World Leaders Pledge to Work Towards an Agreement on Climate Change

World leaders meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York for a summit on climate change have pledged to continue their efforts towards reaching an ambitious agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the forthcoming Copenhagen Conference...

European Commission Blames Kenya’s Leaders for the Slow Pace of Reforms

The European Commission (EC) has blamed Kenya’s slow pace of reforms on indecision on the part of President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister, Raila Odinga. Addressing the press in Nairobi, EC head of delegation in Kenya, Eric van der Linden said that...

National Civil Society Congress in Kenya Demands the Inclusion of All Peoples in the Constitution Making Process

Kenya’s civil society organizations under the umbrella body, the National Civil Society Congress on Wednesday demanded the inclusion of all Kenyans from all walks of life in the constitution making process expected to kick off in earnest in 2009.

Zimbabwe Appeals for Aid And Declares National Health Emergency

Zimbabwe has declared the state of the country’s health sector as a national emergency and launched an international plea for assistance in the face of a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly 600 people, the state media reported here on Thursday.

President Robert Mugabe’s Supporters have Branded a Team of International Statesmen a Group of “humanitarian Tourists”

President Robert Mugabe’s supporters have branded a team of international statesmen led by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan as a group of “humanitarian tourists” bent on effecting the West’s regime change agenda in Zimbabwe,...

Vice President of Kenya Opposes ICC Trials for Election Violence Suspects

The Vice-President of Kenya, Kalonzo Musyoka, said it was not necessary to involve the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in the trial of financiers and organizers of the post election violence witnessed in January and February, as “Kenya’s...

British Envoy Urges Kenya Not to Grant Amnesty to Post Election Agitators

The British envoy in the Kenyan capital has appealed to the government not to grant amnesty to the perpetrators of post election violence that claimed the lives of more than 1000 people and displaced over 300,000.

Former President of Botswana, Festus Gontebanye Mogae, Awarded 2008 Mo Ibrahim Prize for Good Governance in Africa

The former president of Botswana, Festus Gontebanye Mogae, was named recipient of the 2008 Mo Ibrahim Prize for Good Governance in Africa, a statement by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation revealed. The annual Mo Ibrahim Prize, named after the Sudanese billionaire...

Report Says 31 African Countries have Improved Their Governance

Two-thirds of Sub-Saharan Africa countries have improved governance with notable progress in human rights, according to a report by the Mo Ibrahim foundation.