October 13, 2014
Botswana: Could Mining Help Conserve Okavango Delta? [guest column]
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Understandably, the mining industry is not perceived as a bastion of environmental preservation. That many of the world's minerals and hydrocarbons are found in pristine… Read more »
Africa: Isolate Ebola, Not Countries, Says IMF Chief [document]
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An excerpt from a statement by International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde at a news conference after meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Makes Urgent Plea for World to 'Step Up' Anti-Ebola Effort [guest column]
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President Obama has made it crystal clear that Ebola is an urgent global crisis that demands an urgent global response. Read more »
Africa: Flying Toilets & Futuristic Technopolis – Challenges & Solutions for Cities [announcement]
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Little more than three decades from now, as many as three-fourths of the world's people will live in cities. More than half already do – crowding neighborhoods, straining… Read more »
October 11, 2014
Africa: Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize for AllAfrica's Amadou Mahtar Ba [press release]
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Amadou Mahtar Ba, executive chair and AllAfrica co-founder, is recipient of the Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize (LAAP) by the Millennium Excellence Foundation for his… Read more »
October 10, 2014
West Africa: Ebola Hits Health Workers
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The World Health Organization (WHO) says in its latest Ebola report that those dealing with the outbreak in Liberia are so overwhelmed that they cannot keep reliable statistics on… Read more »
October 09, 2014
Liberia: Oil Blocks Attract Bidder Interest
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Liberia has entered discussions with major international oil companies to encourage bids for drilling in four blocks off the coast near the capital Monrovia. The talks are… Read more »
Liberia: Death of Thomas Eric Duncan, Liberian Ebola patient in the U.S.
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The first person diagnosed with Ebola on U.S. soil, Thomas Eric Duncan, has died, according to CNN. Read more »
October 08, 2014
West Africa: Journalists Must Avoid Mass Hysteria Over Ebola [guest column]
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Journalists need to up their game in the way they report the impact of Ebola on Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, says Bernadette Paolo, writing for AllAfrica. Arguing against the… Read more »
October 07, 2014
West Africa: Companies Fill Gaps in Ebola Response
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When United States Ambassador to Liberia Deborah Malac needed help last month to support the arrival of international health workers, she turned to a private-sector group that had… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Paul Brickhill Remembered for Courageous Championing of Human Dignity [opinion]
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When I learned that my friend Paul Brickhill had died I thought of so much of the promise of Zimbabwe that died with him. Read more »
October 06, 2014
Kenya: Kenyan Exports to Europe Now Face Tariffs [guest column]
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Since October 1, Kenya has lost its free access to the European market due to the East African Community (EAC) failing to negotiate a free trade deal with the European Union (EU). Read more »
October 02, 2014
Nigeria: 2015 Elections Can Set a New Benchmark in Nigeria [guest column]
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In February 2015, Nigeria will be holding elections to choose both national and state-level leaders for executive and legislative arms of government. Though the polls are still… Read more »
Africa: The Role of Seed in Africa's Agricultural Revolution - Interview [interview]
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Joe De Vries, Director for the Program for Africa's Seeds Systems (PASS) at the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa, spoke to allAfrica at the sidelines of the Alliance for a… Read more »
October 01, 2014
Lesotho: Breakthrough in Political Crisis?
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Mediators in Lesotho's political crisis have scheduled a "major announcement" on efforts to arrange new elections, reopen Parliament and stabilise security. Read more »
September 29, 2014
Africa: African Governance Survey Sends Warning Signals
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Standards of governance in Africa are gradually improving but there are warning signs of backsliding, especially on the economic front, according to the latest edition of the… Read more »
Africa: What Africa is Contributing to Ebola Fight - Dlamini-Zuma [interview]
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During a High Level Meeting on Ebola at the United Nations on September 25, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon called for a heightened response from the international community. "The… Read more »
Africa: Key Findings of the 2014 Ibrahim Index of African Governance [document]
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An excerpt from a Mo Ibrahim Foundation briefing on key findings of the 2014 Ibrahim Index of African Governance. The full briefing, including graphs and findings relating to the… Read more »
September 28, 2014
Liberia: Chief Medical Officer Places Herself in Ebola Quarantine
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Liberia's chief medical officer has put herself under quarantine for 21 days, after one of her assistants, Rev. Napoleon Braithwaite, died from the deadly Ebola virus. Read more »
September 27, 2014
Tanzania: Local Books Open Worlds for City Kids [blog]
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Before leaving Tanzania - where she worked on an education project - Jennifer Brookland, a senior writer and editor for Creative Associates International, visited a bookshop in the… Read more »
September 26, 2014
Africa: U.S. Should Back Real Economic Transformation [guest column]
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The focus on business at the U.S.-Africa Leadership Summit last month was a welcome pointer for how to recalibrate policy and bring tangible economic benefits in trade and… Read more »
September 25, 2014
Liberia: Remarks by Her Excellency President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the High Level Meeting on Response to the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak [document]
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Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen: Read more »
September 24, 2014
Africa: Climate-Smart Agriculture Needed to Address Undernutrition [blog]
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Much has been said about the challenges that humankind faces as the climate shifts. It is time to talk about the opportunities. Read more »
September 19, 2014
Africa: How Polygamy Slows Small Business Growth [blog]
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Amelia Kyambadde, Uganda minister for trade, industry and cooperatives, has some 30 years of civil service in her resume, but even with a mission that keeps her on a… Read more »
September 17, 2014
West Africa: Army General 'On the Ground' Directing U.S. Ebola Campaign
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By the time President Obama announced a stepped up effort to combat Ebola in west Africa on Tuesday, the Army officer he tapped to coordinate the response was already on the job. Read more »
