June 17, 2015
Africa: Gates Foundation Changes Focus to 'Last Mile' of Delivery [interview]
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AllAfrica's Juanita Williams and Melissa Britz interviewed Dr Ayo Ajayi, the director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Africa Team, about the foundation's new… Read more »
June 16, 2015
South Africa: Govt to Face Contempt of Court Charges Over Bashir?
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A South African legal NGO is "strongly considering" bringing contempt of court charges against government officials for allowing President Omar al-Bashir to leave the country on… Read more »
June 15, 2015
South Africa: Bashir Flees South Africa, Dodging Arrest
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President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan flew out of South Africa on Monday, hours before a court ordered his arrest on the charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity he… Read more »
South Africa: Bashir Flees South Africa - Report
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President Omar al-Bashir left the African Union summit early on Monday and flew out of South Africa from Pretoria's main air force base, a leading South African military… Read more »
June 14, 2015
Sudan: South Africa Went to Hague in Failed Bid to Avert Bashir Arrest
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The South African government urgently approached the International Criminal Court last Friday in a bid to avoid having to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. Read more »
Sudan: South African Court Asked to Order Bashir's Arrest On Genocide Charges
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A human rights group today asked a South African court to order the arrest of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is reported to have arrived in the country for the African Union… Read more »
June 13, 2015
Nigeria: Nigerian Footballer Oniya Dies During Match
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The sudden death of Nigerian football player David Faramola Oniya during a friendly football match between T-Team and Kelantan has shocked everyone, according The Star in Malaysia. Read more »
June 12, 2015
Africa: Interview with Dr Kgosi Letlape - Globlal Forum on Nicotine [interview]
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Dr Kgosi Letlape is a South African ophthalmologist and health care leader. He is the current president of the African Medical Association, former chairperson of the South African… Read more »
June 11, 2015
Africa: The E-cigarette and its New Challenges
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From June 5 – 6, "The Global Forum on Nicotine," an international gathering of researchers, professionals and activists who fight against the harmful effects of tobacco by… Read more »
June 10, 2015
Eritrea: Asmara Lashes Out at UN's 'Vile Slanders'
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The Eritrean foreign ministry has issued a scathing attack on the report of a United Nations inquiry into human rights in the country. Read more »
June 05, 2015
Africa: Corporate Africa Needs More Women As Company Directors [guest column]
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Africa must have more women serving on company boards to sharpen the continent's competitive edge and to make inclusive growth a reality - all the way to the top. Read more »
Africa: Panel Calls for Ten-Fold Boost in Power for Africa
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Africa can boost its capacity to generate power - and, as a result, economic growth and jobs - without precipitating catastrophic climate change, argues Kofi Annan. Read more »
Africa: Africa's Leaders Must Take 'Decisive Action' to Generate Clean Energy - Kofi Annan [column]
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Some African countries are already leading the world in low-carbon, climate-resilient development, says Kofi Annan, in the annual report of the Africa Progress Panel. Read more »
June 04, 2015
Africa: Economies Struggle to Compete - Report
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Despite high average growth rates across Africa in recent years, the capacity of most countries' economies to compete with those of other nations has stagnated in recent years,… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Competitiveness Lags Behind [document]
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An excerpt from the World Economic Forum's Africa Competitiveness Report 2015: Read more »
Africa: How Competitive Are African Economies? [document]
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Among 144 countries surveyed in the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index, African nations occupy rankings ranging from 39th place to 144th. The rankings of Africa… Read more »
June 02, 2015
Southern Africa: Historic Slave Shipwreck Found Off South African Coast
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Researchers have announced the discovery of the wreck of a Portuguese slave ship in which an estimated 200 Mozambicans died when the ship sank just off Cape Town more than two… Read more »
June 01, 2015
Africa: Presidential Term Limits Popular With Voters - Survey
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A survey of public opinion in 34 African countries shows that nearly three in every four Africans want their president to serve no more than two terms in office. Read more »
Africa: Why Are African Leaders Silent On Mediterranean Migrant Disasters? [guest column]
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The recent drownings of African migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, just south of Sicily, have caught global attention and stirred an uproar. Read more »
May 31, 2015
Africa: New AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina Releases Statement [document]
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Following is a statement issued by former Nigerian Minister of Agriculture Akinwunmi Adesina, who won election on May 28 as the next president of the African Development Bank Read more »
May 28, 2015
South Africa: FIFA's U.S. $10 Milllion Bribe 'to Support the African Diaspora' [document]
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Excerpts from the indictment accusing certain FIFA officials and business executives of corruption in organising international football over two decades. The full text of the… Read more »
May 27, 2015
South Africa: Bribery Allegedly Won 2010 World Cup for South Africa
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The FIFA corruption scandal rocking the football world has cast a shadow over the historic decision to stage the 2010 World Cup in Africa. Read more »
Madagascar: Malagasy Legislators Vote to Impeach President
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Malagasy legislators have voted to impeach President Hery Rajaonarimampianina for "serious and repeated violations of the Constitution", reports L'Express de Madagascar, from the… Read more »
Africa: Top Soccer Officials Arrested at FIFA Meeting
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Swiss police swooped on a leading Zurich hotel early on Wednesday morning and arrested top officials attending meetings of football's governing body, FIFA. Later in the morning,… Read more »
May 20, 2015
Angola: Power Fights Truth in Angola [guest column]
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If the world’s awareness about diamonds and their tarnished journey to the west has grown, it is, in part, because of the fierce and fearless work of journalists like the… Read more »