September 17, 2008
Africa: Elect Obama, Says U.S. Congressman
This is perhaps one of the most important periods in our political history. Read more »
September 12, 2008
Africa: Does Index Predict or Produce Failed States?
The Failed States Index (FSI) for 2008 is out. The annual report by Foreign Policy magazine and the Fund for Peace, now in its fourth year, uses twelve social, economic, and… Read more »
September 10, 2008
Africa: Business Reforms Gain Momentum - Report
There’s good news for African business in a new report: four of the 10 countries in the world which have shown the most improvement in implementing business reforms are from… Read more »
September 05, 2008
Africa: Top Soccer Teams Play Away Games
Many of Africa’s leading soccer teams are playing away games this weekend as the fifth and penultimate round of qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup and 2010 Cup of… Read more »
August 29, 2008
Africa: Fighting Children's Silent Killer
An important conference which culminates in Gabon today could help save the lives of millions of children by bridging the gap which often separates efforts to improve health and… Read more »
August 24, 2008
Africa: Continent's Athletes Triumph in Olympics Marathon
As the Beijing Olympics reached their climax ahead of the closing ceremony on Sunday, African athletes overpowered others to take the top five places in the men's marathon,… Read more »
August 23, 2008
Africa: Long-Distance Athletes Sweep Up Medals
Africa put the seal on its dominance of long-distance running in the closing days of the Olympics. On Saturday alone, African athletes won seven medals, sweeping up all the medals… Read more »
August 18, 2008
Africa: Soccer - Cameroon Knocked Out, Nigeria Prevails
Nigeria is the only African country in the soccer semi-finals of the Olympic Games after Cameroon's elimination by Brazil in the quarterfinals. Read more »
August 13, 2008
Africa: Continent's Soccer Teams Head for Quarterfinals
Africa's three men's soccer teams at the Beijing Olympics all made their way to the quarterfinals on Wednesday, confirming the continent's status as a major contender for gold in… Read more »
August 12, 2008
Africa: How Continent's Olympians are Faring
AllAfrica's Aliou Goloko rounds up the African action at the Olympics in Beijing. Read more »
Africa: Top Soccer Teams Aim for Gold
African teams aimed high in the second round of Olympics soccer matches. Read more »
August 08, 2008
Africa: Athletes Will Go Faster, Higher, Stronger in Beijing
The 29th Olympic Games of modern times, now under way in China, give Africa's athletes a chance to surprise the world with their performances and achievements. Read more »
August 07, 2008
Africa: Youssou N'Dour, Other Top Talent Appear in U.S. Capital
African superstar Youssou N'Dour joined some of Africa's finest musical and fashion talent and African-American stars for a celebration of the continent's achievements at the… Read more »
August 04, 2008
Africa: The Politics of Combating Aids
As this year's International Aids Conference begins in Mexico City, AllAfrica guest columnist George Katito says African governments and civil society will need to assert… Read more »
July 31, 2008
Africa: Bush Commits U.S. $48 Billion to HIV/Aids
President George W. Bush at a White House ceremony Wednesday signed into law a bill to reauthorize and expand his HIV/Aids aid program, viewed by many as one of the major… Read more »
July 28, 2008
Africa: Editors Support Continent's Detained Journalists
South African editors have expressed their concern at the detention of Eritrean journalists and the harassment of Zimbabwean and Somali journalists. Read more »
July 24, 2008
Africa: Countries Must Plan Road Map for eHealth
Developing countries in the Global South, which have already introduced innovative technology such as mobile banking, need to drive the development of "eHealth" –… Read more »
July 23, 2008
Africa: Internet Technology Can Boost Healthcare
AllAfrica's Boakai Fofana, based in Monrovia, is one of a few media professionals brought to Bellagio, Italy by the Rockefeller Foundation to attend an invitation-only… Read more »
Africa: eHealth - Boosting Healthcare Via the Internet
From Bellagio, Italy, AllAfrica's Boakai Fofana blogs on a Rockefeller Foundation conference on how to use information technology to improve access to health care. Read more »
July 20, 2008
Africa: World Trade Talks Reach Crunch Point
Negotiations to free up international trade culminate after seven years in a round of talks this week which will be crucial for Africa. Success would be in African countries'… Read more »
July 06, 2008
Africa: G8 Leaders Must Pinpoint Aid Bottlenecks
The recent report of a high-level aid watchdog says the G8 group of industrialized nations has fallen short of its aid promises to Africa by U.S. $40 billion. Although the report… Read more »
June 27, 2008
Africa: Obama 'Reframes the Black Question'
Does this week's intervention by U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama in the debate over Zimbabwe's election signal that Africa will play a more central role in the foreign… Read more »
June 24, 2008
Africa: Continent Needs Effective Human Rights Court
Just as efforts to build a pan-African human rights system appear set to culminate in the establishment of a human rights court for the continent, a proposal has been made which… Read more »
June 21, 2008
Africa: National Soccer Teams Look for Revenge
A great wind of revenge and score-settling is blowing across soccer fields this weekend as teams play return matches in the second round of the combined 2010 Cup of Nations and… Read more »
June 18, 2008
Africa: Trade Reforms Can Cut Food Prices
An international panel set up to review whether economically-developed countries are keeping their promises to Africa said this week that progress in talks on a new global trade… Read more »