All Africa Monitor
- Lamentation from S. Sudan diaspora: We want peace not 'self-destruction'
As faction leaders negotiate in Addis Ababa, expat voices are chastising elites for bringing a war that the nation's enemies were never able to do.
ICC: Is witness intimidation derailing President Kenyatta's trial?Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court is already seeking a temporary adjournment in crimes against humanity trial.
South Sudan: Strife more about personal power than tribal hate?With diplomats trying to stop a civil war and more UN peacekeepers arriving, the crisis may be driven by rivalries in the presidency and military ranks.
Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan faces first significant political crisisA spirit of cooperation among Nigeria's elites seems scuttled as blistering critique of Mr. Jonathan is leaked by former president.
Central African Republic: Why the world has taken so long to helpCAR has been in chaos for a year. Yet after the French went into Mali, after appalling figures of human strife, and with 'terror' and 'genocide' as defining words -- it is getting attention.
- Gallup: 14 of the 15 most 'optimistic' countries are in Africa. Why?
Americans and Europeans (especially Greeks) are pessimistic. But people buy the 'Africa rising' narrative on the world's most challenged continent.
Even if Joseph Kony doesn't surrender, opportunity is knockingLord's Resistance Army leader Kony may not be ready to quit. But UN fact finding teams, leaflets calling for defection, and other efforts can make a difference.
- The real backstory on Joseph Kony's 'surrender talks'
Rumors that the Lord's Resistance Army leader is about to give up are greatly exaggerated.
Kenya's diplomatic delusion gets deeperKenya seems obsessed with the International Criminal Court and its indictment against President Uhuru Kenyatta. The chest-thumping is 'misguided.'
- Yes, Boko Haram killings and kidnappings continue to rise in Nigeria
Despite what you may have heard.
- Africa's ill-advised crusade against 'race hunting' tools of the West
The UN Security Council did not grant Kenya's new president a year off from trial at The Hague. Examining Nairobi's subsequent 'freak out.'
Zimbabwe: Mr. Mugabe's seven steps to successful election riggingA dictator's guide.
- Is South Africa part of Africa? Jacob Zuma is not always sure
'We can’t think like Africans in Africa generally. We are in Johannesburg.' -- President Zuma.
Despite M23 defeat, no peace deal in CongoAnd that's slightly troubling: Congo, Uganda, and the M23 rebels can't agree on how to agree; skeleton teams of negotiators now sit aimlessly around Kampala instead of moving forward.
Congo leader Kabila must choose between reform – and survivalThe choice will be evident by the prime minister he chooses.
- Doing good in Africa: Jeff Sachs and the Millennium Villages Project, Part 2
A Sachs-built livestock market in one village now sits mostly unused. The reason? Somali-Kenyans in the area don't want to sell their livestock there.
- Doing good in Africa: Jeff Sachs and the Millennium Villages Project, Part 1
The program started by Mr. Sachs helped bring the cow, the milk, the rainwater storage and a computer lab.
French journalists in Mali were killed and not held for ransom. Why?We don't really know. But we need to find out.
- Everyone says Africa is 'rising.' An 'Afrobarometer' poll questions that.
Africa's growth may be overstated, or new wealth may be accruing mainly among elites. Or both.
In East Congo, high drama as long war begins to endBut with M23 troops on the wane and enjoying less support from Rwanda, there are still more questions than answers for the Great Lakes region.
