U.S. Sends Medics to East Africa - Interview

A new program to send doctors and nurses as volunteers to Africa aims to fill a training gap among Africa's medical workers.

Assessing Global Development Goals

The end of 2015 is approaching fast and there are no guarantees that the world will have decided what to do with the Millennium Development Goals by then, writes Lawrence Haddad.

Africa: Projects Aim to Boost Child Brain Development

For the next two years, the Canadian government will fund 11 projects aimed at boosting the cognitive potential of children in the developing world. More

Economies Strong Despite Global Slowdown

Africa has been growing faster than the world on average for the last 15 years and this trend is set to continue. More

Data-Driven Solutions for Development Woes

Clinic visit: AllAfrica and the Institute of Development Studies have joined forces to cull the data and speak with experts on how to solve some of Africa's most pressing problems. More

Sudan: Reflecting on the Anti-Polio Campaign

Siddharth Chatterjee, the chief diplomat and head of strategic partnerships at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, reflects on polio eradication in Darfur.More

Somalia: Mogadishu Displaced Suffer Extortion, Eviction

Internally displaced people in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, are facing eviction by returning landowners and unscrupulous camp "gatekeepers", a new report says. More

The Future of African Philanthropy - Analysis

Africa is changing. There are signs of new energies, new interests, new actors and new wealth. Yet, under-development, inequality and exclusion persist. More

Africa: Path Set for Greater Food Security

The international aid organisation Oxfam has welcomed the UN Committee on World Food Security's adoption of a set of policies aimed at achieving a world without hunger. More

Botswana: Govt to Launch HIV Research Hub

Health research in Botswana has received a boost, with the forging of a new partnership between health and innovation organisations in Botswana and Switzerland. More

Central Africa: Donors Should Withhold Aid for Peace

Donors to Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo should withhold aid to both governments until they comply with prior agreements on the mineral-rich Kivu provinces, states a new report. More

Mired in the Mountains and Beyond

It remains difficult for official help to reach the Sudan's Nuba Mountains and the Blue Nile state. Meanwhile, fighting and food insecurity drive more and more people into displaced camps. More

Call for Development Agencies to Be Less Risk-Averse

Food aid: A new report on the future of international development recommends that organizations work to rebuild trust and become less risk averse by investing in innovation.More

InFocus: Aid and Assistance

Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in DR Congo

Aid agencies are working around the clock to provide basic services such as water, food and shelter to thousands of people displaced by recent violence. Read more »

U.S To Continue Extending Aid To Uganda

The United States of America has assured Uganda it will not cut Aid it has been extending to them. Through Ambassador Scott H DeLisi, the United States will work with several ... Read more »

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