November 19, 2012
Liberia: Pipe Dreams - Waiting for Water in Monrovia
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"The hanging latrines" of West Point are not one of Liberia's most celebrated beauty spots. But this modest collection of elevated toilets, erected on the banks of the Mesurado… Read more »
South Africa: Chasing the Final Flush
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There is no shortage of jokes and a long list of euphemisms when it comes to talking about toilets. Read more »
Liberia: Tapping Official and Grassroots Efforts On Water
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In July 1990, as then-rebel leader Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia advanced on Monrovia, Taylor's guerrilla fighters attacked the White Plains water treatment… Read more »
South Africa: Dreams of Better Sanitation Go Down the Toilet
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Gogo Sikhosana Ngcobo is 76 years old. Growing up, she says she had dreams of what her life would be like. They featured a brick house with a flushing toilet. Those dreams, like… Read more »
Mali: No Quick Fixes for a Complex Crisis [guest column]
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The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has agreed on a revised concept of operations for the deployment of an international military force of 3,300 soldiers to help… Read more »
November 15, 2012
Africa: Global Poll Reveals Africa's 'State of Mind'
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Gallup, a leading research consultancy known for its opinion polls, has released its "Global States of Mind: New Metrics for World Leaders" report, which seeks to provide leaders… Read more »
November 14, 2012
Africa: Using Family Planning as a 'Liberating Force' [interview]
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Nearly 20 years ago, 179 countries came together and made a commitment to provide sexual and reproductive health care, including family planning, to their people. The… Read more »
Kenya: Operation Hirola - Saving Africa's Rarest Antelope
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While the world focuses on the African Union effort to oust Al Shabaab militants from Somalia, another operation is quietly plugging away along the country's southern border with… Read more »
Africa: New Plan to Fill Training Gap for Medical Workers [interview]
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A new program to send doctors and nurses as volunteers to Africa is gathering momentum and aims to fill a training gap among Africa's medical workers. The doctors and nurses will… Read more »
November 13, 2012
East Africa: U.S. to Send Medics to Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda [interview]
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A new program to send doctors and nurses as volunteers to Africa is gathering momentum and aims to fill a training gap among Africa's medical… Read more »
Central African Republic: President Detains Son Over 'Unpaid Hotel Bill'
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The Central African Republic's leader Francois Bozize has reportedly had his son arrested for failing to pay a huge hotel bill. Read more »
November 12, 2012
Africa: Kent Campbell Honored for Innovation in Malaria Fight
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The way Dr. Carlos (Kent) Campbell sees it, the world is on the brink of something great in the battle against malaria – a fight that Campbell has been waging for nearly… Read more »
Africa: Small Farmers Merit Support - Gates Foundation [interview]
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Africa's population – in contrast to other regions – is growing significantly younger. How to employ, educate and feed that youth bulge is the topic of a report… Read more »
Africa: Aiming to Eliminate Preventable Child Deaths
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The world is winning the fight to keep children alive, and preventable child deaths may, at some point in the near future, be a thing of the past, according to Carolyn Miles,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Coup Comments Cause Row in Coalition Govt
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Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has said it will engage the international community about comments made by Zanu-PF Politburo member and Justice Minister Patrick… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Draft Constitution a 'Major Move', Says Rights Lawyer
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Zimbabwe's constitution-making process is at a crucial stage as it is expected to go for a referendum to decide whether or not it would be voted in as the nation's supreme law,… Read more »
November 10, 2012
Africa: Govt Officials Agree on Crucial Role of Media
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Experts are increasingly acknowledging the important role the press must play in African development. Participants at the 5th African Media Leaders Forum, which convened this… Read more »
November 08, 2012
Africa: Mbeki Named 'African of the Year'
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Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has been named "African of the Year" for his "persistent and consistent" efforts to avert war between Sudan and South Sudan. Read more »
Africa: Media Essential to Promote Good Governance, Forum Hears
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Social actors in countries plagued by corruption and ineffective governance can be held accountable only through the media, the executive director of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: New Constitution - Mugabe 'Will Comply'
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A leading figure in the development of a new Zimbabwean constitution says Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party will resist strongly any attempt by President Robert Mugabe to… Read more »
November 05, 2012
Africa: Child Participation - Beyond Window Dressing [blog]
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How does one ensure meaningful participation of children in matters concerning them, and what needs to be done to guarantee effective and efficient government investment in… Read more »
November 02, 2012
Africa: Farmers Increasingly Seen as 'Engine for Economic Development' [interview]
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At the recent African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Arusha, Tanzania, fertilizer was a hot topic. Government leaders, policy makers, NGOs and businessmen and women in freshly… Read more »
Libya: Armed Protesters Occupy Parliament Area
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A group of armed men have occupied an area near Libya's parliament building after new Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and his Congress approved the Cabinet line-up, according to… Read more »
November 01, 2012
South Africa: Mother and Baby Put to the Test
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In July, AllAfrica.com reported on a clinic in Cape Town, South Africa, that has defied the country's distressing trend over the past decade of maternal mortality rates rising… Read more »
October 31, 2012
Zimbabwe: IMF Relaxes Restrictions On Zimbabwe
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has eased technical assistance restrictions on Zimbabwe in a move seen as moving towards normalising relations with the southern African… Read more »
