Al Jazeera on MSN1h
As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?
Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.
USAID closure to devastate famine relief and disease prevention across Africa
The lives and health of millions are threatened by the cutoff of programs to feed the hungry and treat and cure diseases.
Mail & Guardian5h
The new snake oil: Antivenoms that are as useless as water
In sub-Saharan Africa, patients face a 'wild west' where treatments for snake bites cost the Earth or don’t work ...
PassBlue18h
Can the AU’s New Peace Mission in Somalia Rely on US Funding? Skeptics Abound
The Council voted at the end of December to endorse a new mission, the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in ...
Foreign Policy15h
U.S.-Africa Policy Should Be Driven by Trade, Not Aid
Washington’s focus on development assistance and democracy promotion has failed. Relationships based on commercial engagement ...
nation23h
Two dead Asians, botched probe, and no answers four years later
Killers of tycoon Sidik Sumra, his driver Rahil Mohamed and land agent James Kazungu are yet to pay for their crimes.