September 15, 2010
Nigeria: Jonathan Declares for Presidency on Facebook - Full Text [document]
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A declaration appearing on President Goodluck Jonathan's Facebook page Wednesday. Read more »
September 13, 2010
Somalia: Constructive Re-Engagement Required, Not Disengagement [guest column]
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Somalia increasingly represents a direct threat to U.S. national security. Read more »
Africa: Commission Hits Out Over Trade Talks, Calls for Billions in Aid
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A high-profile international commission which advocates for Africa has criticized the "glacial" progress of talks on world trade reform that would enable the continent to take more… Read more »
Africa: Continent Makes 'Substantial Progress' But Needs U.S. $120 Billion a Year [document]
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Excerpts from the Commission on Africa's 2010 report, Still Our Common Interest, on Africa's development since 2005: Read more »
Africa: Commission Deplores 'Glacial' Progress in Trade Talks [document]
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The Commission for Africa has criticized the "glacial" progress of talks aimed at eliminating the regime in which rich countries stack the odds in favour of their traders and… Read more »
September 12, 2010
Africa: Giving the Millennium Development Goals a Human Face
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Ahead of the United Nations Millennium Development Summit to be held in New York later this month, the UN Foundation and its partners have ramped up efforts to educate the media… Read more »
September 09, 2010
Sudan: Obama to Help Rescue Peace Deal; Northern Official Says Secession Not 'Inevitable'
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A senior Sudanese official on Thursday said Sudan was continuing to work to achieve unity of the country's north and south and did not believe that southern succession was… Read more »
September 08, 2010
Africa: Africa's Women Turn 50 [opinion]
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Five decades ago, 17 African countries threw off the brutal and degrading yoke of colonialism. The 50th anniversary of African national liberation is an opportunity to critically… Read more »
Africa: Kina Klothing Brings East Africa to the Urban Clothing Market [interview]
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Kina Klothing is an African urban wear brand that launched its first collection in 2009. Many of the designs depict themes and images celebrating Africa in general, while others… Read more »
Africa: 2012 African Cup of Nations Results and Upcoming Matches
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Fixtures and results of qualifying matches held in the weekend of September 2 to 4, 2011: Read more »
September 01, 2010
Liberia: Something New for the Senior Class: Girls
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When students return to the classroom at Bopolu Central High School this year, there will be something not seen at the school since it reopened after Liberia's long civil war:… Read more »
Liberia: Choosing Family Over Education
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Meriam Dukumue, like the majority of women in her country, cannot read and write. Having suffered through years of conflict and now the breadwinner of her family, she is giving her… Read more »
August 31, 2010
Madagascar: Former President Sentenced to Jail With Hard Labour
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A court in the capital, Antanarivo, has sentenced former president Marc Ravalomanana and two officers to life imprisonment with hard labour for the part they played in the deaths… Read more »
South Africa: Govt Improves Pay Offer in Bid to End Strike
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South African government negotiators have improved their pay offer to civil servants in a bid to end a crippling nation-wide strike which has lasted for more than two weeks. Read more »
Liberia: Why Spelling Matters
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Golden and draped in red, white and blue ribbons, the spelling trophy won by Mango Town School has become more than a source of orthographic achievement for the students and their… Read more »
August 27, 2010
Liberia: Government Signs Up Chevron as Oil Exploration Partner
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Moving closer to joining the growing ranks of African oil producers, Liberia has selected one of the world's largest oil companies as lead partner to explore potential offshore… Read more »
Africa: Why Kenya Has Pulled Ahead of Zimbabwe [guest column]
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Kenya and Zimbabwe's last elections, held within a few months of one another, were characterized by violence either before or after polling. The outcomes of both were strongly… Read more »
August 18, 2010
Africa: U.S. Shifts Focus of Health Aid, Says Clinton
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States has moved to a more holistic approach to investing in global health and that countries receiving aid need to… Read more »
August 12, 2010
Kenya: New Constitution is Only First Step [guest column]
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Kenya's referendum to decide on a new constitution ended a decades-long, tortuous journey to reach a basic law to regulate the country's politics and give voice to all its… Read more »
August 11, 2010
Rwanda: Observers Gently Criticize Govt Over Election
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Large numbers of Rwandan voters turned out to vote in a peaceful election in which candidates enjoyed freedom of movement and assembly, but "some limits" were placed on freedom of… Read more »
Rwanda: Media Censorship Will Breed Resentment [opinion]
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Regardless of Rwanda’s presidential election outcome, one thing is certain – an independent press did not monitor the election results. The government has… Read more »
Tanzania: This Year's Final Fiesta Headlined by Lil' Kim
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After a series of concerts held throughout Tanzania, this year's final Fiesta was held in Dar es Salaam on August 7. The annual concert series, organized by Clouds FM, has a… Read more »
August 09, 2010
Kenya: Chronicle of a Newspaper and a Nation's Birth [book review]
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One of the chapters in Gerard Loughran's new book on the history of Kenya's Nation newspaper is prefaced with a quote from Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United… Read more »
August 05, 2010
Africa: Young Africans Seek U.S. Partnership to Boost Democracy and Development
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The Obama administration this week commemorated Africa's historical achievements by engaging youth leaders in a dialogue on the continent's future. Read more »
Guinea: Rio Tinto Plans Large Increase in Iron-Ore Investment
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Rio Tinto has announced plans to invest $170 million in its mining Simandou project in the iron-ore-rich region in south-east Guinea. Read more »