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 »
January 30, 2014
Africa: Opposition Rolls the Dice in South Africa [opinion]
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For months now, the focus of political attention in South Africa has been on the left and on the politics of populism. Read more »
January 29, 2014
Africa: Debunking Myths Around Farming in Africa [guest column]
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New technologies and ideas - from mobile phone information systems to new crop varieties - are rapidly transforming agriculture across Africa. Read more »
January 27, 2014
Malawi: Former Justice Minister Arrested
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Former Malawian Justice Minister Raphael Kasambara and a senior civil servant were arrested on money-laundering charges on Monday, report the country's newspapers. Read more »
Africa: Africans Struggle to See Oil, Mineral Revenues
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A major new survey of African countries which depend on mining or oil revenues shows that six in 10 people have difficulty in finding out how their governments spend the proceeds… Read more »
Africa: South Africa's Ladysmith Black Mambazo Win Fourth Grammy
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Traditional acapella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo have won the Grammy Award for Best World Album for Live: Singing for Peace around the World - sharing the award with the… Read more »
January 23, 2014
Morocco: Parliament Repeals Controversial Rape Law
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The Moroccan parliament has amended a controversial law that allowed a rapist to marry his underage victim in order to escape prosecution, according to Al Jazeera. The vote to… Read more »
January 22, 2014
South Africa: Fabled Mine Produces New Vivid Blue Diamond
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A fabled mine near Pretoria has produced another rare blue diamond potentially worth millions of dollars. Read more »
January 21, 2014
Africa: Gates Tackles Prophets of Doom On Poverty, Foreign Aid
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The American entrepreneur and philanthropist, Bill Gates, has mounted a vigorous attack on prophets of doom who say that poor countries are destined to remain so and that foreign… Read more »
Africa: Three Myths That Block Progress for the Poor [document]
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The introduction to the 2014 Gates annual letter, published by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Read more »
Africa: Empowering Women Builds Better Futures [document]
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Melinda Gates says everyone wins - and lives are saved - when teenage girls are in school rather than having babies. Excerpted from the 2014 Gates annual letter, published by the… Read more »
January 20, 2014
Central African Republic: Mayor of Bangui Named Interim President
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Mayor of Bangui Catherine Samba-Panza has been elected the Central African Republic's interim president by the transitional parliament, according to an Al Jazeera Television… Read more »
January 16, 2014
Central African Republic: More CAR Peacekeepers May Be Needed
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Amid fears that the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) could descend into a genocide, a senior member of the Obama administration's foreign policy team says the time… Read more »
Africa: Kenya's Lupita Nyong'o Nominated for Oscar
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Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o has been nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her role in 12 Years a Slave. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts… Read more »
January 15, 2014
Africa: Leveraging the Continent's Resources for Infrastructure - Kaberuka [interview]
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Donald Kaberuka has ambitious targets for his second and final five-year term as President of the African Development Bank. At the Bank's annual luncheon earlier this month, he… Read more »
January 06, 2014
Africa: Africans Give Govts Failing Marks On Power, Water Supplies
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Although two of every three Africans believe their governments are performing well in the fight against HIV and Aids, fewer approve of their delivery of basic health services and… Read more »
January 03, 2014
Madagascar: Former Finance Minister Wins Polls
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According to the electoral commission (CENIT), ex-finance minister Hery Rajaonarimampianina has won Madagascar's run-off presidential election, Reuters says. CENIT leader Beatrice… Read more »
December 30, 2013
Africa: Egypt One of Most Dangerous Countries for Journalists
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Egypt has become one of the deadliest places in the world for journalists, says the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Read more »
Africa: Journalists Killed in Somalia in 2013
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Biographies from the Committee to Protect Journalists of the media workers killed in Somalia in 2013: Read more »