Kenya: Cattle in the Capital - Urban Agriculture Comes to Town

Leonard Gichuru Gitau is a city dweller, but it doesn't take a detective to see that he is also a livestock farmer. The lowing of cattle greets visitors to his neatly… Read more »

Rwanda: Govt Wants African Solutions, Not Tribal Alliances, Says Foreign Minister

The verified Twitter account of the Rwandan president, @PaulKagame, suddenly came to life on October 10 after a five-month silence. The 15 late-night posts were a mixture of… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Presidential Candidates Should Address Continent on the Move

During the U.S. presidential debate on foreign policy Monday, Africa - except for Libya - is unlikely to be a topic. But American aid and investment in sub-Saharan Africa should be… Read more »

Africa: Urgent Calls to Combat Drug Resistant TB

In the face of the growing threat of tuberculosis that is resistant to standard medication, researchers are calling for renewed efforts to find a vaccine to prevent TB, while other… Read more »

Africa: Govts Must Lay Foundation for Private Investment in Agriculture

Government leaders, private business representatives, civil society groups and NGOs met recently in Arusha, Tanzania, at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) to discuss… Read more »

Africa: Calls for Obama, Romney to Debate Africa

American lobby groups advocating stronger United States government action to bring peace to Central and East Africa are calling on candidates in the U.S. presidential elections to… Read more »

Africa: Can Big Business Contribute to Food Security?

Nothing could be more appropriate than the World Food Day focus on cooperatives this year, given the benefits they can have on livelihoods and food security. Read more »

Africa: Governance Slips in Four African Powerhouses

Although the average African country is being governed better than it was a decade ago, the quality of governance in the four leading nations of Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South… Read more »

Kenya: Vaccines, Vitamins and Vegetables - The Nutrition Fight Front Lines

A glossy nutrition pamphlet flies through the clinic's open doorway and hits a pacing rooster head-on. The disgruntled bird stops mid cockle-doodle-doo and struts away. Read more »

Africa: Tracking Killers and Healers - a Research and Reporting Collaboration

Over the past several weeks, AllAfrica's crack investigative team has documented scientists acting strangely. At summits, symposia and scholarly consultations – and in… Read more »

Africa: The Women Who Grow Africa's Food Need a Voice

When Dr. Ruth Khasaya Oniang'o, a professor of food science and nutrition, shared advice from her mother at the September 2012 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), it really… Read more »

South Africa: Zwelakhe Sisulu - a Remembrance

In the early hours of the morning of June, 27, 1986, four armed, hooded men burst into the home of South African journalist Zwelakhe Sisulu in the black township of Soweto.… Read more »

Kenya: Mau Mau War Victims Win Right to Sue Britain

Three Kenyans who say they were victims of torture and sexual abuse at the hands of British colonial rulers during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising have been granted the right to sue… Read more »

Africa: Tutu Wins Extraordinary Ibrahim Award

The foundation which presents Africa's premier prize for good governance has announced a "one-off extraordinary award" of U.S. $1 million to Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South… Read more »

Malawi: President Slashes Her Own Salary

Malawian President Joyce Banda has decided to cut her salary by 30% in support of her government's austerity measures. Read more »

South Africa: Church Elects Woman Bishop

A South African woman has been elected as the second female Anglican bishop in Africa. Read more »

Mali: Restore Democracy Then Liberate the North - U.S. Official Johnnie Carson

The top United States diplomat for Africa has acknowledged that military action will be needed to break the control of northern Mali by Islamic extremists and re-unite the country,… Read more »

Senegal: President Describes Reforms, Says Mali Must Be Reunited

When Macky Sall took office as president of Senegal in April, he promised a 'rupture' with many of the policies of his predecessor, Abdoulaye Wade, under whom he served as prime… Read more »

Africa: Disparate Partners Find Promise in Africa's Agriculture

With the world's population climbing steadily, crops withering around the globe and weather patterns wrecking havoc on growing seasons, the world has a pressing … Read more »

Sudan: Sudans Reach Partial Deal, Abyei Question Remains

The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to set up a demilitarized border zone and resume oil exports, but left several major security questions unresolved, according to… Read more »

Mali: UN to Debate Military Intervention

Diplomatic efforts to ease the crisis in Mali are being stepped up at the United Nations this week, against the backdrop of warnings that the situation in the country will… Read more »

Kenya: Mass Grave Found in Tana Area

A mass grave was discovered on Monday in Kenya's Tana River region, a police source in the area has told AFP. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: New Monkey Species Identified in DRC

Scientific journal Plos One has published a paper in which scientists describe a new species of monkey they found living in the remote forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo.… Read more »

Africa: African Herders Help Eradicate Deadly Livestock Disease

The last known case of rinderpest, a lethal livestock disease, was confirmed 10 years ago in a buffalo wandering Kenya's Mount Meru National Park. In May 2011 the disease was… Read more »

East Africa: Farmers Adapting but Food Insecurity Persists, Researcher Says

About a year after East Africa's worst drought in six decades peaked, a survey of more than 700 smallholder farmers across four regional countries reveals that food insecurity… Read more »