October 24

• Africa: Tricky Draws for Soccer's Africa Cup of Nations

  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 »

July 11

• Nigeria: Govt Pledges to Supply More Contraceptives [document]

  Following is an address to the Global Family Planning Summit by Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, the Minister of State for Health of Nigeria. Read more »

June 14

• Nigeria: 'How to Be a Nigerian' [document]

  In Honour of Joseph Nanven Garba, 1943-2002 Read more »

May 23

• Nigeria: Call for Review of South Africa-Nigeria Visa Regime

  What does it symbolise that American and British visitors to South Africa do not need a visa, but Nigerians and many other Africans do? Read more »

May 11

• Nigeria: Commitment to Expand Vaccination Programme to Save Children's Lives

  Nigeria's first-ever national vaccine summit ended in mid-April with a federal government commitment to expand the country's vaccination programme to help reduce the country's... Read more »

April 24

• Africa: U.S. in Drive to Boost Africa's Energy Supply [guest column]

  As I fly over Africa at night - a regular occurrence in my job - the continent is an indelible image of sporadic pinpricks of light that identify the largest cities and towns, with... Read more »

March 30

• Africa: Prestigious Publication Backs Okonjo-Iweala for World Bank

  The reputable London-based weekly, The Economist, has backed the candidacy of Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as president of the World Bank and seriously questioned the suitability... Read more »

March 15

• Africa: African Democracies 'Represent the Future,' Says U.S. Policymaker [interview]

  Promoting democracy in Africa has been a policy focus for successive U.S. administrations in the post-Cold War era. Since President Barack Obama took office in 2009, the American... Read more »

March 7

• Nigeria: Call to Appoint Finance Minister to Head World Bank [guest column]

  President Barack Obama should nominate Nigerian finance minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as next president of the World Bank, writes Harold E. Doley, Jr., a former United States... Read more »

February 29

• Nigeria: A Marshall Plan to Develop the North? [guest column]

  Will President Goodluck Jonathan be successful in managing Nigeria's myriad challenges and achieve his goal of transforming the country into a modern and prosperous nation? Read more »

January 31

• Morocco/Nigeria: Atlas Lions Finally Manage a Growl, but Fail to Roar

  Morocco finally got the win they were looking for at the African Nations Cup finals. But their performance was again unconvincing as they exited the tournament with a 1-0 victory... Read more »

December 4, 2011

• Africa: Jurist Who Backed Democracy in Niger Named 'African of the Year'

  Salifou Fatimata Bazeye, a 60-year-old distinguished jurist from Niger, has been chosen as "African of the Year" by Media Trust Limited, publisher of the Daily Trust, Weekly Trust,... Read more »

November 3, 2011

• Nigeria: Polio Survivor Helps Others With Mobility

  Although Ayuba Gufwan, 39, is a deeply religious man, he has not accepted his fate in life sitting down. Instead, he has taken matters into his own hands and made it his life's... Read more »

October 12, 2011

• Africa: Elumelu Sees Impact Through Large-Scale Entrepreneurship [interview]

  Tony Elumelu, who made a meteoric rise as a banking executive before retiring last year, knows what he'd like to accomplish with his new initiatives. Read more »

September 13, 2011

• Africa: Stuff is Cool, If You're a Materials Scientist

  If postgraduate students at the Pan-African School of Materials (Pasmat) are asked what they're studying this month, they aren't being flippant if their answer is "stuff". That's... Read more »

September 12, 2011

• Nigeria: Did Vengeful Gaddafi Order Abuja Bombing? [guest column]

  It is now widely accepted that Boko Haram, an Islamic sect based in northeastern Nigeria, was responsible for the recent bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja, Nigeria's... Read more »

September 8, 2011

• Africa: Surfing the Radio Waves for Sustainable Agriculture

  While the use of mobile phones is rapidly surging across Africa, access gaps persist between urban and rural users. But a new generation of social entrepreneurs is remedying this... Read more »

August 15, 2011

• Nigeria: Flying Eagles Crash Land Against France

  Nigeria's Flying Eagles - Africa's last hope at the Fifa Under 20 World Cup championships - were knocked out in the quarter finals by France, reports FIFA.com. Read more »

August 12, 2011

• Africa: Continent's New Middle Class Lures Investment [guest column]

  For too long, the story of Africa has been about government corruption, war and disease. Economic news was also bad. From 1975 to 1995, the continent was mired in negative growth,... Read more »

• Nigeria: Student Gets Into Elite School Against All Odds [interview]

  The life of Philip Abel looked as if it had been derailed at an early age. He was one of the many Nigerian boys who was forced to drop out of primary school to work as a vendor on... Read more »

August 10, 2011

• Nigeria: Next Step - Clean Up the Niger Delta [guest column]

  The recommendations of the United Nations Environment Programme's study on oil pollution in Ogoniland point to the need for a genuine shift in the priorities and practices of the... Read more »

July 21, 2011

• Africa: Campaign Against Polio at Risk

  The effort to eradicate polio is on "knife's edge". Read more »

May 11, 2011

• Nigeria: Beating Grim Odds of Childbirth

  An expectant mother in northern Nigeria faces higher risks in childbirth than in most any other place in the world, according to international public health surveys. Read more »

May 5, 2011

• Africa: 'Time Running Out' for Leaders Who Outstay Welcome - Obasanjo

  The former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has told African leaders who outstay their people's welcome that "time is running out" for them. Read more »

April 23, 2011

• Nigeria: Beyond Voting and Rioting - Why Democracy Must Prevail [guest column]

  After my visit to Nigeria in October 2010 to give public lectures in Abuja and Lagos on elections and democracy, I returned to the United States profoundly concerned about many... Read more »