March 18, 2015
Africa: New Development Goals 'Unprecedented' Opportunity for Families
The two of us met for the first time more than a decade ago, in the small rural village of Momemo, an hour's drive and a world away from the urban bustle of Maputo, Mozambique's… Read more »
February 13, 2015
Africa: Is the AGOA Trade Pact Finished?
If the renewal process is delayed to Agoa's expiration date of September 30 of this year, it will undermine much of what the legislation has achieved, especially in the apparel… Read more »
February 03, 2015
Nigeria: Filmmaker Builds Bridges at Sundance Festival With Winning Short Film
Sundance Institute premiered the winners of a Short Film Challenge launched last year - an international shorts program designed to spark global conversation highlighting human… Read more »
January 20, 2015
Cote d'Ivoire: Great Expectations for New Manchester City Sign-Up
Striker Wilfred Bony's transfer to Manchester City last week will have been received as mixed news by Cote d'Ivoire coach Herve Renard ahead of their African Nations Cup opener… Read more »
January 15, 2015
Nigeria: Top U.S. Figure Calls for International Action On Nigeria
President Barack Obama's former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, spells out the dangers facing Nigeria in the coming month and calls on the U.S.,… Read more »
December 31, 2014
Burundi: U.S. Opposes Third Term for Nkurunziza
The United States government has publicly spoken out against the reported ambition of Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza to stand for a third term in office. Read more »
December 30, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Calls for Military Action Against Rwandan Rebels
Three days ahead of a deadline for rebels based in the Democratic Republic of Congo to surrender to Congolese and international forces, the United States has piled pressure on… Read more »
December 18, 2014
Kenya: Kenya Transitions from Analogue to Digital Television: GSMA
The Kenyan government has announced its plans to complete the transition from analogue to digital television by March of 2015. Mortimer Hope, Director of Spectrum and Public Policy… Read more »
Kenya: Interview with Mortimer Hope of GSMA
The Kenyan government announced that they will complete digital migration by March 2015 in three phases. GSMA is excited about this because it shows Kenya's commitment to… Read more »
December 17, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: Leveraging Mobile Tech to Combat Conflict and Corruption
Rarely has so small a law stirred so much debate about so distant a conflict. Over the past several months, debate about legislation requiring companies to disclose any use of… Read more »
Uganda: Anti-Gay Law - U.S. Man Faces Crimes Against Humanity Suit
The crimes-against-humanity lawsuit filed against American evangelist Scott Lively for allegedly violating U.S. law by trying to influence the laws of a foreign country will… Read more »
December 11, 2014
West Africa: Why TIME Tapped Ebola Fighters
"The rest of the world can sleep at night because a group of men and women are willing to stand and fight." That's why TIME named Ebola Fighters as the Person of the Year 2014,… Read more »
December 03, 2014
Africa: Entrepreneurs Go Online to Boost Business in Africa
When Chioma Achebe wanted to buy shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, she didn't want to open an account with a local broker because the process could take days. Read more »
December 01, 2014
West Africa: 'Huge Risk' of Ebola Spreading, UN Warns
"There is a huge risk to the world that Ebola will spread," the head of UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Tony Bunbury, warned in an interview with the BBC. He said… Read more »
November 28, 2014
Lesotho: Crisis Slows Lesotho's Growth
Lesotho's political and security crisis this year has contributed to slowing economic growth substantially, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report. Read more »
November 27, 2014
Ghana: Opposition Wants Inquiry into London Drug Bust
The opposition New Patriotic Party has called for an investigation into how a Ghanaian woman who was arrested at Heathrow Airport in London with about 13 kilograms of cocaine, had… Read more »
November 25, 2014
Liberia: Liberia Keeps Its Foot on the Pedal to End Ebola
The incidence of reported Ebola cases is no longer increasing nationally in Liberia, enabling the United States government to consider scaling back the number of Ebola Treatment… Read more »
November 24, 2014
Nigeria: 'Real TV' Fights Violence with Glitz & Glamor - Nollywood's Jeta Amata
Conflict related to Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria captures headlines, but another region of Africa's most populous nation also grapples with unrest. Since the 1990s, violence… Read more »
November 23, 2014
Liberia: Journalists Pile On to Bash Ebola-Fighting Doctor
This is a story about an American physician many in Liberia regard as a hero. It is about his volunteer group, called Heartt – Health Education and Relief through Teaching… Read more »
November 18, 2014
Africa: Enforce Laws to Prevent Child Marriages
Excerpts on child marriage and adolescent pregnancy from the 2014 State of the World Population report: Read more »
Nigeria: Investing in Youth Can Boost Nigeria
An excerpt from a fact sheet on Africa issued with the UN Population Fund's 2014 State of the World Population report: Read more »
Africa: Africa Can Boost Economy By U.S. $500 Billion
Africa can boost its growth by a third and generate an "economic miracle" if it invests enough in the younger generation, says a top United Nations official tasked with promoting… Read more »
Africa: Creative Young Innovators Need Schools
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, tells AllAfrica's Tami Hultman why and how young Africans can drive the continent and its… Read more »
November 13, 2014
Africa: G20 Summit Can Boost African Agriculture
On the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), the African Union (AU) decided to declare 2014 as the Year of… Read more »
November 12, 2014
Mali: Mali Confirms New Case of Ebola
Officials in Mali have confirmed the country's second case of Ebola, the BBC is reporting. Read more »