Africa News

Africa: Upcoming Conference 'to Make the Connection' between U.S. and Continent - Hope Masters
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:11:05 GMT
The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation Africa Policy Forum: a Vision for the 21st Century to be held in Atlanta in September, aims to help build a U.S.-Africa dialogue based on mutual respect and mutual benefit. It will encompass cultural discourse as well as talks on business and national security issues. Hope Masters, CEO of the Sullivan Foundation, spoke with Saratu Abiola and Carine Umuhumuza of allAfrica.com about what informed her approach to the conference, and what she would like to see in the future regarding U.S.-Africa relations.How does the conference tie in to what the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation is trying to achieve?Our overarching purpose is to build a bridge, to make the connection between African Americans, in particular, but really people of the African Diaspora in general, to connect us all back to the continent. Traditionally we have chartered planes and taken people to the continent. We believe now that the bridge goes both ways. We've been trying to get the bridge across to the continent but now with brilliant young people, there's so many people coming back and forth.

Africa: UN Official Warns Terrorism and Organized Crime Increasingly Linked
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:27:43 GMT
Terrorism in Africa is increasingly linked to organized crime, and the continent's governments must take stronger steps to try to break those connections, a senior United Nations official said as he called for countries worldwide to broaden their anti-terrorist strategies beyond involving only the military and law enforcement agencies.

Africa: Assistant Secretary-General Calls on Partners to Adopt Civil Paths to Peace
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:22:40 GMT
Acclaimed academics and experts attending a United Nations round table on peace in Asia last week heard how the Commonwealth is striving to help policymakers resolve "deep seated conflicts" around the world.

Africa: The Answer to Hunger is in Her Hands
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:51:33 GMT
To her friends, she is know simply as mama Ngwaci, though Mary Anyango Oyunga does not boil and hawk sweet potatoes in the streets.

Africa: Biting Nominations After Reversed Eviction
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:55:45 GMT
M-NET'S Big Brother All Stars is into its second week and, in stark contrast to last week, the housemates were very clear about who they wanted to see up for eviction this time around.

Africa: Obama Team 'Actively Engaged' to Promote Progress, Carson Says
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:08:35 GMT
President Barack Obama will host some 120 African youth leaders from 40 African nations in Washington next week, part of a commemoration of 50 years of independence for 17 countries. The President's Forum is intended "to deepen and broaden our understanding of the trajectories of African societies, and to reflect on how the next generation are building their communities' and their nations' futures – just as their predecessors did in the era of independence from colonial rule," the White House said in a statement.

Africa: Addressing the Role of Religion in HIV Response
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:32:07 GMT
At a church compound in Nairobi's Mathare slum, women and their children line up for food rations. Among them is Zipporah Mueni, an HIV-positive mother of five.

Africa: Drug Resistance Threatens Sleeping Sickness Cure
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:27:05 GMT
Hopes for an effective new combination treatment for sleeping sickness have been challenged by the discovery of resistance to two of the drugs.

Africa: Continent Seeks Greater Role in International Affairs
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:43:00 GMT
At the ongoing African Union (AU) summit in Kampala, Uganda, African leaders are being urged to push for Africa's interests on the international scene.

Africa: South African Theatre Group Performs On Climate Change
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:04:44 GMT
South African rural communities have turned to theatre in a creative effort to respond to the challenges of climate change. Resource Africa, a Not-for-Profit organization working on natural resource management, is leading the way.

Africa: Highest Number of Bloggers in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:50:53 GMT
Kenya has the third highest number of blogs in Africa after Nigeria and South Africa, a firm indication of the nation's increasing IT literacy.

Africa: Okagbare, Adigun Deliver Gold, Metu, Ogho Fail
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:30:42 GMT
Nigeria's greatest hope for a medal at the African Championships, Blessing Okagbare lived up to expectation when she blew away the field to win the women 100m gold in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday.She ran 11.03 seconds to top the women in the hotly contested race.

Africa: Women, the Silent Bearers of HIV Burdens
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:22:45 GMT
When it comes to HIV, silence suffocates the women of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa: Race on for BP's African Assets
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:30:28 GMT
BP Plc is in talks with India's Reliance Industries and Essar Group to sell its African retail assets, including those in Namibia, that could be worth as much as US$500 million, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters yesterday.

Africa: Investor Sees Africa Risks Easing, Plenty of Growth
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:30:24 GMT
Political risks to investment are easing gradually across Africa, making it easier to tap into the continent's robust growth, Africa's top private equity investor Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) has said.

Africa: It's How You Spend the Money That Saves Lives
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:57:14 GMT
Members of the African Union (AU) reaffirmed at the end of their meeting on 27 July in Kampala, Uganda, that they would strive to spend 15 percent of their national budgets on health, but at the end of the day it is about how "effectively and efficiently" you spend the money, not about how much.