South Africa: Public Sector Unions Plan Strike

The South African government faces a nationwide public sector strike which could be the biggest since liberation in 1994. Read more »

Africa: AU Chair Urges Zimbabwe to Respect Law

The African Union chairman, President John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana, has reiterated his concern at the recent behaviour of the Zimbabwe government. Read more »

Africa: 'Gigantic Steps Forward' in Fight Against Malaria

Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), an international non-profit organization involved in the research and development of anti-malarial medicines, is hosting its seventh annual… Read more »

Africa: Setting a Timetable to Defeat Malaria

For too many years, efforts to treat and bring malaria under control have been under-funded, under-researched and poorly coordinated. This is now changing. There is now hope on the… Read more »

Africa: Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art

A new exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. features modern and contemporary African writing and graphic systems from around the… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Human Rights Lawyers Released

Two of Zimbabwe's top human rights lawyers were released on bail Monday, one day after a High Court Justice ordered their release. Read more »

Ethiopia: Reflection of a Refugee's Life in America

A new novel by Ethiopian author Dinaw Mengestu tells the story of one Ethiopian refugee's struggle for self-definition and motivation in a world of competing demands and… Read more »

Ghana: Rap Artist Blitz the Ambassador Makes a Name for Himself in the U.S.

One of the Ghanaian rap artists making a splash on the music scene in both Africa and the United States is Blitz the Ambassador. Read more »

Zimbabwe: "We Have Reached the Tipping Point"

Democracy advocates in southern Africa have been posing the question recently: When does Zimbabwe reach a "tipping point", where popular opposition to the regime of aging… Read more »

Kenya: Contact Numbers for Inquiries on Flight KQ 507

AllAfrica's publishing partners in Nairobi have published telephone numbers for members of the public seeking information about the flight. Read more »

Mali: New Film Focuses on Life and Debt in Africa

Bamako, a film set in that city, is a complex and ingenious production dealing with Africa's relationship with the West. Read more »

Somalia: International Community Responsible for Lawlessness and Slaughter

This is the most lawless war of our generation. All wars of aggression lack legitimacy, but no conflict in recent memory has witnessed such mounting layers of illegality as the… Read more »

Mali: Election May Signal End of Consensus Politics

Voters in the West African nation of Mali head to the polls on Sunday to elect their president for the next five years in an election that may signal the end of consensus politics. Read more »

South Africa: Mbeki Responds Positively to Nigerian Polls

The South African government has given an early signal of its response to Nigeria's disputed elections by both congratulating President-elect Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and… Read more »

Africa: Scaling Up Bed Net Production to Fight Malaria

As Africa Malaria Day 2007 approached, AllAfrica talked to Robin Slatter, business development manager for global vector control at Sumitomo Chemical, which is manufacturing… Read more »

Africa: New Hope for Rolling Back Malaria

Malaria kills an African child every 30 seconds and is one of the continent's leading causes of death - the leading cause in many countries. Africa accounts for as many as 90%… Read more »

Africa: Fake Drugs are 'Everyone's Problem'

When intellectual property rights protections fail, the results can be deadly. During a meningitis epidemic in Niger in 1995, more than 50,000 people were inoculated with fake… Read more »

Tanzania: We Can Beat Malaria Now

Today we commemorate Africa Malaria Day around the globe. Malaria transmitting mosquitoes have thrived in the sub-Saharan African climate and left countless families, villages and… Read more »

Nigeria: Candidates and Observers Call for Election Annulment

With the candidate of the ruling Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Umaru Yar'Adua, apparently heading for victory according to early results from Saturday's presidential… Read more »

Nigeria: Umaru Yar'Adua Declared Victor in Presidential Poll

Nigeria's election commission has declared Umaru Yar'Adua of the ruling People's Democratic Party the winner of the presidential election, despite widespread… Read more »

West Africa: Koundandi: A Film About Love and Sacrifice

The image of African women in the media has gone through several positive transformations over the years. African filmmakers are increasingly showing the diversity of African women… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Elect President Obasanjo's Successor

Sixty million voters head to the polls today to elect the leader who will succeed Olusegun Obasanjo as president of Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Caught Up By His Past

Muhammadu Buhari, a retired army general, is the only candidate in the 2007 election with a previous record as Nigerian head of state. He headed a military regime from 1984 to… Read more »

Nigeria: Electoral Commission Withdraws Candidates' Photos

The Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (Inec) announced on Thursday in Abuja that candidates for Saturday's presidential election will not have their photos… Read more »

Nigeria: Corruption Fights Back

The issue of corruption generates much of the heat in the debate over Nigeria's forthcoming presidential election, scheduled for Saturday. Outgoing President Olusegun Obasanjo… Read more »