Libya: Leader of Opposition Forces Killed

Libyan opposition leader Moustafa Abdel-Jalil said Thursday that the rebel forces' chief of staff Abdel Fattah Younes was killed, according to a report by Xinhua news agency. Read more »

Liberia: Presidential Challenger Appeals for Change in Direction

Campaigning for Liberia's presidential election in October has shifted into high gear, with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf seeking a second six-year term. Charles Brumskine, a… Read more »

Africa: Ugandan Youth Advocate Spreads Message of Self-Care

Jackie Kemigisha, an HIV-positive youth advocate from Uganda, dedicates her life to empowering those affected by HIV/Aids. After she learned of her HIV-postive status, Kemigisha… Read more »

Malawi: South Africa Condemns Crackdown on Country's Protesters

The South African government has condemned the Malawi government for last week's crackdown on protesters, and called on both sides to make "more conciliatory efforts" to bridge… Read more »

Africa: Leapfrogging to the 'Mobile Phone' of Sanitation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been a major role-player at AfricaSan 3 in Rwanda, using the gathering to announce its new sanitation-focused global development… Read more »

South Africa: Swan Lake - A Moving Masterpiece

Swan Lake - the proverbial tale of love's triumph over evil, choreographed through ballet, has enthralled the audience at the  National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, which… Read more »

South Africa: What is on 'The Table' for Dinner?

The Table - a play showcased at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown - is spread with delectable dishes of love, jealousy, infidelity and remorse prepared by a dysfunctional… Read more »

Africa: Campaign Against Polio at Risk

The effort to eradicate polio is on "knife's edge". Read more »

Malawi: Anti-Govt Protests Spark New Clashes

Renewed clashes and violence were reported from towns in Malawi on Thursday, a day after thousands of protesters marched against the government. Read more »

Malawi: Anti-Govt Protests Erupt in Clashes

Riot police beat up and arrested about 40 leaders of anti-government protests in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, after protesters defied a court injunction stopping the demonstrations,… Read more »

Africa: New Approaches Needed on Sanitation

No innovation in the past 200 years has done more to save lives and improve health than the sanitation revolution triggered by the invention of the toilet. Read more »

Africa: South African University to Reinvent the Toilet

The next time you use the toilet, give a thought to what you would do if there weren't one. That's the challenge that faces 40 percent of the earth's population - 2.6 billion… Read more »

South Africa: World Icon Mandela's Birthday Sparks Inspiring Day of Volunteer Work

Nelson Mandela International Day ("Mandela Day") was launched in 2009 on Nelson Mandela's birthday, 18 July, and declared an international day by the United Nations in November… Read more »

Africa: AfricaSan3 - Less About Goals Than Getting There

The 3rd African Conference on Sanitation Hygiene is set for 19-21 July in Kigali, Rwanda. AllAfrica's Julie Frederikse looks at what to expect from this important event. Read more »

Africa: South African Arts Festival to Go Global

South Africa's pioneering annual National Arts Festival - which this year featured about 2,500 performances of 600 shows - plans to take some of its shows to similar festivals… Read more »

South Africa: Arts Festival Turns Into Cultural Playground

Scores of theatre-goers and artists from across the country converged in South Africa's Eastern Cape province earlier this month for the largest arts event in Africa. Read more »

Liberia: Chevron Announces Social Initiatives During High-Level Tour

The U.S. oil giant Chevron is launching initiatives aimed at improving health and supporting development in Liberia. Read more »

Zambia: Climate Information Alerts Boost Poor Farmers

A herder shepherding his animals in Zambia's Eastern Province winds up a solar-powered radio and crouches down to listen to a local FM station. The news broadcast includes a… Read more »

South Africa: Turning Human Waste into Fertilizer Pellet by Pellet

Recycling is increasingly popular in today's ecologically aware world, but in the field of sanitation the "yuk factor" tends to get in the way. Most people recoil from the notion… Read more »

South Africa: Award-Winning Sanitation Team Keen to Link to Fellow African Researchers

Chris Buckley, head of the Pollution Research Group at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, spoke to Julie Frederikse about the upcoming sanitation conference… Read more »

Chad: Senegal Backtracks on Habre Extradition

Eleven years after being indicted on charges arising out of the torture and killing of his political opponents, Chad's former dictator, Hissan Habré, is set to stay in… Read more »

South Africa: Horses Second To Fashion at Premiere Racing Event

It's a busy month of July for the continent's top port of Durban, with Africa's premiere horseracing event, the naming of the host country for the 2018 Winter Olympics and a visit… Read more »

Somalia: Al Shabaab Suspect Faces Charges in U.S.

A 25-year-old Somali man accused by the United States of being a leader of the Al Shabaab militia has been flown to New York for trial after being held by the U.S. Navy for… Read more »

Mauritania: Al-Qaeda Attacks Army Base

North African Al Qaeda fighters and Mauritanian military forces have again clashed this week, resulting in the deaths of more than 20 people, news agencies report. Read more »

Tanzania: Young Chemist Seeks Answers in Traditional Medicine

When Justin Omolo was growing up in Tanzania, he preferred Western medical clinics to African traditional healers. "I was the only one in my family who didn't believe in all the… Read more »