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 »
May 15, 2015
Nigeria: Top 10 Ways to Repair U.S.-Nigeria Ties Ambassador Carson [guest column]
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Senior diplomat/analyst outlines a program to mend frayed American relations with Africa's most populous nation and largest economy. Read more »
May 13, 2015
Burundi: General Declares Coup Against Nkurunziza
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A column of armed troops, trailed by a crowd of jubilant protesters, was heading for downtown Bujumburu after an apparent coup attempt, a local news outlet reported from the city… Read more »
May 08, 2015
Africa: How Malaria Fight Saved Millions Why It Matters [guest column]
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The latest statistics show impressive progress in the fight against malaria -- a 46 percent decrease in infections among children in sub-Saharan Africa and an estimated 4.3 million… Read more »
May 04, 2015
Africa: Africans Back Media Freedom, Says Survey
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Most Africans want the media to play a watchdog role, and support its right to publish what it wants without government interference, says a new analysis of African public opinion. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Needs to Move Beyond 'The Birds and Bees' [guest column]
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I have been a teacher all my working life, first in a rural high school and currently in a university. As a professor of rural education, my work focuses on gender and sexuality… Read more »
April 30, 2015
Africa: Reimagining Africa: Giving Birth to the Africa We Want [announcement]
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AllAfrica Marks Milestone with Visions, Awards Read more »
Senegal: Economic Plan Profiled for Investors & Policymakers [press release]
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A briefing for investors and policymakers focusing on Senegal, hosted by AllAfrica on April 17, drew capacity attendance from private equity funds, companies, financial… Read more »
April 24, 2015
Africa: Malaria Costs Africa U.S.$12 Billion a Year [interview]
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In an interview with AllAfrica for World Malaria Day on April 25, Dr. Fatoumata Nafo-Traoré, executive director of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, says while death rates… Read more »
April 22, 2015
Africa: How Eritrea, Ethiopia Impose Censorship [document]
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Two of the 10 most censored countries in the world are African, says the Committee to Protect Journalists. Read more »
April 17, 2015
South Africa: The Hero Who Bombed a Nuclear Plant
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This article is part of a series researched and written by the respected Center for Public Integrity in Washington and originally published by the Center and the Washington Post. Read more »
South Africa: The 'Nuclear' Raid That Sours U.S.-SA Ties
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The second in a series of reports on the stand-off between South Africa and the United States over what to do with fuel left over from Pretoria's apartheid-era nuclear weapons… Read more »
South Africa: Surprise At the Diplomatic Discord Between Washington and Pretoria [opinion]
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This article is part of a series researched and written by the Center for Public Integrity in Washington. Read more »
April 16, 2015
South Africa: South Africa Rebuffs U.S. Over Nuclear Explosives
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This report on the stand-off between South Africa and the United States on the fuel which remains from Pretoria's apartheid-era nuclear weapons programme is from the respected… Read more »
April 15, 2015
West Africa: Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea Presidents Call for Post-Ebola Recovery Plan [guest column]
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Presidents Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Alpha Conde of Guinea and Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone appeal for international support in five key areas for a common economic… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Combatting Sexual Violence & Child Recruitment [document]
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Following is the text of remarks before the United Nations Security Council by Jeanine Mabunda Lioko Mudiayi, the personal representative of the president of the Democratic… Read more »
West Africa: Presidents Appeal for Post-Ebola Aid Ahead of Obama Talks
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The leaders of the West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak of the past year have called on the international community to support a recovery plan which will… Read more »
