September 11, 2013
Kenya: Kenya Fights Hidden Hunger Through Home Fortification
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From the scribble on the walls to mothers clutching crying babies, the bustling ward at Mbagathi District Hospital is unmistakable as the children's unit. But amidst the activity… Read more »
September 10, 2013
Africa: Report Calls for New Probe of UN Chief's Death
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A commission of international jurists says there is evidence that the aircraft in which the then-United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld died in 1961 was "subjected… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Writer Shortlisted for Major Award
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The Zimbabwean author who writes under the name NoViolet Bulawayo has been shortlisted for Britain's most prestigious literary award. Read more »
Kenya: How to Follow Hague Trial
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Excerpted from an announcement of the International Criminal Court: Read more »
September 05, 2013
Africa: American University Distributes Free Social Sciences Library Across Africa
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A leading American university is distributing free electronic library resources in the social and environmental sciences to universities across Africa. Read more »
Senegal: Fighter for Justice Appointed New PM
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Senegal's President Macky Sall this week dissolved the cabinet led by Prime Minister Abdoul Mbaye and appointed Aminata Touré in his place. Read more »
September 04, 2013
East Africa: Using African Staple Foods to Promote Nutritious Diets
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It’s time for East Africans to prepare their palates. Read more »
Africa: How to Achieve a Green Revolution in Africa
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Excerpts from the conclusion of the African Agriculture Status Report 2013, published today by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa: Read more »
Africa: Genetically Modified Crops - - 'Fear of the Unknown' [document]
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A new report on the state of African agriculture is scathing about opposition to planting genetically-modified crops as a way of growing more food for the continent. Read more »
Africa: Africa Loses As Women Farmers Are Marginalised
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The “enormous potential” of small-scale farming to reduce poverty in Africa is not being realised mainly because rural women are neither recognised nor supported enough… Read more »
Africa: New Report Proposes Steps to Boost Food Growing
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Africa has 60 percent of the world's arable land and most of its countries depend on farming as the mainstay of their economies, yet productivity is low, the average size of land… Read more »
September 02, 2013
Burkina Faso: President Compaoré Survives Assassination Attempt
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A renegade soldier has made an attempt on the life of Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaoré, reports Fasozine. Read more »
Egypt: Ousted President Mursi to Stand Trial
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Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi will be tried in a criminal court for “incitement to murder”, according to an AFP report. Read more »
August 31, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Peace Efforts Should Focus on Economics First [guest column]
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The clashes in the eastern Congo over the past week have once again brought into sharp focus the enduring conflict between the M23 rebels and the Congolese military as well as the… Read more »
August 28, 2013
Tanzania: Group Shines Spotlight On Mines Over Child Labour
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Thousands of children, some as young as eight years old, are working in Tanzania's small-scale gold mines, exposed to numerous health risks, says a report published today. Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Fails to Enforce Child Labour Laws, Says HRW [document]
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Excerpts from the Human Rights Watch report, Toxic Toil - Child Labor and Mercury Exposure in Tanzania's Small-Scale Gold Mines published today: Read more »
Tanzania: Accounts From Tanzanian Child Miners [document]
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Quotes from child miners, collected by Human Rights Watch: Read more »
August 26, 2013
Madagascar: Rajoelina Withdraws from Polls
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Madagascar's leader, Andry Rajoelina, has confirmed that he will respect the decision of an electoral court, and will not stand for election in October's presidential poll. Read more »
August 21, 2013
Ethiopia: African Media Leaders Must Boycott Ethiopia [guest column]
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Ethiopian journalists have come to expect the worst from our government. Read more »
South Africa: Jazz Singer, Composer Sathima Bea Benjamin Dies
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Renowned jazz singer and composer Sathima Bea Benjamin has died, the South African Broadcasting Corporation has reported. Sathima returned to Cape Town from New York in 2011, where… Read more »
August 19, 2013
Mali: Can the New President in Mali Sow the Seeds of Change That He Planted? [editorial]
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In Mali, the votes of the run-off have been cast. And in sharp contrast to elections in Africa or even Western democracies, the defeated candidate conceded not by press release or… Read more »
Egypt: Court Orders Mubarak's Release
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A Cairo criminal court accepted on Wednesday an appeal by former president Hosni Mubarak against a recent detention order he received, setting him free, reports Ahram Online. Read more »
Angola: Billionaire Daughter Enriched Through Dos Santos - Report
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A detailed investigation by a major American business magazine suggests that Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos has acquired her wealth through her father, President Jose… Read more »
August 16, 2013
Africa: Nigerian Central Bank Official Takes On Development Dogma
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On a sun-soaked mid-August morning in the American capital - when attracting even a small gathering to a serious discussion of international economic affairs is considered near… Read more »
August 15, 2013
Africa: Africa as the 'Last Frontier' - Moghalu Presentation [document]
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Talking Points for a presentation at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars co-sponsored by the Africa Program and AllAfrica. Read more »