Africa: AllAfrica's Most Read Stories of 2014 (Includes Sex)

The abuses of Nigeria's Boko Haram militants, especially the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls, and the outbreak of Ebola in west Africa dominate the list of developing news… Read more »

Gambia: Deaths During 'Failed Coup'

The Gambian presidential palace in Banjul was attacked by armed men very early this morning, according to freedomnewpaper.com. The same source added that some soldiers loyal to… Read more »

Liberia: Eco-Lighting Helps Battered Monrovia See Beyond Ebola

In a shop near the heart of the densely packed West Point neighborhood in Liberia's capital that was quarantined in August to slow the spread of Ebola, retiree Abubakar K. Sherif… Read more »

Africa: Is Africa Rising? Thoughts From a 'World View' Economist

Is Africa really rising? What does the continent's booming economic growth mean for its people, and will it lead to inclusive, sustainable development? How can Africa unlock its… Read more »

Nigeria: Preventing Urban Epidemics Through Community Buy-In

Okechukwu Ndaguba sits at a table in a noisy conference room at the Jades Hotel in Nigeria's capital city, summoning strength for the last day of a planning session about a new… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Interim Govt Suspends Former Ruling Party

Burkina Faso's interim government has announced the suspension of the country's former ruling party, according to Reuters. Read more »

Senegal: Bridging a City's Gender/Digital Divide

In Senegal's booming, bustling capital, the country's first technology network for women aims to alter the landscape for technology developers. Read more »

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 »

Nigeria: Legendary Uli Women of Nigeria

The Legendary Uli Women of Nigeria: Their Life Stories in Signs, Symbols and Motifsby Ambassador (Dr.) Robin Renee Sanders Read more »

Sierra Leone: Mobile Tech Fights Freetown Health Shocks

"The phone rang and I heard Isatu's cheery voice," said Moiyattu Banya, who co-founded the Girls Empowerment Summit Sierra Leone two years ago. "She was flashing me." Read more »

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 »

Cameroon: Taming Waters for Health, Jobs in Yaounde

More than half the world's eight billion people will be living in cities within five years, demographers predict – and Africa is at the forefront of that transition. Read more »

West Africa: 'Huge Risk' of Ebola Spreading, UN Warns

"There is a huge risk to the world that Ebola will spread," the head of UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Tony Bunbury, warned in an interview with the BBC. He said… Read more »

Africa: Entrepreneurs Will Create the Jobs

In the last week alone, the international media has been buzzing about Chi, a Nigerian drinks company, and Africell, the largest mobile phone operator in Sierra Leone and Gambia.… Read more »

Ghana: Opposition Wants Inquiry into London Drug Bust

The opposition New Patriotic Party has called for an investigation into how a Ghanaian woman who was arrested at Heathrow Airport in London with about 13 kilograms of cocaine, had… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Paving a United Path from a Deadly Disease

With close to 5,000 deaths and nearly 10,000 reported cases since last December, the current outbreak of Ebola has exposed both the weaknesses of our health care systems and our… Read more »

Nigeria: Investing in Youth Can Boost Nigeria

An excerpt from a fact sheet on Africa issued with the UN Population Fund's 2014 State of the World Population report: Read more »

Africa: Creative Young Innovators Need Schools

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, tells AllAfrica's Tami Hultman why and how young Africans can drive the continent and its… Read more »

Mali: Mali Confirms New Case of Ebola

Officials in Mali have confirmed the country's second case of Ebola, the BBC is reporting. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Interim Leader Rejects AU Deadline

The interim leader of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida, has dismissed the African Union's two-week deadline to hand power to civilians. Read more »

Africa: New Development Financing Models for Africa - A Look Back at ADF9

If Africa's growth and dynamism is to be sustained, the continent's ability to finance future infrastructure development cannot be left to vagaries of foreign aid allocations but… Read more »

Nigeria: How to Hold a Fair Election and Why We Must - Gambari

Ibrahim Gambari, a veteran diplomat and scholar who retired from the United Nations in 2012, is now heading a Nigerian-based think tank 'with a difference'. The Savannah Centre for… Read more »