June 06, 2013
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 »
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Blasts Mandela
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President Robert Mugabe criticised former South African president and Nobel Laureate Nelson Mandela for allegedly taking a soft stance on the white people through his… Read more »
Africa: Let's Make the Next 50 Years Even Better for Children in Africa [guest column]
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This week, African leaders will gather in Ethiopia to celebrate 50 years since the formation of the Organisation of African Unity - now known simply as the African Union. It's an… Read more »
May 25, 2013
Kenya: Hague Court Ruling Body Challenges African Union Over Kenya [guest column]
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The relationship between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations Security Council has generated much discussion, criticism and controversy. Read more »
May 24, 2013
Africa: Investing in Africa's Women
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Invest and empower other women on the continent. This is the key message that came from former South African first lady and head of the Graca Machel Foundation, Graca Machel. Her… Read more »
May 22, 2013
Africa: France-Afrique: Breaking The Ties [blog]
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The French army's recent intervention in Mali has sparked fresh debate about the relationship between France and Africa. Some detractors passionately advocate for the abandonment… Read more »
May 21, 2013
Africa: Seizing Opportunities, Delivering Products As African Markets Expand - P&G [interview]
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Last year, the United States announced a new strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa that emphasizes increased trade and investment, including intra-African trade. Officials acknowledge… Read more »
May 20, 2013
Zambia: Protesting Students Released
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Zambia police have reportedly freed the university students detained on the president's orders after they protested against the government's decision to drop the maize and petrol… Read more »
May 16, 2013
Africa: Obama Expected in Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa Next Month
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President Barrack Obama will visit Dakar next month,according to reports in the Senegalese press. Read more »
Africa: Governance Gets New Emphasis At Economic Forum
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The call for transparency and good governance across Africa is not a new one, but it assumed a new prominence at this month's World Economic Forum (WEA) regional meeting for… Read more »
May 15, 2013
Southern Africa: Madagascar's Rajoelina Refuses to Withdraw Candidacy
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Madagascar's leader Andry Rajoelina has ignored a request by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), not to run in the upcoming elections, reports AFP. Read more »
May 14, 2013
Africa: Mastectomy Disclosure by Angelina Jolie May Help Reduce Stigma in Africa
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In disclosing in the New York Times on Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy, actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie also called attention to the many women in Africa and… Read more »
Africa: Boosting Youth Employment Through Digital Jobs
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The announcement by the Rockefeller Foundation of an initiative to create jobs in Africa focusing on the digital field has been lauded as an important strategy by Jack Leslie,… Read more »
Eswatini: Swazi Voter Registration in Shambles
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Voter registration is under way in Swaziland amid calls from opposition parties to boycott an electoral process that some have described as a mere formality. Read more »
May 13, 2013
Somalia: 'The Tears of Somalia': Turkey's 'Moral' Foreign Policy [guest column]
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'The tears that are now running from Somalia's golden sands into the Indian Ocean must stop' declared Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2011, following a highly charged visit to Mogadishu at… Read more »
