June 02, 2014
Algeria: Desert Foxes Carry Hopes of Arab World At World Cup
In the first of a series of profiles of the African contenders at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Nick Said assesses Algeria's chances. Read more »
Africa: Towards a Minerals-for-Manufacturing Approach to China
Alongside its rise as a dynamic global economy, China has become a key partner to sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Rape, Sexual Violence Targets Women Across the DRC
Rape and other forms of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are not limited to the war zones in the eastern parts of the country - women detained miles away… Read more »
May 30, 2014
Africa: Inclusive, Sustainable Growth Focus at Maputo IMF Conference
Inclusive and sustainable growth was the refrain that echoed from all the sessions on the first day of the Africa Rising conference at the Joaquim Chissano Convention Centre in… Read more »
May 28, 2014
Africa: Legendary American Author, Poet Maya Angelou Dies
Maya Angelou, a prize-winning American literary figure with strong African ties, has died, according to news reports. Angelou had written a poem on behalf of the American people to… Read more »
May 27, 2014
Malawi: Madonna Criticises President Banda Over Election Recount
U.S. pop star Madonna has criticised Malawian President Joyce Banda on her charity's website, Raising Malawi http://www.raisingmalawi.org, and accused the government of corruption… Read more »
May 22, 2014
South Africa: Joburg Aims to Be Africa's Greenest City
Southern Africa's biggest metropolis has big plans to become one of the continent's greenest cities. Read more »
South Africa: Solving the Poor's 'Poo' Problem
Access to toilets for Cape Town's growing urban poor is a regular flash-point, featuring angry demonstrations and hurled allegations by competing political factions. Read more »
May 20, 2014
Africa: 'We Can Save Newborns' - Melinda Gates
Amid a renewed push by a coalition of organizations to reduce high death rates among newborns, the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation answered questions from… Read more »
Africa: 'Insist to the World that Every Baby Born Will be a Promise Kept'
Mr. President, Director-General Dr. Chan, First Lady Dr. Christine Kaseba-Sata, Excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen. Read more »
May 19, 2014
Africa: 'No Excuse' for Newborn Death Rate
A series of papers published on Tuesday is laying the ground for concerted international action to reduce deaths among newborn babies - which reach their highest levels in… Read more »
Africa: 'No Child Anywhere in the World Should be Born to Die'
By a host of metrics, women and their children have been getting healthier in recent years. Between 1990 and 2010, the annual number of maternal deaths dropped from more than… Read more »
Africa: Investing in Resilience of Smallholder Farming 'Essential'
The world is home to 500 million smallholder family farms generating up to 80 percent of the food consumed by developing world, according to Dr. Kanayo F. Nwaze, President of the… Read more »
May 16, 2014
Mali: Most Malians Want a United Country - Survey
Nine of every 10 people in Mali want the country to remain a single, united nation, and this desire is even stronger in much of the north than it is in the south, according to a… Read more »
Nigeria: Jonathan Cancels Visit to Chibok - Report
According to Reuters, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has cancelled his first visit to the village where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by militant group Boko Haram… Read more »
May 15, 2014
Africa: African Awakening Will Avert Future Food Crises
Thirty years on from a famine that claimed more than a million lives, Ethiopia is making great strides towards food security. And though progress across the continent is uneven,… Read more »
South Africa: Cities Generate Jobs, Says South African Study
Effectively-managed cities can help provide jobs for South Africa's millions of unemployed young people, suggests a new report from one of the country's development think tanks. Read more »
South Africa: Remembering a Hero Who Fought for Non-Racialism in South Africa
Twenty-five years ago this month South African anti-apartheid activist David Webster was assassinated by an agent of the former regime's security branch. Read more »
May 14, 2014
Malawi: Elections 'Too Close to Call', Says Opinion Poll
President Joyce Banda was not the front-running candidate in the run-up to this month's elections in Malawi, but the race was too close to call, according to a public opinion… Read more »
Africa: Most New Jobs Will Be Urban
Excerpts from "Cities of Hope", published by the Centre for Development and Enterprise in Johannesburg: Read more »
May 08, 2014
Africa: World Economic Forum Africa - Not What You Imagine
The official conference hasn't even started yet, except for an opening reception I missed last night because the Rockefeller Foundation – a Forum strategic partner –… Read more »
Africa: Mayors Seek Bigger Role In Climate Change
Some of Africa's biggest cities are joining an international drive by city governments to respond to global climate change. Read more »
May 07, 2014
Africa: Urban Planners Skeptical of 'Smart Cities'
Urban planning experts are anxious that what they call “fantasy designs” for new African “smart cities” will serve the interests of African elites and… Read more »
May 06, 2014
South Africa: City Women Generate Food & Income on Tiny Urban Plots
"It's a lot of work", says Mama Lulama Jim as she takes respite from the wind in a makeshift container kitchen. She pauses to study her notes made during an early morning… Read more »
Africa: Africa Focuses on Building Resilient Cities
Developing viable, livable and resilient cities is increasingly seen as being of critical importance to giving opportunities to Africans to improve their lives. Read more »