Africa: Developed World Inhibits African Trade - Report

Developed countries have responded to the global financial crisis by adopting protectionist measures which have damaged Africa's chances of boosting its exports, according to a… Read more »

Africa: Think Tank Attacks West as 'Out of Touch' on Africa

An influential British think tank has warned the West that it will lose out to emerging nations unless it replaces its "humanitarian" approach to Africa with a more strategic focus… Read more »

Africa: Who Speaks for Africa?

An excerpt from a report by the British think tank, Chatham House: Read more »

Africa: What is the Committee of Ten?

A low-profile committee of key African finance ministers and bankers, founded in response to the global financial crisis of 2008, may become a vehicle for ensuring Africa's needs… Read more »

Africa: 'Patronizing' West Risks Losing Trade, Influence to Emerging Powers, Warns Think Tank

The executive summary of the report issued by the British think tank, Chatham House, entitled "Our Common Strategic Interests: Africa's Role in the Post-G8 World": Read more »

Africa: Victims of Rights Violations Turn Their Eyes to Kampala

Starting in Kampala on Monday, representatives of governments, the United Nations and civil society groups will meet for the first time to review the workings of the International… Read more »

Africa: Group Indicts Govt Failures to Act on Rights Violations

The failure of African states to hold violators of human rights accountable for their actions has been pin-pointed as a major problem across the continent by the respected advocacy… Read more »

Africa: Advocacy Group ONE Assesses G7 Nations on Aid

Nearly five years after the G7 countries promised at their meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland, to increase development aid to Africa, the global anti-poverty advocacy group, ONE,… Read more »

Africa: Aid Campaigners Call for New Plans for Development Goals

Industrialized countries have delivered an historic increase in development aid to Africa in the past five years, but they have gone only three-fifths of the way towards meeting… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change, Financial Crisis Hurt Progress Towards Millennium Development Goals

The global economic crisis and climate change threaten to curtail already slow progress on meeting the social development targets of the Millennium Development Goals, says a new… Read more »

Africa: Annan Slams Leaders for 'Personal Enrichment', 'Authoritarian Behaviour'

Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report issued on Tuesday that while a number of African leaders stand out as "champions of development," they are still… Read more »

Africa: Newest Names in Fashion Show Designs in U.S.

African Vibes Magazine has held its fourth anniversary celebration in Los Angeles, California. The gala event on April 24 kicked off in the early evening with the “I Wear… Read more »

Africa: Harnessing Continent's Potential Through Infrastructure Development and Entrepreneurship

The recent Fourth Annual Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference brought together industry leaders from all sectors and policymakers from the United… Read more »

Africa: Africans Advance Quest for a Malaria Vaccine

On World Malaria Day 2010, the international community marks a historic milestone in the fight against malaria. This past year, we launched a Phase III efficacy trial of the… Read more »

Africa: World Must Retain Focus on Anti-Malaria Fight, Says Expert

Despite recent achievements in fighting malaria, the international community must not become complacent or distracted, says Dr. Steven Phillips, medical director of global issues… Read more »

Africa: Rap Artists Join Forces on New Project

A new musical collaboration between artists representing Ghana, Uganda and the US has resulted in the creation of A.R.M., also known as African Rebel Movement or Artists… Read more »

Africa: The Lives of African Immigrants Explored in 'Soul Diaspora'

"Soul Diaspora," a new feature film by Nigerian filmmaker Odera Ozoka, recently won the Audience Favorite Narrative Feature Award at the annual Pan African Film Festival in Los… Read more »

Africa: High-Level Forum Focuses on Building Capacity for Development

A high-level forum in Tunis this week focused attention on finding innovative solutions to the challenge of building the capacity to develop post-conflict societies. Read more »

Africa: Financing Green Technology Adoption

A controversial excerpt leaked from a 1991 World Bank memo signed by the  U.S. administration’s current chief economic advisor, Lawrence Summers,  outlined the… Read more »

Africa: Chissano Calls On Politicians, Scientists to Co-operate Over Water

This week marks World Water Day, and I am personally endorsing a report by African scientists that examines our continent’s water resources and calls for our political… Read more »

Africa: Continent Emerges as Vast Laboratory for Media Innovation

For too long, news about and for Africans has come predominately from outsiders. International media portrayals of Africans have often been unrecognizable to Africans. Read more »

Africa: Media Initiative Calls for New Partnership for Continent's Development

An address by Amadou Mahtar Ba, Chief Executive Officer of the African Media Initiative and President of AllAfrica.com to the first Pan African Media Conference, 18-19 March 2010,… Read more »

Africa: Continent Needs Proactive Action on Climate Change, Expert Says

A three-day climate change conference being held in Accra, Ghana, ends on Thursday. It was organized by the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance and representatives from more than… Read more »

Africa: Civil Society Must Hold Govt Accountable, Says IMF Chief

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), this week made his third trip to Africa in a year, visiting Kenya, South Africa and Zambia… Read more »

Africa: From Crisis to Opportunity Through Clean Technology

Calestous Juma is professor of the Practice of International Development and director of the Science, Technology and Globalization Project at the Harvard Kennedy School. He also… Read more »