June 24, 2013
Africa: You Were Key in Setting Up Hague Court, Africa Told [guest column]
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On June 25 a number of important actors will convene in Dakar to discuss issues related to the International Criminal Court. Senegal is one of many African states that were early… Read more »
June 23, 2013
South Africa: Mandela in 'Critical Condition', Says Presidency
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Former President Nelson Mandela's condition has become "critical", the office of South African President Jacob Zuma has announced. Read more »
June 21, 2013
Gabon: Building Infrastructure Makes 'Meaningful Impact' - Bechtel [interview]
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When President Obama travels to Africa next week - visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa - infrastructure and power will be a major focus of his trip. One company, U.S.-based… Read more »
June 19, 2013
Africa: Study - Rotavirus Vaccines Work Well in Developing Countries [guest column]
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Leaders of developing nations take note: a new study shows that rotavirus vaccines will have a powerful public health impact in your country. This pivotal study, just released in… Read more »
June 14, 2013
Africa: An Africa Fit for Women and Girls [guest column]
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I believe in an Africa that is fit for women and girls; that protects their well-being and creates a supportive environment for them to realise their aspirations. As I look at the… Read more »
June 13, 2013
Nigeria: Knotty Cassava Tubers Can Change a Nation
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When Mathius Karoni shops for bread at his local Park 'n' Shop supermarket, he's not thinking about the contribution he's making to Nigeria's national budget or to the farmers… Read more »
Zimbabwe: President Mugabe Sets Election Date
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President Robert Mugabe has proclaimed July 31 as the date for Zimbabwe to hold general elections which are expected to end the power sharing deal with Prime Minister Morgan… Read more »
June 12, 2013
Nigeria: More Than Good Luck Needed to Foster Democracy [guest column]
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If governing Nigeria were easy, the country's last president, Umaru Musa Yar'adua, might not have disappeared from public view and proceeded to die in office, evidently from its… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Elections Must Be Credible, Transparent and Peaceful - U.S. Ambassador [guest column]
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U.S. policy toward Zimbabwe is guided by fundamental principles of rule of law, good governance, and human rights protection. Our interests are first and foremost peace,… Read more »
June 10, 2013
Africa: Fund Invests to Break 'Unrelenting' Cycle of Mother, Child Death [interview]
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The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) will invest U.S.$787 million (£2.7 billion) to tackle under-nutrition – which underlies over three million… Read more »
Africa: Can Innovation Solve Africa's Problems?
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allAfrica's Mantsadi Sepheka talks to the Africa Innovation Foundation and winners of the 2013 Innovation Prize to find the link between Africa's development challenges and… Read more »
June 08, 2013
Africa: Pulling Nigeria and Africa Towards Prosperity and Power - Moghalu [interview]
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In his latest book, Emerging Africa: How the Global Economy's 'Last Frontier' Can Prosper and Matter, Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu declines to echo the breathless prose of… Read more »
Africa: Hope for Ending 'Unrelenting' Cycle of Malnutrition, Poverty
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Gently laying three-month-old Benjamin on a board to measure his length, Elizabeth Mumo, 28, is grateful for the weekend clinics in a makeshift health facility, run by a retired… Read more »
June 06, 2013
Africa: 'Magnificent Strides' Against Malnutrition [interview]
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The governments of the UK and Brazil, and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), will co-host a high-level international meeting, Nutrition for Growth: Beating Hunger… Read more »
Africa: Lancet Highlights Importance of Maternal, Child Nutrition [interview]
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A new Lancet series on maternal and child nutrition examines the problems associated with undernutrition and successful interventions. A similar report released by Lancet in 2008… Read more »
June 05, 2013
West Africa: U.S. Offers Bounties for Information on Terror Suspects
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The United States this week announced that for the first time it is offering substantial rewards for information about leaders of West African terrorist organizations. Read more »
May 31, 2013
Africa: Bold Goals, Measurement Needed for Progress Against Poverty
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With the expiration of the initiative still more than a year away, there is planning underway to move beyond the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at… Read more »
South Africa: Entrepreneur Enters Forbes List
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According to a report by Forbe's Magazine, Sizewe Nzima, 21, has been named among the publication's list of 30 Under 30: Africa's Best Young Entrepreneurs. Read more »
Liberia: Energy, Regional Integration Will Fuel Growth - Finance Minister [interview]
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Amara Konneh has been the chief coordinator of Liberia's development strategy since his appointment as Planning and Economic Affairs Minister in 2008, a role he continued after… Read more »
Nigeria: Lowering Pesticide Exposure Risk With Mobile Phones [blog]
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John Gushit from the University of Jos' department of science in Nigeria nearly lost his eye when herbicide in a syringe he'd been working with splashed into it. "Only speed saved… Read more »
Africa: Literacy and Losing Vowels [blog]
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How will mobile devices enhance literacy in Africa? The answer, according to Donald Clark - outspoken Scottish entrepreneur and blogger - who takes us a step back. Read more »
May 30, 2013
Africa: Learning Works Better When It's Done Together [blog]
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Making a video is a learning experience, and it doesn't have to end up online. If you leave a group of children alone with a device that's connected to the Internet, they can teach… Read more »
May 28, 2013
Liberia: From Stabilization to Transformation - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf [interview]
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A decade after the worst fighting of its long conflict, which killed an estimated 200,000 of a pre-war population of 2.8 million and forcibly displaced a majority - as many as 1.8… Read more »
Africa: Key African Ally Nigeria Should Get U.S. Support [guest column]
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During Secretary of State John F. Kerry's first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa last week, he had the opportunity to publicly bolster a key U.S. ally. Instead, he singled out… Read more »
May 27, 2013
Africa: 'It's the Turn of the African Woman' [interview]
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Toyin Ojora-Saraki, founder and president of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, a maternal, newborn and child health and empowerment organization, has dedicated more than 20 years to… Read more »