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 »
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 10, 2014
South Africa: Bahamian Pastor Dies in Plane Crash
Myles Munroe, a well-known religious leader and motivational speaker, and his wife Ruth were among those killed in the Lear business jet crash in the Bahamas, Kelley Jackson, a… Read more »
October 27, 2014
West Africa: Top U.S. Official Visits Ebola-Hit Nations
The highest-ranking American government official yet to visit Ebola-hit nations has criticised the international response to the crisis and moved to encourage Americans to… Read more »
October 25, 2014
Africa: Ebola Cases Now Exceed 10,000
An overview of the current state of Ebola infections is provided by excerpts from the October 25 situation report of the World Health Organization's Ebola Response Roadmap: Read more »
October 23, 2014
Africa: How I Could Have Brought Ebola to Washington
In September, I spent time with an American woman who had recently been in Lofa County, Liberia, an Ebola hot spot bordering the village in Guinea where the first case was… Read more »
October 19, 2014
West Africa: How Ebola Could Save Thousands of U.S. Lives
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October 14, 2014
West Africa: Zuckerberg & Chan Contributing $25m to CDC to Fight Ebola
Facebook statement announcing contribution from Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan Read more »
October 13, 2014
Africa: U.S. Makes Urgent Plea for World to 'Step Up' Anti-Ebola Effort
President Obama has made it crystal clear that Ebola is an urgent global crisis that demands an urgent global response. Read more »
October 09, 2014
Liberia: Death of Thomas Eric Duncan, Liberian Ebola patient in the U.S.
The first person diagnosed with Ebola on U.S. soil, Thomas Eric Duncan, has died, according to CNN. Read more »
October 07, 2014
West Africa: Companies Fill Gaps in Ebola Response
When United States Ambassador to Liberia Deborah Malac needed help last month to support the arrival of international health workers, she turned to a private-sector group that had… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Paul Brickhill Remembered for Courageous Championing of Human Dignity
When I learned that my friend Paul Brickhill had died I thought of so much of the promise of Zimbabwe that died with him. Read more »
September 26, 2014
Africa: U.S. Should Back Real Economic Transformation
The focus on business at the U.S.-Africa Leadership Summit last month was a welcome pointer for how to recalibrate policy and bring tangible economic benefits in trade and… Read more »
September 17, 2014
West Africa: Army General 'On the Ground' Directing U.S. Ebola Campaign
By the time President Obama announced a stepped up effort to combat Ebola in west Africa on Tuesday, the Army officer he tapped to coordinate the response was already on the job. Read more »
September 13, 2014
West Africa: Obama to Step Up Ebola Response As Businesses, Senators Press for More
President Obama will announce the appointment of a high-level military coordinator and a stepped-up U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak when he visits Atlanta on Tuesday,… Read more »
September 07, 2014
Africa: Obama Commits 'Military Assets' for Ebola Health-Care Surge
The Ebola crisis in west Africa is " a national security priority" for the United States, President Obama said in an interview on Saturday. Read more »
September 03, 2014
West Africa: Ebola 'Racing Ahead' of Response - Obama to Raise at NATO
President Obama will discuss the Ebola emergency when he participates in the NATO summit in Wales this week. Read more »
September 02, 2014
Liberia: U.S. Stepping Up Ebola Support - Envoy
U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Deborah Malac has called for the lifting of travel restriction on countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in west Africa. Read more »
August 25, 2014
West Africa: With Better Ebola Response, 'Outbreak Would Be Over' - CDC's Frieden
As a fifth African country on Sunday announced Ebola deaths, Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), left for Liberia, Sierra… Read more »
August 22, 2014
Liberia: Give a Glove - Pass It On
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