All Africa
New Kenyan lawmakers vote themselves free luxury car perk, worth $60,000Before elections in March, salaries for politicians in the East African nation were agreed to be pruned as a matter of national contrition. That didn't last long.
Can a 4,000-mile wall of trees stop Sahara Desert's drift?The pan-African Great Green Wall project aims to build a literal wall of trees to stop the Sahara Desert's southward creep. But is the idea too good to be true?聽- Battle over the Serengeti pits Maasai against DubaiMaasai women in Tanzania are trying to sustain weeks of protest against a government plan 聽to appropriate a large swath of traditional grazing pasture to a Dubai big-game hunting firm.聽
- Blue helmet drones? UN prepares to send drones over Africa.High-tech, unarmed drones in Central and West African states can track guerrillas and swing the intelligence battle; UN chief Ban Ki-moon favors the idea.
Do African nations have an ulterior motive in joining UN Congo brigade?A UN 'intervention brigade' will enter the country this summer to fight Congolese rebels. But the countries sending troops have a political agenda as well.聽
Peacekeeping force for unsettled Mali gets unanimous UN voteResolution 2100 has French troops replaced by blue helmets and at least half the UN force will be from Africa. Al Qaeda-linked militants are still fighting in Mali's northern mountains.聽- Ghana is rising, but so are its dump-yards of cast-off appliancesAs Ghana's economy booms,聽its consumers no longer want used appliances shipped in from the West. Now that 'e-waste' is filling dumps and causing environmental woes.
In tiny Lesotho, Chinese immigrants set up shopSeveral thousand Chinese now work in the mountainous southern African nation as shopkeepers and traders, but some claim their presence undercut local entrepreneurs.聽
Can Africa keep its economic boom from going bust?Several African economies are among the fastest growing in the world, but to transform cash into social prosperity will require more attentive involvement from the state, writes Lee-Roy Chetty.
From exile, a Sudanese journalist tells Darfur's storiesNadia Taha is a producer at Sudan Radio Service in Kenya. She spoke with the Enough Project's Laura Heaton about the dangers and rewards of reporting on the humanitarian crisis in her home country.聽- In South Africa, lack of white judicial appointments raises eyebrowsA leaked internal document charges that qualified white candidates are being overlooked for judgeships, sparking new debate about race and transformation in South Africa.
In Kenya, home of Boston Marathon winners, 'sports more powerful' than hateKenyan champions and coaches today urge runners to participate in upcoming London marathon as protest against fear and for the spirit of humanity.聽
Boston Marathon: Defending champ now holds seat in Kenya's parliamentWesley Korir returns to defend his title in today's running of the 117th Boston Marathon, weeks after winning an election back in Kenya. 聽
In Morocco, activists struggle to keep protest fervor aliveAfter tens of thousands protested on Feb. 20, 2011, Morocco's powerful king pushed through reforms. Two years later, activists say little has changed, and vow to face down threats and keep up pressure for a 'real' democracy.
Deadly day in Mogadishu shows weakened Somali militants not yet defeatedAl Shabab militants in Somalia killed 19 people Sunday in three bomb attacks that targeted Mogadishu's main court complex and an aid convoy.
Africa's economic boom: Five countries to watchSouth Africa, Nigeria, Angola, Ghana, and Ethiopia all have economies that are growing at a brisk pace. But their future depends on how they invest that money, writes Matthew Hawkins.
Will Bashir's visit help close the divide between the Sudans?On Friday Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir visited South Sudan for the first time since the two countries split in 2011. Experts say it's a sign that relations between the Sudans are finally stabilizing.
Madonna loses VIP status in MalawiMadonna adopted two children from Malawi and promised to build a school. But she got the cold shoulder on a visit last week 鈥� as well as a blistering tirade from a government spokesman.
Hot idea to keep African farmers planting harvests 100,000th participantInsurance pay-offs to small farmers in Kenya and Rwanda give them courage to plant, despite bad weather predictions. Cell phone technology makes it possible.聽
The social (studies) network: Africa's cellular education revolutionAfrica is the fastest-growing market for cellphones in the world, and they're increasingly being used to power the continent's educational breakthroughs.聽
