Africa: Saving Mothers & Babies Advances Africa - Melinda Gates

Sometimes the technical words we use to describe a problem mask its true nature. Read more »

South Africa: Lionel Richie to Tour South Africa

Grammy Award-winning star Lionel Richie is set to perform in the country with his All The Hits All Night Long tour in March 2016. Read more »

Africa: Food: The Centre of our Lives and the Centre of our Futures

Food often brings us together - whether it is working to harvest crops, preparing traditional recipes or over joyous celebrations. While what we eat varies, food is a constant… Read more »

Malawi: Joyce Banda Defends Presidential Record

During an appearance at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on September 25, President Peter Mutharika of Malawi discussed a range of issues relating to his 15-month… Read more »

Africa: World Trade Talks Offer Historic Opportunity for Africa

As world leaders met at the recent United Nations summit to adopt global goals to end extreme poverty in 15 years, a determination to create broader and more participatory… Read more »

Africa: Corporate Council on Africa Ends Merger Talks with U.S. Chamber

The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), an organization that has spearheaded much of the business and investment engagement with Africa by American firms for two decades has ended… Read more »

Africa: African Civil Society Under Threat, Warns Mary Robinson

The decline of human rights on average across Africa is worrying Mary Robinson, the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and now a special envoy on climate… Read more »

Africa: 'Decisive Moment for Democracy' - John Kerry

Last May, I shared in an extraordinary moment. I had the privilege, together with many leaders from across Africa, of bearing witness to the first peaceful, democratic transition… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Governance Winners, Losers and Surprises

Zimbabwe is one of the African countries where governance has improved most in the four years up to 2014. Senegal just might surge ahead of its African counterparts in the future,… Read more »

Africa: We Can Defeat Poverty - Melinda Gates

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls the efforts to achieve 'Millennium Development Goals' over the last 15 years "the most successful anti-poverty movement in… Read more »

Africa: Africa Rising? No, Africa Stalled

Africa's premier survey of the quality of governance across the continent shows that it has not improved in the past four years. Read more »

Africa: 'Youth Dividend' Will Help Africa Produce Food and Jobs

Ten million young people are entering the African labour market every year. This presents both a challenge and an opportunity to take advantage of the "youth dividend" by… Read more »

Africa: Don't Just Make it Sexy, Walk the Talk on Women, Youth in Agriculture

Melissa Britz is reporting from Zambia at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF 2015), and spoke with Sylvia Mwichuli, the convener, about her expectations and hopes for the… Read more »

Central Africa: U.S. Envoy Underlines Need to Respect Term Limits

As world leaders gather this week for the United Nations General Assembly, a crisis gaining little international attention may offer a big lesson on foreign policy. Read more »

Africa: Swiss Swoop on FIFA's Blatter

Swiss authorities raided the office of FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Friday, interrogated him and then announced they had launched criminal proceedings against him. Read more »

Africa: Unleashing the Power of Young People and the Demographic Dividend

The demographic dividend has become a rallying call around the world. Read more »

Burkina Faso: How to Get the Transition Back On Track

When Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore introduced a bill in Parliament in October 2014 to modify the Constitution to extend his term in office, he never imagined that it… Read more »

Nigeria: Bomb Blast Hits Camp for Nigerians Displaced by Boko Haram

A bomb was exploded at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) near Yola in the northeastern Nigerian state of Adamawa. The Friday morning blast is reportedly the first… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria: 'Power of One' Sets a Nation on Track

Nationwide-wide electrical outages nearly shut down Africa's largest economy before the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari in late May. But now the lights are on, the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Danger Looms in DRC As Kabila Maneuvers to Remain in Power

It is becoming increasingly difficult for authoritarian African heads of state to change constitutions that limit them to two terms in power. Read more »

South Africa: Rapper AKA and DJ Zinhle Call It Quits

Ntombezinhle Jiyane, popularly known as DJ Zinhle, has revealed that she and rapper Kiernan Forbes, AKA, are parting ways. The couple, who have been dating for 3 years,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Farewell Remarks by DRC Ambassador to USA Faida Mitifu

The departing ambassador to the United States from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dr. Faida Mitifu, has been in demand as a spokesperson for her country and as a person who… Read more »

Senegal: Country Mourns Master Drummer Doudou N'Diaye Rose

Doudou N'Diaye Rose, whose real name is Mamadou N'Diaye, died on August 19, 2015, in Dakar. He was more than just a musician. He was a living heritage of both Senegalese and… Read more »

Africa: Power Projects Take Time But Access to Electricity is Spreading – Paul Hinks

Paul Hinks, CEO of Symbion Power, has had a 30-year career in the energy sector, the last five focused on Africa. The independent power producer and engineering contractor builds,… Read more »

Africa: Professor Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu: "There is nothing like African justice, justice is justice!"

Sometimes, what one person can do is not just enough, for two can do more. Read more »