March 07, 2008
Africa: Continent Needs World Trade Deal, Says WTO Chief
The first international trade negotiations which proclaim as one of their objectives reducing discrimination against developing countries in the global trading system are entering… Read more »
March 03, 2008
Somalia: U.S. Targets al-Qaida in Airstrike
The United States bombed a town in southern Somalia on Monday in a strike on suspected terrorists, United States defense officials told news agencies. Six people are reported dead. Read more »
February 21, 2008
Liberia: Bush Makes First U.S. Presidential Visit in 30 Years
Thursday was not officially declared a national holiday in Liberia, but with thousands that gathered in the streets of Monrovia to welcome United States President George W. Bush,… Read more »
Africa: Bush Says 'ABC' Aids Policy Works
President George W. Bush has defended his administration's policies on preventing HIV/AIDS, saying it would be reviewed only if it was not working. Read more »
February 20, 2008
Ghana: Kufuor Welcomes Bush Assurances on Military
President John Kufuor of Ghana has welcomed an assurance by President George W. Bush that the United States does not intend building new military bases in Africa. Read more »
Liberia: Govt Warns Against Bush Visit Protests
Amid threats of major demonstrations when the American president arrives in Monrovia Thursday, police have warned that protests will be against the law. Read more »
February 19, 2008
Sudan: Bush Pledges U.S. $100 Million for Darfur Peacekeeping
President George W. Bush announced in Rwanda Tuesday that the United States would provide African nations with U.S. $100 million for peacekeeping in Darfur, including $12 million… Read more »
February 18, 2008
Africa: Bush Calls For Free Polls in Zimbabwe
U.S. President George W. Bush used visits to Benin and Tanzania at the weekend to call for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, to support a power-sharing deal in Kenya and to… Read more »
February 16, 2008
Africa: Working With Partners, President Has Impacted Disease and Conflict, Administration Official Says
United States President George W. Bush departed Friday on his second trip to Africa, accompanied by his wife Laura. The traveling party – including White House aides and… Read more »
February 15, 2008
Liberia: Monrovia Cleans Up For Big Visit
The Liberian Government has accelerated a major clean-up of the capital, Monrovia, ahead of U.S. President George Bush's visit to Liberia on February 21. Read more »
Africa: Bush Visit to Focus on Health, Education
United States President George W. Bush was scheduled Friday to begin a five-nation African tour designed to highlight his legacy on the continent. Read more »
February 14, 2008
Kenya: Rice Heads for Nairobi to Push Talks
United States President George W. Bush is sending his Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, to Kenya to help with negotiations to end the crisis that has engulfed the country since… Read more »
February 12, 2008
Kenya: Rights Activist Pushes for UN Action
The chairman of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Maina Kiai, has been one of the country's leading independent voices since the beginning of the crisis sparked by… 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
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 »
January 15, 2008
Kenya: The Mysterious Exit Poll
An exit poll that has not been released publicly reportedly shows that Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga was leading President Mwai Kibaki by a significant margin on election… Read more »
January 11, 2008
Africa: An Admiral Wages War on Malaria
Every day, 3,000 African mothers bury children killed by malaria. It is the leading cause of death for children under five in the continent and last year an estimated 1.2 million… Read more »
January 09, 2008
Kenya: Latest Moves Set Back Efforts to End Crisis
The events on Monday were a definite step forward in the effort to end Kenya's political crisis, but Tuesday's events quickly became a major step backward. Read more »
January 04, 2008
Kenya: U.S. Sends Top Diplomat to Help Resolve Crisis
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is sending her top diplomat for Africa, Jendayi Frazer, to Kenya to talk to both opposition leader Raila Odinga and President Mwai… Read more »
December 24, 2007
Kenya: Western Media Focus on 'Media-Savvy' Election
allAfrica editor Brian Kennedy picks out some of the best American and British reporting on this week’s elections. (Free registration may be required to read original… Read more »
December 19, 2007
Mali: A Navy Admiral Fights Malaria
In the latest entry in his blog about a massive health drive, Steven Phillips tells of us about the unlikely presence of a navy admiral in landlocked Mali. Read more »
December 18, 2007
Mali: U.S. Sports Stars Suit Up Against Malaria
Steven Phillips tells of the impact that American sports stars have on the campaign to make take life-saving health interventions to the children of Mali. Read more »