Africa News Headlines for 5 August 2014 - U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Edition

Obama: We have a moral obligation to support Africa’s progress
Source: McClatchy News Service

The Obama Administration Needs to Stop Ignoring Africa:
Seven Ways the U.S. Could Help
Source: The Daily Signal

What China Is Saying About The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
Source: AFK Insider

US-Africa leaders summit begins in Washington with trade high on the agenda
Source: Deutsche Welle

Obama hosts Africa summit with an eye on legacy
Source: West Hawaii Today

US gov’t had role in Ebola drug given aid workers
Source: Washington Post/AP

Why Africa needs more regional integration
Source: World Economic Forum Blog

Six celebs who’ve advocated for Africa in Washington
Source: Washington Post

A cheat sheet for the US-Africa Leaders Summit
Source: Miami Herald/The Root

Bet on Africa rising
Source Washington Post

African Ambassadors in US Seek Ebola Help at Summit
Source: Voice of America

African Leaders: No One Country Can Stop Elephant Poaching
Source: NPR/Morning Edition

Obama's U.S.-Africa Forum Will Catalyze $14 Billion In Business Deals
Source: Forbes

How human rights issues factor into African economic advancement
Source: PBS Newshour

Remarks by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice 
“Africa and America: Partners in a Shared Future”
Source: The White House

Kenyan scholars say U.S.-Africa summit confirms the continent's prestige
Source: Shanghai Daily

Who’s behind Uganda’s step forward on same-sex rights?
Source: Washington Post

Kagame: US-Africa summit should focus on partnerships
Source: The New Times

Botswana’s Khama misses US-Africa Leaders Summit
Source: StarAfrica

Africa agricultural initiative gets $7 billion boost from private companies
Source: The Washington Post

The US-Africa Summit: Footnote or Defining Moment? | Commentary
Source: Roll Call

U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Why Africa is cause for 'considerable optimism'
Source: CBC News

Lionel Richie will perform at the Africa ‘state dinner’ at the White House
Source: The Washington Post

US opens Africa summit with call for political tolerance
Source: Yahoo! News/AFP

South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters Making a Splash
Source: Africa in Transition

5 reasons Obama’s Africa leaders’ summit matters
Source: Fox2Now/CNN

Shadow Events Hope To Skim Some Attention From U.S.-Africa Summit
Source: NPR

African leaders to convene in D.C. for summit focused on economic potential
Source: The Washington Post

Looking for Bright Spots in Africa
Source: Partnership for a Secure America

Kenya seeks to tap into over Sh1 trillion US investment in Africa
Source: Standard Digital

Obama Wins $14 Billion in Company Pledges for Africa Investment
Source: Newsmax

Beds of state: Making the visiting African leaders feel at home
Source: The Washington Post

U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: 
Climate Change Makes Sustainable Development Crucial to Africa
Source: The White House

3 Takeaways From Day 1 of the US-Africa Leaders Summit
Source: The Root

US outpaces Japan, UAE and South Africa in trade with Kenya
Source: The Star

Business, Ebola discussed at US-Africa summit
Source: The Washington Post

West African crude oil exports to Asia to fall in August
Source: Reuters

Setting a Course for Obama’s Rudderless Africa Policy
Source: The Heritage Foundation

Africa Oil State Hooked on U.S. Fuel: Chart of the Day
Source: Bloomberg

Biden tells African leaders at summit that attacking corruption is good for business
Source: The Washington Post

Terrorism and Security in Africa: A Global Challenge
Source: The Huffington Post

The African leaders who haven’t been invited to D.C. — 
and the surprising ones who were
Source: The Washington Post

The US & Africa: How the Game Has Changed
Source: The Star

Africa’s about more than Ebola, it’s about optimism, too
Source: Reuters

A playlist in honor of this week’s Africa summit in D.C.
Source: The Washington Post

Youth unemployment is a global issue - Mbabazi
Source: New Vision

First ladies who lunch at National Museum of African Art … 
and those who stand around
Source: The Washington Post

Africa: The Richest Region For Young Workers And Consumers
Source: GPB News

African Leaders: No One Country Can Stop Elephant Poaching
Source: Texas Public Radio

Alternative African summit challenges the official one
Source: The Washington Post

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Africa News Headlines for 30 June 2014

Oscar Pistorius murder trial: live
Source: The Telegraph

Trade volumes strengthening Zambia-Japan ties
Source: Zambia Daily Mail

Yahsat Targets 600m Africans With Satellite Broadband
Source: Leadership Newspapers

Buying Into Paradise – Mauritius Woos Foreign Investors
Source: Ventures Africa

South Africa to commemorate Mandela Day
Source: Korea Times

The case for capital market integration in West Africa
Source: Business Day

African successes clouded by lack of economic data
Source: Ecns.cn

Tunisia should look to sub-Saharan Africa to expand growth
Source: Al-Monitor

Yale musicians study West Africa's drumbeats, a village at a time
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Rise of Africa opens up new opportunities
Source: East African Business Week

Back to the future? Battling Jihadis in Africa
Source: Journal-Pioneer

Stunning Pictures: Inside Africa's Last Wetland Wilderness
Source: National Geographic

UN determined to help Africa fight terrorism
Source: New Vision

Growth in Africa outperforms SWIFT’s global growth
Source: Business Day

Rothschild fund raises US$530mil to invest in Africa
Source: The Star Online

Electrify Africa and Save Hundreds of Millions of Lives
Source: Forbes

West Africa can’t manage the Ebola outbreak
Source: Washington Post

Oscar Pistorius murder trial to resume after psychiatric evaluation
Source: CNN

Africa News Headlines for 25 June 2014

African heartbreak as Ivory Coast out of World Cup
Source: Economic Times/AP

Over 400 Tanzanians in foreign jails over drugs
Source: IPP Media

Uganda Lashes Out at U.S. Sanctions; Will Hurt 'Most Vulnerable'
Source: The Advocate

What does Wikipedia need to do in Africa?
Source: htxt.africa

Serenus Biotherapeutics sees large potential market in Africa
Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Growing CIA and Pentagon Involvement in Africa
Source: Global Research

Germany announces new approach to Africa development cooperation
Source: EurActiv

Ebola epidemic in West Africa 'out of control'
Source: CNN

Anti-Gay UN Assembly President: An Unnecessary Obstacle
Source: Huffington Post

Africa's ecosystems imperilled by mining frenzy
Source: The Ecologist

Green Bay boy takes love of baseball to Africa
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette

War on polio: A call to African mothers
Source: Aljazeera

Pernod to Bottle Indian Whisky Brands in Africa
Source: The Spirits Business

International arbitration Africa style
Source: The Global Legal Post

Japan firms losing to rivals in Africa
Source: Japan Times

Canada to open Africa trade office in Joburg
Source: SouthAfrica.info

Organic farm in Benin, an example for Africa
Source: News24

Who is Sam Kahamba Kutesa?
Source: New Vision

Out of Africa And Into Asia – Chocolate Makers Eye Asian Demand
Source: The Wall Street Journal

Thank Africa’s lousy internet for Facebook’s improved Android app
Source: Quartz

Jill Biden to travel to Africa
Source: Miami Herald/McClatchy

Illegal Trade, Poaching Help Fund Terror Activities in Africa: Report
Source: NDTV

The 12 Hottest Startups In Africa
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Nigeria: African Country At An Economic Turning Point
Source: NASDAQ

Africa News Headlines for 2 June 2014

A Frozen Conflict in the Sahara Still Enflames Morocco, Polisario
Source: The Washington Diplomat

How Africa is out-innovating Silicon Valley
Source: Boston Globe

Models of Development and Experiential Learning in the Niger Delta
Source: Brookings/Africa in Focus

Investors keen on Kenya
Source: East African Business Week

Bombings threaten Kenya growth goals, open new strains with wary West
Source: Reuters

Bright future – the key factors driving economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa
Source: Legal Week

Ugandan troops to remain in Somalia
Source: The Africa Report

Why Africa’s economic growth is not reducing poverty
Source: How We Made It in Africa

Africa's climate policies burned by firewood dependence
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

Is Africa the emerging market of the decade?
Source: Bizcommunity.com

As it plans its own future, Africa engages with the world
Source: Sierra Express Media

Obama called for more SDF involvement in Africa
Source: Japan Times

IOC president indicates hope to stage Olympics in Africa
Source: The National

Spain doing its bit for Africa’s renewal
Source: BD Live

Malawi's president looks to China and Russia
Source: Aljazeera

Turnover In Gabon Mobile Telephony Sector Growing Steadily
Source: SpyGhana

On Morocco, Its Western Allies, and Africa Policy
Source: Huffington Post

South African Making Bid to Lead African Development Bank
Source: Wall Street Journal

New China-Africa Development Fund Could Add Accountability, Transparency to Chinese Investments in Africa
Source: Huffington Post

Publisher Crusades Against Female Genital Mutilation in Africa
Source: Voice of America

The need for speed: Why Africa's datacenters are still trailing behind
Source: ZDNet

The consequences of the U.S. war on terrorism in Africa
Source: Aljazeera America

Nigeria: Addressing Boko Haram’s Roots
Source: Africa in Transition

Africa News Headlines for 5 May 2014

Gabon expects output boost
Source: Upstream

China vows to avoid 'colonial' path in Africa. What will it do instead?
Source: Christian Science Monitor

An Unholy Alliance in East Africa
Source: POLITICO

Trade with Africa will double by 2020, Li Keqiang tells Ethiopia conference
Source: South China Morning Post

China, Ethiopia PMs launch Ethiopia's 1st-ever expressway
Source: Turkish Press

Kenya’s Polygamy Problem
Source: Slate

Microfinance: A little goes a long way
Source: The Daily Progress

Japan, African nations renew vow to join hands in developing Africa
Source: Kyodo News International

The Green War on Africans
Source: National Review Online

Thousands gather for Africa Bike Week
Source: IOL

Beer, banks and cement: Global companies tapping into Africa’s emerging growth pole
Source: Business Day

Inventor battles unsafe drinking water in Africa
Source: USA Today

Africa and Europe need a stable Libya, seminar told
Source: The Irish Times

What role for US in efforts to rescue Nigeria's kidnapped girls?
Source: Alaska Dispatch

African nations assured of continued flow of aid
Source: The Japan Times

US Signs Long-Term Lease for Military Base in Djibouti
Source: Voice of America

DHL optimistic about Africa's retail industry future
Source: New Business Ethiopia

Etisalat to sell African business for $650m
Source: The Peninsula

Apollo signs farm-in over Gabon gold project
Source: Creamer Media's Mining Weekly

Bomb attacks: Kenya deputy president blames judges
Source: Washington Post/AP

Africa News Headlines for 4 May 2014

US offers $30M to Congo for upcoming elections
Source: Herald-Standard

FedEx acquires Supaswift businesses in Southern Africa
Source: Arabian Supply Chain

Retro rhetoric keeps red flag flying in South Africa
Source: DAWN

Kenyan Capital Hit by Blasts a Day After Explosions in Port City
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Nigeria’s homegrown hydrocarbons sector needs international capital to grow
Source: Financial Times

Nigeria Becomes Biggest Importer Of Kerosene From US
Source: Ventures Africa

DR Congo opens one of Africa's largest gold mines
Source: New Vision

‘Theft and sabotage’ lead Nigeria into an oil crisis
Source: Financial Times

Childhood fascination with Africa becomes annual trek for Tucson woman
Source: Arizona Daily Star

Once lauded as model, Turkey's Africa initiative loses momentum
Source: Today's Zaman

McCarrick on a mission for peace in Africa
Source: Washington Post/AP

THE CHATTER: It doesn't pay to connect Africa's poor to the grid
Source: BDLive

Museveni receives award for promoting trade
Source: New Vision

IGAD firmly in control of South Sudan talks, says President Uhuru Kenyatta
Source: Standard Digital

Japan vows to steadily implement $32 billion in aid for Africa
Source: Global Post

China Premier Arrives in Africa Eyeing Better Ties
Source: ABC News/AP

After Kerry talks, Kiir briefs Uhuru in Nairobi
Source: News Kenya

This Troubling Image Explains Why So Many People Are Angry With Erykah Badu
Source: PolicyMic

Africa News Headlines for 2 May 2014

Africa, India cultivate agricultural research ties
Source: Manica Post

Media Freedom Loses Ground in 2013
Source: Gallup World

Japanese Oil Refiner Opens Office In South Africa
Source: Ventures Africa

Kenya launches electronic system to cut trade red tape
Source: Reuters

President Uhuru Kenyatta's Speech On World Press Freedom Day
Source: The Star

Museveni travels to Kenya for Northern Corridor infrastructure summit
Source: New Vision

Africa Continues Going Mobile
Source: Gallup World

Africa Travel Market opens in Cape Town
Source: News24

Inside China: General hits U.S. in Africa
Source: Washington Times

African hipsters take vintage fashion back to the future
Source: CNN

Many Consider Media Freedom on the Decline
Source: FishbowlNY

Africa benefits from China's Growth: AU
Source: Xinhua

FedEx comes to Malawi, southern Africa
Source: Nyasa Times

Guest post: for growth to count, Africa must industrialise
Source: FT.com

A surprise: Bush is respected in Africa for launching huge campaign against AIDS
Source: Mondoweiss

Spectacular Kenya basks in Lupita Nyong'o's light
Source: Mail & Guardian

Purveyors of luxury goods have one eye set on Africa
Source: BDLive

Africa News Headlines for 28 April 2014

Columbus Zoo to open new Africa exhibit in May
Source: Sandusky Register

Africa on the way to realising 4.4pc growth in agriculture
Source: KBC

President unveils bronze bust of Nelson Mandela as South Africa marks 20 years of democracy
Source: Fox News

Mauritius leads Africa in using ICT for development – WEF
Source: Human IPO

Seychelles is Africa’s second best ICT nation
Source: Star Africa

Single visa for African countries in the works
Source: TTG Asia

Japan aims to help address African food crisis by training farmers in the region
Source: Japan Daily Press

Sub-Saharan Africans underemployed: IMF
Source: News Day

China set to play bigger role in Africa trade
Source: Shanghai Daily

AU accused of failing to act over S.Sudan violence
Source: Capital FM

Website traffic explosion in South Africa
Source: mybroadband

Developing a regional trade market in East Africa is vital to U.S. political and economic security
Source: U.S. News & World Report

Africa needs investment not aid, says Equity boss
Source: Capital FM

EU increases funding for Ebola in West Africa
Source: Business Day

Military Decline Calls South Africa's Regional Leadership into Question
Source: World Politics Review

South Africa keen to host BRICS Development Bank
Source: Odisha Sun Times

‘Little Africa’ in India
Source: Bangkok Post

"Is there any hope for Africa?"
Source: Somaliland Press