October 23, 2013
Nigeria: Child Survival Profile - Nigeria [document]
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An excerpt from the Save the Children report, Lives on the Line: Read more »
October 22, 2013
Africa: Ethiopia Proclaims Right to Family Planning [guest column]
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"Unmet need", in the context of family planning, is a rather mundane term that masks an urgent social justice and human rights issue. An estimated 220 million women in the world… Read more »
October 21, 2013
Uganda: Corruption Report Fingers Museveni
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A new report on corruption in Uganda names President Yoweri Museveni as one of those responsible for what it calls widespread "bribery, nepotism, and misuse of official positions… Read more »
Egypt: Motorcycle Gunmen Kill Three at Wedding
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Unknown assailants opened fire on a wedding ceremony at a Cairo church on Sunday, killing three people, including a 13-year-old girl, reports the online news service of Al Ahram… Read more »
October 17, 2013
Mauritania: Modern Slavery in Mauritania [document]
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An excerpt from the Global Slavery Index published by the Walk Free Foundation: Read more »
Africa: Campaign Names Africa's Slave-Holding Nations
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An anti-slavery campaign group says in a new report that Nigeria has the highest number of people living in what it describes as "modern slavery" in Africa, while Mauritania has… Read more »
October 16, 2013
Africa: Free Speech Equals Better Governance, Says Report
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The more freely Africans can speak their minds, the more confident they are in the performance of their governments, says a report published today. Read more »
October 15, 2013
Malawi: President Banda Appoints New Cabinet
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President Joyce Banda has appointed new ministers barely a week after sacking the entire 25-member cabinet over allegations of corruption. Read more »
Africa: Survey Reveals Africa's Top Promoters of Gender Equality
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Rwanda is Africa's top-performing advocate of gender equality, followed by the Seychelles, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana. Read more »
October 14, 2013
Africa: Africa Chooses to Stay Inside the Law On Kenya [analysis]
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African leaders have opted to adhere to the law which set up the International Criminal Court in pursuing efforts to keep Kenyan political leaders out of the court. Read more »
Africa: Africa Is Rising But Slowly and Unevenly
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Standards of governance are gradually improving across Africa. Although the performance of some nations has deteriorated in fields such as the rule of law, economic opportunity and… Read more »
October 10, 2013
Egypt: U.S. Withholds Military Aid From Egypt
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The Obama administration has announced that it will withhold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of military and cash assistance to the Egyptian government until there is… Read more »
Libya: Prime Minister Freed After Kidnapping By Militia
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Libyan state television is reporting that Prime Minister Ali Zidan has been released, hours after news agencies reported his 'arrest' by gunmen. Read more »
Libya: Prime Minister 'Arrested' by Gunmen
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Libyan PM Ali Zeidan has been seized by armed men in the capital, Tripoli, according to the BBC. Read more »
October 08, 2013
Africa: African Growth Prospects Remain Robust But Somewhat Weaker [document]
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An excerpt from the International Monetary Fund's October 2013 World Economic Outlook: Read more »
October 07, 2013
Africa: Kofi Annan Defends Hague Court
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Five days before crucial talks on whether African nations should pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC), former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has come out… Read more »
Africa: Africom is Partnering to Prevent Conflict - Gen. Rodriguez [interview]
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When General David Rodriguez took the helm at the U.S. Africa Command (Africom) in April, Stars and Stripes newspaper called him "one of the Army's most battle-tested officers."… Read more »
Africa: Failed Raid Follows Disagreements in U.S. Govt - Report
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United States special forces failed in their objective of seizing a senior planner of al Shabaab operations in a "snatch-and-grab" raid on the coastal town of Barawe, American… Read more »
October 04, 2013
Guinea: Opposition Withdraws From Vote Count
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Guinea's main opposition parties have pulled out of the counting of votes in the country's parliamentary elections, according to the BBC. The September 28 poll was meant to replace… Read more »
Sudan: Abyei Dispute 'Troublesome, Problematic' Mbeki
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The “troublesome, problematic” issue of whether the Abyei region belongs in South Sudan or Sudan is the most important issue still to be resolved between the two… Read more »
October 03, 2013
South Africa: Mbeki Warns Against Retreat to Tribalism in SA
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Former president Thabo Mbeki warned on Thursday against a “retreat to tribalism” in South Africa. Read more »
Eswatini: Mbeki to Step in Over Nation's Judiciary
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Former South African president Thabo Mbeki is headed to Swaziland in response to concerns expressed by local lawyers about the state of the country's judiciary. Read more »
October 01, 2013
Liberia: Oil 'Protected for Next Generation' - Robert Sirleaf [interview]
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When President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf appointed her son Robert Sirleaf to chair the board of the National Oil Company of Liberia (Nocal), there were cries of nepotism and… Read more »
Africa: Africa Isn't Rising, Say Ordinary Africans
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African leaders, foreign investors and formal indicators of economic growth may say that "Africa is rising" - but most ordinary Africans don't agree. Read more »
September 30, 2013
Africa: Feeding Africa Through Agricultural Innovation
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After the agriculture heyday of 30 years ago, the sector got scant attention, especially from African presidents whose nations were well endowed with natural resources, like… Read more »