March 23

• Rethinking a Traditional Approach to TB Treatment

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  In contrast to many countries in the world where tuberculosis rates are declining, the incidence of TB in South Africa has risen by 400 percent in the past 15 years, according to... Read more »

March 22

• Why Doesn't Everyone Have TB?

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  "It's complex" is a phrase that crops up frequently when asking health specialists to explain why South Africa is struggling to control tuberculosis. Read more »

March 21

• When Dated Drugs Are the Only Weapon

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  Somewhere between walking out her front door in Cape Town, taking a taxi to college and hanging out with friends, Phumeza Tisile caught tuberculosis. Read more »

March 17

• Transforming the U.S.-Africa Commercial Relationship [guest column]

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  This 113th session of the U.S.  Congress has an opportunity to transform U.S. trade and investment relations with Africa. Read more »

• Will Africa's Candidate Win Top World Trade Post? [guest column]

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  It's decision time for the 159 member countries in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which regulates global rules for trade and tariffs. The selection process for the next WTO... Read more »

March 15

• Two Killed, Thousands Homeless After Stellenbosch Fire

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  Two people were killed and thousands left homeless when a fire razed homes at the Khayamandi informal settlement in Stellenbosch, a town in the winelands of the Western Cape. Read more »

March 13

• Mutharika's Brother Among Several Held On Treason Charges

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  A brother of the late Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika was arrested with 11 government officials and former cabinet ministers on Monday on treason charges, according to Malawi's... Read more »

March 08

• Kenyatta Wins Presidency, Provisional Results Show

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  Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya’s founding president, narrowly won last Monday's presidential election outright, defeating main rival Prime Minister Raila Odinga, according... Read more »

• Pension Funds Key Drivers of Growth [guest column]

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  The rapid increase in the number and size of African pension funds arguably matters more than any other single trend in the continent's economic development. Read more »

• Correction Submitted by BG Tanzania

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  AllAfrica received the following statement from BG Tanzania regarding an East African Business Week article that was carried on our site and was subsequently taken down by East... Read more »

March 05

• School Fire Leaves Nine Children Dead

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  At least nine children burned to death after a room they were sleeping in caught fire near the centre of Dakar, according to the Senegalese Press Agency (ASP). Read more »

• Probe Launched After Deadly Plane Crash

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  A plane belonging to Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) from Lodja en route to Kasaï crashed and disintergrated on the banks of Lake Kivu in an uninhabited area, official... Read more »

March 02

• Kangaroo Care Boosts the Odds for Preterm Infants

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  In one world, Tabitha Wanjiku is shimmying under cars, tweaking transmissions and rewiring brake lights on her way to certification as a mechanic. In another, the soft-spoken,... Read more »

February 28

• Women-Led Farm Initiative Aims For Peace, Prosperity

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  Fear of violence surrounding the upcoming general elections next week has raised anxiety among many Kenyans, but less so for Nyokabi Wamuyu. She is counting on a new initiative in... Read more »

• What It Takes for a Successful Democracy - Mogae [interview]

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  After completing two terms as president of Botswana in 2008, Festus Mogae was awarded the $5 million Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. The prize committee... Read more »

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February 27

• Carson Feted for Policy Legacy

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  At a reception honoring outgoing Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson, members of Congress from both parties and leading Africanists paid tribute to the veteran diplomat's... Read more »

February 25

• Opposition Withdraws From Electoral Process

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  Guinea's opposition party coalition has pulled out of the preparations for the legislative election set for May 12, according to Reuters. Read more »

• South African-Inspired Documentary Wins Academy Award

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  A South African inspired-documentary 'Searching for Sugar Man' has scooped the award for Best Documentary Feature at the Oscar awards. Read more »

February 21

• Closing the Gap - Meet Aims to End Extreme Poverty

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  When 17-year-old Sona Traore represented the Child Protection Network of Liberia at a civil society event organized in conjunction with a three-day United Nations meeting in this... Read more »

• Elephants Under Grave Threat

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  Conservationists warn that unless action is taken soon, Africa's iconic herds of elephants could disappear from the landscape. Read more »

• U.S. Official Flags Poaching As Security Threat [interview]

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  The number of elephants alive today is the smallest number ever recorded. A new surge of slaughter is, according to wildlife experts, worse than the mass killings of the 1970s and... Read more »

February 20

• Striking Workers Threaten to Close Airport - Report

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  Striking civil servants in Malawi have threatened government with the closure of the country's main airport in the capital, Lilongwe, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Read more »

February 15

• Six Nations Bid to Host 2019 Afcon

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  A total of six countries are bidding to the host the 2019 African Nations Cup finals but the Confederation of African Football are refusing to name them. Read more »

February 14

• Dressed Up for State of the Nation Address

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  The opening of Parliament in Cape Town was characterised by pomp and fanfare as it coincided with Valentine's Day. Read more »