November 12, 2013
Kenya: Nairobi Reports Family Planning Gains
Kenyan health officials say there has been a significant increase in the number of clients using family planning services in Nairobi county. Read more »
November 11, 2013
Ethiopia: Journalist's Plight Evokes Apartheid 'Terrorism' Law
The continued detention of Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega, who is serving an 18-year sentence as a convicted terrorist in Kaliti prison outside Addis Ababa, is emblematic of… Read more »
November 05, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels, Govt Close to Peace Deal
If the M23 movement in the Democratic Republic of Congo publicly renounces its rebellion, Kinshasa will accept the announcement and a peace deal will be signed five days later, say… Read more »
October 29, 2013
Africa: For GE, Africa's Infrastructural Needs Represent Business Opportunity - Jay Ireland
General Electric, a well-known American brand with longstanding engagement in Africa, is "expanding its footprint" across the African continent (see GE in Africa brochure). The… Read more »
October 24, 2013
Africa: Advances and Setbacks in Polio Fight
As the global community marks World Polio Day on Thursday, recent events show there is both cause for celebration and concern. Read more »
October 22, 2013
Africa: Ethiopia Proclaims Right to Family Planning
"Unmet need", in the context of family planning, is a rather mundane term that masks an urgent social justice and human rights issue. An estimated 220 million women in the world… Read more »
October 21, 2013
Uganda: Corruption Report Fingers Museveni
A new report on corruption in Uganda names President Yoweri Museveni as one of those responsible for what it calls widespread "bribery, nepotism, and misuse of official positions… Read more »
October 14, 2013
Africa: Africa Chooses to Stay Inside the Law On Kenya
African leaders have opted to adhere to the law which set up the International Criminal Court in pursuing efforts to keep Kenyan political leaders out of the court. Read more »
October 07, 2013
Africa: Kofi Annan Defends Hague Court
Five days before crucial talks on whether African nations should pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC), former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has come out… Read more »
Africa: Failed Raid Follows Disagreements in U.S. Govt - Report
United States special forces failed in their objective of seizing a senior planner of al Shabaab operations in a "snatch-and-grab" raid on the coastal town of Barawe, American… Read more »
October 04, 2013
Sudan: Abyei Dispute 'Troublesome, Problematic' – Mbeki
The “troublesome, problematic” issue of whether the Abyei region belongs in South Sudan or Sudan is the most important issue still to be resolved between the two… Read more »
September 30, 2013
Africa: Standing with Kenya and Somalia
Last weekend’s attack by al Shabaab militants on Westgate shopping mall in Kenya should be a wake-up call that more work is needed to stabilize Somalia and prevent it from… Read more »
September 25, 2013
Rwanda: President Kagame Address to the 68th UN General Assembly
President of the General Assembly; Read more »
September 24, 2013
Kenya: President Announces Three Days of Mourning
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced three days of mourning, in response to the attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi. Read more »
September 23, 2013
Kenya: Forces in 'Full Control' After Action to End Mall Siege
Kenya's security forces have freed most of the hostages in Westgate Mall, and are in "full control" of all the floors in the building, according to the cabinet secretary of the… Read more »
September 21, 2013
Kenya: Nairobi Shoot-Out at Westgate Mall
Kenyan Tweeters have been cooperating with authorities to warn people away from the Westgate area west of downtown Nairobi, where gunfire, reports of hostages and rumours of deaths… Read more »
September 17, 2013
Kenya: Youths See Opportunity in Digital Outsourcing
When David Otieno graduated from the Kenya Institute of Management five years ago he joined the estimated 50,000 other new graduates searching for employment. But luck was never on… Read more »
September 11, 2013
Africa: The Western Media and Rwanda
Yolande Makolo, the communications director at the Presidency in Rwanda, reflects on Western coverage of Africa, with particular reference to a recent New York Times interview with… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Fights Hidden Hunger Through Home Fortification
From the scribble on the walls to mothers clutching crying babies, the bustling ward at Mbagathi District Hospital is unmistakable as the children's unit. But amidst the activity… Read more »
September 10, 2013
Kenya: How to Follow Hague Trial
Excerpted from an announcement of the International Criminal Court: Read more »
September 04, 2013
East Africa: Using African Staple Foods to Promote Nutritious Diets
It’s time for East Africans to prepare their palates. Read more »
August 31, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Peace Efforts Should Focus on Economics First
The clashes in the eastern Congo over the past week have once again brought into sharp focus the enduring conflict between the M23 rebels and the Congolese military as well as the… Read more »
August 28, 2013
Tanzania: Govt Fails to Enforce Child Labour Laws, Says HRW
Excerpts from the Human Rights Watch report, Toxic Toil - Child Labor and Mercury Exposure in Tanzania's Small-Scale Gold Mines published today: Read more »
Tanzania: Group Shines Spotlight On Mines Over Child Labour
Thousands of children, some as young as eight years old, are working in Tanzania's small-scale gold mines, exposed to numerous health risks, says a report published today. Read more »
Tanzania: Accounts From Tanzanian Child Miners
Quotes from child miners, collected by Human Rights Watch: Read more »
