September 30, 2011
Kenya: Tree Planting, Forest Queens Highlight Wangari Maathai's Legacy
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"Just look at that hillside over there," Mary Kiptanui said pointing at a green hillside sparsely scattered with trees. "That used to be covered, a forest, and now there's hardly a… Read more »
September 29, 2011
Equatorial Guinea: Unesco Should Reject Obiang's Prize [guest column]
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Over the past year, the world has watched, with great interest, the Arab Spring dissolve decades of repression as citizens weary of injustice have stood up and demanded control of… Read more »
September 23, 2011
Zambia: Banda Accepts Defeat
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Outgoing president Rupiah Banda has conceded defeat in Tuesday's election, saying "the people of Zambia have spoken and we must all listen". Read more »
September 22, 2011
Liberia: Prisons Report Upsets Assistant Minister
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The Liberian government has rejected criticism of conditions in its prisons made by an international human rights group. Read more »
September 21, 2011
Zambia: Election Too Close to Call
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Opposition presidential challenger Michael Sata's party claimed he was ahead in the vote count from Tuesday's election, but news agencies reported that the poll was too close to… Read more »
Botswana: Diamond Sorting, Sales to Move From London to Gaborone
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Botswana aims to transform itself into an international hub of the world diamond industry, boosted by a deal in which the De Beers mining and sales empire will transfer the… Read more »
September 19, 2011
Africa: Presidents Launch Malaria-Beating Scorecard
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A coalition of African leaders on Monday launched a "scorecard for accountability and action" to track their progress in the fight against malaria, following on successes in… Read more »
September 14, 2011
Libya: Burkina Faso and Niger Back Gaddafi's Victims [guest column]
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There is good news in the world of international justice: Burkina Faso and Niger have said unequivocally that they will not give safe haven to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi… Read more »
Libya: African Union Edges Towards Recognizing New Govt
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An African Union (AU) panel on Libya has taken a step towards allowing the new transitional administration in Tripoli to take the country's AU seat. Read more »
September 13, 2011
Kenya: Clean Water as a Life Force
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The streets of Gatwekera village in Nairobi's Kibera slum throng with people on a recent Sunday afternoon. Small shops and kiosks line the dirt paths separating brightly colored… Read more »
September 11, 2011
Nigeria: Did Vengeful Gaddafi Order Abuja Bombing? [guest column]
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It is now widely accepted that Boko Haram, an Islamic sect based in northeastern Nigeria, was responsible for the recent bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja, Nigeria's… Read more »
Africa: Stuff is Cool, If You're a Materials Scientist
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If postgraduate students at the Pan-African School of Materials (Pasmat) are asked what they're studying this month, they aren't being flippant if their answer is "stuff". That's… Read more »
September 09, 2011
South Africa: Preparing for the Inevitable Power Outages [blog]
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ESKOM is South Africa's state electricity provider, which is supremely unpopular with consumers, not only for the frequent "load-shedding", but because of… Read more »
September 07, 2011
Africa: Surfing the Radio Waves for Sustainable Agriculture
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While the use of mobile phones is rapidly surging across Africa, access gaps persist between urban and rural users. But a new generation of social entrepreneurs is remedying this… Read more »
September 02, 2011
Somalia: Let Somalis Manage Aid for Development, Doctor Says [interview]
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Dr. Hawa Abdi is a woman of many firsts, including being Somalia's first female gynecologist and establishing one of the country's first NGOs. Along with her daughters, Deqa and… Read more »
September 01, 2011
Sudan: Obama Names Two Experienced Diplomats to Team As Problems Mount
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President Barack Obama has tapped two experienced U.S. diplomats to represent him in Khartoum and Juba as tensions grow between Sudan and South Sudan. Read more »
Liberia: Not Out of the Woods Yet [guest column]
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Talk to any number of Liberians today about President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and you will get different opinions, many of which contrast with her glowing international profile. Read more »
August 30, 2011
Niger: New Leader Emphasizes 'Accelerating Development' to End Famine and Improve Lives [interview]
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Mahamadou Issoufou assumed the presidency in Niger on April 7 after winning second-round balloting in March. A long-time political figure in the landlocked west African nation,… Read more »
August 29, 2011
South Africa: No More Loan Sharks
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There are 10 people in Noamen Nongezi's household, including her husband and their three children, two children orphaned when her two sisters died of Aids, a child that her husband… Read more »
South Africa: The Woman Who Woke From the Dead
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Nearly 10 years ago Zandile Malgas was rushed to hospital, declared dead, then woke up to find herself in a morgue. At this point she began to take her HIV status seriously, and… Read more »
South Africa: Savings Groups Help Rural Households Affected by HIV/Aids
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A poor and HIV-positive South African may well hear advice about "living positively" with HIV, but this is guidance that many find impossible to follow. Read more »
Liberia: Racing to Make Up for Lost Time - Nation's First Marathon [blog]
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Less than a decade ago, Liberians were running for their lives. Monrovia was a war zone. Armed rebel groups vied for power against the government of President Charles Taylor,… Read more »
August 28, 2011
Liberia: Running in the Rain - Posts from a 10K Participant [blog]
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The first marathon to be held in Liberia took place today. Boakai Fofana, who manages AllAfrica's Monrovia office, was one of the runners in the 10 kilometer section of the race.… Read more »
August 26, 2011
West Africa: Four Presidents Ask Business to Back Democracy with Investment - and Make Money
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Four heads of state from French-speaking West Africa appeared before the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) membership last month to appeal for American support for the democracies,… Read more »
Libya: South Africa Compromises With United States on Unfreezing Assets
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South Africa withdrew its opposition late Thursday to the unfreezing of U.S. $1.5 billion in Libyan assets after intensive negotiations at the United Nations and… Read more »