August 02

• Tunisia: Labour Union Calls on Govt to Resign

  Tunisia's General Labour Union (UGTT) has given the government one week to resign or the group will be "forced to consider other options", news agencies are reporting. The labour... Read more »

August 01

• Zimbabwe: Row Erupts After Mugabe Party Claims Election Win

  Zimbabwe's most credible civil society election monitors have raised serious questions about the credibility of the country's polls, as President Robert Mugabe's party claimed on... Read more »

July 25

• Africa: Kenyan Doctor Receives Peace Corps Association's Highest Honor [interview]

  Dr. Mohamud Sheikh Nurein Said is the 2013 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award winner. The award is the National Peace Corps Association's highest honor, given to Said in... Read more »

July 24

• Zambia: Chief Advocates Circumcision to Prevent HIV [staff blog]

  As the influential leader of Zambia's Kaonde people, Chief Jonathan Eshiloni Mumena's decision to undergo male circumcision was nothing short of a public health practitioner's... Read more »

July 19

• Senegal: A New Wave of Basketball Players Has Big Plans for the NBA [interview]

  Former Senegalese basketball player Makhtar Ndiaye is a sport agent and mentor to Louisville college basketball star Gorgui Dieng (pronounced GOR-gee Jeng), one of the 30 players... Read more »

July 17

• Senegal: Senegalese Designer Returns to 'Move Things a Little'

  The opening of Senegalese designer Sophie Sy's store in Dakar is causing a stir among the local - and international - fashion set. Read more »

• Guinea: Death Toll Mounts in Guinea Clashes

  Inter-communal clashes in southern Guinea have claimed up to 40 lives and left more than 100 wounded, according to local radio reports. Read more »

July 15

• Africa: Invest in Ourselves for Profit and Social Good - Elumelu [interview]

  When President Barack Obama announced his administration's US$7 billion 'Power Africa' initiative in Tanzania this month, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu was... Read more »

July 14

• Egypt: Former Ambassador to Washington Named Foreign Minister

  Nabil Fahmy, a career diplomat who served as Egyptian ambassador to the United States from 1999 to 2008, has agreed to serve as foreign minister in the interim government being put... Read more »

July 12

• Ghana: Bringing African Voices to Children's Literature [interview]

  The market for children's books in Africa is dominated by literature from outside the continent, much of which does not relate to the realities of African readers. This has... Read more »

• Mali: Transforming a Country Through Rice [interview]

  Aspen Institute 2013 New Voices Fellow Salif Romano Niang is the co-founder and chief impact officer of Malo, a company working to revolutionize the rice industry in Niang's home... Read more »

• Somalia: Entrepreneurship as a Tool for Peace [interview]

  Somalia's reputation as a failed state often overshadows the country's potential, but Aspen Institute 2013 New Voices Fellow Mohamed Ali, a former Somali refugee, represents a new... Read more »

• Tanzania: Improving Access to Health Care for Women and Children [interview]

  Women in Tanzania face challenges accessing adequate and proper health care services, partly as a result of inadequate funding for healthcare facilities and limited access to... Read more »

• Kenya: Increasing Access to Family Planning in Informal Settlements [interview]

  Kenya's infant mortality shows the fastest rate of decline among the 20 countries in sub-Sahara Africa, according to the World Bank. Among the possible reasons for this decline are... Read more »

• Ghana: Inspiring Rural Communities Through Technology [interview]

  In Ghana most girls are expected to go to a decent school, find a well-paying job, then seek out a husband - not many women pursue careers in male-dominated fields like computer... Read more »

July 09

• Africa: U.S. Can Invest in Africa On Bipartisan Basis [guest column]

  President Barack Obama's recent visit to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania was written off as a "guilt trip" by some and a "last chance" to salvage an Africa policy legacy by... Read more »

• Africa: UN Report Provides Roadmap to End Poverty [guest column]

  At this September's meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, governments will discuss elements of the development agenda to succeed the Millennium Development Goals when... Read more »

• Mali: Election Threatens to Exchange One Crisis for Another [guest column]

  Mali's forthcoming election risks being marred by such technical shortcomings, and with such a low rate of participation, that a new president could be deprived of the legitimacy... Read more »

July 08

• South Sudan: Longtime Supporters Appeal to President Kiir for 'Profound Reform' [document]

  The following letter, to President Salva Kiir Mayardit was signed by four longtime American supporters of South Sudan - Roger Winter, Eric Reeves, John Prendergast and Ted Dagne -... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: New Urgency to Talks With M23 Rebels [guest column]

  There is a new urgency to the latest round of talks in Kampala between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and its foes in the M23 rebel group. Read more »

July 04

• Africa: Obama Visits Africa - an End to Paternalism [guest column]

  President Barack Obama has made a profound and impactful visit to Africa. Read more »

• Africa: Obama Visits Africa - U.S. Can Do Better [guest column]

  President Barack Obama was correct when he told business leaders in Tanzania this week that togther the United States and Africa have "an enormous opportunity to unleash the next... Read more »

• Egypt: Nation Swears In New President

  Egypt's new leader took office on Thursday as leading Islamists were imprisoned in the wake of the overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood-aligned administration. Read more »

July 03

• Egypt: Army Overthrows Morsi, Calls New Elections

  The Egyptian military deposed President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday night. Read more »

July 01

• Africa: Obama Promises Africa a 'Partnership of Equals'

  President Barack Obama has promised Africa "a new model of partnership" which moves beyond the provision of aid and is focussed on increased trade and investment, including a... Read more »