May 22
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African Countries Must Improve Livestock Data
SciDev.Net
Africa still suffers from a lack of good quality data on livestock that could be used to measure and improve progress as well as inform policymaking processes, scientists have... Read more »
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IRIN
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people are forced from their homes by violence or natural disasters. Read more »
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Obama Visit to 'Reinforce Deep Ties' - Rep. Karen Bass
U.S. Congress
Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa released the following statement after the White House announced President... Read more »
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Africa's GDP Conundrum - in Conversation With Morten Jerven [interview]
Africa Research Institute
The economic performance of sub-Saharan African countries in recent years has been widely documented, and praised. Analysts and commentators regularly posit that after weathering... Read more »
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Report Calls for a Radical Shift Towards Reducing Inequality
IRIN
The hunger afflicting millions of people in the world's poorest regions will not end unless there is radical shift in governance and development work toward narrowing the gap... Read more »
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World Bank Announces U.S.$1 Billion Pledge to Africa's Great Lakes Region [press release]
World Bank
On the first day of an historic joint United Nations/World Bank Group mission to the Great Lakes region, the World Bank Group announced $1 billion in proposed new funding to help... Read more »
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Celebrating Panafricanism Through Artistic Expression [press release]
ECA
As part of the ongoing series of events to celebrate 50 years of Panafricanism, the African Aesthetic Exhibition will be hosted at the Addis Ababa University Institute of Ethiopian... Read more »
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The Scandal of Invisibility - Making Every African Count [press release]
ECA
As Africa marks 50 years since the establishment of the Organization of African Unity and the Africa Union, a partnership between the African Union, the African Development Bank,... Read more »
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Africa Day Should Spur Renewed Drive to Get Serious About Growth and Jobs [press release]
SA Govt
In the run-up to Africa Day on 25 May, it is important to highlight the Western Cape Government's continuing drive to create opportunities for growth and jobs by positioning the... Read more »
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Is Africa's Economic Boom a Myth?
Deutsche Welle
Africa is celebrating 50 years of political unity and the economy is also booming. It's now widely seen as a region of great opportunities, but experts are skeptical about how long... Read more »
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Powerful Leaders Swarm Africa Soon -Stops: West Africa and the Great Lake Regions
Analyst
The development of Africa in the 21st Century, analysts say, rests with the continent's open trade with the developed world. Also they say, it depends on how fast African leaders... Read more »
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Danzer Dropped By FSC Over "Unacceptable Activities "In Congo - Victims Still Await Justice [press release]
Global Witness
Global Witness welcomes today's decision by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to dissociate itself from the Danzer Group, in light of accusations of human rights abuses in the... Read more »
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Radical Change Needed in Way World Deals With Ever Increasing Numbers of People At Risk of Calamity [press release]
Oxfam
It's all about power and politics Read more »
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Over Seven Million People Now Receiving HIV Treatment in Africa - UN Report
UN News
The number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral treatment increased from less than 1 million to 7.1 million over seven years, according to a United Nations report which... Read more »
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The Power of School Meals - Three Lives That Prove It [press release]
WFP
Giving children food while they are in school has long been a key strategy for aid organizations like WFP, which see it as an investment in the future of a child and of a country.... Read more »
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Global Child Nutrition Forum 2013 Kicks Off in Brazil
WFP
Close to 300 delegates from 37 countries are converging today on Costa do Sauípe, Brazil, to exchange experiences and debate options to strengthen school feeding programmes... Read more »
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'Time to Put Children At the Centre of Development' [opinion]
ThinkAfricaPress
As the African Union (AU) prepares to celebrate its 50th Anniversary at a time when consultations on what will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the post-2015... Read more »
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Indigenous Culture, Youth Among Key Topics As UN Permanent Forum Opens
UN News
Around 2,300 indigenous participants are expected to discuss culture, education and health during the 12th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which... Read more »
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Africa Lags Behind for Lack of Linkages
EA Business
Commodity-based industrialisation has been championed as the best way for African countries to grow their economies. Read more »
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Statement By the Press Secretary On the President's Travel to Africa [press release]
U.S. Embassy Pretoria
President Obama and the First Lady look forward to traveling to Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania from June 26 - July 3. The President will reinforce the importance that the... Read more »
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75 Heads of State to Attend AU Summit
Times of Zambia
ABOUT 75 Heads of State and Government officials are scheduled to start arriving here to attend the 21st Africa Union (AU) summit, which coincides with celebrations to mark the... Read more »
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Researchers Use Bacteria to Control Malaria Parasite
State Department
Mosquitoes get a lot of the blame for malaria, but the single-cell parasite Plasmodium carried by the mosquito is the real cause of the disease. Researchers are finding they can... Read more »
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CAF Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifiers Begin in Morocco
CAF
The Confederation of African Football Beach Soccer qualifiers to find two representatives for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup which will be held in Tahiti from 18 to 28 September... Read more »
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CAF Appoints Nigeria's Maigari, Others Into Committees
Premium Times
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari, and some members of the NFF Executive Committee have been appointed into standing committees of the Confederation... Read more »
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Global Fund Releases New and Updated Information Notes to Assist NFM Applicants [analysis]
GFO
Four of the 15 notes are completely new; another three are significantly revised Read more »
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