20100726
Reuters

The African Union said on Saturday Africa must turn ever more to China for its development because conditions and checks often stalled the flow of funds from Western nations and the World Bank.

20100726
Reuters

Emerging and frontier equity funds in Africa returned to positive territory last week, attracting net inflows of cash after previously breaking a 44-week winning streak, fund tracker EPFR Global said.

20100726
Xinhua

The Chairperson of African Union (AU) Commission Jean Ping on Sunday told African heads of state and government meeting here that the peace and security situation in the continent is still tenuous and fragile.

20100724
reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. senator has asked that a Scottish representative appear at next week's congressional hearing on the release of the Libyan man convicted

20100720
africanews

It has long been argued that, due to myriad socio, political and economic challenges, the true potential of African business has remained in the dark: unable to connect with the global economy in the way Western nations have succeeded. Now, though, just weeks after the World Cup final in South Africa, all eyes are on the continent, excitedly expectant that the time has come for the nation to come into its own.

20100720
africanews

Niger is one of the countries of the Sahel region, which also covers parts of Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, northern Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea. Many of the countries in the area are threatened by food insecurity, especially Niger and Chad, whose governments have declared a state of emergency and asked for international assistance.

20100720
reuters

VIENNA (Reuters) - More than 4 million new HIV infections could be prevented in eastern and southern Africa by 2025 if male circumcision rates were increased to 80 percent, researchers said on Tuesday.

20100718
allafrica

Nairobi — Piracy and the big money being made out of it is seeping into Kenya's economic fabric, presenting a serious threat to the economy as well as law and order, experts warn.

20100719
africanews

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United Nations and the world's largest backer of programmes against HIV/AIDS said on Sunday they feared wealthy donor nations may cut funding to fight the disease because of global recession.

20100718
africanews

LONDON (Reuters) - The International HIV/AIDS Alliance warned on Saturday that the annual cost of tackling the HIV epidemic could balloon to $35 billion by 2030 if governments fail to invest in efficient, targeted and cost-effective prevention measures.

20100718
africanews

VIENNA (Reuters) - Treating HIV patients with cocktails of AIDS drugs helps to stop them spreading the infection further and more than halved the number of new HIV diagnoses in a study in Canada, scientists said on Sunday.

20100713
allafrica

Root causes of conflicts in West Africa, including ethnic tensions and governance challenges, could overturn gains made in consolidating peace, leaving the region at a crossroads, a senior United Nations official said today.

20100713
allafrica

Johannesburg — SEACOM, the broadband cable operator, said yesterday that a major fault in its cable north of Kenya would be fixed only around July 22, more than a week later than first hoped.

20100713
africanews

Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper has announced new federal funding of $20 million for rapid growth on science and technology in Africa by developing talents of its brightest young minds through the 'Next Einstein Initiative' in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Senegal.

20100712
allafrica

Researchers have discovered a protein that can protect against a wide range of HIV, and said they may now be able to finally design a vaccine against the fatal and incurable virus.

20100706
REUTERS

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has welcomed the G-20's recent commitment to ensure a robust replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the Group.

20100707
REUTERS

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Africa offers among the world's best investment prospects as emerging markets grow ever more important, although its economies risk being destabilized by the slew of capital they stand to attract in coming years.

20100702
africanews

Black Stars' midfielder Michael Essien has sent a good luck message to his colleagues ahead of their crucial quarter-final encounter against Uruguay tonight at the Soccer City stadium in South Africa.

20100630
allafrica

Africa is reaping huge gains from the deepening of trade ties between it and other emerging economies, a new study shows.

20100630
africanews

Kampala — The signing of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the East Africa Community and the European Commission has been pushed to November.