September 07, 2014
Africa: Obama Commits 'Military Assets' for Ebola Health-Care Surge
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The Ebola crisis in west Africa is " a national security priority" for the United States, President Obama said in an interview on Saturday. Read more »
September 03, 2014
West Africa: Ebola 'Racing Ahead' of Response - Obama to Raise at NATO
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President Obama will discuss the Ebola emergency when he participates in the NATO summit in Wales this week. Read more »
Africa: Agriculture Needs to Get Smart - Climate Smart
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We've heard from African leaders like Kofi Annan and Nigeria's Agriculture Minister Akin Adesina about the potential for agriculture to create jobs and transform livelihoods. A key… Read more »
Lesotho: PM Returns to Lesotho After 'Coup' Chaos
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Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane, who fled the country when troops briefly seized police installations last weekend, has returned to Maseru and Parliament will reconvene later… Read more »
September 02, 2014
Africa: Need to Create Jobs? Try Agriculture
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The agriculture sector is more effective than the oil and gas sectors not only at creating jobs but boosting growth says, the Africa Progress Panel and Sipho Moyo of One during a… Read more »
Liberia: U.S. Stepping Up Ebola Support - Envoy
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U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Deborah Malac has called for the lifting of travel restriction on countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in west Africa. Read more »
September 01, 2014
Lesotho: Leaders Agree to Reconvene Parliament
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The leaders of Lesotho's coalition government have agreed on a timetable for resuming sittings of the country's Parliament. Read more »
Africa: 'Not a Conference, a Conversation'
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Agriculture. Food security. Small-scale farmers. Agriculture research. Did your eyes glaze over? Thought so. The agriculture sector still struggles to shake the perception of being… Read more »
Lesotho: Police Absent, Courts Close as Lesotho Crisis Talks Continue
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Talks between Lesotho's coalition partners on the future of the nation's government were continuing in Pretoria on Monday, the country's news services reported. Read more »
August 31, 2014
Africa: How Africa is Losing the Ebola Battle - Amadou Mahtar Ba [analysis]
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A combination of fear of the Ebola virus, weak public infrastructures in three of the world's poorest countries, and a slow response by the international public health community… Read more »
Africa: Citizens Call to Action on Ebola - Petition [document]
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As the Ebola virus becomes an overwhelming human catastrophe affecting public health, social institutions and and economic well-being in Africa, we stand in solidarity with our… Read more »
Lesotho: 'Coup' Confusion After Troops Raid Lesotho Police Stations
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Members of Lesotho's fractious coalition government were at odds over who was in control of the country on Sunday after troops mounted raids on police headquarters and police… Read more »
August 30, 2014
Lesotho: Army Returns to Barracks After Lesotho Coup Bid
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Lesotho prime minister Tom Thabane fled to South Africa after troops seized police stations in an alleged coup attempt in which one person was killed and an unknown number of… Read more »
August 25, 2014
West Africa: With Better Ebola Response, 'Outbreak Would Be Over' - CDC's Frieden [interview]
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As a fifth African country on Sunday announced Ebola deaths, Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), left for Liberia, Sierra… Read more »
August 24, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: Health Minister Confirms Ebola Deaths in Congo
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Dr. Félix Kabange Numbi, health minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said on television Sunday that two deaths among a dozen suspected Ebola patients were due… Read more »
August 22, 2014
Liberia: Give a Glove - Pass It On
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Send Liberia Life-Saving Supplies Read more »
August 20, 2014
West Africa: Outrage Over Global Ebola Response - Calls for Action [analysis]
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Imagine this choice. Your child has Ebola symptoms. You have no protective gloves to help keep you alive to care for her. But she needs comfort, so you wash her and wipe away her… Read more »
Chad: Chad Makes Progress Through a 'Desert Sandstorm' [guest column]
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On August 1, Chad obtained the approval of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to institute a three-year program under its Extended Credit Facility for… Read more »
August 19, 2014
South Sudan: Who's Keeping the War Going?
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With as many as 1.5 million people displaced by conflict and a worsening humanitarian situation, South Sudan's former Vice President Riek Machar has turned down President Salva… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Summit a 'Clear Success' - Johnnie Carson [guest column]
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Although it will be months before we know whether all the business, security and political commitments that were made at this month's U.S.-Africa Summit are fulfilled, it was by… Read more »
South Africa: Striking Generations Stars Fired
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The South African Broadcasting Corporation and Generations production company have announced a shock move after the cast decided to continue their strike action. Read more »
August 18, 2014
Ghana: Democracy Is Producing Prosperity - President Mahama [interview]
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John Dramani Mahama, one of the leaders taking part in the U.S.-Africa Summit earlier this month, became president of Ghana in July 2012 following the sudden death of John Atta… Read more »
Liberia: Ebola Hits the Family But Won't Stop Us from Helping [blog]
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The Liberia Ebola Stories That Don't Get Told Read more »
August 14, 2014
Liberia: People Power Is Changing Ebola Narrative
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The young campaigners thronging the street were wearing mismatched white T-shirts on which they had scribbled the words "Ebola awareness".As they passed a church, a melodious… Read more »
August 12, 2014
Africa: Why Are We So Poor? Yet We Are So Rich? [guest column]
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Briggs Bomba calls for domestic resources to be mobilized to bring about inclusive development in Africa, in particular by stopping the illicit flow of money out of the continent. Read more »