Rumors, confusion hinder battle against HIV in Cameroon
An educational poster in Africa provides facts on HIV/AIDS. Health studies have shown that male circumcision can reduce the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. In Africa, several governments have...
View ArticleAfrican nations meet to tackle economic hurdles
World leaders gathered in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday for the 19th annual World Economic Forum on Africa. Mojubaolu Okome, a professor of political science from Brooklyn College, joins Martin...
View ArticleAfrica turns to science for help combatting ivory trade
Despite a long ban, poachers in Africa continue to kill thousands of elephants each year for the money they can make from the tusks. But now, scientists are using a sophisticated dating method to fight...
View ArticleThousands line up in Kenya for HIV testing
In urging Congress to spend $60 billion over the next six years on health aid to other nations, U.S. President Barack Obama called for an integrated approach — fight AIDS, but at the same time, combat...
View ArticleAfrica responds to Obama’s “tough love” message
On Saturday, President Obama addressed a crowd in Ghana, where he spoke candidly about the African continent’s state of affairs. Obama’s message was described as a kind of “tough love,” encouraging...
View ArticleGhana’s capital city blossoms with shops, cell phones
Modern buildings such as this nightclub and restaurant have emerged out of the old Accra. Accra, the capital city of Ghana, was host to U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Africa, during...
View ArticleYears after war, rape still endemic in Liberia
In Arizona, an eight-year-old girl — an immigrant from the west African nation of Liberia — was allegedly raped by four Liberian boys two weeks ago. It caused outrage in the U.S. and far beyond, partly...
View ArticleClinton pledges support for Somalia’s weak government
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday on the second full day of her African tour. Clinton pledged to expand America’s support for Somalia’s weak interim government...
View ArticleWeek in review: Hillary Clinton in Africa, Bill in North Korea
Nikhil Deogun, the deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, and David Andelman, editor of the World Policy Journal and a former foreign corrrespondent, join Martin Savidge to discuss the...
View ArticleWrangling Google Earth into submission
In addition to editing video and keeping track of the goings-on in Europe and Brazil, lately I’ve developed another pastime: learning how to use Google Earth, the alternately fascinating and...
View ArticleIn the Newsroom: Africa and climate change
Connie Kargbo is an associate producer at Worldfocus and a native of Sierra Leone. She blogs here about her opinion on Africa and climate change policy. Floods are thought to be one of the more...
View ArticleProlonged drought devastates Kenyan people, wildlife
A long and severe drought in the eastern part of Africa has had an effect not only on people, but also on wildlife. The countries worst affected are Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Uganda, according to...
View ArticleAmerica’s obligation to impoverished nations
Children in Ethiopia’s highlands. Photo: Flickr user turkairo Organizations large and small — from the World Bank to local NGOs — are working to eliminate public health scourges in Africa. Whether...
View ArticleAmerican doctors aiding African medical programs
It’s not just large organizations like the World Bank that are working to eliminate diseases in Africa. Many smaller groups are also working hard to alleviate suffering. One such program is called “Doc...
View ArticleAfrica remains the final frontier for economic growth
An employee of Logistique Petroliere in Madagascar. Photo: Flickr user DavidDarricau Ayo Johnson, a Worldfocus contributing blogger, writes about extraction of natural resources in Africa. The piece...
View ArticleGuinean military on prowl for suspected Camara shooter
According to news reports, the ruling junta in Guinea is continuing its manhunt for Lt. Aboubacar “Toumba” Diakite, who allegedly shot military ruler Moussa Camara in the head last week. During the...
View ArticleObama and the World: Africa
For part 2 of our Obama and the World series on the first year of Obama’s foreign policy, we turn to Africa. Barack Obama, the first U.S. president of African origin, visited the continent last summer...
View ArticleGays in Africa face increasing homophobia
A protester outside Uganda’s UN mission in New York City on November 19, 2009. Photo from Flickr user riekhavoc Over the last six months there has been a worrying surge of institutional homophobia in...
View ArticleEvaluating the treatment of homosexuals across Africa
Media attention has recently focused on the Ugandan government’s consideration of legislation that would make homosexual behavior punishable by the death penalty. There are 31 countries that...
View ArticleNigeria moves to end power vaccum left by ailing president
Umaru Yar’Adua at the 2008 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Photo: Andy Mettler/World Economic Forum on Flickr The Nigerian national assembly voted today to install Vice-President Goodluck...
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