October 30, 2011
Africa: U.S. Senate Body Examines China's Impact and Influence
The Senate Foreign Relations Africa Subcommittee will convene a hearing Tuesday focused on China's role in Africa. Read more »
October 28, 2011
Africa: Legislative Warrior with a Passion for Peace - Howard Wolpe
I knew of Howard Wolpe long before I had the honor of having a friendship with him. Read more »
Africa: Remembering Howard Wolpe, the Tireless Peacemaker
I have known Howard Wolpe for over 30 years. When he took over as Chairman of the Africa Subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1981, I had… Read more »
October 27, 2011
Africa: Tributes Pour in for Africa Champion Former U.S. Rep. Howard Wolpe
Howard Wolpe, 71, a former chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Africa Subcommittee and senior adviser for Africa to two Democratic presidents, died on Tuesday at his home… Read more »
October 18, 2011
Africa: U.S.-Africa Business Leader Wants Summit to Spur Ties
The Corporate Council on Africa, whose members include the largest U.S. firms doing business in Africa - along with many smaller companies - … Read more »
Africa: Malaria Vaccine Trials Offer New Hope to Children
A malaria vaccine undergoing trials across Africa show that it reduced the risk of clinical malaria by half in children aged five to 17 months - a result that health experts say… Read more »
October 17, 2011
Africa: No One Should Die From Malaria, Say Experts
Only four African countries have eliminated malaria so far but Gambia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe and Madagascar are accelerating efforts to eradicate it and in southern Africa… Read more »
October 15, 2011
Africa: Simple Steps Can Curb Childhood Deaths
Although she is five years old, Rose Nduta is about the same height as a 20-month-old toddler. Pale, spindly-limbed and severely underweight, the Kenyan girl suffers from chronic… Read more »
October 14, 2011
Africa: Tapping the Potential of Women Entrepreneurs
Secretary of State Hilary Clinton admits she is surprised when she speaks with male economists and government leaders who doubt the ability of women to contribute to economic… Read more »
October 12, 2011
Africa: Elumelu Sees Impact Through Large-Scale Entrepreneurship
Tony Elumelu, who made a meteoric rise as a banking executive before retiring last year, knows what he'd like to accomplish with his new initiatives. Read more »
October 10, 2011
Africa: Ibrahim Warns of 'More Tahrir Squares'
Standards of governance have declined significantly in Madagascar in the past five years, while those in Liberia and Sierra Leone have improved significantly, according to Africa's… Read more »
September 19, 2011
Africa: Presidents Launch Malaria-Beating Scorecard
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 11, 2011
Africa: Stuff is Cool, If You're a Materials Scientist
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 07, 2011
Africa: Surfing the Radio Waves for Sustainable Agriculture
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 »
August 12, 2011
Africa: Continent's New Middle Class Lures Investment
For too long, the story of Africa has been about government corruption, war and disease. Economic news was also bad. From 1975 to 1995, the continent was mired in negative growth,… Read more »
August 04, 2011
Africa: Another Critical Clue on Cholera
A recent examination of the world's largest river basins found nutrient-rich and powerful river discharges led to spikes in the blooms of plankton associated with cholera… Read more »
July 26, 2011
Africa: Ugandan Youth Advocate Spreads Message of Self-Care
Jackie Kemigisha, an HIV-positive youth advocate from Uganda, dedicates her life to empowering those affected by HIV/Aids. After she learned of her HIV-postive status, Kemigisha… Read more »
July 22, 2011
Africa: Leapfrogging to the 'Mobile Phone' of Sanitation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been a major role-player at AfricaSan 3 in Rwanda, using the gathering to announce its new sanitation-focused global development… Read more »
July 21, 2011
Africa: Campaign Against Polio at Risk
The effort to eradicate polio is on "knife's edge". Read more »
July 19, 2011
Africa: New Approaches Needed on Sanitation
No innovation in the past 200 years has done more to save lives and improve health than the sanitation revolution triggered by the invention of the toilet. Read more »
Africa: South African University to Reinvent the Toilet
The next time you use the toilet, give a thought to what you would do if there weren't one. That's the challenge that faces 40 percent of the earth's population - 2.6 billion… Read more »
July 15, 2011
Africa: AfricaSan3 - Less About Goals Than Getting There
The 3rd African Conference on Sanitation Hygiene is set for 19-21 July in Kigali, Rwanda. AllAfrica's Julie Frederikse looks at what to expect from this important event. Read more »
Africa: South African Arts Festival to Go Global
South Africa's pioneering annual National Arts Festival - which this year featured about 2,500 performances of 600 shows - plans to take some of its shows to similar festivals… Read more »
June 24, 2011
Africa: Country-Led Development Improves Health
Delegates from four African health ministries taking part in this month's 38th Annual International Conference on Global Health described how leadership and country-led development… Read more »
June 23, 2011
Africa: Reducing Fees to Lower Child, Maternal Mortality Rates
Dr. Kisito Sheku Daoh is the chief medical officer in Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health. He acts as the chief liaison between the ministry and the health partners and the lead… Read more »