April 26, 2013
Nigeria: Battling Malaria Without Drugs or Knowledge
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The statistics are shocking. Over 300,000 Nigerians die from malaria each year – more than in any other country. An estimated 250,000 are children younger than five. Read more »
April 25, 2013
Africa: Malaria Care Improves With Cash
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A question had been nagging at Ghanaian researcher Alexander Nartey. Read more »
Africa: Malaria in Liberia - 'The Struggle Continues' [blog]
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I woke up feeling the headache and chills, and made a couple of trips to the bathroom to ease the nausea. The experience was all too familiar; I was having another bout of malaria,… Read more »
April 24, 2013
Africa: Malaria - Keeping a Crafty Killer On the Run
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Imagine that snake attacks were killing a person a minute. Or that it was dogs, or foxes or chickens that were killing three-quarters of a million people a year. Envision the… Read more »
Africa: United States Disengaging From Africa - Mo Ibrahim
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Although Africa is moving forward, the United States is pulling back, says Mo Ibrahim, the billionaire entrepreneur and father of Africa's mobile phone revolution. Read more »
April 19, 2013
Africa: Invest in Water Storage to Secure the Future [blog]
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Water and energy are fundamental to poverty reduction and economic transformation on the African continent. When experts, policymakers and high-level representatives met this week… Read more »
Senegal: Former President Wade's Son Incarcerated
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Karim Wade, son of former Senegalese president Abdulaye Wade, has been incarcerated at Rebeuss Prison, a correction centre in the capital of Dakar. Wade is being asked to justify a… Read more »
April 11, 2013
Africa: African Scientists Endorse New Polio Eradication Strategy
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Nigerian and South African scientists have joined hundreds of other experts from more than 80 other countries to launch the Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication – a… Read more »
Africa: Poverty No Bar to Fighting Deadly Undernutrition
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Some of the world’s poorest countries, including two in sub-Saharan Africa, are showing the greatest political commitment to tackling hunger and undernutrition, while some of… Read more »
Malawi: Govt Responds in Madonna 'Special Treatment' Row
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The Malawian government has criticised American pop icon Madonna, accusing her of exaggerating her contributions to the Southern African country and unreasonably demanding special… Read more »
April 10, 2013
Africa: African Short Films Series Inspires
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This year's Pan African Film Festival featured an African Artists Shorts Series. There were four films: "African Cowboy", "Maffe Tiga", "Papa" and "Try". Two of the films are set… Read more »
April 09, 2013
Africa: Film Review: 'Mama C: Urban Warrior in the African Bush'
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Mama C: Urban Warrior in the African Bush is produced by Joanne Hershfield. Read more »
Ghana: A Chat With M3nsa [interview]
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The Ghanaian hip-hop scene is one of the most diverse in Africa. A look at Ghana's top emcees reveals artists that vary greatly in style, lyricism, skill and demeanor. Read more »
South Africa: Film Review: 'Fanie Fourie's Lobola'
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Fanie Fourie's Lobola is directed by Henk Pretorius and stars Eduan van Jaarsveldt and Zethu Dlomo. Read more »
Kenya: Film Review: 'Nairobi Half Life'
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"Nairobi Half Life" is directed by David 'Tosh' Gitonga and stars Joseph Wairimu, Olwenya Maina, and Nancy Wanjiku Karanja Read more »
April 08, 2013
Africa: Plutocrats Versus the People - Another World Is Possible [guest column]
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Every February, roughly 3,000 of the world's economic and political elite gather for the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the snowy ski town of Davos amidst the beautiful backdrop of… Read more »
Mozambique: Renamo, Govt in War of Words After Deadly Attacks
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Mozambique's President Armando Guebuza has warned that he would respond firmly to the deadly weekend attacks against civilian vehicles blamed on armed members of the former rebel… Read more »
April 05, 2013
Africa: AllAfrica - Celebrating 'We Are the World' - Today [press release]
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Twenty-eight years ago this month, dozens of popular musicians "checked their egos at the door" of a Los Angeles studio to record 'We Are the World' (WATW) - generating over $75… Read more »
West Africa: U.S. and West African Countries Work Towards Trade Deal
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The United States is working with West African countries to reach a trade and investment agreement that supports efforts at economic growth and integration as American companies… Read more »
Central African Republic: Rebel Leader Accepts Transitional Council - Report
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The Prime Minister of Central African Republic Nicolas Tiangaye has announced that rebel leader Michel Djotodia accepted the outcome of a regional summit on the country's crisis,… Read more »
Guinea Bissau: Former Navy Chief Na Tchuto Arrested as 'Drug Kingpin'
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The former chief of the navy in Guinea-Bissau was arrested and is being transferred to the U.S., according to BBC News. Read more »
April 04, 2013
South Africa: Zimbabwe Targets South African Investors
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The Zimbabwean government has increased efforts to unlock the country's investment potential and attract foreign direct investment (FDI) by targeting South African investors at a… Read more »
Africa: Leaders Refuse to Recognise Rebel Chief as CAR President
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African leaders participating in a special summit on the conflict in Central African Republic have reportedly decided that it was impossible to recognise rebel chief Michel… Read more »
Central Africa: Regional Body Finds it 'Impossible' to Recognise Michel Djotodia as Central African President [document]
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Members of the Economic Community of Central African States met in an extraordinary meeting in Djamena, Chad, under the auspices of Idriss Derby, the current chairman and president… Read more »
April 03, 2013
Malawi: Malawian President Seeks Clarity On Border Dispute From International Court
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President Joyce Banda has said that Malawi will urgently take the border dispute with Tanzania to the UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) after claiming the intervention by… Read more »