January 18, 2013
Africa: Columbia University Hub Aims to Engage African Research
We live in an increasingly globalised world and this is transforming how we live. Thanks to new technology we can now communicate seamlessly and instantly across the globe.… Read more »
January 17, 2013
Somalia: U.S. Recognizes Somali Government
The United States has officially recognized Somalia's government in Mogadishu for the first time in 20 years, U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said after meeting with Somali… Read more »
January 16, 2013
Africa: Will an African Be Chosen to Lead the World Trade Organization?
Notwithstanding the fact that the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has few real powers as executive head of a member-driven organization, it is one of the… Read more »
Africa: World Bank Projects Five Percent Growth
An excerpt from the 2013 World Bank report, Global Economic Prospects, dealing with Sub-Saharan Africa: Read more »
Africa: World Bank Assessment of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012
An excerpt from the sub-Saharan Africa summary of the World Bank's report, Global Economic Prospects: Read more »
January 10, 2013
Africa: Eradicating Malaria 'Only Viable Long-Term Strategy'
Dr. David Brandling-Bennett, deputy director of the malaria programme at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, says that recent success in Zambia is proof that real progress can… Read more »
Africa: Improve Policies to Fight Hunger - World Bank
Rising global food costs and low African food production require African governments to work to open regional agricultural trade to help improve productivity, says Makhtar Diop,… Read more »
Zambia: Tracking a Lethal Foe
Early in the morning, not long after the sun rises above the Zambian plains, they map out their plan of attack. A detailed strategy is needed; after all, they are on the trail of a… Read more »
January 03, 2013
Africa: New Model Aims to Boost Higher Education
For decades after sub-Saharan Africa's emergence from the colonial era, its universities were weakened by civil strife and political turmoil. Read more »
January 04, 2013
Africa: Tapping Africa's Scientific Potential
When John Mwero looks at charred sugar cane ash he sees sturdy bridges, soaring skyscrapers and stable roads. He's convinced that bagasse ash - the residue that's left after… Read more »
December 17, 2012
Africa: Investing in Africa 'The Savage Way'
In his memoir, "The Savage Way, Successfully Navigating the Waves of Business and Life", Frank Savage writes about a love of the continent that began before he went there for the… Read more »
December 12, 2012
Africa: Remarkable Strides, Formidable Challenges, Says Malaria Fighter (Part 1)
In receiving the distinguished Joseph Augustin LePrince Medal in recognition of outstanding work in the field of malariology, Carlos (Kent) Campbell said last month that the world… Read more »
December 11, 2012
Africa: UN Official Calls for Boost to Smallholder Farming
The African Green Revolution Forum held earlier this year in Arusha, Tanzania, aimed to put smallholder farmers at the center of the conversation … Read more »
December 05, 2012
Africa: U.S. Africanists Worry Over Obama's Next Secretary of State
As President Barack Obama decides whom to nominate to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state during his second term, Africa specialists in the United States are beginning to… Read more »
November 19, 2012
Mali: No Quick Fixes for a Complex Crisis
The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has agreed on a revised concept of operations for the deployment of an international military force of 3,300 soldiers to help… Read more »
November 14, 2012
Africa: Using Family Planning as a 'Liberating Force'
Nearly 20 years ago, 179 countries came together and made a commitment to provide sexual and reproductive health care, including family planning, to their people. The… Read more »
Africa: New Plan to Fill Training Gap for Medical Workers
A new program to send doctors and nurses as volunteers to Africa is gathering momentum and aims to fill a training gap among Africa's medical workers. The doctors and nurses will… Read more »
November 13, 2012
East Africa: U.S. to Send Medics to Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda
A new program to send doctors and nurses as volunteers to Africa is gathering momentum and aims to fill a training gap among Africa's medical… Read more »
November 12, 2012
Africa: Kent Campbell Honored for Innovation in Malaria Fight
The way Dr. Carlos (Kent) Campbell sees it, the world is on the brink of something great in the battle against malaria – a fight that Campbell has been waging for nearly… Read more »
Africa: Aiming to Eliminate Preventable Child Deaths
The world is winning the fight to keep children alive, and preventable child deaths may, at some point in the near future, be a thing of the past, according to Carolyn Miles,… Read more »
October 31, 2012
Zimbabwe: IMF Relaxes Restrictions On Zimbabwe
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has eased technical assistance restrictions on Zimbabwe in a move seen as moving towards normalising relations with the southern African… Read more »
October 22, 2012
Rwanda: Govt Wants African Solutions, Not Tribal Alliances, Says Foreign Minister
The verified Twitter account of the Rwandan president, @PaulKagame, suddenly came to life on October 10 after a five-month silence. The 15 late-night posts were a mixture of… Read more »
October 19, 2012
Africa: U.S. Presidential Candidates Should Address Continent on the Move
During the U.S. presidential debate on foreign policy Monday, Africa - except for Libya - is unlikely to be a topic. But American aid and investment in sub-Saharan Africa should be… Read more »
Africa: Urgent Calls to Combat Drug Resistant TB
In the face of the growing threat of tuberculosis that is resistant to standard medication, researchers are calling for renewed efforts to find a vaccine to prevent TB, while other… Read more »
October 17, 2012
Africa: Calls for Obama, Romney to Debate Africa
American lobby groups advocating stronger United States government action to bring peace to Central and East Africa are calling on candidates in the U.S. presidential elections to… Read more »