June 10, 2011
Congo-Kinshasa: In Memory of Floribert Chebeya
The lifeless body of Floribert Chebeya Bahizire was found in the back seat of his car on June 2 in a neighborhood not far from his home in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic… Read more »
June 09, 2011
West Africa: Meningitis Vaccine Could Save 140,000 Lives
There has been a dramatic drop in the number of cases of meningitis A in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso following the vaccination of nearly 20 million people against the disease,… Read more »
South Africa: Albertina Sisulu's Story of Persecution And Suffering, Love And Triumph
Albertina Sisulu, the South African liberation struggle icon who died at 92 last week, was the matriarch of a political family whose influence on South African life is widely felt. Read more »
Gabon: Obama Aide Defends Meeting With Bongo
President Barack Obama's spokesman has defended a decision to invite President Ali Bongo for a White House meeting on Thursday on the grounds that Gabon is an "important ally" of… Read more »
Madagascar: Ravalomanana's Fate Bedevils Talks
The return to Madagascar of its deposed and exiled president, Marc Ravalomanana, is creating profound division among the political formations which met in Botswana this week to… Read more »
Africa: Call to Assess Role of Mobile Technology in Health
With more than 70 percent of the world’s five billion cellphone users living in low- and middle-income countries, mobile technology is seen as offering the potential to… Read more »
June 07, 2011
Zimbabwe: Liberation Hero Tekere Dies
Edgar Zivanai Tekere, a founding member of the Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu) and one of the luminaries of Zimbabwe's war of liberation,has died, reports NewsDay from… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 'Astonishing' Findings on Voters' Roll
Excerpts from a report by RW Johnson for the South African Institute of Race Relations: Read more »
June 06, 2011
Africa: 'To Eradicate Hunger, Treat Small Farms as Business'
Feeding the world’s hungry is the challenge of our times, says Dr. Kanayo Nwanze, an energetic advocate for poor people, particularly poor, rural women. Nwanze is president… Read more »
June 05, 2011
Africa: Exploring Mobile Communications for Healthcare
An inaugural summit on the use of mobile communications to support healthcare opens in Cape Town on Monday. Read more »
June 01, 2011
Africa: Somali Journalists Killed With Impunity
Somalia is the world's second most murderous country for journalists, says the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Read more »
May 26, 2011
Africa: Widespread Progress, Better Quality of Life
Critics of foreign aid to Africa say that much of the assistance goes to waste. But author and economist Charles Kenny sees things differently. Kenny, who writes a weekly column… Read more »
May 25, 2011
Libya: Forcing Gaddafi Out Will Be 'Slow, Steady Process,' Says Obama
United States President Barack Obama told journalists in London Wednesday that dislodging Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi from power in Libya will be "a slow, steady process in which… Read more »
Libya: Zuma to Discuss Gaddafi's 'Exit' Plan
South African President Jacob Zuma is set to visit Tripoli next week to conduct talks with Libyan leader Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi. Read more »
May 24, 2011
Sudan: Security Plan and Cooperative Spirit Needed to End Abyei Conflict - U.S. Envoy
Efforts are underway to develop a new security plan for Sudan's disputed Abyei region that would include the withdrawal of northern and southern Sudanese troops and the boosting of… Read more »
May 23, 2011
Zimbabwe: Teenage Model Wins Contract With Louis Vuitton
A 16-year-old beauty from Zimbabwe has been chosen to appear in the the Louis Vuitton's autumn/winter 2011 campaign. Nyasha Matonhodze is based in Northampton and was "discovered"… Read more »
May 20, 2011
Eswatini: Deep Cuts in Govt Payroll Threatened
The International Monetary Fund has suggested that the Swaziland government, already facing protests from its citizens, may have to slash the government payroll by U.S. $35… Read more »
Malawi: UK Suspends Aid to Country
Malawi has lost aid from Britain and Germany after expressing concerns about poor governance in the country. This decision, according to the Nyasa Times, was taken because of… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Of Saviours, God and Domination
The history of Côte d’Ivoire is marked internally by successive ethnic dominations. In 1960, following the end of colonisation by France, Félix… Read more »
May 18, 2011
Africa: West Has Taken Sides in Libyan 'Civil War,' Says Annan
Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan believes the Western coalition fighting Libya's Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi has "crossed a line" and is now "fighting on one side… Read more »
May 17, 2011
Africa: Genetic Discovery Could Benefit Farmers
Scientists have discovered two genes in cattle that may help African farmers improve their livelihoods by preventing premature deaths in their herds from the trypanosome parasite… Read more »
Egypt: Suzanne Mubarak to Hand Over Assets to State
Egyptian officials have reportedly stated that the wife of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has agreed to turn over assets to the state. A villa in Cairo along with some $3… Read more »
May 16, 2011
Libya: Hague Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Gaddafi
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, announced Monday that his office will seek arrest warrants on war crimes charges for Libyan leader… Read more »
Africa: World Marginalizes Continent in Quest for Democracy, Says Mbeki
Popular uprisings in North Africa have given a boost to democratization across the continent, but the world has marginalized Africa in the handling of recent crises in the… Read more »
May 13, 2011
Africa: Sustained Growth, With Jobs Vital for Reducing Poverty - IMF's Sayeh
With regard to Africa, the International Monetary Fund's engagement historically has been overshadowed by its Washington neighbor and intergovernmental counterpart, the World Bank,… Read more »
