Eight Malagasy women die per day while giving birth, either due to complications during the pregnancy or during delivery, according to a recent survey. As a result, Madagascar is unlikely to achieve Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5, which aims to reduce maternal mortality by three quarters by 2015.
As a major exhibition of Nigerian art opens in London, the Vanguard's Kwame Opoku questions whether the relationship between Western art institutions and Africa is exploitative.
President Obama met with AllAfrica at the White House to discuss issues facing the continent ahead of his upcoming trip to Ghana [Click on video for Part 1]. Click here for Part Two >>
