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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Botswana: President's Bid to Name Brother as VP Stopped

National leader Ian Khama's attempt to appoint his brother as vice president of the country has been blocked by a High Court ruling, the SABC says. 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 »

Africa: Africa Looks to G20 for Inclusive, Sustainable Growth

G20 summits are a magnet for expectations. Ever since the grouping was formed in the turbulent early days of the global financial crisis, major stakeholders have pinned many hopes… Read more »

South Africa: Bahamian Pastor Dies in Plane Crash

Myles Munroe, a well-known religious leader and motivational speaker, and his wife Ruth were among those killed in the Lear business jet crash in the Bahamas, Kelley Jackson, a… 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: Russian Coach Apologises for Racist Comments - Report

FC Rostov's coach, Igor Gamula, has reportedly apologised for racist comments he made about “dark-skinned” players in his team. Read more »

Africa: Strongmen Thrive on their Ability to Keep People in Fear

The following is the 2014 Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture delivered on Wednesday, November 4, 2014 at the FNB Building, Wits University by Rafael Marques de Morais, publisher of… Read more »

Africa: Tackle Malnutrition Head On

Eight hundred and five million of the world's people are chronically hungry, according to estimates by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Read more »

Zambia: Guy Scott U-Turns on Rival Firing

Zambia's acting president, Guy Scott, has reinstated presidential aspirant Edgar Lungu as secretary-general of the country's ruling Patriotic Front, Zambian media report. Read more »