By Steve Herman New Delhi 24 December 2007 The six parties in Nepal's interim government and the Maoists have reached agreement on abolishing the Himalayan nation's monarchy, clearing the way for twice-delayed national elections. VOA correspondent St...
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 19 December 2007 The two leading candidates in Kenya's December 27 presidential elections are everywhere: in full page photos on newspaper covers; staring down from Nairobi billboards; speaking on radio advertisements; and cam...
By Gary Thomas Washington 18 December 2007 For Pakistan, 2007 was a year of unrest and political turmoil. After seven years in power, President Pervez Musharraf faced the first direct and sustained challenges to his rule from armed Islamic groups and...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 16 December 2007 The political parties in Nepal's fragile governing coalition and the former rebel Maoists have tentatively agreed to hold elections by mid-April. The polling has twice been delayed by the Maoists demands for...
By Michael Bowman Washington 25 November 2007 Majority Democrats in the U.S. Congress continue to press for time-specific goals for withdrawing American military personnel from Iraq, despite reports that a surge in U.S. forces appears to have contrib...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 25 November 2007 President Bush and Britain's leader Gordon Brown have congratulated Australia's Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd after his stunning election win. Mr. Rudd's overwhelming victory has ended more than a decade of co...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 23 November 2007 The political landscape in Namibia has been unsettled by the defection of several senior leaders of the ruling SWAPO party to form an opposition party. The split comes as longtime SWAPO leader Sam Nujoma pr...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 21 November 2007 The political crisis in Lebanon between pro- and anti-Syrian factions is about to come to a climax, with fears the outcome could split the country into two competing governments if a compromise cannot b...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 19 November 2007 Fires still smoldered Monday in Kano, in northern Nigeria, after a day of political violence during which police said six people were killed. Youth from rival political parties clashed after accusations of vote...
By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 15 November 2007 American corporate investment in Africa is not keeping pace with other parts of the world. That's according to 800 business and political leaders meeting this week in South Africa. They're searching for...