January 10, 2013
Africa: Improve Policies to Fight Hunger - World Bank
Rising global food costs and low African food production require African governments to work to open regional agricultural trade to help improve productivity, says Makhtar Diop,… Read more »
January 04, 2013
Africa: Tapping Africa's Scientific Potential
When John Mwero looks at charred sugar cane ash he sees sturdy bridges, soaring skyscrapers and stable roads. He's convinced that bagasse ash - the residue that's left after… Read more »
January 03, 2013
Africa: New Model Aims to Boost Higher Education
For decades after sub-Saharan Africa's emergence from the colonial era, its universities were weakened by civil strife and political turmoil. Read more »
January 02, 2013
Cote d'Ivoire: Cause of Deadly Stampede Still Unclear
President Alassane Ouattara has declared three days of national mourning for the victims of the tragedy in which 61 people died early on New Year's Day in Abidjan. Read more »
January 01, 2013
Cote d'Ivoire: Scores Die in Fireworks Display Crush
Sixty people died and many more were injured in a crush at a New Year's fireworks display in Abidjan, news agencies report. Read more »
December 25, 2012
West Africa: Nigeria Attacks Pair Piracy, Kidnappings
The 23 December pirate attack on an Italian ship 40 nautical miles off the coast of Nigeria's Bayelsa state is part of a growing trend in Africa's Gulf of Guinea region. Four… Read more »
December 21, 2012
Ghana: Fashion, Football and Physics Top Googles Searches for 2012
As 2012 nears its end, Google shares its Year-End Zeitgeist by revisiting the year's top searches around the world. Zeitgeist is a German word which means "the spirit of the… Read more »
Uganda: Top Google Searches Reveal Tech Focus
Apple and Samsung gadgets have been the talk of the year 2012 and it wasn't a surprise when Google released their Year-End Zeitgeist and found the two company products amongst the… Read more »
South Africa: Free Ads and Semenya Top Google Searches
Free classified advertisement is what South Africans were interested in this year, if Google's Zeitgeist list is anything to go by - as OLX topped the most-searched category. South… Read more »
Nigeria: What are Nigeria's Top Google Searches?
Jamb - the Joint Admissions And Matriculation Board - is the most-searched term in Nigeria, according to Google’s Year-End Zeitgeist list. Read more »
Senegal: President Sall Tops Country's Search Terms
Macky Sall won the presidency of Senegal in April 2012, after a tumulutous time in country, when Abdoulaye Wade official approval to run for a controversial third and last term was… Read more »
December 17, 2012
Africa: Attacking Malaria Before it Sickens (Part2)
"We are now witnessing a true renaissance, an awakening, about malaria," Carlos (Kent) Campbell said when he accepted a lifetime achievement award in November at the American… Read more »
Africa: Investing in Africa 'The Savage Way'
In his memoir, "The Savage Way, Successfully Navigating the Waves of Business and Life", Frank Savage writes about a love of the continent that began before he went there for the… Read more »
December 16, 2012
Congo-Kinshasa: Bring Women into DRC Peace Talks - Diop
It's a country the size of all of western Europe, with enormous mineral riches that enable the artifacts of modern life, from mobile phones and tablets to circuit boards and solar… Read more »
Africa: Development Requires Investment, Democracy - Moeletsi Mbeki
This week's African National Congress elective conference will decide who should lead South Africa's ruling political party into the next election in 2014. But key issues… Read more »
December 12, 2012
Africa: Remarkable Strides, Formidable Challenges, Says Malaria Fighter (Part 1)
In receiving the distinguished Joseph Augustin LePrince Medal in recognition of outstanding work in the field of malariology, Carlos (Kent) Campbell said last month that the world… Read more »
Mali: President Appoints New PM
Dioncounda Traoré, the interim Malian president, has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra, immediately appointing Django Sissoko to replace him,… Read more »
South Africa: Doctors 'Satisfied' With Mandela's Progress
Doctors attending to former President Mandela have reported that he has made progress during the past 24 hours and they are satisfied with the way he is responding to treatment. Read more »
December 11, 2012
Southern Africa: Regional Leaders Propose Madagascar Election Bans
Southern African leaders want to bar Madagascar's deposed president, Marc Ravalomanana, from standing in new elections - despite condemning as unconstitutional his ousting in 2009. Read more »
Africa: UN Official Calls for Boost to Smallholder Farming
The African Green Revolution Forum held earlier this year in Arusha, Tanzania, aimed to put smallholder farmers at the center of the conversation … Read more »
Mali: Prime Minister Resigns After Arrest
Malian Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra has resigned, with all the members of his cabinet. Read more »
December 09, 2012
Egypt: Mursi Backs Down - Partially
President Mohamed Mursi has backed down in response to protests across Egypt and rescinded a November decree granting himself sweeping powers, but has refused to call off a… Read more »
December 06, 2012
Egypt: Several Dead in Egyptian Clashes
Six people were killed and 450 injured after clashes between protesters and supporters of President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday night, reports Ahram Online from Cairo. Read more »
Africa: Twelve Countries Rank in Top 75 on Anti-Corruption Index
Twelve African countries are ranked among the 75 least corrupt nations in the world, according to the 2012 index published Wednesday by Transparency International. Read more »
December 05, 2012
Africa: Preparing Youth for Africa As a Country
More than 1,000 participants from around the world recently gathered in Doha, Qatar, for the fourth annual World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), convening under the theme… Read more »