July 31, 2012
South Africa: AllAfrica Editor Wins Top Award
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AllAfrica's deputy managing editor, Juanita Williams, has been honoured with a top South African award for her service as a leader of the country's principal forum for editors. Read more »
July 30, 2012
Rwanda: Europe Suspends Aid to Kagame Govt
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A growing number of European governments is joining an international diplomatic drive to press President Paul Kagame's government into ending support for rebels in the eastern… Read more »
July 27, 2012
South Africa: HIV+ Mothers and Their Babies Thrive on Treatment
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At 9 a.m. each morning and 9 p.m. each evening, in her shack on the outskirts of Cape Town, Nomsa* diligently takes the antiretroviral medication that makes her … Read more »
July 24, 2012
Ghana: Shock Greets 'Untimely' Death of President As VP Takes Offfice
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Ghana is mourning the passing of President John Evans Atta Mills, who was succeeded in office late Tuesday by his vice president, John Dramani Mahama. Read more »
July 23, 2012
Africa: Beyond Contraceptive Controversy - Melinda Gates Bets on Pro-Life Policies
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Melinda Gates wants you to know this: if women in poor countries can get the contraceptives they want, millions of lives will be saved. Read more »
Africa: U.S. Commits to Greater Support for HIV-Positive Pregnant Women
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Monday that the administration of Barack Obama is committed to "an Aids-free generation" and will spend an additional U.S.$80… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Europe to Lift Sanctions After Referendum
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The European Union (EU) announced Monday that it will suspend most of its sanctions on Zimbabwean leaders and organisations as soon as the country holds "a peaceful and credible"… Read more »
July 22, 2012
Rwanda: U.S. Cuts Military Aid Over Support for Congolese Rebels
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The U.S. government is cancelling a small military assistance package that was to have been provided to Rwanda this year, citing "information that Rwanda is supporting armed groups… Read more »
July 20, 2012
Chad: Court to Decide On Belgium's Case Vs. Senegal Over Habre Trial
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An excerpt from a statement of the International Court of Justice on the case in which Belgium seeks either to have Senegal ordered to try former President Hissène… Read more »
July 19, 2012
Mali: Govt Asks Hague Court to Probe Crimes in North
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Mali's government has asked the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to investigate whether crimes under international law have been committed during the rebellion in the… Read more »
July 15, 2012
Africa: Dlamini-Zuma Becomes AU's First Woman Leader
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South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has won a vote to become the first female head of the African Union Commission, ITVNews reported the commission's… Read more »
July 13, 2012
Africa: U.S. Military Steps Up 'Sustained Engagement' With Africa [interview]
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A stepped-up role for the American military, which has been the subject of widespread discussion and debate since the establishment of the U.S. Africa Command (Africom) in 2008,… Read more »
Africa: Contraception Innovations Can 'Save Millions'
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The Summit on Family Planning drew policy makers, donors and health professionals to London on 11 July to discuss how to provide access to contraceptives to more of the world's… Read more »
July 12, 2012
South Africa: African Freedom and Shakespeare's World
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As the focus of the world turns to London for the 2012 Olympic Games, one of the most remarkable stories of South Africa's freedom… Read more »
July 11, 2012
Nigeria: Govt Pledges to Supply More Contraceptives [document]
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Following is an address to the Global Family Planning Summit by Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, the Minister of State for Health of Nigeria. Read more »
Ethiopia: 'Choosing Our Future' - Health Minister's Speech to Family Planning Summit [document]
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Following is the text of the address by Ethiopia's Minister of Health Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to delegates at the London Summit on Family Planning: Read more »
Senegal: Health Minister Says Family Planning a National Priority [document]
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Following is the text of the address by Senegal's Minister of Health Dr Awa Marie Coll-Seck to the Family Planning Summit: Read more »
July 10, 2012
Africa: London Summit Aims to Save Lives With Family Planning
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A summit aimed at halving the number of women in developing countries without access to contraception opens in London on Wednesday, and African women stand to benefit the most… Read more »
July 06, 2012
South Africa: Clinic Shows How to Cut Maternal Deaths
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In a country where deaths from pregnancy and childbirth have been rising - more than four-fold in a decade, according to reports - not a single maternal death was recorded at a… Read more »
July 05, 2012
Senegal: President Sall Coalition Wins Majority in Parliamentary Elections
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A coalition led by Senegalese President Macky Sall has won a huge majority in the legislative elections. Read more »
June 22, 2012
Liberia: Bold Plans for Hard Problems in Second Term - Johnson Sirleaf [interview]
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In the early months of her second five-year term, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the post-conflict nation has made substantial progress but still faces multiple,… Read more »
June 21, 2012
Egypt: Election Commission Delays Results of Run-Off Vote
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Egypt's election commission is postponing the release of official results that were due today in a presidential election claimed by both candidates, as tension rose over who will… Read more »
Rwanda: U.S. Accused of Blocking UN Report on 'Rwanda Fueling Congo Violence'
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The United States has been accused of blocking a UN report which examines claims that Rwanda is fuelling a violent rebellion in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. (See… Read more »
June 19, 2012
Ethiopia: Journalists Live in Fear of 'Terror' Law [guest column]
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Nowhere across Africa is the message that its people want a way out of what I call "the four Ds" - death, disease, disaster and despair - more resounding than among the continent's… Read more »
June 18, 2012
Africa: Shaky Infrastructure Falls Under Washington Spotlight [interview]
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Africa needs to be spending U.S.$93 billion each year on infrastructure, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB), more than double the current outlays. The deficit is… Read more »