Somalia: From Fear to Hope - Getting It Right in Somalia

It has been two decades of mayhem, chaos and bloodletting in Somalia. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

South Africa: Film Review: 'Fanie Fourie's Lobola'

Fanie Fourie's Lobola is directed by Henk Pretorius and stars Eduan van Jaarsveldt and Zethu Dlomo. Read more »

Kenya: Film Review: 'Nairobi Half Life'

"Nairobi Half Life" is directed by David 'Tosh' Gitonga and stars Joseph Wairimu, Olwenya Maina, and Nancy Wanjiku Karanja Read more »

Africa: Plutocrats Versus the People - Another World Is Possible

Every February, roughly 3,000 of the world's economic and political elite gather for the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the snowy ski town of Davos amidst the beautiful backdrop of… Read more »

Mozambique: Renamo, Govt in War of Words After Deadly Attacks

Mozambique's President Armando Guebuza has warned that he would respond firmly to the deadly weekend attacks against civilian vehicles blamed on armed members of the former rebel… Read more »