Christine Lagarde is making her first trip to Africa as the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund to discuss the continent’s cooperation with the global financial institution. Ahead of the trip which starts Sunday, Lagarde said Africa’s biggest economic challenge is the need to create more jobs on a continent with more than […]
IMF Chief: Africa’s Biggest Economic Challenge is Jobs
Posted December 17th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
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South Africa Opens Apartheid Gallows Monument
Posted December 15th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
South Africa has opened a monument at a former gallows once used to execute anti-apartheid prisoners. During an inauguration ceremony in Pretoria on Thursday, President Jacob Zuma said more than 130 political prisoners were put to death at the gallows, some while singing anti-apartheid songs. The monument at the Pretoria Central Prison includes a memorial […]
Aid Groups Warn of Looming Food Crisis in West Africa
Posted December 15th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations World Food Program and other aid agencies are warning of an impending food crisis in five West African countries. The agencies estimate more than 11 million people across the region face food shortages, poverty and malnutrition because of drought and poor harvests. The groups this week urged donors to act quickly to […]
Bush: Fight Against AIDS Must Continue
Posted December 4th, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. President George W. Bush has told an international conference on AIDS that despite global financial worries, the fight against the disease must go on. In an opening address Sunday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Mr. Bush said the world has to set priorities but “there’s no greater priority than saving human life.” […]
Former US President Bush in Ethiopia for AIDS Conference
Posted December 4th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. President George W. Bush has arrived in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to address the opening of a five-day international conference on AIDS in Africa. Mr. Bush, accompanied by his wife and two daughters, is concluding an African tour that has already taken him to Tanzania and Zambia. The former U.S. leader is […]
$69,000 Dividend for Workers at South Africa Mining Firm
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Employees at a South African mining firm will get payouts of up to $69,000 each — before taxes — as part of a plan meant to empower average workers. Kumba Iron Ore, a unit of mining giant Anglo American, says the payouts stem from the company’s Envision Scheme, which gives dividends to workers below the […]
Doctor Emigration Costs Africa $2 Billion
Posted November 25th, 2011 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
A study published in a British medical publication says sub-Saharan African countries that have invested in training doctors have lost billions of dollars as clinicians leave home to find work in developed nations. The authors of the research, published in the British Medical Journal, say the nine countries included in the study — Ethiopia, Kenya, […]
Ex-President Bush Headed to Africa to Promote Disease-Fighting Programs
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Former U.S. President George W. Bush will travel to Africa next month to emphasize programs to fight diseases like AIDS and malaria. The ex-president and his wife, Laura, will visit Tanzania, Zambia and Ethiopia from December 1-5. While in Africa, the former president and first lady will promote disease-fighting initiatives started during his presidency and […]
South African Lawmakers Pass State Secrets Bill
Posted November 22nd, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
The South African parliament has passed a bill aimed at protecting state secrets that opponents say will stifle the media and those who expose corruption. Lawmakers adopted the bill by a vote of 229 to 107 Tuesday, with much of the support coming from the ruling African National Congress party. The legislation prohibits the release […]
South African Lawmakers Pass State Secrets Bill
Posted November 22nd, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
(( new headline, new info grafs 1-2, edits below The South African parliament has passed a bill aimed at protecting state secrets that opponents say will stifle the media and those who expose corruption. Lawmakers adopted the bill by a vote of 229 to 107 Tuesday, with much of the support coming from the ruling […]
