September 22, 2010
Africa: Mixed Response to World Bank Education Package
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At the opening of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit on Monday, mixed reactions greeted the World Bank's announcement of an additional U.S.$750 million… Read more »
September 21, 2010
Africa: Focus on Women and Girls Key to MDG Success [guest column]
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As world leaders gather this week in New York to assess progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), they will face stark challenges to social and economic development,… Read more »
Africa: What Will You Do to Make Peace Happen? [guest column]
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On September 21, the United Nations will celebrate the International Day of Peace (Peace Day). Every year since 1982 this day has provided a rallying point for member states and… Read more »
September 20, 2010
Liberia: Volunteers Bring Hearts and Brains to Help Close Health Gap
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Until recently, the emergency room at Liberia's main hospital was "a place you came to die," says Dr. Braden Hexom, who teaches emergency medicine at New York's Mount Sinai School… Read more »
September 18, 2010
Sudan: Salvir Kiir Says International Support for Referendum is Critical for Peace
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Southern Sudanese leader Salva Kiir appealed to Washington on Friday for heightened international engagement in preparations for the January referendum in which southerners are… Read more »
September 17, 2010
Sudan: Critical Engagement Needed in Runup to January Referendum - Salva Kiir [document]
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Keynote Address on the Occasion of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 40th Annual Conference Foreign Affairs Brain Trust Event at the Washington Convention Center by Gen… Read more »
September 16, 2010
Ghana: Nation Set to Eradicate Extreme Poverty, Says Study
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Ghana is well on the way to meeting the Millennium Development Goal target of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger by 2015, according to a study by Britain's Overseas Development… Read more »
Ethiopia: Govt Makes Good Progress on Education Goals
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Access to education in Ethiopia has improved considerably, with primary school enrolment increasing more than 500 percent between 1994 and 2009, a new Overseas… Read more »
September 15, 2010
Africa: Politics and Hip Hop Meet in Upcoming Elections
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Hip hop has often been used by artists as a form of social commentary against poverty, corruption and inequality. Now, some of these artists are aiming to effect change from the… Read more »
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 »
