Africa 2007

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The delay in Kenyan vote results has sparked disorder on the streets. Photo: AFP

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga calls on President Mwai Kibaki to admit defeat in national elections and accuses him of electoral fraud BBC News December 30, 2007 (You will leave this site.) Kenyans vote in tight race BBC News December 28, 2007

South African prosecutors bring corruption charges against Jacob Zuma BBC News December 30, 2007 (You will leave this site.) Zuma becomes new leader of South Africa's governing party, the African National Congress BBC News December 19, 2007 (You will leave this site.) Zuma: South Africa's comeback kid BBC News December 18, 2007 South Africa's widening divide Orla Guerin BBC News December 15, 2007

Women in the Dezda district of Malawi pounding corn to make nsima, the thick cornmeal porridge that is the national staple. Malawi's government ignored experts and supplied heavy fertilizer subsidies to farmers, contributing to record-breaking corn harvests. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/New York Times

Ending famine in Malawi, simply by ignoring the experts Celia W. Dugger New York Times December 2, 2007 (You will leave this site and may be required to register [once] with the NYT.)

Economic growth in Africa over the past decade (5.4% per year) equals that of the rest of the world, World Bank says. However, largest growth occurred in oil-rich countries, due to increasing demand and price for oil, countries which have high corruption and poor records of providing services to the poor. BBC News November 14, 2007 (You will leave this site.)

IMF ready to forgive Liberia's debt BBC News November 13, 2007 (You will leave this site.) Liberia decries lack of doctors Jonathan Paye-Layleh BBC News October 30, 2007 (You will leave this site.) World Bank head urges countries to cut Liberia's debt BBC News October 22, 2007 (You will leave this site.) Participate in Jubilee USA's effort to support debt forgiveness for Liberia Liberia lifts diamond mining ban BBC News July 28, 2007 (You will leave this site.)

Maliki Dahirou and Aboubakari Fadil supplied the World Food Program with thousands of metric tons of locally grown sorghum in 2007. Photo: David Hecht/IRIN

Cameroon: buying food aid locally also has risks IRIN November 6, 2007 (You will leave this site.)

Most rural dwellers in the region live in extreme poverty. Photo: UNICEF

Southern Africa: HIV-induced famine's impact on agriculture PlusNews October 31, 2007

Chissano led Mozambique for 19 years and is credited with bringing peace to Mozambique. The prize is worth over $5 million. Photo: AFP

Mozambique ex-president Joaquim Chissano wins prize for excellence in leadership BBC News October 22, 2007 (You will leave this site.)

Fifteen years of conflicts have cost Africa around $300 billion--equal to the amount of international aid received Oxfam International October 12, 2007 See the full Oxfam study

Zimbabwe 'running out of bread' BBC News October 1, 2007 (You will leave this site.) More Zimbabwe stories

New ranking of African governments says Mauritius best-governed, Somalia worst-governed, and Rwanda most improved BBC News September 25, 2007 (You will leave this site.)

Mathare slum in Nairobi is one of the biggest informal settlements in Africa. It has faced increasing difficulties in obtaining water due to cuts by official suppliers as well as the actions of cartels, gangs and illegal vendors. Photo: Julius Mwelu/IRIN

The humanitarian impact of urbanization IRIN September 18, 2007 (You will leave this site.) In Katanga slum in Kampala, Uganda a visit to a public restroom is a luxury which comes at a price Joshua Mmali BBC News September 19, 2007 (You will leave this site.) Kenya: the fight for water, a valuable slum commodity IRIN August 14, 2007 (You will leave this site.)

Election rally in Sierra Leone Photo: AP

Sierra Leone's opposition wins presidential election with 53 percent of votes Will Ross BBC News September 18, 2007 (You will leave this site.) Sierra Leone opposition unites for rerun BBC News August 20, 2007 (You will leave this site.) Vote counting is under way in Sierra Leone following a high turnout in presidential and parliamentary polls. BBC News August 11, 2007 (You will leave this site.) The election issue--basic services IRIN August 10, 2007 (You will leave this site.) In pictures: Sierra Leone slum BBC News August 2007 (You will leave this site.)

US military involvement in Africa

Mali

US military plane hit by Tuareg gunfire in Mali while supplying government troops The Independent September 14, 2007

Somalia

U.S. troops went into Somalia after raid. No top targets confirmed dead. Stephanie McCrummen Washington Post January 12, 2007 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.) Somalia at the crossroads (commentary) Harun Hassan January 13, 2007 Somali Capital Awash in Anger At Ethiopia, U.S., Interim Leaders Stephanie McCrummen Washington Post January 11, 2007 U.S. air strike in Somalia targets Al-Qaeda figure Karen DeYoung Washington Post January 9, 2007 Ethiopia urged to leave Somalia BBC News December 27, 2006 (You will leave this site.) SOMALIA: Continuing fighting forces hundreds more to flee homes IRIN December 21, 2006 (You will leave this site.) Somalis 'at war' with Ethiopia BBC News December 13, 2006 (You will leave this site.)

Analysis

Africom: the new US military command for Africa Daniel Volman African Security Research Project November 15, 2007 See Africom's home page

The new military frontier: Africa Frida Berrigan Foreign Policy in Focus September 18, 2007

AFRICOM: wrong for Liberia, disastrous for Africa Ezekiel Pajibo and Emira Woods Foreign Policy in Focus July 26, 2007

Into Africa Conn Hallinan Foreign Policy In Focus March 15, 2007

U.S. military assistance for Africa: a better solution James Jay Carafano and Nile Gardiner Heritage Foundation October 15, 2003

Jailed policeman accuses former South Africa president De Klerk of ordering murders of anti-apartheid activists Mohammed Allie BBC News July 27, 2007 (You will leave this site.)

Conflict in northern Uganda displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians forcing them into crowded camps. Photo: Manoocher Deghati/IRIN

Uganda: Lord's Resistance Army to remain in the bush until International Criminal Court indictments are lifted IRIN July 9, 2007 (You will leave this site.)

Starbucks agrees to surrender copyrights on Ethiopian coffee names to Ethiopia BBC News June 21, 2007 (You will leave this site.) See Hunger Notes special report Global Issues: trade, hunger and poverty Starbucks and Ethiopia on the verge of coffee trademark deal Oxfam May 3, 2007 Ethiopia tries to trademark its coffees in the European Union, in the face of opposition from Starbucks Tarjei Kidd Olsen IPS News April 3, 2007

Rwanda recognized the seriousness of the AIDS epidemic early on. Photo: AFP

Parts of Africa see slowing in AIDS epidemic BBC News June 14, 2007 (You will leave this site.)

Ousmane Sembene's 1993 film 'Guelwaar' equates Africa�s dependency on aid with prostitution. Photo: New Yorker Films

Ousmane Semb�ne, critic of Africa�s dependency on aid, dies IRIN June 12, 2007 (You will leave this site.)

Regina Nzokirantevye, a 70-year old displaced woman living in a camp in Buganda commune of Burundi's northwestern Cibitoke Province. Photo: Jane Some/IRIN

Regina Nzokirantevye: 'I have been displaced most of my life' IRIN June 12, 2007 (You will leave this site.)

Press freedom declines in sub-Saharan Africa Freedom House May 3, 2007

59 percent of the thousands of children that die in Niger every year expire because of problems related to malnutrition, according to UNICEF Photo: Nicholas Reader/IRIN

59 percent of the thousands of children that die in Niger every year die because of problems related to malnutrition, according to UNICEF Photo: Nicholas Reader/IRIN

Sahel: strategic shift in battle against region's high death toll IRIN News April 26, 2007 (You will leave this site.)

Zambia pays 'vulture fund' $15 million BBC News April 22, 2007 (You will leave this site.) Jubilee USA is working to oppose vulture funds. For more information see Jubilee USA See Hunger Notes special report Development Assistance

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