Africa: No Time to 'Give Up' on HIV-Fighting Gel

Africans tracking the worldwide HIV epidemic have not found much to celebrate since Aids began ravaging the continent 30 years ago, but researchers are optimistic that they are… Read more »

Senegal: U.S. Legal Firm Helps Wade Fight for Third Term

An Atlanta-based law firm with an extensive practice with U.S. government agencies in Washington has been assisting Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade with his controversial bid… Read more »

Africa: Empowering Women to Fight HIV

What makes a young African doctor decide to devote her career to helping women fight HIV? Dr. Sengeziwe Sibeko is a 37-year-old medical researcher with a degree in obstetrics and… Read more »

Africa: Back to the Lab

Professor Salim Abdool Karim, director of the Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (Caprisa) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Columbia University in the… Read more »

Africa: No Changing Mindset on Contraception 'Overnight'

Dr. Quarraisha Abdool Karim is an infectious diseases epidemiologist and associate scientific director of the Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa (Caprisa).… Read more »

Egypt: Days of Mourning Declared After Football Violence

The Egyptian parliament is due to hold an emergency session today in response to the violence that killed at least 74 people in Port Said, following a soccer match between premier… Read more »

Mali/Botswana: Quarter-Finals Loom for Lacklustre Mali Side

Mali have looked less than convincing in the Cup of Nations so far, but will be pleased with the character they showed against Botswana on Wednesday. Read more »

Ghana/Guinea: The Quiet Efficiency of the Black Stars

Ghana's quiet efficiency was again on display in their 1-1 draw with Guinea at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday. Read more »

Senegal: Four Die in Anti-Wade Protests

Four people have died in demonstrations since Senegal's Constitutional Court last week ruled that Abdoulaye Wade could run for re-election as president. Read more »

Ghana/Guinea: Black Stars Oust Syli Nationale With Afcon's Finest Goal

Ghana advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as Group D winners after a 1-1 draw with a 10-man Guinea in Franceville on Wednesday night. Read more »

Africa: AU Urged to Recognise Women's Role in Trade

Delegates who recently attended a gender summit in Addis Ababa hope the African Union Summit on Intra-African Trade that was also held there will take their recommendations into… Read more »

Mali/Botswana: Les Aigles Defeat Zebras in Difficult Game

Mali had to wait an anxious five minutes after their 2-1 win over Botswana on Wednesday before they were confirmed as African Nations Cup quarter-finalists. Read more »

Africa: Global Fund for Aids, TB and Malaria Faces Challenges

In its short 10-year history, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has saved millions of lives, but as it marks its anniversary it finds itself the subject of… Read more »

Morocco/Nigeria: Atlas Lions Finally Manage a Growl, but Fail to Roar

Morocco finally got the win they were looking for at the African Nations Cup finals. But their performance was again unconvincing as they exited the tournament with a 1-0 victory… Read more »

Gabon/Tunisia: Afcon Hosts Make History Against North Africans

Africa Cup of Nations co-hosts Gabon finished the group stages with a perfect record after a 1-0 victory over Tunisia in Franceville on Tuesday night. Read more »

Ghana/Guinea: Syli Nationale Have What It Takes to Shock Talented Black Stars

Ghana have a tough choice to make with their team selection for Wednesday's decisive Group D match against Guinea in Franceville. They now have players surplus to requirements,… Read more »

Sudan/Burkina Faso: Desert Hawks Rewrite Soccer History

History was certainly against Sudan when they set out on this journey to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finals. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire/Angola: Efficient Elephants Defeat Frustrated Antelopes

Angola's failure to reach the quarter-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations will come as a great disappointment to a side who believed they had the ability even perhaps to go… Read more »

Mali/Botswana: High-Score Possible Against 'Amateur' Zebras

Mali will have quarter-final qualification on their minds when they take on group minnows Botswana in their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group D clash in Libreville on Wednesday. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire/Angola: Elephants Go Through, Palancas Negras Narrowly Miss Knockout Stage

A second string Cote d'Ivoire side beat Angola 2-0 in Malabo on Monday to finish top of Group B at the African Nations Cup finals and also eliminate their opponents. Read more »

Sudan/Burkina Faso: Desert Hawks in First Afcon Finals Win in 42 Years

Sudan clinched their place in the quarter-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-1 victory over Burkina Faso in their final Group B clash in Bata on Monday. Read more »

Zambia/Equatorial Guinea: Chipolopolo Defeat Co-Hosts to Seal Top Slot in Group

Zambia coach Herve Renard says nobody should be surprised that his side topped their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A. Read more »

Gabon/Tunisia: Teams to Fight for Top Place in Their Group

Gabon and Tunisia have already sealed their qualification for the quarter-finals at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations but have top spot in Group C still to play for when they meet in… Read more »

Morocco/Niger: Atlas Lions Likely to Have Upper Hand in Final Game

On the face of it, Morocco and Niger have nothing but pride to play for in their final 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group C qualifier in Libreville on Tuesday. Read more »

Senegal/Libya: Eleven Talented Individuals Get You Nowhere

Just who would have predicted that Senegal would end up with three straight defeats in their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A? Read more »