November 12, 2012
Africa: Kent Campbell Honored for Innovation in Malaria Fight
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The way Dr. Carlos (Kent) Campbell sees it, the world is on the brink of something great in the battle against malaria – a fight that Campbell has been waging for nearly… Read more »
Africa: Small Farmers Merit Support - Gates Foundation [interview]
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Africa's population – in contrast to other regions – is growing significantly younger. How to employ, educate and feed that youth bulge is the topic of a report… Read more »
Africa: Aiming to Eliminate Preventable Child Deaths
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The world is winning the fight to keep children alive, and preventable child deaths may, at some point in the near future, be a thing of the past, according to Carolyn Miles,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Coup Comments Cause Row in Coalition Govt
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Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has said it will engage the international community about comments made by Zanu-PF Politburo member and Justice Minister Patrick… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Draft Constitution a 'Major Move', Says Rights Lawyer
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Zimbabwe's constitution-making process is at a crucial stage as it is expected to go for a referendum to decide whether or not it would be voted in as the nation's supreme law,… Read more »
November 10, 2012
Africa: Govt Officials Agree on Crucial Role of Media
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Experts are increasingly acknowledging the important role the press must play in African development. Participants at the 5th African Media Leaders Forum, which convened this… Read more »
November 08, 2012
Africa: Mbeki Named 'African of the Year'
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Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has been named "African of the Year" for his "persistent and consistent" efforts to avert war between Sudan and South Sudan. Read more »
Africa: Media Essential to Promote Good Governance, Forum Hears
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Social actors in countries plagued by corruption and ineffective governance can be held accountable only through the media, the executive director of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: New Constitution - Mugabe 'Will Comply'
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A leading figure in the development of a new Zimbabwean constitution says Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party will resist strongly any attempt by President Robert Mugabe to… Read more »
November 05, 2012
Africa: Child Participation - Beyond Window Dressing [blog]
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How does one ensure meaningful participation of children in matters concerning them, and what needs to be done to guarantee effective and efficient government investment in… Read more »
November 02, 2012
Africa: Farmers Increasingly Seen as 'Engine for Economic Development' [interview]
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At the recent African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Arusha, Tanzania, fertilizer was a hot topic. Government leaders, policy makers, NGOs and businessmen and women in freshly… Read more »
Libya: Armed Protesters Occupy Parliament Area
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A group of armed men have occupied an area near Libya's parliament building after new Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and his Congress approved the Cabinet line-up, according to… Read more »
November 01, 2012
South Africa: Mother and Baby Put to the Test
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In July, AllAfrica.com reported on a clinic in Cape Town, South Africa, that has defied the country's distressing trend over the past decade of maternal mortality rates rising… Read more »
October 31, 2012
Zimbabwe: IMF Relaxes Restrictions On Zimbabwe
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has eased technical assistance restrictions on Zimbabwe in a move seen as moving towards normalising relations with the southern African… Read more »
October 29, 2012
Guinea Bissau: Army Officer Arrested After Coup Attempt
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An army officer was arrested over the weekend by military authorities in Guinea Bissau on suspicion of staging a coup to remove the country's new caretaker government, news… Read more »
October 25, 2012
Africa: Scaling Up Impact for Women [interview]
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Melanne Verveer likes numbers. As the first U.S. ambassador-at-large for Global Women's Issues, Verveer is a veritable encyclopedia of studies, facts and figures related to… Read more »
October 24, 2012
Africa: Tricky Draws for Soccer's Africa Cup of Nations
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Hosts South Africa have been handed a tricky draw in the group stages of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations to be played from January 19 to February 10, while Ghana's Black Stars face… Read more »
October 23, 2012
Kenya: Cattle in the Capital - Urban Agriculture Comes to Town
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Leonard Gichuru Gitau is a city dweller, but it doesn't take a detective to see that he is also a livestock farmer. The lowing of cattle greets visitors to his neatly… Read more »
October 22, 2012
Rwanda: Govt Wants African Solutions, Not Tribal Alliances, Says Foreign Minister [interview]
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The verified Twitter account of the Rwandan president, @PaulKagame, suddenly came to life on October 10 after a five-month silence. The 15 late-night posts were a mixture of… Read more »
October 19, 2012
Africa: U.S. Presidential Candidates Should Address Continent on the Move [guest column]
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During the U.S. presidential debate on foreign policy Monday, Africa - except for Libya - is unlikely to be a topic. But American aid and investment in sub-Saharan Africa should be… Read more »
Africa: Urgent Calls to Combat Drug Resistant TB
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In the face of the growing threat of tuberculosis that is resistant to standard medication, researchers are calling for renewed efforts to find a vaccine to prevent TB, while other… Read more »
October 18, 2012
Africa: Govts Must Lay Foundation for Private Investment in Agriculture [interview]
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Government leaders, private business representatives, civil society groups and NGOs met recently in Arusha, Tanzania, at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) to discuss… Read more »
October 17, 2012
Africa: Calls for Obama, Romney to Debate Africa
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American lobby groups advocating stronger United States government action to bring peace to Central and East Africa are calling on candidates in the U.S. presidential elections to… Read more »
October 16, 2012
Africa: Can Big Business Contribute to Food Security? [guest column]
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Nothing could be more appropriate than the World Food Day focus on cooperatives this year, given the benefits they can have on livelihoods and food security. Read more »
October 15, 2012
Africa: Governance Slips in Four African Powerhouses
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Although the average African country is being governed better than it was a decade ago, the quality of governance in the four leading nations of Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South… Read more »