The debate on Washington's Sudan policy touches two of the Republican government's core constituencies, big oil and the religious right. Their countervailing pressures may delay a radical shift...

In one week, Sudan has lost two leaders, one much loved and respected and one widely hated and feared. The contrast could not be greater between Yousif Kuwa...

The Khartoum regime's drive to become a major oil producer is systematically killing Sudan's southern citizens and and destroying their homes. Backed by Western and Asian companies, this...

Foreign companies benefitting from the oil bonanza include: The pipeline: built by the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the line consists half of Chinese pipe, half of...

The position of Civil Service chief Richard Leakey is threatened by court proceedings alleging that he unconstitutionally intervened in a fraud case against the Dutch Bank ABN-Amro. The...

It's been a tough few weeks for Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Eritrean intransigence over the United Nations' Temporary Security Zone between the two armies has delayed implementation of...

When President Daniel arap Moi met the President of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn, and the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Horst Köhler, Kenya's stalled economic...

Kenya knew that World Bank President James Wolfensohn and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Horst Köhler wanted to meet Daniel arap Moi in person, with no advisors or...

Rebel militias are stepping up the pressure as Burundi mediator Nelson Mandela drives the peace talks forward. Some 40,000 people have fled the fighting in northern Bujumbura since...

For the first time in his political life, President Issayas Aferworki faces serious challenges from his political peers. There is now a substantial group within the ruling People's...