Southern Africa: Zuma to Report to Regional Leaders On Zimbabwe

Excerpt from a media briefing by the South African Deputy Minister of International Relations and Coooperation, Ebrahim Ebrahim, on August 14, 2012: Read more »

Uganda/Kenya: Uganda Finishes Olympics in Burst of Glory

Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich set the seal on East Africa's dominance of long-distance running at this year's Olympics - and won glory for his country - when he took the gold medal in… Read more »

South Africa: Controversy Trails Gold Medalist

The man who won South Africa's first gold at the 2012 Olympic games, Cameron van der Burgh, has allegedly admitted to using illegal kicks. Read more »

Africa: Africa Innovation Prize to Reward Aspiring Entrepreneurs

'Innovation' - promoted as a way to find solutions to social and economic challenges - has joined 'entrepreneurship' as a focus of philanthropies, governments and businesses. Read more »

Algeria: The Olympian Who Didn't Try - But Won Gold

Taoufik Makhloufi, the Algerian middle-distance runner who was expelled from the Games on Monday, was reinstated on Tuesday – and went on to win gold in the men's 1,500m… Read more »

Zambia: 'Enough Is Enough' Says Chief Who Fights HIV/Aids

The Bible, science and an 18-year-old boy were the elements that sparked an initiative to curb HIV in a remote area of Zambia along the border with the Democratic Republic of… Read more »

South Africa: AllAfrica Editor Wins Top Award

AllAfrica's deputy managing editor, Juanita Williams, has been honoured with a top South African award for her service as a leader of the country's principal forum for editors. Read more »

Rwanda: Europe Suspends Aid to Kagame Govt

A growing number of European governments is joining an international diplomatic drive to press President Paul Kagame's government into ending support for rebels in the eastern… Read more »

South Africa: HIV+ Mothers and Their Babies Thrive on Treatment

At 9 a.m. each morning and 9 p.m. each evening, in her shack on the outskirts of Cape Town, Nomsa* diligently takes the antiretroviral medication that makes her … Read more »

Ghana: Shock Greets 'Untimely' Death of President As VP Takes Offfice

Ghana is mourning the passing of President John Evans Atta Mills, who was succeeded in office late Tuesday by his vice president, John Dramani Mahama. Read more »

Africa: Beyond Contraceptive Controversy - Melinda Gates Bets on Pro-Life Policies

Melinda Gates wants you to know this: if women in poor countries can get the contraceptives they want, millions of lives will be saved. Read more »

Africa: U.S. Commits to Greater Support for HIV-Positive Pregnant Women

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Monday that the administration of Barack Obama is committed to "an Aids-free generation" and will spend an additional U.S.$80… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Europe to Lift Sanctions After Referendum

The European Union (EU) announced Monday that it will suspend most of its sanctions on Zimbabwean leaders and organisations as soon as the country holds "a peaceful and credible"… Read more »

Rwanda: U.S. Cuts Military Aid Over Support for Congolese Rebels

The U.S. government is cancelling a small military assistance package that was to have been provided to Rwanda this year, citing "information that Rwanda is supporting armed groups… Read more »

Chad: Court to Decide On Belgium's Case Vs. Senegal Over Habre Trial

An excerpt from a statement of the International Court of Justice on the case in which Belgium seeks either to have Senegal ordered to try former President Hissène… Read more »

Mali: Govt Asks Hague Court to Probe Crimes in North

Mali's government has asked the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to investigate whether crimes under international law have been committed during the rebellion in the… Read more »

Africa: Dlamini-Zuma Becomes AU's First Woman Leader

South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has won a vote to become the first female head of the African Union Commission, ITVNews reported the commission's… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Military Steps Up 'Sustained Engagement' With Africa

A stepped-up role for the American military, which has been the subject of widespread discussion and debate since the establishment of the U.S. Africa Command (Africom) in 2008,… Read more »

Africa: Contraception Innovations Can 'Save Millions'

The Summit on Family Planning drew policy makers, donors and health professionals to London on 11 July to discuss how to provide access to contraceptives to more of the world's… Read more »

South Africa: African Freedom and Shakespeare's World

As the focus of the world turns to London for the 2012 Olympic Games, one of the most remarkable stories of South Africa's freedom… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Pledges to Supply More Contraceptives

Following is an address to the Global Family Planning Summit by Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, the Minister of State for Health of Nigeria. Read more »

Ethiopia: 'Choosing Our Future' - Health Minister's Speech to Family Planning Summit

Following is the text of the address by Ethiopia's Minister of Health Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to delegates at the London Summit on Family Planning: Read more »

Senegal: Health Minister Says Family Planning a National Priority

Following is the text of the address by Senegal's Minister of Health Dr Awa Marie Coll-Seck to the Family Planning Summit: Read more »

Africa: London Summit Aims to Save Lives With Family Planning

A summit aimed at halving the number of women in developing countries without access to contraception opens in London on Wednesday, and African women stand to benefit the most… Read more »

South Africa: Clinic Shows How to Cut Maternal Deaths

In a country where deaths from pregnancy and childbirth have been rising - more than four-fold in a decade, according to reports - not a single maternal death was recorded at a… Read more »