March 18, 2014
Africa: U.S. Star To Tackle Electricity Problems in Africa
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Senegalese-American singer Aliaune Badara Thiam, popularly known as Akon, has launched an initiative to provide electricity to one million households in Africa by the end of 2014. Read more »
March 17, 2014
West Africa: Shipping Industry Calls for Joint Action on Piracy
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West Africa's coastal states need to step up co-ordination to beat the growing incidence of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, says an international maritime organisation. Read more »
March 12, 2014
Africa: Who Tweets Most in Africa?
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Tweeters in Accra, Cairo, Johannesburg and Nairobi are the most active in their respective regions of the continent, and football is the most popular topic of discussion. Read more »
March 10, 2014
South Africa: Pretoria-Kigali Ties Plunge to New Low
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South African intelligence officials are accusing the Rwandan Embassy in Pretoria of involvement in an attempt to assassinate an exiled Rwandan general living in Johannesburg, a… Read more »
March 06, 2014
Liberia: Resilience and Resolve a Personal Story [opinion]
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On the morning of August 2, 1991, Anna Musu Sherman fled fighting and famine in Liberia's capital, but she couldn't outrun fear. Read more »
March 05, 2014
Senegal: Dakar Reaches Out to Finance Big Development Plans
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Senegal's Minister of Budget Mouhamadou Mactar Cisse met with business representatives in Washington, D.C. last month to present the country's ambitious development plan and… Read more »
March 04, 2014
Liberia: Convincing the World 'Liberia Is Back' - Foreign Minister Ngafuan [interview]
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Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has been involved in Liberian politics since student days during his country's long period of conflict and civil strife in the 1990s. President Ellen… Read more »
February 27, 2014
Guinea: Rapid Steps Needed to Ensure Credible Elections [guest column]
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When Guinea's Supreme Court announced the final results of the legislative elections on November 15, 2013, Guineans finally, and quite understandably, breathed a massive sigh of… Read more »
February 24, 2014
Uganda: Museveni Signs Anti-Gay Law
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed the country's anti-gay bill into law, rejecting protests issued by leaders ranging from President Barack Obama to retired South… Read more »
February 20, 2014
Nigeria: Women's Group Receives Major U.S. Award
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A Nigerian organization dedicated to promoting the rights of women in the country's legal systems has received a major award from an American foundation for its "outsized impact"… Read more »
February 19, 2014
South Africa: Nation Faces 'Bafana Bafana' Future, Says Think Tank
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If South Africa's governance continues on its current path, the country faces a "Bafana Bafana" scenario in which it remains a "perennial underachiever, always playing in the… Read more »
February 18, 2014
South Africa: South African Singer Wins Seacrest Contest
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YouTube sensation Filipa Carmo da Silva has won RyanSeacrest.com's cover song competition for her rendition of One Direction's hit song Story of my Life. Read more »
South Africa: Nation Faces 'Bafana Bafana' Future, Says Think Tank
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If South Africa's governance continues on its current path, the country faces a "Bafana Bafana" scenario in which it remains a "perennial underachiever, always playing in the… Read more »
February 17, 2014
Ethiopia: Pilot in Custody After Hijacking - Report
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Authorities in Switzerland are holding the hijacker of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that was forced to land at Geneva's international airport early on Monday morning, airport… Read more »
February 12, 2014
Sudan: Mbeki Says Sudan Mediation Continues Amid Conflict
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Despite fierce fighting in South Sudan, efforts to address unresolved issues between the young nation and its northern neighbor Sudan continue, former South African President Thabo… Read more »
February 08, 2014
South Africa: Ford Foundation Pledges Support for 'Visionaries' Tackling Inequality [guest column]
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In 2004, a decade into South Africa's extraordinary experiment with democratic government, Archbishop Desmond Tutu reminded us that we could "kiss reconciliation and forgiveness… Read more »
January 30, 2014
Africa: Opposition Rolls the Dice in South Africa [opinion]
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For months now, the focus of political attention in South Africa has been on the left and on the politics of populism. Read more »
January 29, 2014
Africa: Debunking Myths Around Farming in Africa [guest column]
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New technologies and ideas - from mobile phone information systems to new crop varieties - are rapidly transforming agriculture across Africa. Read more »
January 27, 2014
Malawi: Former Justice Minister Arrested
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Former Malawian Justice Minister Raphael Kasambara and a senior civil servant were arrested on money-laundering charges on Monday, report the country's newspapers. Read more »
Africa: Africans Struggle to See Oil, Mineral Revenues
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A major new survey of African countries which depend on mining or oil revenues shows that six in 10 people have difficulty in finding out how their governments spend the proceeds… Read more »
Africa: South Africa's Ladysmith Black Mambazo Win Fourth Grammy
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Traditional acapella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo have won the Grammy Award for Best World Album for Live: Singing for Peace around the World - sharing the award with the… Read more »
January 23, 2014
Morocco: Parliament Repeals Controversial Rape Law
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The Moroccan parliament has amended a controversial law that allowed a rapist to marry his underage victim in order to escape prosecution, according to Al Jazeera. The vote to… Read more »
January 22, 2014
South Africa: Fabled Mine Produces New Vivid Blue Diamond
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A fabled mine near Pretoria has produced another rare blue diamond potentially worth millions of dollars. Read more »
January 21, 2014
Africa: Gates Tackles Prophets of Doom On Poverty, Foreign Aid
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The American entrepreneur and philanthropist, Bill Gates, has mounted a vigorous attack on prophets of doom who say that poor countries are destined to remain so and that foreign… Read more »
Africa: Three Myths That Block Progress for the Poor [document]
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The introduction to the 2014 Gates annual letter, published by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Read more »
