January 28, 2013
Africa: Israeli Furore Over Drugs for Ethiopian Jews
The director of the Ministry of Health in Israel, Roni Gamzo, has issued a formal directive instructing that gynaecologists should not inject women with the contraceptive… Read more »
April 25, 2007
Africa: Combustion Or Consumption? Balancing Food And Biofuel Production
As global production of biofuel rapidly expands, experts debate whether burning food to fuel vehicles may divert edible crops into fuel-making and raise prices, especially in… Read more »
November 10, 2006
Africa: Only Conflict-Free Diamonds, Please
Ghana, implicated in trafficking conflict diamonds, has been given a three-month reprieve by a global watchdog set up to eliminate the trade in so-called blood diamonds. Read more »
September 11, 2006
Africa: The Granny Revolution
It started with three South African grandmothers sharing their grief at the loss of their children and supporting each other to care for their orphaned grandchildren. Five years… Read more »
September 04, 2006
Africa: Gender Inequality Driving HIV - UN Aids Envoy
Gender inequality and the inability of women to negotiate safe sex are behind the continued spread of the pandemic, according to Stephen Lewis, UN special envoy for HIV/AIDS in… Read more »
July 10, 2006
Africa: UN Aids Envoy Vocal On Women's Issues
The UN Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa, Stephen Lewis, has proposed the establishment of a new UN agency to protect women's rights, health and security. Read more »
May 02, 2006
Africa: Japan Promises Cooperation, Calls for AU Support to Security Council Reform
In a pledge of continued cooperation between his country and Africa, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi called for reforms to the United Nations Security Council to make it… Read more »
June 09, 2004
Africa: First Ladies Launch Organisation to Fight HIV/Aids
The wives of eight African heads of state have formed a body to be known as the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA), which, they said, would coordinate… Read more »
December 12, 2003
Africa: Irin Web Special On Child Soldiers: Too Small to Be Fighting in Anyone's War
His comrades in the transit camp run by Save the Children-UK in Bunia, a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), called him 'Kadogo', which means "small" in Kiswahili. The… Read more »