By Nico Colombant Dakar 16 January 2007 One year into the term of Liberia's post-war President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, many foreign analysts and aid workers are joining Liberians in giving her good marks for a job well done. But they also point to se...
By Meredith Buel Washington 12 January 2007 Middle East analysts are expressing skepticism about President Bush's new strategy to win the war in Iraq, saying his decision to send more than 20,000 additional U.S. troops may not end the violence in Ba...
By Kari Barber Dakar 10 January 2007 While current U.S. military attention is focused on removing possible al-Qaida cells in Somalia, some analysts say terrorist threats from other parts of Africa should also be closely monitored. They say Nigeria's...
By Gary Thomas Washington 14 December 2006 Iranian woman, wearing the traditional Islamic black veil, looks at campaign posters of female candidate Masoumeh Kolahi, in Tehran, 13 Dec 2006 Iranians are to vote Friday in elections for local government...
By Gary Thomas Washington 07 December 2006 Central to the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group report is its call to get Iraq's neighbors involved in helping stabilize the country. But, as VOA correspondent Gary Thomas reports, getting their help...
By Jordan Davis Dakar 29 November 2006 Dominique de Villepin gestures during his monthly press conference in Bobiny, 29 Nov 2006 French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is set to visit Chad Thursday, where he is expected to reaffirm French polit...
By Jordan Davis Dakar 17 November 2006 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says Sudan has agreed in principle to allow a joint United Nations and African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur. Many have warned violence in Darfur is spilling ove...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 27 October 2006 The large United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has presented Sunday's run-off presidential election as a major historical breakthrough. But analysts still fear the outcome...
By Jim Malone Washington 09 August 2006 The primary defeat of veteran Democratic Senator Joseph Lieberman in Connecticut strongly suggests that the Iraq war will be a central issue in the November midterm congressional elections. ------- Incumbent p...
By Judith Latham In this special report, Judith Latham discusses Mr. Arafat's legacy, the issue of succession, and the prospects for progress toward peace and security with regional specialists. Among...