May 13, 2013
Somalia: 'The Tears of Somalia': Turkey's 'Moral' Foreign Policy
'The tears that are now running from Somalia's golden sands into the Indian Ocean must stop' declared Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2011, following a highly charged visit to Mogadishu at… Read more »
May 10, 2013
Africa: Thomas-Greenfield Likely Choice for Assistant Secretary
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has tapped Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a widely respected career Foreign Service officer, to the department's top Africa post, sources have… Read more »
Africa: Kenyatta Advocates 'All-Inclusive Society' at Economic Forum
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who describes himself as a simple man driven to help his country prosper, faced challenging questions at a World Economic Forum session here on… Read more »
May 08, 2013
Africa: DR Congo Riskiest Country For New Mothers
The riskiest country in the world to be a new mother is the Democratic Republic of Congo. That's according to Save the Children's 2013 State of the World's Mothers report. Read more »
May 07, 2013
Somalia: From Fear to Hope - Getting It Right in Somalia
It has been two decades of mayhem, chaos and bloodletting in Somalia. Read more »
May 02, 2013
South Africa: Vice President Scott Calls South Africans 'Very Backward'
Zambia's vice president Guy Scott launched an astonishing attack on President Jacob Zuma when he reportedly compared him to South Africa's last apartheid leader, FW de Klerk. Read more »
Kenya: Award-Winning Activist Mwangi Arrested
The twittersphere in Kenya was abuzz after the arrest of political activist and award-winning photojournalist Boniface Mwangi during a protest at a Workers' Day event. Read more »
Zambia: Zambia: Vice President Speaks On Governance and Gay Rights
Zambian Vice President Guy Scott hit out at opposition parties and observers who have accused him and President Michael Sata of repressive policies and perpetuating violence. Read more »
April 30, 2013
Rwanda: UN Security Council Presidency an 'Eye-opener' - Foreign Minister
The government of Rwanda is completing a busy month at the helm of the United Nations Security Council, a task that rotates among members - both the five nations with permanent… Read more »
April 29, 2013
Africa: Ethiopian Airlines Resumes Boeing 787 Dreamliner Service
After more than three months of suspension, Ethiopian Airlines resumed its Boeing 787 Dreamliner service over the weekend with a successful flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. Read more »
Botswana: President Injured in Cheetah 'Accident'
Botswana President Ian Khama received two stitches in his face after being clawed by a cheetah, according to local media reports. Read more »
April 26, 2013
Africa: Babies Dying Gets Me Where It Hurts
"Eight thousand newborn babies will die during this conference." Read more »
Nigeria: Battling Malaria Without Drugs or Knowledge
The statistics are shocking. Over 300,000 Nigerians die from malaria each year – more than in any other country. An estimated 250,000 are children younger than five. Read more »
April 25, 2013
Africa: Malaria Care Improves With Cash
A question had been nagging at Ghanaian researcher Alexander Nartey. Read more »
Africa: Malaria in Liberia - 'The Struggle Continues'
I woke up feeling the headache and chills, and made a couple of trips to the bathroom to ease the nausea. The experience was all too familiar; I was having another bout of malaria,… Read more »
April 24, 2013
Africa: Malaria - Keeping a Crafty Killer On the Run
Imagine that snake attacks were killing a person a minute. Or that it was dogs, or foxes or chickens that were killing three-quarters of a million people a year. Envision the… Read more »
Africa: United States Disengaging From Africa - Mo Ibrahim
Although Africa is moving forward, the United States is pulling back, says Mo Ibrahim, the billionaire entrepreneur and father of Africa's mobile phone revolution. Read more »
April 19, 2013
Africa: Invest in Water Storage to Secure the Future
Water and energy are fundamental to poverty reduction and economic transformation on the African continent. When experts, policymakers and high-level representatives met this week… Read more »
Senegal: Former President Wade's Son Incarcerated
Karim Wade, son of former Senegalese president Abdulaye Wade, has been incarcerated at Rebeuss Prison, a correction centre in the capital of Dakar. Wade is being asked to justify a… Read more »
April 11, 2013
Africa: African Scientists Endorse New Polio Eradication Strategy
Nigerian and South African scientists have joined hundreds of other experts from more than 80 other countries to launch the Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication – a… Read more »
Africa: Poverty No Bar to Fighting Deadly Undernutrition
Some of the world’s poorest countries, including two in sub-Saharan Africa, are showing the greatest political commitment to tackling hunger and undernutrition, while some of… Read more »
Malawi: Govt Responds in Madonna 'Special Treatment' Row
The Malawian government has criticised American pop icon Madonna, accusing her of exaggerating her contributions to the Southern African country and unreasonably demanding special… Read more »
April 10, 2013
Africa: African Short Films Series Inspires
This year's Pan African Film Festival featured an African Artists Shorts Series. There were four films: "African Cowboy", "Maffe Tiga", "Papa" and "Try". Two of the films are set… Read more »
April 09, 2013
Africa: Film Review: 'Mama C: Urban Warrior in the African Bush'
Mama C: Urban Warrior in the African Bush is produced by Joanne Hershfield. Read more »
Ghana: A Chat With M3nsa
The Ghanaian hip-hop scene is one of the most diverse in Africa. A look at Ghana's top emcees reveals artists that vary greatly in style, lyricism, skill and demeanor. Read more »