June 18, 2007
Niger: Rescuing a Child From a Gold Mine
Child labor activist Aichatou Bety was deeply disturbed some years ago when she came across a 10-year-old boy down a 90-meter hole in Niger, wearing a headlamp and looking for… Read more »
June 13, 2007
Lesotho: Drought Creates Food Crisis
One in five people in Lesotho will face food shortages in the coming year as a result of the most serious drought in the country in 30 years, international agencies have warned. Read more »
Africa: Continent Needs Good Policies, Investment, Says Report
Good government policies, better access to finance and more infrastructure are all needed if Africa is to expand its economy. Corruption and lack of skills, energy and transport… Read more »
Guinea: PM Committed to 'Free and Fair' Elections in December
Guinea's recently appointed Prime Minister, Lansana Kouyaté, has committed himself to holding "free and fair" elections in December this year, but has stressed the… Read more »
Guinea: PM Presses for International Support
After widespread unrest in Guinea earlier this year, during which more than 100 people died, President Lansana Conté, who has ruled the country since seizing power in a coup… Read more »
June 08, 2007
Africa: 'Remarkable Turnaround,' but Aid, Trade Lacking - World Bank Economist
As the 2007 Group of Eight [G8] summit concludes, African countries are still looking for industrialized nations to follow through on aid promises from previous summits. G8… Read more »
June 04, 2007
West Africa: Website Launched to Cover Taylor Trial
Civil society groups today launch a project to provide daily news and expert analysis of the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. Read more »
June 01, 2007
Africa: Ethiopian, Zimbabwean Women Journalists Honored
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) has honoured an Ethiopian publisher for her courage and a Zimbabwean reporter for her achievements in journalism over a period… Read more »
May 31, 2007
Africa: Bush Launches New Funding Plan for HIV/Aids
U.S President George W. Bush is asking Congress to follow up his Administration's current program to fight HIV/Aids around the world with a new plan doubling spending to $30… Read more »
May 30, 2007
Sudan: U.S. Sanctions Welcome But Too Late, Say Activists
Advocacy and activist groups in the United States have welcomed President George W. Bush's new sanctions on Sudan but have said they do not go far enough. Read more »
May 29, 2007
Sudan: Bush Imposes New Sanctions Over Darfur
The United States has stepped up its sanctions against Sudan and announced that it will press the United Nations Security Council to adopt a new package of international sanctions,… Read more »
Africa: Growth Strong, But Not Enough to Meet Development Goals
Extracts relating to Africa from the United Nations report, World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007, produced by the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the… Read more »
May 28, 2007
Eswatini: Report Links Discrimination to HIV
Gender-based discrimination in Botswana and Swaziland is integrally linked to the high rates of HIV infection among women in those countries, a study by Physicians for Human Rights… Read more »
May 23, 2007
Africa: 1,500 to Gather for International Women and Aids Summit
Urgent action to cut rising HIV infection rates among women and girls will be planned at what is billed as the world's first international summit on women and Aids. Read more »
May 18, 2007
Nigeria: Ex-Im Bank Denies Approving Loan for Police Fund
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has disputed a recent report that it has granted a loan to Nigeria's Presidential Committee on Police Equipment Fund. Read more »
May 17, 2007
Liberia: Education Initiative Wins Support in U.S.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (Democrat – New York) were the guests of honor at a Washington, D.C. fundraiser for… Read more »
May 09, 2007
Africa: AU Chair Urges Zimbabwe to Respect Law
The African Union chairman, President John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana, has reiterated his concern at the recent behaviour of the Zimbabwe government. Read more »
May 08, 2007
Africa: Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art
A new exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. features modern and contemporary African writing and graphic systems from around the… Read more »
May 07, 2007
Ethiopia: Reflection of a Refugee's Life in America
A new novel by Ethiopian author Dinaw Mengestu tells the story of one Ethiopian refugee's struggle for self-definition and motivation in a world of competing demands and… Read more »
Ghana: Rap Artist Blitz the Ambassador Makes a Name for Himself in the U.S.
One of the Ghanaian rap artists making a splash on the music scene in both Africa and the United States is Blitz the Ambassador. Read more »
May 01, 2007
Mali: New Film Focuses on Life and Debt in Africa
Bamako, a film set in that city, is a complex and ingenious production dealing with Africa's relationship with the West. Read more »
April 30, 2007
Somalia: International Community Responsible for Lawlessness and Slaughter
This is the most lawless war of our generation. All wars of aggression lack legitimacy, but no conflict in recent memory has witnessed such mounting layers of illegality as the… Read more »
April 25, 2007
Tanzania: We Can Beat Malaria Now
Today we commemorate Africa Malaria Day around the globe. Malaria transmitting mosquitoes have thrived in the sub-Saharan African climate and left countless families, villages and… Read more »
Africa: New Hope for Rolling Back Malaria
Malaria kills an African child every 30 seconds and is one of the continent's leading causes of death - the leading cause in many countries. Africa accounts for as many as 90%… Read more »
April 18, 2007
Sudan: 'Last Chance' on Darfur, Warns U.S. President
U.S. President George W. Bush has expressed skepticism over Sudan's announcement this week that it will accept United Nations personnel as part of a "hybrid"… Read more »