October 31, 2017
Africa: Where Journalists Are Killed With Impunity
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Somalia has the world's worst record for solving the murders of journalists – and holds it for the third year running, says a new report. Read more »
October 27, 2017
Africa: 'Guptagate' Hits Businesses Across Africa, China, India
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The corruption scandal engulfing South Africa's state-owned companies has triggered a ban by one of the world's leading software companies on the payment of commissions on… Read more »
October 25, 2017
Nigeria: Why Boko Haram Suspects Deserve Fair Trials [guest column]
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As I waited at Nigeria's Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos, watching bags of various colors and shapes tumble onto the carousel, I cast a glance around the airport. It always feels… Read more »
Kenya: As the Nation Prepares to Vote... [blog]
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It is the eve of the much-anticipated October 26 poll and hopes of a successful, peace and credible poll are slim. Read more »
October 24, 2017
Africa: Scaling Up Required to Address Urgent Infrastructure Demand - AFC's Andrew Alli [interview]
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The African Finance Corporation (AFC) which was established to help bridge Africa's huge infrastructure gap, has made investments totaling more than $4.5 billion in a decade of… Read more »
Africa: An Unfortunate Reminder That Dark Skin Is Still 'Not Beautiful' [opinion]
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"You are pretty for a dark-skinned girl" Read more »
October 22, 2017
Africa: Stumble over Mugabe Challenges WHO Leadership [analysis]
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A few days ago, the 'insider' development news organization Devex gave the new Director General of the World Health Organization a thumbs up for his first 100 days in office. Read more »
Nigeria: The Future of Health and Promise of Primary Health Care in Nigeria [document]
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Third Distinguished Lecture At The Ondo State University Of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria Read more »
October 20, 2017
Africa: AllAfrica Launches Information Initiative for Non-Communicable Diseases
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AllAfrica's global platform to provide information on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) debuted today at the World Health Organization's Global Conference on Noncommunicable… Read more »
Africa: #MeToo - Good Men Should Not be Quiet Spectators [guest column]
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The pain and anger of more than a million people who tweeted #MeToo in the last week has crowded social media with personal stories of sexual harassment or assault. This virtual… Read more »
Zimbabwe: The Blame Game - What Mugabe's Been Playing Since 1980 [blog]
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As Zimbabwe's economy has gone from bad to worse in recent years, Robert Mugabe's political and physical demise has been predicted many times but he has always confounded his many… Read more »
Cameroon: How Yaounde is Stifling Freedom [blog]
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The regime in Yaounde has a simple way of making sure citizens toe the line. Rights provided for in the constitution is simply for reading pleasure. It is meant to please the… Read more »
October 19, 2017
Africa: Hasta La Visa - When Travelling Takes a Wrong Turn
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We all know traveling is great - learning about new places and cultures while posting selfies to make friends on Facebook jealous is always fun, but what about when it's not?… Read more »
South Africa: The Teflon Presidency - Where Motions of No-Confidence Don't Stick
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President Jacob is living up to his title of Teflon president for his ability to survive no-confidence votes brought before Parliament by opposition parties. Read more »
Togo: Four Killed During Protests Against Gnassingbé
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Four people were killed on Wednesday, October 18, in Lomé and Sokodé, the two largest cities in Togo. For the past two months, the opposition has organized marches… Read more »
South Africa: Jamaican Athlete Usain Bolt Set to Host 2018 Sun Met
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Sun Met celebrated with G.H Mumm has announced that the retired sprinting legend will host of Africa's Richest Race Day next year. Read more »
October 18, 2017
Zimbabwe: Dozens Apply For Hangman Post
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More than 50 job-seekers have applied for the hangman's post in Zimbabwe, Newsday reports. Read more »
October 17, 2017
Kenya: Kenyatta vs Odinga - Who's Been More Presidential? [blog]
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On 11 August, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati declared Uhuru Kenyatta the winner of the highly contested August 8 presidential… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 10 Times Grace Mugabe Came Out Guns Blazing Against VP Mnangagwa [blog]
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First Lady Grace Mugabe's entry into the political fray has created a mixture of excitement, anxiety and consternation within Zimbabwean politics. She has become a powerful… Read more »
South Africa: Zuma Fires Critical Communist Leader From Cabinet
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President Jacob Zuma has fired his tertiary education minister, South African Communist Party (SACP) leader Blade Nzimande, from his Cabinet. Read more »
October 13, 2017
Africa: Africa's Growth Expected to Lag Behind, Says IMF
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Projected economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is on average lagging behind that in the world generally, says the latest edition of the International Monetary Fund's World… Read more »
Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa Faces Challenging Economic Outlook - World Bank [document]
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Sub-Saharan Africa's economies are experiencing a modest recovery, with gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the region expected to rise to 2.4 percent in 2017 from 1.3 percent… Read more »
October 12, 2017
Nigeria: More U.S. Backing 'Forthcoming' for Buhari's Drives Against Corruption & Boko Haram New Ambassador [interview]
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The Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC - arguably one of the country's key diplomatic outposts - has an ambassador at the helm for the first time since Professor Adebowale Adefuye… Read more »
October 11, 2017
South Africa: Thabo Mbeki On the Pope, the Bible, Mandela and His Successors [book review]
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The former President of South Africa reflects on a memoir by Thabo Makgoba, head of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa, on his life and his ministry to Nelson Mandela in the… Read more »
October 09, 2017
South Africa: Heavy Snowfall, Thunderstorms Warnings Issued for South Africa
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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for an "intense cut-off low" system that will affect several regions of the coutry, including the Western Cape,… Read more »