October 20, 2014
Nigeria: Ebola Outbreak 'Defeated' in Nigeria
An excerpt from an address on October 19 by Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, to its Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean: Read more »
October 19, 2014
West Africa: How Ebola Could Save Thousands of U.S. Lives
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October 16, 2014
Kenya: Silicon Savannah Reimagines Cities
He has struggled to find jobs since he finished high school a decade ago – but if Alex Muoki has bet right this time, he may turn out to be a winner. Read more »
Kenya: Konza – City of Dreams
What if there were a city where big ideas become real, where traffic jams are obsolete, where women and men develop futuristic technologies together, where natural and urban… Read more »
October 15, 2014
Africa: Do African Union Governance Reviews Work?
Is the instrument adopted by the African Union to improve the quality of governance across the continent actually working? Yarik Turianskyi and Steven Gruzd look at what the… Read more »
October 14, 2014
West Africa: Zuckerberg & Chan Contributing $25m to CDC to Fight Ebola
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October 13, 2014
Africa: At Age 100, Rockefeller Targets Young, Growing Cities - Mamadou Biteye
An agriculture economist by training, Mamadou Biteye has worked in many parts of Africa for organizations as diverse as the African Development Foundation, Oxfam and the World… Read more »
Botswana: Could Mining Help Conserve Okavango Delta?
Understandably, the mining industry is not perceived as a bastion of environmental preservation. That many of the world's minerals and hydrocarbons are found in pristine… Read more »
Africa: Isolate Ebola, Not Countries, Says IMF Chief
An excerpt from a statement by International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde at a news conference after meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Makes Urgent Plea for World to 'Step Up' Anti-Ebola Effort
President Obama has made it crystal clear that Ebola is an urgent global crisis that demands an urgent global response. Read more »
Africa: Flying Toilets & Futuristic Technopolis – Challenges & Solutions for Cities
Little more than three decades from now, as many as three-fourths of the world's people will live in cities. More than half already do – crowding neighborhoods, straining… Read more »
October 11, 2014
Africa: Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize for AllAfrica's Amadou Mahtar Ba
Amadou Mahtar Ba, executive chair and AllAfrica co-founder, is recipient of the Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize (LAAP) by the Millennium Excellence Foundation for his… Read more »
October 10, 2014
West Africa: Ebola Hits Health Workers
The World Health Organization (WHO) says in its latest Ebola report that those dealing with the outbreak in Liberia are so overwhelmed that they cannot keep reliable statistics on… Read more »
October 09, 2014
Liberia: Oil Blocks Attract Bidder Interest
Liberia has entered discussions with major international oil companies to encourage bids for drilling in four blocks off the coast near the capital Monrovia. The talks are… Read more »
Liberia: Death of Thomas Eric Duncan, Liberian Ebola patient in the U.S.
The first person diagnosed with Ebola on U.S. soil, Thomas Eric Duncan, has died, according to CNN. Read more »
October 08, 2014
West Africa: Journalists Must Avoid Mass Hysteria Over Ebola
Journalists need to up their game in the way they report the impact of Ebola on Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, says Bernadette Paolo, writing for AllAfrica. Arguing against the… Read more »
October 07, 2014
West Africa: Companies Fill Gaps in Ebola Response
When United States Ambassador to Liberia Deborah Malac needed help last month to support the arrival of international health workers, she turned to a private-sector group that had… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Paul Brickhill Remembered for Courageous Championing of Human Dignity
When I learned that my friend Paul Brickhill had died I thought of so much of the promise of Zimbabwe that died with him. Read more »
October 06, 2014
Kenya: Kenyan Exports to Europe Now Face Tariffs
Since October 1, Kenya has lost its free access to the European market due to the East African Community (EAC) failing to negotiate a free trade deal with the European Union (EU). Read more »
October 02, 2014
Nigeria: 2015 Elections Can Set a New Benchmark in Nigeria
In February 2015, Nigeria will be holding elections to choose both national and state-level leaders for executive and legislative arms of government. Though the polls are still… Read more »
Africa: The Role of Seed in Africa's Agricultural Revolution - Interview
Joe De Vries, Director for the Program for Africa's Seeds Systems (PASS) at the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa, spoke to allAfrica at the sidelines of the Alliance for a… Read more »
October 01, 2014
Lesotho: Breakthrough in Political Crisis?
Mediators in Lesotho's political crisis have scheduled a "major announcement" on efforts to arrange new elections, reopen Parliament and stabilise security. Read more »
September 29, 2014
Africa: African Governance Survey Sends Warning Signals
Standards of governance in Africa are gradually improving but there are warning signs of backsliding, especially on the economic front, according to the latest edition of the… Read more »
Africa: What Africa is Contributing to Ebola Fight - Dlamini-Zuma
During a High Level Meeting on Ebola at the United Nations on September 25, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon called for a heightened response from the international community. "The… Read more »
Africa: Key Findings of the 2014 Ibrahim Index of African Governance
An excerpt from a Mo Ibrahim Foundation briefing on key findings of the 2014 Ibrahim Index of African Governance. The full briefing, including graphs and findings relating to the… Read more »