September 17, 2014
Africa: Pearls of Wisdom as Export Forum Nurtures Entrepreneurs [blog]
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At the registration lobby within the Serena Hotel grounds in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, delegates make a beeline to collect their conference badges. Others chat away excitedly, as… Read more »
Rwanda: Kigali - a Different Kind of City [blog]
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The Chinese pair trailing me at the check-in line at Kigali airport looked happy to have landed in east Africa. A string of comments expressing restrained delight followed me all… Read more »
September 16, 2014
Lesotho: Back to the Polls for Lesotho
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Lesotho will hold early elections in a bid to end the nation's political deadlock. Read more »
September 15, 2014
Nigeria: Boko Haram Threat Dangerously Exploited By Elites [analysis]
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The author, who travels widely in Nigeria and interacts with political, business and civil society leaders of varying views, requested that his name not be used. Read more »
Africa: Making Trade an Engine for Growth and Development [interview]
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International Trade Centre (ITC) Executive Director Arancha González is passionate about this: Trade brings prosperity and other good things.She spoke to allAfrica at the… Read more »
Southern Africa: Regional Leaders Meet Amid Threat of Lesotho Violence
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Southern African regional leaders are holding a mini-summit on Monday amid fears that the political deadlock in Lesotho could lead to violence. Read more »
September 14, 2014
Africa: Trade Group Promotes Women Power
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Let's say you're an African woman with a fabulous idea, and you build a creative small business around it. You and your associates are euphoric - but then you hit a wall. Read more »
September 13, 2014
West Africa: Obama to Step Up Ebola Response As Businesses, Senators Press for More
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President Obama will announce the appointment of a high-level military coordinator and a stepped-up U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak when he visits Atlanta on Tuesday,… Read more »
September 08, 2014
Lesotho: Democracy Doesn't Work for Us, Say Basotho
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As Lesotho continues to teeter on the brink of political conflict, an opinion poll has been published showing that most Basotho have far more trust in religious and traditional… Read more »
West Africa: CEOs Want Ebola Fight Stepped Up [press release]
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Following is a statement from 11 CEOs of companies operating in West Africa, calling on the international community to step up the fight against Ebola and welcoming President… Read more »
Lesotho: Zuma Heads for Maseru As Army Calls for Help
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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma heads for Lesotho on Tuesday, following a call by the country's army commander for its neighbours to intervene militarily to shore up the… Read more »
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 »
