Africa: Obama Commits to Boosting Trade, Jobs

U.S. President Barack Obama committed himself in Dakar Thursday to  both renewing and improving the legislation which gives qualifying African countries preferential access to… Read more »

Nigeria: Arik Air Stresses Quality Service and Safety, Chairman Says

The airline industry in Nigeria has faced many challenges in recent years, including the collapse of several airlines and a crash in Lagos a year ago that claimed 163 lives. As a… Read more »

West Africa: Call for U.S. to Back 'Sahel Freedom Fund'

The Sahel region of Africa, a wide expanse that spreads from Mauritania on the west coast to Somalia on the east - gets very little attention, except when the threat of Islamic… Read more »

South Africa: Zuma Cancels Trip, Mandela Reportedly on Life Support

South African President Jacob Zuma paid a late-night visit Wednesday to the hospital where Nelson Mandela is critically ill. His office announced soon afterwards he was cancelling… Read more »

Africa: Obama's Coming - So's the Navy & the Air Force

The citizens of Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania are about to be hit over the coming week with the full panoply of an American presidential visit. Read more »

Nigeria: How Diamond Bank Managed Turnaround & Expansion - CEO

When Alex Otti was appointed Group Managing Director/CEO of Diamond Bank in March 2011, he had spent more than two decades in the Nigerian banking sector, most recently as a senior… Read more »

Africa: President Obama's Schedule in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania

Edited excerpts from a White House briefing on the schedule of President Obama's visit to west, southern and east Africa from June 26 to July 2. The briefing was by Ben Rhodes,… Read more »

Africa: White House Explains Purpose of Obama Trip

An excerpt from a White House briefing on President Barack Obama's forthcoming visit to Africa: Read more »

Africa: You Were Key in Setting Up Hague Court, Africa Told

On June 25 a number of important actors will convene in Dakar to discuss issues related to the International Criminal Court. Senegal is one of many African states that were early… Read more »

South Africa: Mandela in 'Critical Condition', Says Presidency

Former President Nelson Mandela's condition has become "critical", the office of South African President Jacob Zuma has announced. Read more »

Gabon: Building Infrastructure Makes 'Meaningful Impact' - Bechtel

When President Obama travels to Africa next week - visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa - infrastructure and power will be a major focus of his trip. One company, U.S.-based… Read more »

Africa: Study - Rotavirus Vaccines Work Well in Developing Countries

Leaders of developing nations take note: a new study shows that rotavirus vaccines will have a powerful public health impact in your country. This pivotal study, just released in… Read more »

Africa: An Africa Fit for Women and Girls

I believe in an Africa that is fit for women and girls; that protects their well-being and creates a supportive environment for them to realise their aspirations. As I look at the… Read more »

Nigeria: Knotty Cassava Tubers Can Change a Nation

When Mathius Karoni shops for bread at his local Park 'n' Shop supermarket, he's not thinking about the contribution he's making to Nigeria's national budget or to the farmers… Read more »

Zimbabwe: President Mugabe Sets Election Date

President Robert Mugabe has proclaimed July 31 as the date for Zimbabwe to hold general elections which are expected to end the power sharing deal with Prime Minister Morgan… Read more »

Nigeria: More Than Good Luck Needed to Foster Democracy

If governing Nigeria were easy, the country's last president, Umaru Musa Yar'adua, might not have disappeared from public view and proceeded to die in office, evidently from its… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Elections Must Be Credible, Transparent and Peaceful - U.S. Ambassador

U.S. policy toward Zimbabwe is guided by fundamental principles of rule of law, good governance, and human rights protection.  Our interests are first and foremost peace,… Read more »

Africa: Fund Invests to Break 'Unrelenting' Cycle of Mother, Child Death

The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) will invest U.S.$787 million (£2.7 billion) to tackle under-nutrition – which underlies over three million… Read more »

Africa: Can Innovation Solve Africa's Problems?

allAfrica's Mantsadi Sepheka talks to the Africa Innovation Foundation and winners of the 2013 Innovation Prize to find the link between Africa's development challenges and… Read more »

Africa: Pulling Nigeria and Africa Towards Prosperity and Power - Moghalu

In his latest book, Emerging Africa: How the Global Economy's 'Last Frontier' Can Prosper and Matter, Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu declines to echo the breathless prose of… Read more »

Africa: Hope for Ending 'Unrelenting' Cycle of Malnutrition, Poverty

Gently laying three-month-old Benjamin on a board to measure his length, Elizabeth Mumo, 28, is grateful for the weekend clinics in a makeshift health facility, run by a retired… Read more »

Africa: 'Magnificent Strides' Against Malnutrition

The governments of the UK and Brazil, and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), will co-host a high-level international meeting, Nutrition for Growth: Beating Hunger… Read more »

Africa: Lancet Highlights Importance of Maternal, Child Nutrition

A new Lancet series on maternal and child nutrition examines the problems associated with undernutrition and successful interventions. A similar report released by Lancet in 2008… Read more »

West Africa: U.S. Offers Bounties for Information on Terror Suspects

The United States this week announced that for the first time it is offering substantial rewards for information about leaders of West African terrorist organizations. Read more »

Africa: Bold Goals, Measurement Needed for Progress Against Poverty

With the expiration of the initiative still more than a year away, there is planning underway to move beyond the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at… Read more »