Son of Togo's Late President Sworn into Office Faure Gnassingbe took his father's place as the president of Togo , swearing an oath before the country's top judges to fulfill the duties of president,...
Ivory Coast Fighters Hopeful for Peace Rebels, the army, militias, and supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo are all hopeful a new peace deal struck in South Africa will finally end two-a...
Africa's Longtime Rulers Gabon's president Omar Bongo came to power in 1967, the same year as the recently deceased President Eyadema of Togo. Like Mr. Eyadema, he was a military officer who seized po...
Africa's 2005 Elections Present Challenges Major elections are scheduled to take place in Central and West Africa in 2005, including in several post-conflict areas. Experts agree challenges will be en...
African Union Summit Tackles Conflicts on Continent African leaders at a summit in Gabon are trying to find breakthroughs to stop the three major conflicts remaining on the continent - in Ivory Coast,...
Israel Set to Implement Gaza Pullout Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has cleared the last major legislative hurdle to the planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Mr. Sharon has won enough support...
Iraqi Parliament Elects Speaker after Weeks of Deadlock Iraq's recently elected parliament has elected a speaker, ending weeks of deadlock that virtually paralyzed government. Senior leaders say they...
Iraq Reconstruction Proceeds Despite Insurgent Attacks Senior U.S. officials responsible for the $21 billion Iraq reconstruction project say work is continuing, in spite of insurgent attacks, and the...
Iran, Russia Sign Nuclear Agreement Iran and Russia have signed an agreement for Russia to provide nuclear fuel to Iran, and for Tehran to return the spent fuel to Russia. The United States, which sus...
Bush Sets Goal of Peace in Middle East President Bush says the immediate goal facing the United States and Europe is peace in the Middle East. President delivered a major foreign policy address that s...