June 12
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Elections Must Be Credible, Transparent and Peaceful - U.S. Ambassador [guest column]
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U.S. policy toward Zimbabwe is guided by fundamental principles of rule of law, good governance, and human rights protection. Our interests are first and foremost peace,... Read more »
June 10
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Fund Invests to Break 'Unrelenting' Cycle of Mother, Child Death [interview]
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The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) will invest U.S.$787 million (£2.7 billion) to tackle under-nutrition – which underlies over three million... Read more »
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Can Innovation Solve Africa's Problems?
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allAfrica's Mantsadi Sepheka talks to the Africa Innovation Foundation and winners of the 2013 Innovation Prize to find the link between Africa's development challenges and... Read more »
June 08
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Pulling Nigeria and Africa Towards Prosperity and Power - Moghalu [interview]
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In his latest book, Emerging Africa: How the Global Economy's 'Last Frontier' Can Prosper and Matter, Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu declines to echo the breathless prose of... Read more »
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Hope for Ending 'Unrelenting' Cycle of Malnutrition, Poverty
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Gently laying three-month-old Benjamin on a board to measure his length, Elizabeth Mumo, 28, is grateful for the weekend clinics in a makeshift health facility, run by a retired... Read more »
June 06
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'Magnificent Strides' Against Malnutrition [interview]
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The governments of the UK and Brazil, and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), will co-host a high-level international meeting, Nutrition for Growth: Beating Hunger... Read more »
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Lancet Highlights Importance of Maternal, Child Nutrition [interview]
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A new Lancet series on maternal and child nutrition examines the problems associated with undernutrition and successful interventions. A similar report released by Lancet in 2008... Read more »
June 05
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U.S. Offers Bounties for Information on Terror Suspects
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The United States this week announced that for the first time it is offering substantial rewards for information about leaders of West African terrorist organizations. Read more »
May 31
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Bold Goals, Measurement Needed for Progress Against Poverty
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With the expiration of the initiative still more than a year away, there is planning underway to move beyond the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at... Read more »
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Entrepreneur Enters Forbes List
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According to a report by Forbe's Magazine, Sizewe Nzima, 21, has been named among the publication's list of 30 Under 30: Africa's Best Young Entrepreneurs. Read more »
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Energy, Regional Integration Will Fuel Growth - Finance Minister [interview]
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Amara Konneh has been the chief coordinator of Liberia's development strategy since his appointment as Planning and Economic Affairs Minister in 2008, a role he continued after... Read more »
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Lowering Pesticide Exposure Risk With Mobile Phones [staff blog]
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John Gushit from the University of Jos' department of science in Nigeria nearly lost his eye when herbicide in a syringe he'd been working with splashed into it. "Only speed saved... Read more »
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Literacy and Losing Vowels [staff blog]
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How will mobile devices enhance literacy in Africa? The answer, according to Donald Clark - outspoken Scottish entrepreneur and blogger - who takes us a step back. Read more »
May 30
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Learning Works Better When It's Done Together [staff blog]
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Making a video is a learning experience, and it doesn't have to end up online. If you leave a group of children alone with a device that's connected to the Internet, they can teach... Read more »
May 28
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From Stabilization to Transformation - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf [interview]
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A decade after the worst fighting of its long conflict, which killed an estimated 200,000 of a pre-war population of 2.8 million and forcibly displaced a majority - as many as 1.8... Read more »
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Key African Ally Nigeria Should Get U.S. Support [guest column]
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During Secretary of State John F. Kerry's first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa last week, he had the opportunity to publicly bolster a key U.S. ally. Instead, he singled out... Read more »
May 27
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'It's the Turn of the African Woman' [interview]
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Toyin Ojora-Saraki, founder and president of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, a maternal, newborn and child health and empowerment organization, has dedicated more than 20 years to... Read more »
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President Robert Mugabe criticised former South African president and Nobel Laureate Nelson Mandela for allegedly taking a soft stance on the white people through his... Read more »
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Let's Make the Next 50 Years Even Better for Children in Africa [guest column]
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This week, African leaders will gather in Ethiopia to celebrate 50 years since the formation of the Organisation of African Unity - now known simply as the African Union. It's an... Read more »
May 25
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Hague Court Ruling Body Challenges African Union Over Kenya [guest column]
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The relationship between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations Security Council has generated much discussion, criticism and controversy. Read more »
May 24
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Invest and empower other women on the continent. This is the key message that came from former South African first lady and head of the Graca Machel Foundation, Graca Machel. Her... Read more »
May 22
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France-Afrique: Breaking The Ties [guest blog]
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The French army's recent intervention in Mali has sparked fresh debate about the relationship between France and Africa. Some detractors passionately advocate for the abandonment... Read more »
May 21
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Seizing Opportunities, Delivering Products As African Markets Expand - P&G [interview]
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Last year, the United States announced a new strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa that emphasizes increased trade and investment, including intra-African trade. Officials acknowledge... Read more »
May 20
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Zambia police have reportedly freed the university students detained on the president's orders after they protested against the government's decision to drop the maize and petrol... Read more »
May 16
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Obama Expected in Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa Next Month
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President Barrack Obama will visit Dakar next month,according to reports in the Senegalese press. Read more »
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