Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
By Bekai Njie The UNDP African Human Development (AHD) Report on the theme, ‘Toward a Food Security Future’ was Tuesday officially launched by the vice president and minister of Women’s Affairs, Her Excellency Aja Dr. Isatou Njie-Saidy, at Kairaba Beach Hotel in Kololi. The report, which was earlier launched at the continental level in […]
Rome — Common indicators and guidelines for environmental assessments will lead to shared understanding of environmental impacts, better policymaking. A new FAO-led partnership is looking to improve how the environmental impacts of the livestock industry are measured and assessed, a necessary first step in improving the sustainability of this important food production sector. Livestock-raising and […]
By Anso Thom Health and social justice activists as well as health ministers and key policy makers from across the world will meet in Cape Town this week to address the drivers of inequity which fundamentally impact on the health of the poor. Despite unprecedented global wealth the world is experiencing a crisis of […]
Stephenie Hollyman/WHO Deerfield, Il (July 3, 2012) — A pair of provocative studies in the July 2012 issue of The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (AJTMH) provides a window into the intense ground war now underway against malaria. In one review, researchers offer new evidence supporting indoor insecticide spraying as a way […]
By Isiaka Wakili and Turaki A. Hassan An account opened by Nigerian officials with an American bank J.P. Morgan into which billions of dollars oil monies are being paid over the years is raising dust at a Senate committee hearing on the management of the fuel subsidies. Over $17.64 billion (about N2.7 trillion) was […]
G. Cranston/IRIN Domestic violence is often not well documented. Dakar — In conflict-hit West African countries, husbands often pose a greater threat to women’s lives than an armed assailant, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said in a recent report, but even in more stable countries, violence against women is hard to eradicate. “Domestic violence […]
New York — An international press rights group on Monday expressed concern that a growing introduction of high tech censorship tools by Ethiopia could encourage other authoritarian regimes in Africa such as in neighboring Sudan use it. Ethiopia has been under fire by rights groups of suspending a number of private newspapers and blocking major […]
By Eleanor Whitehead Africa’s private health insurance industry is growing as coverage broadens across income groups. Over half of Africa’s total annual expenditure on healthcare, estimated at around $55bn, comes from the private sector. Across sub-Saharan Africa, not only are most countries still a long way from achieving the targeted 15 percent government budgetary […]
Saudi Arabia’s oil keeps the world turning, but the Kingdom is thirsty for water. For years, the government subsidized domestic food production to feed its 25m population – supporting the production of around 3m tons of wheat per year, along with barley and other crops – but the costs of irrigation are spiraling and the […]
Described as Africa’s leading literary award, the 2012 Caine Prize for African Writing has been awarded to Nigerian Rotimi Babatunde for his short story entitled Bombay’s Republic published in the Mirabilia Review. Chair of the judging panel, Bernardine Evaristo announced Babatunde as the winner of the £10 000 prize at an awards dinner held on […]