Liberia: Chief Medical Officer Places Herself in Ebola Quarantine

Liberia's chief medical officer has put herself under quarantine for 21 days, after one of her assistants, Rev. Napoleon Braithwaite, died from the deadly Ebola virus. Read more »

Tanzania: Local Books Open Worlds for City Kids

Before leaving Tanzania - where she worked on an education project - Jennifer Brookland, a senior writer and editor for Creative Associates International, visited a bookshop in the… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Should Back Real Economic Transformation

The focus on business at the U.S.-Africa Leadership Summit last month was a welcome pointer for how to recalibrate policy and bring tangible economic benefits in trade and… Read more »

Liberia: Remarks by Her Excellency President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the High Level Meeting on Response to the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak

Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen: Read more »

Africa: Climate-Smart Agriculture Needed to Address Undernutrition

Much has been said about the challenges that humankind faces as the climate shifts. It is time to talk about the opportunities. Read more »

Africa: How Polygamy Slows Small Business Growth

Amelia Kyambadde, Uganda minister for trade, industry and cooperatives, has some 30 years of civil service in her resume, but even with a mission that keeps her on a… Read more »

West Africa: Army General 'On the Ground' Directing U.S. Ebola Campaign

By the time President Obama announced a stepped up effort to combat Ebola in west Africa on Tuesday, the Army officer he tapped to coordinate the response was already on the job. Read more »

Africa: Pearls of Wisdom as Export Forum Nurtures Entrepreneurs

At the registration lobby within the Serena Hotel grounds in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, delegates make a beeline to collect their conference badges. Others chat away excitedly, as… Read more »

Rwanda: Kigali - a Different Kind of City

The Chinese pair trailing me at the check-in line at Kigali airport looked happy to have landed in east Africa. A string of comments expressing restrained delight followed me all… Read more »

Lesotho: Back to the Polls for Lesotho

Lesotho will hold early elections in a bid to end the nation's political deadlock. Read more »

Nigeria: Boko Haram Threat Dangerously Exploited By Elites

The author, who travels widely in Nigeria and interacts with political, business and civil society leaders of varying views, requested that his name not be used. Read more »

Africa: Making Trade an Engine for Growth and Development

International Trade Centre (ITC) Executive Director Arancha González is passionate about this: Trade brings prosperity and other good things.She spoke to allAfrica at the… Read more »

Southern Africa: Regional Leaders Meet Amid Threat of Lesotho Violence

Southern African regional leaders are holding a mini-summit on Monday amid fears that the political deadlock in Lesotho could lead to violence. Read more »

Africa: Trade Group Promotes Women Power

Let's say you're an African woman with a fabulous idea, and you build a creative small business around it. You and your associates are euphoric - but then you hit a wall. Read more »

West Africa: Obama to Step Up Ebola Response As Businesses, Senators Press for More

President Obama will announce the appointment of a high-level military coordinator and a stepped-up U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak when he visits Atlanta on Tuesday,… Read more »

Lesotho: Democracy Doesn't Work for Us, Say Basotho

As Lesotho continues to teeter on the brink of political conflict, an opinion poll has been published showing that most Basotho have far more trust in religious and traditional… Read more »

West Africa: CEOs Want Ebola Fight Stepped Up

Following is a statement from 11 CEOs of companies operating in West Africa, calling on the international community to step up the fight against Ebola and welcoming President… Read more »

Lesotho: Zuma Heads for Maseru As Army Calls for Help

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma heads for Lesotho on Tuesday, following a call by the country's army commander for its neighbours to intervene militarily to shore up the… Read more »

Africa: Obama Commits 'Military Assets' for Ebola Health-Care Surge

The Ebola crisis in west Africa is " a national security priority" for the United States, President Obama said in an interview on Saturday. Read more »

West Africa: Ebola 'Racing Ahead' of Response - Obama to Raise at NATO

President Obama will discuss the Ebola emergency when he participates in the NATO summit in Wales this week. Read more »

Africa: Agriculture Needs to Get Smart - Climate Smart

We've heard from African leaders like Kofi Annan and Nigeria's Agriculture Minister Akin Adesina about the potential for agriculture to create jobs and transform livelihoods. A key… Read more »

Lesotho: PM Returns to Lesotho After 'Coup' Chaos

Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane, who fled the country when troops briefly seized police installations last weekend, has returned to Maseru and Parliament will reconvene later… Read more »

Africa: Need to Create Jobs? Try Agriculture

The agriculture sector is more effective than the oil and gas sectors not only at creating jobs but boosting growth says, the Africa Progress Panel and Sipho Moyo of One during a… Read more »

Liberia: U.S. Stepping Up Ebola Support - Envoy

U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Deborah Malac has called for the lifting of travel restriction on countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in west Africa. Read more »

Lesotho: Leaders Agree to Reconvene Parliament

The leaders of Lesotho's coalition government have agreed on a timetable for resuming sittings of the country's Parliament. Read more »