August 22, 2011
South Sudan: New Govt Must Prepare for Scrutiny - U.S. Activist
In the Republic of South Sudan, partition has created both opportunities and obstacles. Against a backdrop of regional and ethnic tensions, reports of human rights abuses continue… Read more »
August 11, 2011
South Sudan: Challenges, Not Problems, Guide Health Sector Transformation
As the parties celebrating independence across South Sudan die down, and the euphoria begins to wear off, the reality of governing the world's newest country begins to set in. 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 »
Africa: Extending Health Insurance and Free Care
Dr. Salif Samake is Mali's director of Health Planning and Statistics and oversees management of the ministries of Health, Social Affairs, and the Promotion of Women, Children and… Read more »
Africa: Poor Resources Delay Achievement of Development Goals
Moussa Mbaye is the secretary general of Senegal's Ministry of Health. He recently attended the International Conference on Global Health in Washington, DC, as part of the… Read more »
June 12, 2011
Africa: Education Vital to Good Health
Dr. Samuel A.S. Kargbo is the director of reproductive health in Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health and Sanitation. He recently attended the International Conference on Global… Read more »
June 23, 2011
Africa: Thinking Local to Build Health Systems
Francis Omaswa is executive director of the African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST), an initiative incorporated in Uganda and promoted by a network of… Read more »
June 16, 2011
Africa: Efforts to Set Up Social Security Nets Grow
A new study assessing World Bank support for programs that target the most vulnerable people shows that social safety nets (SSNs) are achieving their objectives and there is a… Read more »
June 13, 2011
Africa: Donors Pledge U.S. $4.3 Billion to Immunize Children
Major public and private donors have pledged more than U.S.$4.3 billion to immunize at least 250 million of the world's poorest children against life-threatening diseases over the… Read more »
May 26, 2011
Africa: Widespread Progress, Better Quality of Life
Critics of foreign aid to Africa say that much of the assistance goes to waste. But author and economist Charles Kenny sees things differently. Kenny, who writes a weekly column… Read more »
May 20, 2011
Malawi: UK Suspends Aid to Country
Malawi has lost aid from Britain and Germany after expressing concerns about poor governance in the country. This decision, according to the Nyasa Times, was taken because of… Read more »
May 13, 2011
Africa: Sustained Growth, With Jobs Vital for Reducing Poverty - IMF's Sayeh
With regard to Africa, the International Monetary Fund's engagement historically has been overshadowed by its Washington neighbor and intergovernmental counterpart, the World Bank,… Read more »
April 06, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Sick, Wounded, Hungry Stranded in Homes
As the political stalemate drags on in Cote d'Ivoire, the humanitarian situation in the countryside and in the main city, Abidjan, continues to deteriorate. In Abidjan, especially,… Read more »
January 27, 2011
Sudan: Major Development Challenges Ahead for South
Results from South Sudan's referendum on independence earlier this month show overwhelming support for secession. But with the creation of a new country comes the responsibility of… Read more »
November 12, 2010
Africa: G20 Nations Commit to Growth, Aid for Poor Countries
Leaders of 20 of the world's developed and developing economies have drawn up what they call a new "development consensus" calling for "inclusive, sustainable and resilient growth"… Read more »
September 22, 2010
Africa: Mixed Response to World Bank Education Package
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 »
July 07, 2010
Liberia: U.S. Agency Commits U.S.$15 Million for Reforms
The Liberian government signed a grant agreement Tuesday with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), awarding U.S.$15 million to the country for what is called a threshold… Read more »
May 25, 2010
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 »
April 28, 2010
Ethiopia: Foreign Aid Subsidizes Repression, Says Expert
A month ahead of national elections, the Ethiopian government has come under critical Western scrutiny in an article which accuses foreign donors of "subsidizing a regime that is… Read more »
January 07, 2010
Sudan: Major Upsurge in Violence Threatens Peace Deal, Say Aid Agencies
A coalition of aid agencies working in southern Sudan has called for urgent international action to save the country’s 2005 peace agreement, which it says is threatened by… Read more »
January 05, 2010
Somalia: Conflict Stops Food Delivery to One Million - Agency
The conflict in southern Somalia is preventing the World Food Programme (WFP) from delivering food to up to one million people in the region, the agency said in a statement on… Read more »
November 11, 2009
Africa: U.S. Peace Corps to Bring New Focus to Food Security
The Obama administration earlier this year named a former United States Peace Corps volunteer, Aaron S. Williams, as the program's new director. The Peace Corps, which will soon… Read more »
November 01, 2009
Kenya: Widows Support Themselves Selling Maize to World Food Programme
Widows are often looked down on and pitied in Kenya. But the widows in the village of Angata Barakoi in the Transmara area of Kenya were determined to help each other and make a… Read more »
October 15, 2009
Africa: 'Greener' Green Revolution the Aim of New Gates Foundation Grants
In advance of World Food Day, marked on 16 October every year, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a total of $120 million in grants for nine agricultural projects.… Read more »
Africa: Gates Foundation Provides Grants for Agriculture Projects
In advance of World Food Day, marked on 16 October every year, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will announce a total of $120 million in grants for agricultural projects.… Read more »
