Libya: African Union Urges End to Talks Preconditions

The African Union has asked the Nato alliance pursuing military operations against the administration of Libya's Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi to put pressure on opposition leaders… Read more »

Gambia: Guinean Student Suspected of Fomenting Uprising Released

Authorities in The Gambia late Tuesday released a Guinean anthropology student who had been arrested two months ago for "spreading revolutionary ideas" and threatening national… Read more »

Somalia: United States Using Drone Planes to Attack Al-Shabaab Militia

The United States is using its pilotless drone aircraft to launch military attacks on leaders of the Somali militant group, Al Shabaab, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Read more »

Egypt: Protesters And Police Clash in Tahrir Square

Egyptian security forces have fired teargas at thousands of protesters, some of whom threw stones, in Cairo's Tahrir Square, reports Al Jazeera. Read more »

South Africa: Harvesting Nutrients That Are Flushed Away

It might seem unusual for a waste utility to be concerned with the goal of ending world hunger, but that's part of the mission of the Water and Sanitation department in South… Read more »

Libya: Nato Aims to Kill Gaddafi, Says Report

A United States congressman says the top U.S. military commander in the international military campaign against Libya has admitted that Nato is trying to kill Colonel Muammar… Read more »

Libya: Hague Judges Hope Gaddafi Warrants Will 'Stop Further Crimes'

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued warrants of arrest for Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi, his son and his intelligence chief on  charges arising out of attacks by… Read more »

Libya: Hague Judges To Decide on Gaddafi Arrest Warrant

Judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague will today announce whether they will order the arrest of Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, one of his sons and his… Read more »

South Africa: Michelle Obama Does Push-Ups With Archbishop Tutu

U.S First Lady Michelle Obama ended her week-long visit to South Africa by meeting the Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu - and getting a bit of a workout. Read more »

Africa: Country-Led Development Improves Health

Delegates from four African health ministries taking part in this month's 38th Annual International Conference on Global Health described how leadership and country-led development… Read more »

Senegal: Protests Against Electoral Law Turn Violent

Demonstrators clashed with police outside Senegal's National Assembly on Thursday as they protested against a constitutional amendment changing the rules of presidential elections. Read more »

Africa: Thinking Local to Build Health Systems

Francis Omaswa is executive director of the African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST), an initiative incorporated in Uganda and promoted by a network of… Read more »

Africa: Reducing Fees to Lower Child, Maternal Mortality Rates

Dr. Kisito Sheku Daoh is the chief medical officer in Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health. He acts as the chief liaison between the ministry and the health partners and the lead… Read more »

Africa: Extending Health Insurance and Free Care

Dr. Salif Samake is Mali's director of Health Planning and Statistics and oversees management of the ministries of Health, Social Affairs, and the Promotion of Women, Children and… Read more »

Africa: Poor Resources Delay Achievement of Development Goals

Moussa Mbaye is the secretary general of Senegal's Ministry of Health. He recently attended the International Conference on Global Health in Washington, DC, as part of the… Read more »

Liberia: Chevron Moving Ahead With Off-Shore Oil Search

U.S.-based Chevron, which announced in March plans to explore for petroleum in Liberia, is starting deep-water drilling that could move Liberia into the ranks of west… Read more »

Sudan: Ethiopian Peacekeepers Expected to Deploy to Abyei

Ethiopian peacekeepers are expected to move into the contested Abyei region of Sudan under a deal negotiated between the Khartoum government and South Sudan, says the African… Read more »

Africa: Tupac's Godfather - RIP in Africa

Born in the swamps of Louisiana as Elmer Pratt, he died at the foot of Mount Kilamanjaro as Geronimo ji-Jaga. From decorated Vietnam war veteran to anti- government Black Panther,… Read more »

Liberia: Iron Ore Moves Again as First Large Post-Conflict Investment is Coming to Fruition

With global demand for steel on the rise, Liberia is re-entering the ranks of the world's significant producers of the iron ore needed to produce it. Read more »

Africa: Efforts to Set Up Social Security Nets Grow

A new study assessing World Bank support for programs that target the most vulnerable people shows that social safety nets (SSNs) are achieving their objectives and there is a… Read more »

Africa: Is Your Cellphone Bad for Your Health?

A recent international conference focused on the use of cellphones to aid health care, made me think about my own health and my own phone. Read more »

Africa: Donors Pledge U.S. $4.3 Billion to Immunize Children

Major public and private donors have pledged more than U.S.$4.3 billion to immunize at least 250 million of the world's poorest children against life-threatening diseases over the… Read more »

Liberia: 'Much More to Do', Says Johnson Sirleaf

Since taking office in early 2006 as Africa's first elected woman president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has become a prominent leader in a tough job. A quarter century of… Read more »

Africa: AllAfrica Co-Founder Amadou Ba on 'Most Influential' List

AllAfrica co-founder Amadou Mahtar Ba has been selected one of 100 'most influential' Africans by New African magazine. Mr. Ba currently chairs the AllAfrica board and… Read more »

Madagascar: Regional Leaders Call for Deposed President's Return

Southern African leaders have called on Madagascar's rulers to allow exiled leaders, including the deposed president, Marc Ravalomanana, to return home. However, the country's… Read more »