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Africa: Campaigners Attack Italy, France Over Aid
allAfrica, 11 June 2009
A global anti-poverty advocacy group attacked Italy and France on Thursday for failing to live up to their promises to help Africans improve their education and fight hunger and… Read more »
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Africa: Global Crisis Set to Drive Millions Into Poverty, Predicts Report
allAfrica, 10 June 2009
The global financial crisis is set to drive millions more people into poverty, to slash radically capital flows to Africa and to deprive sub-Saharan Africa of at least U.S. $50… Read more »
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Africa: Continent's Leaders Must Account to Their People, Says Annan
Africa Progress Panel, 10 June 2009
Introducing this year's report of the Africa Progress Panel, which he chairs, Kofi Annan says Africa's leaders are primarily responsible for leading the continent out of the… Read more »
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Africa: Climate Change Threatens Instability in 37 Nations, Says Report
allAfrica, 10 June 2009
Climate change threatens to spark violent conflict in 23 African countries and political instability in another 14, a top-level international review panel says in a report… Read more »
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Africa: Continent Makes Unsteady But Remarkable Progress, Says Report
allAfrica, 10 June 2009
The annual report of the Africa Progress Report says that despite authoritarian and corrupt leaders, wars and coups, the overall trend in Africa is towards less conflict, more… Read more »
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Africa: Key Findings and Recommendations of the Africa Progress Panel
Africa Progress Panel, 10 June 2009
The Africa Progress Panel, a top-level international group formed to monitor whether the world's leaders are meeting their commitments to Africa, has issued the following series of… Read more »