June 30, 2013
Africa: A Second Chance for Obama to Engage
Why did it take four-and-a-half years after taking office for President Barack Obama to make a visit of more than 24 hours to sub-Saharan Africa? Read more »
June 27, 2013
Africa: Obama Commits to Boosting Trade, Jobs
U.S. President Barack Obama committed himself in Dakar Thursday to both renewing and improving the legislation which gives qualifying African countries preferential access to… Read more »
West Africa: Call for U.S. to Back 'Sahel Freedom Fund'
The Sahel region of Africa, a wide expanse that spreads from Mauritania on the west coast to Somalia on the east - gets very little attention, except when the threat of Islamic… Read more »
June 26, 2013
Africa: Obama's Coming - So's the Navy & the Air Force
The citizens of Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania are about to be hit over the coming week with the full panoply of an American presidential visit. Read more »
June 25, 2013
Africa: President Obama's Schedule in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania
Edited excerpts from a White House briefing on the schedule of President Obama's visit to west, southern and east Africa from June 26 to July 2. The briefing was by Ben Rhodes,… Read more »
Africa: White House Explains Purpose of Obama Trip
An excerpt from a White House briefing on President Barack Obama's forthcoming visit to Africa: Read more »
June 24, 2013
Africa: You Were Key in Setting Up Hague Court, Africa Told
On June 25 a number of important actors will convene in Dakar to discuss issues related to the International Criminal Court. Senegal is one of many African states that were early… Read more »
June 19, 2013
Africa: Study - Rotavirus Vaccines Work Well in Developing Countries
Leaders of developing nations take note: a new study shows that rotavirus vaccines will have a powerful public health impact in your country. This pivotal study, just released in… Read more »
June 14, 2013
Africa: An Africa Fit for Women and Girls
I believe in an Africa that is fit for women and girls; that protects their well-being and creates a supportive environment for them to realise their aspirations. As I look at the… Read more »
June 10, 2013
Africa: Can Innovation Solve Africa's Problems?
allAfrica's Mantsadi Sepheka talks to the Africa Innovation Foundation and winners of the 2013 Innovation Prize to find the link between Africa's development challenges and… Read more »
Africa: Fund Invests to Break 'Unrelenting' Cycle of Mother, Child Death
The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) will invest U.S.$787 million (£2.7 billion) to tackle under-nutrition – which underlies over three million… Read more »
June 08, 2013
Africa: Pulling Nigeria and Africa Towards Prosperity and Power - Moghalu
In his latest book, Emerging Africa: How the Global Economy's 'Last Frontier' Can Prosper and Matter, Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu declines to echo the breathless prose of… Read more »
Africa: Hope for Ending 'Unrelenting' Cycle of Malnutrition, Poverty
Gently laying three-month-old Benjamin on a board to measure his length, Elizabeth Mumo, 28, is grateful for the weekend clinics in a makeshift health facility, run by a retired… Read more »
June 06, 2013
Africa: 'Magnificent Strides' Against Malnutrition
The governments of the UK and Brazil, and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), will co-host a high-level international meeting, Nutrition for Growth: Beating Hunger… Read more »
Africa: Lancet Highlights Importance of Maternal, Child Nutrition
A new Lancet series on maternal and child nutrition examines the problems associated with undernutrition and successful interventions. A similar report released by Lancet in 2008… Read more »
May 31, 2013
Africa: Bold Goals, Measurement Needed for Progress Against Poverty
With the expiration of the initiative still more than a year away, there is planning underway to move beyond the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at… Read more »
Africa: Literacy and Losing Vowels
How will mobile devices enhance literacy in Africa? The answer, according to Donald Clark - outspoken Scottish entrepreneur and blogger - who takes us a step back. Read more »
May 30, 2013
Africa: Learning Works Better When It's Done Together
Making a video is a learning experience, and it doesn't have to end up online. If you leave a group of children alone with a device that's connected to the Internet, they can teach… Read more »
May 28, 2013
Africa: Key African Ally Nigeria Should Get U.S. Support
During Secretary of State John F. Kerry's first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa last week, he had the opportunity to publicly bolster a key U.S. ally. Instead, he singled out… Read more »
May 27, 2013
Africa: 'It's the Turn of the African Woman'
Toyin Ojora-Saraki, founder and president of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, a maternal, newborn and child health and empowerment organization, has dedicated more than 20 years to… Read more »
Africa: Let's Make the Next 50 Years Even Better for Children in Africa
This week, African leaders will gather in Ethiopia to celebrate 50 years since the formation of the Organisation of African Unity - now known simply as the African Union. It's an… Read more »
May 24, 2013
Africa: Investing in Africa's Women
Invest and empower other women on the continent. This is the key message that came from former South African first lady and head of the Graca Machel Foundation, Graca Machel. Her… Read more »
May 22, 2013
Africa: France-Afrique: Breaking The Ties
The French army's recent intervention in Mali has sparked fresh debate about the relationship between France and Africa. Some detractors passionately advocate for the abandonment… Read more »
May 21, 2013
Africa: Seizing Opportunities, Delivering Products As African Markets Expand - P&G
Last year, the United States announced a new strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa that emphasizes increased trade and investment, including intra-African trade. Officials acknowledge… Read more »
May 16, 2013
Africa: Obama Expected in Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa Next Month
President Barrack Obama will visit Dakar next month,according to reports in the Senegalese press. Read more »