South Africa/Cape Verde: Nervous Bafana Prepare to Tackle Hard-Running Islanders

South Africa will have a sell-out crowd at the cavernous Soccer City to drive them on when they open proceedings at the African Nations Cup finals but also go into the game heaving… Read more »

Angola/Morocco: Antelopes Aim for First-Time Win Over North Africans

Angola will have to make history if they are to get a win in their opening 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A match against Morocco at Soccer City in Johannesburg on Saturday… Read more »

Africa: Superstars and Minnows Alike Gear Up for Soccer Glory

The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations presents Cote d’Ivoire with what will possibly be the final chance for their so-called Golden Generation to claim the continent’s top… Read more »

Madagascar: Rajoelina Will Not Run for President

The president of Madagascar's transitional government, Andry Rajoelina, has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, Marc Ravalomanana and has announced he will not run in the… Read more »

Somalia: U.S. Recognizes Somali Government

The United States has officially recognized Somalia's government in Mogadishu for the first time in 20 years, U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said after meeting with Somali… Read more »

Africa: Will an African Be Chosen to Lead the World Trade Organization?

Notwithstanding the fact that the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has few real powers as executive head of a member-driven organization, it is one of the… Read more »

Africa: World Bank Projects Five Percent Growth

An excerpt from the 2013 World Bank report, Global Economic Prospects, dealing with Sub-Saharan Africa: Read more »

Africa: World Bank Assessment of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012

An excerpt from the sub-Saharan Africa summary of the World Bank's report, Global Economic Prospects: Read more »

Mali: Test of U.S. Will in Mali Conflict

Mali, only recently seen as a model African democracy, has crashed onto the stage of world attention, bringing formidable challenges for the international community. Whether to… Read more »

Nigeria: Cell Phones for Farmers to Cut Corruption, Deliver Services

Nigeria's agriculture minister today responded to a barrage of criticism about the planned distribution of cell phones to the country's poorest farmers. Read more »

Africa: Developing Education Sector Shows Encouraging Signs

When studying law, mock trials or moot court competitions are an exciting and challenging way to put the legal theory that you have learnt into practice. In my final year of study… Read more »

Zambia: Tracking a Lethal Foe

Early in the morning, not long after the sun rises above the Zambian plains, they map out their plan of attack. A detailed strategy is needed; after all, they are on the trail of a… Read more »

Africa: Tackling 2013's Development Challenges

In 2013, Africa is likely to maintain its decade-old pace setting annual average economic growth rate of 5 percent or more, according to estimates from the World Bank, the… Read more »

Africa: Eradicating Malaria 'Only Viable Long-Term Strategy'

Dr. David Brandling-Bennett, deputy director of the malaria programme at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, says that recent success in Zambia is proof that real progress can… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »