| Africa |
| Executive V-P of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Lars Thunell floated the idea of a ‘super-fund’ to encourage greater state investment in the African private sector. |
| Central Africa |
| Paul Biya secured an extension to his rule in Cameroon after parliament removed a constitutional two-term limit. |
| East Africa |
| U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Richard Williamson held direct talks with a delegation from Darfur rebel group Justice & Equality Movement (JEM) in Paris . |
| Local elections in Ethiopia resulted in victory for the Meles Zanawi’s People’s Democratic Front party. Opposition parties had contested the legitimacy of the voting process. |
| Tanzanian Minister of Infrastructure Development Andrew Chenge was forced to resign amidst ongoing corruption investigations in the country. Professor Issa Shivji was awarded the Mwalimu Nyerere Chair in Pan-African Studies at the University of Dar es Salaam. |
| Ugandan LRA Leader Joseph Kony reportedly killed his deputy Okot Odhiambo, along with 8 other commanders. |
| President of Mauritius Navinchandra Ramgoolam hosted an Africa-America-Asia business summit in Port Louis. |
| Chairman of the banned Mungiki gang Charles Ndungu was shot dead by Kenyan police in Nairobi. |
| Southern Africa |
| Malawian ex-President Bakili Muluzi declared his intention to run for office again in the 2009 Presidential elections. |
| South Africa's ANC President Jacob Zuma toured Europe, including a stop in the UK to meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown. |
| SADC President Levy Mwanawasa of Zambia convened an emergency meeting over the Zimbabwe crisis, and was increasingly vocal in criticism of President Mugabe. |
| West Africa |
| Salif Diallo was dismissed as Minister of Agriculture in Burkina Faso after food riots across the country. |