank finally has its new paper money ready, where the ex-dictator is replaced by revolutionary fighters.
Mali
Timbuktu: Historic manuscripts may be safe

afrol News, 29 January - Reports from the historic town of Timbuktu after the French-Malian re-capture are contradicting. Some claim most of the town's unique historic manuscripts may be lost for ever, while others claim most is in safe hands.
Seychelles
"No electoral violence in Seychelles"

afrol News, 6 May - The main opposition leader in Seychelles says he is confident that, if President James Michel loses the upcoming elections, he will peacefully stand down.
Côte d'Ivoire
Ouattara now formally Ivorian President

afrol News, 6 May - Alassane Ouattara on Friday formally took the oath of the President of Côte d'Ivoire, five months after he won the Ivorian presidential elections.
Gabon
Gabon opposition chief faces treason case

afrol News, 6 May - André Mba Obame, Gabon's main opposition leader, has been stripped of parliamentary immunity as government prepares a treason case against him.
Libya
Attacks on Misrata "are war crimes"

afrol News, 6 May - Attacks by forces loyal to Colonel Ghaddafi on civilian and residential areas of Misrata, Libya, "may amount to war crimes," according to human rights specialists.
Lesotho
Lesotho finds key to avoid election violence

afrol News, 5 May - Lesotho has been marred by election violence at several occasions, only barely avoiding clashes after the 2007 polls. Now, a two-year mediation process has ended in compromise.
Egypt
Egypt Islamists "use homophobia to win votes"

afrol News, 5 May - Homosexuality is becoming an issue in the upcoming Egyptian elections, with the Muslim Brotherhood already being accused of spreading homophobia to win votes.

Niger, Chad receive 75,000 refugees from Libya

afrol News, 27 April - The governments of the poor Sahelian states of Niger and Chad are struggling to accommodate a total of 75,000 refugees crossing the Sahara desert from Libya.
Benin
Fear of post-election violence in Benin

afrol News, 28 March - Benin's Constitutional Court today started examining the opposition's claims of vote rigging after the elections had given a surprise outright win to the incumbent. Observers fear "Ivorian conditions" in Benin.
Egypt
Still double standards in Egypt justice

afrol News, 24 March - Egyptian activists are enraged by continued double standards by the judiciary, as strikers and protesters are still sent to military tribunals while an ex-Minister ordering the shooting of protesters is not.
Ghana
Ghana con-men sell sand as fertilizer

afrol News, 24 March - Impostors in Ghana are giving new meaning to the expression of "selling sand in the Sahara." The gang managed to sell sacks of sand to poor farmers, telling them it was fertilizer.

Africa defies AU chief's support for Ghaddafi

afrol News, 18 March - African Union (AU) chief and Equatorial Guinea dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema twice has called Colonel Ghaddafi to secure AU support. But other African countries rather support Libya's rebels.
South Africa
Unions to stop Walmart entering South Africa

afrol News, 18 March - South African and international trade unions are facing the US retail giant Walmart in court next week to stop it from entering into the South African economy without "appropriate conditions."
Somaliland
Somaliland discusses need for more than 3 parties

afrol News, 17 March - Non-recognised Somaliland, one of Africa's leading democracies, by constitution only has three political parties. President Ahmed Silanyo wants to discuss if more are needed.
Uganda
Uganda opposition wins Kampala mayor vote

afrol News, 15 March - In the first-ever significant opposition election victory, Erias Lukwago was declared winner of the polls in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. But the powers of the mayor's office have been limited.
Morocco
Morocco protesters encouraged by King's speech

afrol News, 10 March - King Mohammed VI, with his speech announcing constitutional reforms, improved his ratings by the Moroccan pro-democracy movement. "It shows he is listening," say typical reactions.
Egypt
Leaks: "Mubarak behind 2005 terror attack"

afrol News, 9 March - Documents seized from Egypt's dismantled State Security agency seem to document that the Mubarak regime itself was planning and executing the bombing of the Mövenpick Hotel in Sharm el-Sheikh in 2005.
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire war displaces half a million

afrol News, 8 March - The new warfare in Côte d'Ivoire, which includes cutting water and power provisions for entire populations, has now displaced an estimated half a million persons. The number is quickly increasing.
Benin
Benin protesters won demanded vote delay

afrol News, 5 March - Benin last month saw mass protests, demanding a delay of the elections planned for 27 February as 1.4 million voters were missing in the electoral roll. Now, the Constitutional Court has given them right.
Africa | Libya
Fleeing Africans tell tales of Libyan horror

afrol News, 4 March - As more sub-Saharan Africans manage to escape Libya, they tell stories about increasing racist attacks and desperation. Hundreds of thousands are still hiding out in Libya.
Namibia | Libya
Libya's ambassador in Namibia defects

afrol News, 4 March - A Namibian-based diplomat at the Libyan Embassy has defected to join anti-Ghaddafi and pro-democracy movement at home and abroad. Saad Bakar (44) and his family have left Namibia for "a Mediterranean destination".
» 03.03.2011 - Egypt PM Shafiq resigns after protests
» 03.03.2011 - Evacuation of scared Africans from Libya starts
» 02.03.2011 - Zuma; many wives, many official cars
» 01.03.2011 - No money to stop Ghana child trafficking
» 01.03.2011 - Côte d'Ivoire fighting intensifies
» 28.02.2011 - Africans hunted down in "liberated" Libya
» 28.02.2011 - Yacht worth US$380m ordered by E-Guinea dictator
» 27.02.2011 - 84-year-old is new PM in Tunisia
» 27.02.2011 - Tunisia PM Ghannouchi resigns
» 26.02.2011 - African mercenaries in Libya: Fact or racism?

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