February 12, 2008
Liberia: Prosecution Witness Camara Continues Testimony
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February 11, 2008
Liberia: Prosecution Witness Testfies Concerning Taylor's Presence in Libya
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February 09, 2008
Tanzania: Working Together to Slash Malaria Deaths
Taking up where he left off yesterday, Kenyan blogger Bankelele reports from the opening of a bed net factory in Arusha – helped by the electricity supply brought in for… Read more »
February 08, 2008
Tanzania: Blogging the Opening of a Bed Net Factory
Sharing power with a coffee urn, Kenyan blogger Bankelele reports from Arusha on the opening of factory in Arusha which will have a significant effect on the health of many… Read more »
Liberia: Cross-Examination of RUF Radio Operator Concludes
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February 07, 2008
Liberia: Kamara Testifies Concerning RUF Attacks on Civilians and Freetown
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February 06, 2008
Liberia: Former RUF Radio Operator Testifies Concerning RUF Operations
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February 05, 2008
Liberia: Prosecution Completes Redirect Examination of TF1-371
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February 04, 2008
Africa: Europe Trade Pacts Offer New Challenges, Opportunities
New trade agreements with Europe have raised legitimate fears for the future of African industry but offer new potential for two-way trade, buttressed by aid and "aid for… Read more »
February 02, 2008
Liberia: Govt Seizes Huge Cocaine Shipment
A French naval gunboat Thursday night brought to shore a ship flying the Liberian flag carrying about 90 barrels of cocaine. Read more »
January 31, 2008
South Africa: Central Bank Bows to Global Pressure
Bowing to the "uncertain and volatile" world economic climate, South Africa's central bank today resisted pressure to increase interest rates to bring down inflation. Read more »
Kenya: U.S. Govt Sends Mixed Messages on Crisis
The United States' top diplomat on Africa described the violence in Kenya's Rift Valley as "ethnic cleansing" on Wednesday, but hours later the State Department spokesman… Read more »
January 29, 2008
Africa: Bush Proposes More Funds for Aids Fight
United States President George W. Bush has asked Congress to vote an extra U.S. $30 billion for the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar) over the next five years. Read more »
January 28, 2008
Ghana: In a Field With The Blind
Near the Karni dam in the Jirapa District of the Upper West region of Ghana, a small agricultural development program demonstrates how a little assistance can leverage human… Read more »
January 25, 2008
Nigeria: London Official Resigns Over Trip
An advisor on racial issues to the mayor of London has resigned from the Greater London Authority after visiting a project in Nigeria, then falsely denying she had done so. Read more »
Africa: President Bush to Visit Five Countries
The White House announced Friday that United States President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush will visit five countries in a one-week tour of Africa next month. Read more »
Liberia: Defense Highlights Inconsistencies in Abu Keita's Statements to the Prosecution
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January 24, 2008
Liberia: Prosecution Witness Abu Keita Connects Taylor to RUF Abuses
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January 23, 2008
Liberia: Taylor Trial Hears Evidence of History, Child Soldiers
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January 22, 2008
Africa: Child Deaths Drop, But Continent Still Struggles
Although deaths among children are dropping worldwide, 38 of the 40 countries with the highest child mortality rates in the world are in Africa. Read more »
January 21, 2008
Kenya: A Doctor, Two Nurses and a Dispensary
The small Myaribo dispensary in the Rukanga community, lying about 30 kilometers from the city of Nyeri, has only four rooms. But here, where for so long there was nothing, these… Read more »
Kenya: Honey Bees, Goats and Hope
In the Myaribo sublocation not far from the Myaribo dispensary, where Doris Mwangi heads the Kamaneke Dairy Group, we are leaning against the fence of a pen in the group's… Read more »
Kenya: Small Steps Toward Solving Big Problems
"Poverty dispossesses people," says Mark Botongore as we head north from Nairobi on our way to one of the sites of the Central Kenya Dry Area Project (CKDAP). Mark is the… Read more »
Ghana/Guinea: Akwaaba Ghana!
Hosts Ghana kicked off to a good start on Sunday by upsetting Guinea in the opening match of the 2008 MTN African Cup of Nations. Read more »
January 18, 2008
Liberia: Dr. Ellis Details the History of Country's Conflict
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