December 24, 2013
South Sudan: 'Lost Boys' of Sudan Cry for Christmas Peace [guest column]
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As 'Lost Boys' of Sudan who know the pain of conflict, we are appealing to the leaders of our young nation to observe a Christmas ceasefire. Read more »
December 22, 2013
Madagascar: Both Presidential Candidates Claim Victory in Run-Off
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AFP reports that Madagascar election results are slowly coming in, as both presidential candidates claim victory in run-off polls. Read more »
Kenya: Train Derails, Crashes in Kibera
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A cargo train has derailed and crashed into homes in Kibera, where about one million people live. Read more »
December 20, 2013
Uganda: Parliamentarians Pass Anti-Gay Bill
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Uganda's parliament has adopted an anti-homosexuality bill that will see repeat offenders jailed for life, AFP reports. Read more »
December 17, 2013
South Africa: Not to Praise Zuma, But to Bury Him [guest column]
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Every single word that President Jacob Zuma has uttered in praise of Nelson Mandela in recent days is rendered hollow and meaningless by his treatment of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Read more »
December 15, 2013
South Africa: South Africa Buries Mandela - and Apartheid [analysis]
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Today, South Africa buries Nelson Mandela and, with him, once and for all, apartheid, too. Racial conflict is no longer the distinguishing characteristic of South African society. Read more »
Malawi: President Joyce Banda's Speech at Mandela's Burial in Qunu [document]
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Your Excellency Mr. Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa; Madam Graca Machel; Mama Winnie Madikizela- Mandela; The Mandela Family; Your Excellencies, Heads of… Read more »
December 14, 2013
South Africa: Tutu to Qunu for Mandela Funeral
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu will attend Nelson Mandela's state funeral in Qunu, South Africa Sunday, following popular protests - many using the Twitter hashtag #Tutu2Qunu - demanding… Read more »
December 13, 2013
Madagascar: Plague Claims More Than 30 Lives
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An outbreak of plague more vicious than the bubonic strain called the Black Death has killed 39 people in Madagascar, the government said, according to an AFP report. Read more »
December 12, 2013
South Africa: 'Boy, Did They Blow It' - Mandela's Soccer City Memorial [opinion]
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Never, never and never again will South Africa receive in one day anything like the number of global leaders that turned up for Nelson Mandela's memorial service at the FNB stadium… Read more »
Africa: We Must Continue the Long Walk - Ambassador [document]
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An address delivered by Ebrahim Rasool, South African ambassador to the United States, to a memorial service for Nelson Mandela, in the National Cathedral, Washington, DC: Read more »
December 11, 2013
Africa: Major Progress in Malaria Fight - Report
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Despite an increase in the number of people at risk for malaria, mortality rates have dropped dramatically since 2000 through the use of a handful of tools that global health… Read more »
December 10, 2013
South Africa: Boos & Cheers Greet Leaders At Mandela Service [analysis]
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The world was treated to a display at the official memorial service for Nelson Mandela of how South Africa was freed from apartheid and became a democracy: a feisty, even… Read more »
South Africa: President Obama's Full Speech at Mandela Memorial [document]
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U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a powerful speech at former South African president Nelson Mandela's memorial service: Read more »
December 09, 2013
Liberia: Fighting for Liberia's Future One Issue at a Time [interview]
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A Conversation with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Read more »
Africa: Ethiopian Airlines Grows Seven-Fold in Seven Years [interview]
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Ethiopian Airlines began operations in 1946 as a joint operation managed by the American carrier TWA, using World War II aircraft acquired from the U.S. military to transport… Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Coming for Mandela Memorial
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The 37 African heads of state and government, as listed by South Africa's foreign ministry, who are scheduled to attend the memorial service for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg… Read more »
December 06, 2013
South Africa: Nelson Mandela - Leader, Icon, Friend [guest column]
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Of all the many leaders I have met in the course of my life, none made a deeper impression on me than Nelson Mandela. Read more »
December 05, 2013
South Africa: Desmond Tutu Pays Tribute to Nelson Mandela [guest column]
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Nelson Mandela is mourned by South Africans, Africans and the international community today as the leader of our generation who stood head and shoulders above his contemporaries… Read more »
Central African Republic: UN-Backed Troops Set to Deploy in CAR
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The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote on Thursday to approve UN intervention in the Central African Republic (CAR), giving African and French troops already in… Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Dies Peacefully
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Nelson Mandela died peacefully at his home in Houghton, Johannesburg, on Thursday night, President Jacob Zuma announced in a live broadcast to the nation. Read more »
December 02, 2013
West Africa: U.S. to Boost Public-Private Investment for Growth [guest column]
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As she begins a trip to Ghana, Liberia and Senegal this week, Elizabeth Littlefield, president and chief executive officer of the United States government's development finance… Read more »
November 30, 2013
Namibia: No Survivors in Mozambique Airlines Crash
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Namibian officials searching for a missing Mozambique Airlines plane have located the wreckage but found no survivors. Most of the 27 passengers were Mozambicans and Angolans… Read more »
Africa: AllAfrica's Amadou Mahtar Ba Named One of 'Most Influential' Africans
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AllAfrica co-founder and chair Amadou Mahtar Ba has been named for the third successive year as one of the 100 most influential Africans. Read more »
November 29, 2013
South Africa: The Gangster Who Fought Back, With the Law
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He's a convicted murderer with no legal training who in 2010 added "escapee" to his criminal resume. Read more »