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 10, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: Kabila Forms Unity Govt
A day after the Democratic Republic of Congo’s second-largest opposition party, the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC), agreed to join a national unity government,… Read more »
December 07, 2014
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 »
December 05, 2014
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 »
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 »
Africa: 'Endemic Corruption' Plagues Most of Africa – Survey
Most African countries are still perceived to suffer from "endemic corruption," according to an annual survey of perceptions of public sector corruption in nations across the… Read more »
December 01, 2014
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 »
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 »
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: The Economics of Pro-Poor Health Policy
West Africa's Ebola crisis highlights the need for regional bodies such as the Southern African Development Community to cooperate to facilitate access to medicines by the poor,… Read more »
November 28, 2014
Lesotho: Crisis Slows Lesotho's Growth
Lesotho's political and security crisis this year has contributed to slowing economic growth substantially, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report. Read more »
November 27, 2014
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 »
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 21, 2014
Egypt: Sisi to Pardon Al Jazeera Journalists?
Egypt's military commander-turned-president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is considering pardoning three Al Jazeera staff jailed for nearly a year. Read more »
November 20, 2014
Egypt: Doctor Walks Free After Girl Dies from Genital Cutting
An Egyptian court has acquitted the first doctor ever brought to trial in Egypt on female genital mutilation charges that resulted in the death of 13-year-old Sohair… Read more »
November 19, 2014
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 »
November 18, 2014
Africa: Africa Can Boost Economy By U.S. $500 Billion
Africa can boost its growth by a third and generate an "economic miracle" if it invests enough in the younger generation, says a top United Nations official tasked with promoting… 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 »
Africa: Enforce Laws to Prevent Child Marriages
Excerpts on child marriage and adolescent pregnancy from the 2014 State of the World Population report: 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 »
November 16, 2014
Zimbabwe: State Media Claims Mugabe Assassination Plot
The state-owned 'The Sunday Mail' has reported that the Vice President Joice Mujuru was at the centre of a plot to assassinate President Mugabe making "her continued… Read more »
November 14, 2014
Africa: Previously Disqualified Country Now Hosts Afcon
The Africa Cup of Nations 2015 will be held in Equatorial Guinea, the Confederation of African Football has announced. The tournament will run from January 17 to February 8, 2015. Read more »
November 13, 2014
Africa: G20 Summit Can Boost African Agriculture
On the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), the African Union (AU) decided to declare 2014 as the Year of… Read more »