March 31, 2014
Africa: Europe and Africa - Crocodiles With One Stomach [guest column]
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Two heads, one stomach? This is how a former minister described Africa-Europe relations last month, using the West African metaphor of an Adinkra crocodile to say both continents… Read more »
South Africa: 'I Never Did Anything Wrong' - Zuma
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President Jacob Zuma has responded to the controversy over the spending of U.S. $23 million in government money on his private country estate by declaring: "I never did anything… Read more »
March 26, 2014
Africa: Top Africa Think-Tank Pushes Reform - ECA's Carlos Lopes [interview]
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) drives Africa's political and economic agenda, along with the African Union – the 54-member organization of African… Read more »
March 24, 2014
Egypt: Court Sentences 529 Mursi Supporters to Death
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AFP reports that 529 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi have been sentenced to death during a mass trial. Read more »
March 21, 2014
Ghana: Akufo-Addo Announces Plan to Run for President
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Opposition politician Nana Akufo-Addo, who narrowly lost Ghana's last election to President John Dramani Mahama, has announced that he will be seeking his party's nomination for… Read more »
Mozambique: The Bishop Who Smashed Guns At the Altar [interview]
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The longest-serving Anglican bishop in the world, Bishop Dinis Sengulane of Lebombo, a church diocese which covers southern Mozambique, is to retire after nearly four decades… Read more »
March 20, 2014
Liberia: War Refugees Rebuilding Liberia - Gyude Moore
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Only 10 years ago, Liberia began to emerge from a quarter-century of instability, punctuated by what Liberians call World Wars I and II. The names reflect the lived realities of… Read more »
Africa: Stolen Funds Dwarf Development Aid - Mbeki [interview]
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The illicit flow of money out of Africa is at least double what the continent receives from development assistance, according to conservative estimates. Large corporations are… Read more »
March 18, 2014
Somalia: Piracy Declines Dramatically, Report Insurers
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Somali piracy could be eliminated within a few years if foreign navies continue their patrols off the country's coast, reports a major insurance company. Read more »
Africa: U.S. Star To Tackle Electricity Problems in Africa
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Senegalese-American singer Aliaune Badara Thiam, popularly known as Akon, has launched an initiative to provide electricity to one million households in Africa by the end of 2014. Read more »
March 17, 2014
West Africa: Shipping Industry Calls for Joint Action on Piracy
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West Africa's coastal states need to step up co-ordination to beat the growing incidence of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, says an international maritime organisation. Read more »
March 12, 2014
Africa: Who Tweets Most in Africa?
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Tweeters in Accra, Cairo, Johannesburg and Nairobi are the most active in their respective regions of the continent, and football is the most popular topic of discussion. Read more »
March 10, 2014
South Africa: Pretoria-Kigali Ties Plunge to New Low
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South African intelligence officials are accusing the Rwandan Embassy in Pretoria of involvement in an attempt to assassinate an exiled Rwandan general living in Johannesburg, a… Read more »
March 06, 2014
Liberia: Resilience and Resolve a Personal Story [opinion]
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On the morning of August 2, 1991, Anna Musu Sherman fled fighting and famine in Liberia's capital, but she couldn't outrun fear. Read more »
March 05, 2014
Senegal: Dakar Reaches Out to Finance Big Development Plans
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Senegal's Minister of Budget Mouhamadou Mactar Cisse met with business representatives in Washington, D.C. last month to present the country's ambitious development plan and… Read more »
March 04, 2014
Liberia: Convincing the World 'Liberia Is Back' - Foreign Minister Ngafuan [interview]
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Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has been involved in Liberian politics since student days during his country's long period of conflict and civil strife in the 1990s. President Ellen… Read more »
February 27, 2014
Guinea: Rapid Steps Needed to Ensure Credible Elections [guest column]
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When Guinea's Supreme Court announced the final results of the legislative elections on November 15, 2013, Guineans finally, and quite understandably, breathed a massive sigh of… Read more »
February 24, 2014
Uganda: Museveni Signs Anti-Gay Law
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed the country's anti-gay bill into law, rejecting protests issued by leaders ranging from President Barack Obama to retired South… Read more »
February 20, 2014
Nigeria: Women's Group Receives Major U.S. Award
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A Nigerian organization dedicated to promoting the rights of women in the country's legal systems has received a major award from an American foundation for its "outsized impact"… Read more »
February 19, 2014
South Africa: Nation Faces 'Bafana Bafana' Future, Says Think Tank
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If South Africa's governance continues on its current path, the country faces a "Bafana Bafana" scenario in which it remains a "perennial underachiever, always playing in the… Read more »
February 18, 2014
South Africa: South African Singer Wins Seacrest Contest
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YouTube sensation Filipa Carmo da Silva has won RyanSeacrest.com's cover song competition for her rendition of One Direction's hit song Story of my Life. Read more »
South Africa: Nation Faces 'Bafana Bafana' Future, Says Think Tank
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If South Africa's governance continues on its current path, the country faces a "Bafana Bafana" scenario in which it remains a "perennial underachiever, always playing in the… Read more »
February 17, 2014
Ethiopia: Pilot in Custody After Hijacking - Report
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Authorities in Switzerland are holding the hijacker of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that was forced to land at Geneva's international airport early on Monday morning, airport… Read more »
February 12, 2014
Sudan: Mbeki Says Sudan Mediation Continues Amid Conflict
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Despite fierce fighting in South Sudan, efforts to address unresolved issues between the young nation and its northern neighbor Sudan continue, former South African President Thabo… Read more »
February 08, 2014
South Africa: Ford Foundation Pledges Support for 'Visionaries' Tackling Inequality [guest column]
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In 2004, a decade into South Africa's extraordinary experiment with democratic government, Archbishop Desmond Tutu reminded us that we could "kiss reconciliation and forgiveness… Read more »