November 24, 2011
South Africa: Benin President Signs Deals on Jobs, Investment on State Visit to South Africa
Benin President Thomas Yayi Boni, together with his delegation, was welcomed by President Jacob Zuma on his state visit to South Africa. Read more »
November 13, 2011
Africa: Stop Natural Resource Plunder - A Conversation with Paul Collier
Oxford economist Paul Collier's latest book, The Plundered Planet (Oxford University Press), is a call to action. It deplores the extraction of Africa's natural resources to… Read more »
November 08, 2011
Liberia: Run-off Vote Off to Peaceful Start
Voting in Liberia's presidential run-off election began peacefully on Tuesday, despite clashes the day before between the police and supporters of the opposition Congress for… Read more »
November 07, 2011
Liberia: Clashes in Monrovia a Day Before Run-Off
Clashes broke out in Monrovia Monday afternoon between protesters and police in riot gear at the headquarters of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC). Read more »
November 05, 2011
Liberia: Sirleaf Says Run-Off Can 'Nuture' Peace; Ecowas Calls for Opposition to Participate
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in a nationally broadcast address earlier today, called upon Liberians to 'nurture' the peace they are experiencing after two decades of conflict… Read more »
November 03, 2011
Nigeria: Polio Survivor Helps Others With Mobility
Although Ayuba Gufwan, 39, is a deeply religious man, he has not accepted his fate in life sitting down. Instead, he has taken matters into his own hands and made it his life's… Read more »
October 20, 2011
Liberia: Talk of Taylor's Return Sparks Sharp Responses From U.S. Congressmen
Two influential members of the U.S. Congress have warned that a return to Liberia by former president Charles Taylor would have far-reaching consequences and seriously undermine… Read more »
October 18, 2011
Liberia: Open Statement to the Liberian People from Ambassador M. Nathaniel Barnes
Following is a statement sent to AllAfrica by Nathaniel Barnes, leader of the Liberian Destiny Party and presidential candidate in the 2005 election. Barnes, who served… Read more »
October 12, 2011
Africa: Elumelu Sees Impact Through Large-Scale Entrepreneurship
Tony Elumelu, who made a meteoric rise as a banking executive before retiring last year, knows what he'd like to accomplish with his new initiatives. Read more »
October 11, 2011
Benin: Indoor Spraying Shows Promise Against Resistant Mosquitoes
A recent study by the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene shows that indoor spraying with the insecticide bendiocarb has dramatically decreased malaria transmission… Read more »
October 10, 2011
Cape Verde: Pires Wins African Leadership Prize
The former president of Cape Verde, Pedro Pires, has been awarded an African leadership prize of U.S. $5 million for transforming his country "into a model of democracy, stability… Read more »
October 04, 2011
Liberia: Collecting Stories to Heal a Nation
When journalist Agnes Fallah Kamara-Umunna returned to her native Liberia in 2003, she found a country that was a shell of its former self. As the nation sought to rebuild,… Read more »
September 30, 2011
Liberia: Nation Ships First Iron-Ore After Two Decades
A colorful ceremony commencing Liberia's first shipment of iron ore since of the end of the country's civil war took place on Tuesday in the southeastern port city of Buchanan. The… Read more »
September 22, 2011
Liberia: Prisons Report Upsets Assistant Minister
The Liberian government has rejected criticism of conditions in its prisons made by an international human rights group. Read more »
September 14, 2011
Libya: Burkina Faso and Niger Back Gaddafi's Victims
There is good news in the world of international justice: Burkina Faso and Niger have said unequivocally that they will not give safe haven to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi… Read more »
September 11, 2011
Africa: Stuff is Cool, If You're a Materials Scientist
If postgraduate students at the Pan-African School of Materials (Pasmat) are asked what they're studying this month, they aren't being flippant if their answer is "stuff". That's… Read more »
Nigeria: Did Vengeful Gaddafi Order Abuja Bombing?
It is now widely accepted that Boko Haram, an Islamic sect based in northeastern Nigeria, was responsible for the recent bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja, Nigeria's… Read more »
September 07, 2011
Africa: Surfing the Radio Waves for Sustainable Agriculture
While the use of mobile phones is rapidly surging across Africa, access gaps persist between urban and rural users. But a new generation of social entrepreneurs is remedying this… Read more »
September 01, 2011
Liberia: Not Out of the Woods Yet
Talk to any number of Liberians today about President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and you will get different opinions, many of which contrast with her glowing international profile. Read more »
August 30, 2011
Niger: New Leader Emphasizes 'Accelerating Development' to End Famine and Improve Lives
Mahamadou Issoufou assumed the presidency in Niger on April 7 after winning second-round balloting in March. A long-time political figure in the landlocked west African nation,… Read more »
August 29, 2011
Liberia: Racing to Make Up for Lost Time - Nation's First Marathon
Less than a decade ago, Liberians were running for their lives. Monrovia was a war zone. Armed rebel groups vied for power against the government of President Charles Taylor,… Read more »
August 28, 2011
Liberia: Running in the Rain - Posts from a 10K Participant
The first marathon to be held in Liberia took place today. Boakai Fofana, who manages AllAfrica's Monrovia office, was one of the runners in the 10 kilometer section of the race.… Read more »
August 26, 2011
West Africa: Four Presidents Ask Business to Back Democracy with Investment - and Make Money
Four heads of state from French-speaking West Africa appeared before the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) membership last month to appeal for American support for the democracies,… Read more »
August 25, 2011
Liberia: Athletes Prepare for Nation's First Marathon
AllAfrica's Boakai Fofana has been in training for a couple of months to compete in the 10 kilometer race that is part of the Monrovia marathon on Sunday. After an early… Read more »
August 24, 2011
South Africa: Collaboration the Focus of Ghana President's State Visit to Cape Town
The Ghanaian flag flew high yesterday as South Africa welcomed the Ghanaian President John Atta Mills to its shores with the honour of a 21-gun salute and ceremonial guard at the… Read more »
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