South Africa: Dreams of Better Sanitation Go Down the Toilet

Gogo Sikhosana Ngcobo is 76 years old. Growing up, she says she had dreams of what her life would be like. They featured a brick house with a flushing toilet. Those dreams, like… Read more »

Mali: No Quick Fixes for a Complex Crisis

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has agreed on a revised concept of operations for the deployment of an international military force of 3,300 soldiers to help… Read more »

Africa: Global Poll Reveals Africa's 'State of Mind'

Gallup, a leading research consultancy known for its opinion polls, has released its "Global States of Mind: New Metrics for World Leaders" report, which seeks to provide leaders… Read more »

Africa: Using Family Planning as a 'Liberating Force'

Nearly 20 years ago, 179 countries came together and made a commitment to provide sexual and reproductive health care, including family planning, to their people. The… Read more »

Kenya: Operation Hirola - Saving Africa's Rarest Antelope

While the world focuses on the African Union effort to oust Al Shabaab militants from Somalia, another operation is quietly plugging away along the country's southern border with… Read more »

Africa: New Plan to Fill Training Gap for Medical Workers

A new program to send doctors and nurses as volunteers to Africa is gathering momentum and aims to fill a training gap among Africa's medical workers. The doctors and nurses will… Read more »

East Africa: U.S. to Send Medics to Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda

A new program to send doctors and nurses as volunteers to Africa is gathering momentum and aims to fill a training gap among Africa's medical… Read more »

Central African Republic: President Detains Son Over 'Unpaid Hotel Bill'

The Central African Republic's leader Francois Bozize has reportedly had his son arrested for failing to pay a huge hotel bill. Read more »

Africa: Kent Campbell Honored for Innovation in Malaria Fight

The way Dr. Carlos (Kent) Campbell sees it, the world is on the brink of something great in the battle against malaria – a fight that Campbell has been waging for nearly… Read more »

Africa: Small Farmers Merit Support - Gates Foundation

Africa's population – in contrast to other regions – is growing significantly younger. How to employ, educate and feed that youth bulge is the topic of a report… Read more »

Africa: Aiming to Eliminate Preventable Child Deaths

The world is winning the fight to keep children alive, and preventable child deaths may, at some point in the near future, be a thing of the past, according to Carolyn Miles,… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Coup Comments Cause Row in Coalition Govt

Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has said it will engage the international community about comments made by Zanu-PF Politburo member and Justice Minister Patrick… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Draft Constitution a 'Major Move', Says Rights Lawyer

Zimbabwe's constitution-making process is at a crucial stage as it is expected to go for a referendum to decide whether or not it would be voted in as the nation's supreme law,… Read more »

Africa: Govt Officials Agree on Crucial Role of Media

Experts are increasingly acknowledging the important role the press must play in African development. Participants at the 5th African Media Leaders Forum, which convened this… Read more »

Africa: Mbeki Named 'African of the Year'

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has been named "African of the Year" for his "persistent and consistent" efforts to avert war between Sudan and South Sudan. Read more »

Africa: Media Essential to Promote Good Governance, Forum Hears

Social actors in countries plagued by corruption and ineffective governance can be held accountable only through the media, the executive director of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation,… Read more »

Zimbabwe: New Constitution - Mugabe 'Will Comply'

A leading figure in the development of a new Zimbabwean constitution says Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party will resist strongly any attempt by President Robert Mugabe to… Read more »

Africa: Child Participation - Beyond Window Dressing

How does one ensure meaningful participation of children in matters concerning them, and what needs to be done to guarantee effective and efficient government investment in… Read more »

Africa: Farmers Increasingly Seen as 'Engine for Economic Development'

At the recent African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Arusha, Tanzania, fertilizer was a hot topic. Government leaders, policy makers, NGOs and businessmen and women in freshly… Read more »

Libya: Armed Protesters Occupy Parliament Area

A group of armed men have occupied an area near Libya's parliament building after new Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and his Congress approved the Cabinet line-up, according to… Read more »

South Africa: Mother and Baby Put to the Test

In July, AllAfrica.com reported on a clinic in Cape Town, South Africa, that has defied the country's distressing trend over the past decade of maternal mortality rates rising… Read more »

Zimbabwe: IMF Relaxes Restrictions On Zimbabwe

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has eased technical assistance restrictions on Zimbabwe in a move seen as moving towards normalising relations with the southern African… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Army Officer Arrested After Coup Attempt

An army officer was arrested over the weekend by military authorities in Guinea Bissau on suspicion of staging a coup to remove the country's new caretaker government, news… Read more »

Africa: Scaling Up Impact for Women

Melanne Verveer likes numbers. As the first U.S. ambassador-at-large for Global Women's Issues, Verveer is a veritable encyclopedia of studies, facts and figures related to… Read more »

Africa: Tricky Draws for Soccer's Africa Cup of Nations

Hosts South Africa have been handed a tricky draw in the group stages of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations to be played from January 19 to February 10, while Ghana's Black Stars face… Read more »