Africa News Headlines for 14 December 2014

S. Sudan couple say inter-marriage a way to restore tribal unity
Source: Sudan Tribune

Bill Gates Says Africa Should Copy Asian Giants’ Economic Development, But Will It Work?
Source: Ventures Africa

Idris Elba backs Mirror fundraiser to save Sierra Leone's Ebola orphans
Source: Sunday Mirror

Robert B. Oakley, Envoy Deft at Tackling Crises, Dies at 83
Source: The New York Times

Khoisan people of South Africa were once the most populous humans on Earth
Source: Ancient Origins

Museveni exits Kenya using a voter’s card
Source: Capital FM

ICC prosecutor halts Darfur war-crimes probe
Source: Aljazeera

Togo internet uptake lags
Source: Biztech Africa

Zuma: Electricity problems apartheid's fault
Source: Mail & Guardian

US, South Africa in a flap over chicken trade
Source: Moneyweb

Mobile phones aid healthcare innovations in Africa
Source: CNBC Africa

Angola Cables and Akamai Join Efforts in West Africa
Source: Productivity Applications @ IT Business Net

Israel’s Fight Against Poverty in Africa; Embassy Inaugurates Farm in Senegal
Source: The Jewish Press

After Barren Years in Somalia, Signs of Growth by the Bunch
Source: The New York Times

Solving Hunger in Ethiopia by Turning to Native Crops
Source: Newsweek

Uganda tops Africa in organic products export
Source: New Vision

Egypt's new regime is cracking down on the gay community
Source: Foreign Policy

DRC makes move to lure S.African private sector
Source: CNBC Africa

Ghana, Kenya bolster historic ties with new pacts
Source: GhanaWeb

Economics dominates Zambian politics
Source: SAPA

Mnangagwa cements his position as Mugabe’s successor
Source: CNBC Africa

Jonathan not afraid of Buhari –FCT minister
Source: The Sun

Ebola And Conflict Threatens Food Security In 38 Countries
Source: Newsroom America

Sudan Government To Invest $213 Million In Wind Energy Project
Source: Clean Technica

Somalia: Tribalism and Extremism Hinder Security
Source: Geeska Afrika

Renewable Energy: The Untold Story of an African Revolution
Source: Independent European Daily Express

Kenya's 'Maasai Olympics' fights dwindling lion numbers
Source: Daily Mail/AFP

In Nebraska, Sudanese immigrants are natural models, dedicated soldiers
Source: Omaha World-Herald

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Africa News Headlines for 12 December 2014

Antiporn law screws risque Ugandan singer
Source: Mail & Guardian

Why Rwandan men are rushing to be circumcised
Source: News of Rwanda

Mozambique sex workers learn to put life before money as HIV rates increase
Source: The Guardian

Africa Check: Does South Africa face an electricity grid collapse?
Source: Daily Maverick

South Africa: Don’t Let a Country’s Reputation Fool You
Source: Value Walk

Media Report: Advertising in Africa’s biggest economy
Source: MarkLives.com

Tutu marks 30 years since Nobel Prize
Source: Weekend Argus

Mugabe’s new ministers take oath
Source: SAPA

The Future of Egypt is in Education
Source: Egyptian Streets

Pulitzer-winning photojournalist dies in Liberia
Source: The State/AP

Six Africans Vie For $1m Global Teacher Prize
Source: Ventures Africa

Obama: US must remain vigilant in Ebola fight
Source: News & Observer/AP

Bad Hair Selfies Put Africa’s Rhino Poaching Crisis In the Spotlight
Source: The National Student

Three wise men from Africa promote reconciliation through interreligious dialogue
Source: National Catholic Reporter

Yale Programs Help Strengthen African Leaders, Businesses
Source: Yale University

China's Cnooc Says $2 Billion Uganda Oil Field Development on Course
Source: Capital.gr

FOREX Africa: How Will Oil Price Collapse Affect Africa’s Big Three Economies?
Source: AFK Insider

Moody's assigns first-time Ba3 rating to the Republic of Gabon; outlook stable
Source: Moody's Investors Service

Ugandan shilling edges down, outlook seen stable
Source: Reuters

Africa Focus: Ghana seeks law to protect HIV persons
Source: Shanghai Daily

Clearing Land Mines Becomes Women's Work in Mozambique and Beyond
Source: National Geographic

PHOTOS: 'Thousands' of Gambians Attend Antigay Rally
Source: The Advocate

Petition hopes to halt gay rights campaigner’s deportation to Uganda
Source: Pink News

Nigeria to Ghana Eurobonds Plunge as Oil Rout Hits Africa
Source: Bloomberg

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni lashes out at ICC, wants Africa to pull out
Source: Standard Digital

Vaalco strikes oil at Etame 8-H offshore Gabon but H2S remains a problem
Source: Oil and Gas Technology

Cameroon army kills 180 Boko Haram militants
Source: African Spotlight

A dynamic African woman lives up to Michelle Obama’s call to give girls the chance to go to school
Source: The Washington Post

EXCLUSIVE: Notorious British criminal and millionaire slum landlord Nicholas van Hoogstraten is bankrolling Mugabe’s ruthless wife ‘Gucci Grace’ to be the world’s first female dictator
Source: Daily Mail

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Africa News Headlines for 10 December 2014

How Prince William Came to Love Wildlife
Source: People

Ebola Fighters are TIME Person of the Year
Source: TVNewser

Africa’s future brighter than ever, Uhuru says
Source: Capital FM

SacOil considers Mozambique gas pipeline
Source: Energy Global

Africa Focus: Kenya denies existence of police death squads
Source: Shanghai Daily

Private Sector Role in Achieving Africa’s Economic Transformation
Source: The African Executive

Combating the African Wildlife Trade in China
Source: Newsweek

Google Images Help Perpetuate African Stereotypes
Source: Atlanta Black Star

South Africa approaches online content censorship
Source: Screen Africa

Displaced in Kenya Hope for Justice Without ICC
Source: Voice of America

Nelson Mandela and the Land Question in South Africa
Source: Africa in Transition

Uganda losing business over anti-gay bill US warns
Source: The New Age

Relocating Kenya's Capital City
Source: The African Executive

Nigeria: A People, An Economy And Its Prospects
Source: Leadership

Kenya and the international court: One gone, another to go
Source: The Economist

Porn TV's prime-time ban upheld by court
Source: Times Live

Ghana's import tax removal on smartphones expected to boost local Africa production
Source: Network World

Spotlighting racism, stigma, UN launches International Decade of People of African Descent
Source: UN News Centre

Debt and hunger at birthplace of Ebola in Guinea
Source: The Washington Post/AP

Saving elephants is behind Auburn man's photographic safaris
Source: Cleveland.com

Elephant Slaughter, Corruption, and Illegal Ivory Trade Trigger Environmentalists’ Objections to Millennium Challenge Corporation’s $450 Million Aid to Tanzania
Source: WPRI/AP

Tourists shouldn’t cancel African safaris over misplaced Ebola fear
Source: The Korea Herald

Man’s Best Friend is Helping Us Save Endangered African Wildlife
Source: Care2

Africa in spotlight at meeting of 122 ICC members
Source: WRAL/AP

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Africa News Headlines for 4 December 2014

Djibouti: Iran’s strategic Policy in Africa “friend and brother"
Source: Geeska Afrika

Kenya arrests 77 Chinese over 'hacking'
Source: Aljazeera

Tanzania Shows It Has A Woman’s Constitution
Source: Africa in Transition

Uganda begins issuance of national identity cards
Source: StarAfrica

Efforts to dignify SA sex trade
Source: Pretoria News

Kenya Looks for Tourism Boost
Source: O'Dwyer's

The AIDS-Fighting Tampon
Source: The Atlantic

Iran nuke deal a game-changer
Source: Cape Times

Gabon Builds Replica of Mohammed V Mausoleum
Source: Morocco World News

Abortion: Uganda registers 800 daily, 1,500 girls die annually
Source: New Vision

Gay and lesbian Gambians live in fear of ‘aggravated homosexuality’ law
Source: The Guardian

OPEC Batters Nigeria to Gabon Bonds as Crude Oil Drops
Source: Bloomberg

Bloomberg: African oil explorer Tullow ripe for a takeover
Source: BizNews.com/Bloomberg

Canceling safaris over misplaced Ebola fear hurts Africa and its wildlife
Source: Los Angeles Times

Busch: Night is falling on Nigeria (1)
Source: The Guardian

Civil society unhappy with President Museveni’s World AIDS Day remarks
Source: The Independent

Benefits of circumcision 'outweigh the risks'
Source: Mail Online

Gabon strike cuts oil output, shutters refinery, says union
Source: Business Day

Mbabazi camp keen on NRM court battles
Source: The Observer

Male Ebola survivors asked to abstain from sex
Source: IRIN

Gabon Creates New Marine Park System, Saving Species In 18,000 Ocean Sq Miles
Source: PRNewswire

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Africa News Headlines for 22 October 2014

Why Ebola Hasn’t Really Spread Across West Africa
Source: TIME

Programs help young women in Kenya flee prostitution
Source: Catholic Online

In defence of globalisation: The moral and liberal case
Source: BusinessDay

France's CanalPlus to Launch Pan-African Entertainment Channel
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Georgetown Remembers Revered SFS Dean Carol Lancaster
Source: Georgetown University

Airtel partners with UNESCO for IT youth training in Gabon
Source: Memeburn

MPs express mixed feelings over Mbabazi taking leave
Source: NTV Uganda

Central African Republic: Forgotten Crisis
Source: Africa in Transition

Challenge to Anti-LGBT Law in Nigeria Dismissed
Source: HRC Blog

Most expensive wines in South Africa
Source: BusinessTech

University of Zimbabwe condemned for kissing ban
Source: BBC News

Doubts over Angola snatching Africa's top oil spot
Source: AFP/Yahoo! News

New tactics needed to tap African demand, experts say
Source: The PIE News/Professionals in International Education

BBC Launches WhatsApp ‘Ebola Lifeline’ Service in West Africa
Source: 10,000 Words

Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda leaders to meet Kiir Wednesday
Source: Radio Tamazuj

Ebola and Marburg
Source: Africa in Transition

Uganda Mulls Rebuilding National Airline
Source: Voice of America

Shell finds gas off the coast of Gabon
Source: UPI

South Sudan leaders sign new peace agreement in Tanzania
Source: Vatican Radio

Chimps Caught in First Known Nighttime Crop Raids
Source: Smithsonian

U.S commends Uganda over Peace Corps program
Source: New Vision

Tanzania to hold referendum on new constitution in April 2015
Source: Reuters

Gabon Telecom to bring 4G to 8 cities in first phase
Source: Telecompaper

Church profits from Amama-Museveni row
Source: The Observer

Minnesota readies Ebola monitoring for travelers from W. Africa
Source: Minnesota Public Radio

Nestle keeps W. Africa plants open, ready to act if Ebola spreads: CEO
Source: Reuters

Lalla Salma Ranks third World’s Most Beautiful First Lady
Source: Morocco World News

Africa News Headlines - Special Ebola Edition - 21 October 2014
Source: Sub-Saharan Monitor

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Africa News Headlines for 19 August 2014

Plan early, Uganda sports federations urged
Source: Kawowo

Gender Commission criticises Uhuru’s Envoys list
Source: Kenya Satellite Network

United Nations warns Nigeria on dangers of open defecation
Source: The Guardian

UN predicts rapid urbanization in Uganda
Source: New Vision

African elephant numbers collapsing
Source: Nature

Legalising prostitution could 'boost' SA's economy
Source: Eyewitness News

Biggest porn watchers in SA revealed
Source: mybroadband

Museveni to water down anti-gay law
Source: Legalbrief Today

Africa needs ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ projects
Source; Business Day

Uganda criminalises HIV transmission
Source: GayNZ.com

The President of Gabon meets with Eni’s CEO
Source: Energy Global

Africa' top business school goes on show in Johannesburg
Source: Bizcommunity

Nigeria-South Africa forum to discuss intra-African trade
Source: SouthAfrica.info

Ugandan President Says Humanities Are Useless; Here’s Why He’s Wrong
Source: Ventures Africa

Partnership with Lagos is for skill acquisition, capacity building – Nigerite
Source: Business Day

UPDF Somalia troops not paid for six months
Source: The Observer

Ugandan archbishop acknowledges gays are “human beings”
Source: Metro Weekly

Arusha college launches degree in good governance
Source: Daily News

African Writers Rip U.S. Summit, Asking ‘For Whose Benefit?’
Source: Black Press USA

Middle Class in Nigeria, Others to Balloon, Says Standard Bank
Source: This Day Live

Crude Oil from Africa Surging to Decrease Dependency on Middle East
Source: Business Korea

Can South Africa's Tourism Boom Survive Its Own Government's Regulations?
Source: Travel Pulse

In Rural Kenya, Pressure Builds Against Female Circumcision
Source: Big News Network/VOA

Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law Masks The Real Scandal – 
A Growing Western Child Sex Trade In Africa
Source: The Daily Caller

Post US-Africa Summit Analysis: Kenya Won The Beauty Pageant
Source: AFK Insider

Ten Books for Approaching Religious Conflict in Nigeria
Source: Africa in Transition

Angola’s Benguela rail project is complete, says construction firm
Source: Out-Law.com

Diplomatic appointments unconstitutional, Uhuru told
Source: News24

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Africa News Headlines for 18 August 2014

The truth about porn in South Africa
Source: Mybroadband

South Sudan's Coming Famine
Source: Foreign Policy

Handmaiden to Africa's Generals
Source: The New York Times

Kenya seals deals worth Sh50b in the US
Source: Standard Digital

Behind the Africa-America Summit
Source: The Independent

SA teen sexting warning
Source: IOL/Daily News

Scramble for ‘New Africa’ hots up
Source: Zambia Daily Mail

Finally, A Continent Gets Recognized: US-Africa Summit Begins History Anew
Source: Tadias Magazine

Giant Rats Trained to Sniff Out Tuberculosis in Africa
Source: National Geographic

China’s million-migrant march into Africa
Source: The Japan Times

Gabon rules out closing border over Ebola, vows to remain vigilant
Source: Shanghai Daily

Ugandan gays who fled to Kenya still feel danger
Source: Hawaii News Now/AP

Conflict experts warn South Sudan may not end soon
Source: NTV

Museveni blamed for trillion railway deal mess
Source: The Independent

Africa to catch up with Asian economic powerhouses - SADC
Source: Coastweek/Xinhua

Turkey Plans to Invest in Africa's Energy Industry
Source: Daily Sabah

How Pygmy People Got Their Short Stature
Source: Live Science

Chelsea Clinton Wants You to Help End Elephant Poaching
Source: Gotham Magazine

The 1st National Forum on Gabon Oil & Gas Opens Exhibition to the Public
Source: StarAfrica

Can kimchi cure Ebola?
Source: Saludify

Gambia: Progress slow in implementation of money laundering measures
Source: African Manager

Poachers Killed 8 Percent of All African Elephants in 2011
Source: Motherboard

Mogae vents frustration at Botswana over HIV fight
Source: StarAfrica

THE CHATTER: Ebola also threatens economies, says Moody's
Source: Business Day

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Africa News Headlines for 14 August 2014

Morocco Positioning Casablanca As Africa’s Financial Hub
Source: AFK Insider

National Intelligence Service director Michael Gichangi resigns
Source: Standard Digital

Prayers to stop porn TV in SA
Source: Bizcommunity

All Eyes on Africa
Source: Yale Global Online

Account for US trip, UPC tells Museveni
Source: New Vision

Gabon: pangolins killed for their bodyparts
Source: First Coast News

International Finance: “Somalia is Different”
Source: Africa in Transition

Kenya downplays security risks as it courts U.S. investment
Source: Reuters

How Morocco Could Take Over Western Africa
Source: Ozymandias

Aliko Dangote to Address Global Leaders at the 2nd Africa Global Business Forum in Dubai
Source: Premium Times

Kenya’s ‘Stone The Gays’ bill reportedly found unconstitutional
Source: Gay Star News

Botswana adopts combination prevention approach against HIV
Source: Star Africa

Lenku: Major security strides at US-Africa talks
Source: Capital FM

The Weakest Link of HIV Prevention in Africa – Contraception
Source: Inter Press Service

Bass holds town hall meeting on homophobic laws in Africa
Source: Los Angeles Wave

KQ will not suspend flights to West Africa over Ebola, 
Uhuru says world should not shun West Africa
Source: The Star

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Africa News Headlines for 13 August 2014

UNICEF Report: Africa's Population Could Hit 4 Billion By 2100
Source: NPR/All Things Considered

South African men have less sex than the global average
Source: Capital FM Lifestyle Magazine

Rights Groups in 'Recon' Mode Following U.S.-Africa Summit
Source: The Advocate

Ebola Outbreak Impacts on The African Football
Source: StarAfrica

Uhuru back from US, gets down to work
Source: Capital FM

New Malawi leader stakes claim to lake
Source: New Zimbabwe

Museveni hires US firm for PR
Source: The Observer

Porn is not illegal, StarSat argues
Source: Tech Central

In Uganda, Museveni and MPs appear at odds over anti-gay bill
Source: San Diego Gay & Lesbian News

Tom Donohue: Africa a Land of Opportunity for American Business
Source: Noozhawk

Ugandan President Appears To Be Stalling Efforts To Revive Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Source: BuzzFeed

Which cities hold the key to unleashing growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Source: PWC

Africa’s affluent ready to pay a premium for quality: EMS survey
Source: CNBC Africa

China hopes US will also do its best to support Africa development
Source: BD Live

US-Africa Summit shifts relationship from aid to commercial partnership
Source: IOL Business Report

Obama Directs $10M To Fight Terrorism in Africa
Source Forbes

Museveni okays ‘private’ gays
Source: The Observer

Liberia looks ahead with new oil bid round
Source: Reuters

US-Africa relations: America will laugh last, and longest
Source: The Observer

Is the IMF Going to Save Ghana’s Troubled Economy?
Source: Africa in Transition

A railway deal, the Chinese, and a minister gone rogue
Source: The Observer

Africa’s Biggest City Fights ‘Wicked Lies’ on Ebola Myths
Source: Bloomberg

Africa can do a lot with the newfound attention
Source: Gulf News

Uncertainty as Power Africa moves offices
Source: Standard Digital

Ebola Also Devastates Wild Ape Population
Source: Voice of America

Samsung Unveils First Solar Powered Internet School In Ghana
Source: Ventures Africa

Study indicates significant potential for low operating cost at Mebaga
Source: Creamer Media's Mining Weekly

Rhinos being airlifted to safety out of South Africa
Source: UPI

WHO urges greater Kenya scrutiny over Ebola
Source: Capital FM

The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: 
A Resounding Success Exposing American Media’s Ignorance of Emerging Africa
Source: Brookings Institution/Africa in Focus

Q & A: What Young African Leaders Are Saying About Obama’s Summit
Source: AFK Insider

Africa's last polar bear dies - Joburg Zoo
Source: The Citizen

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Africa News Headlines for 12 August 2014

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni Wants To Have Anti-Gay Law Re-Issued
Source: Huffington Post/Reuters

Uganda’s President Looks Like He’s Backing Down On His Country’s Anti-LGBT Bill
Source: ThinkProgress

Ugandan MP: President will water down anti-gay law for ‘our Western friends’
Source: Pink News

Saudi-African trade rises to SR53.63 billion
Source: Arab News

Could the ‘miracle fruit’ help in the fight against obesity?
Source: The Globe and Mail

NY bans purchase and sale of ivory: Happy World Elephant Day!
Source: Tech Times

Seychelles Promises to Decriminalize Same-Sex Conduct
Source: Human Rights Campaign

Feeling porny: Who watches pornography in South Africa?
Source: Daily Maverick

Shale Impact: 
Double whammy on Nigerian economy as refined products import surge
Source: Business Day

Boko Haram: A Different Perspective
Source: Africa in Transition

Nigeria: A nation on the rise
Source: Supply Management

No ‘normal’ sex on porn channels, Jasa argues
Source: Business Day

People knew about porn TV- Icasa
Source: Moneyweb

The electrification of Africa
Source: Global Construction Review

Two locally based companies to look for oil off Gabon's coast
Source: Houston Chronicle

Dubai Chamber confirms speakers for Africa Global Business Forum 2014
Source; CPI Financial

Orange Uganda Reiterates Commitment to Supporting Local Innovation
Source: PC Tech Magazine

SHOCKER: Ghana players engage in sex to survive in Thailand
Source: Goal

King: Africa needs to invest in its women
Source: The State

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Africa News Headlines for 11 August 2014

Licensed porn TV channels in South Africa contravened two criminal statutes
Source: PC Tech Magazine

Young African Leaders Cap Fellowship by Meeting with Obama
Source: NBC29

US-Africa Summit Ignores Human Rights Violations by African Leaders
Source: RIA Novosti

Young Africans at the White House
Source: The New Yorker

President Obama’s Africa Push
Source: The New York Times

Kenya tourism tanks amid increasing violence
Source: Aljazeera

Woodside buys into Gabon oil project
Source: The Australian

EAC leaders woo US investors
Source IPP Media

Ugandan universities improve in ranking
Source: New Vision

EAC among big winners
Source: East African Business Week

Bishops take aim at ‘evil’ porn
Source: IOL News/SAPA

Noble Energy announces new offshore exploration license in Gabon
Source: PennEnergy

State Department, USADF to support YALI entrepreneurs to DEMO Africa 2014
Source: Africa IT News

United States aims to develop Africa through S&T
Source: SciDevNet

'Are You, Like, African-AMERICAN Or AFRICAN-American?'
Source: WBUR

Uhuru Had A Sucessful Business Meeting With Former US President George W. Bush
Source: Africa News Posts

A leaders’ summit without African leadership
Source: The Zimbabwean

Nwapka: SMEs Now Playing Big Role in Oil and Gas Sector
Source: This Day Live

Africans See US Trade Policy Hindering American Firms
Source: The Wall Street Journal

Chinese Firm Plans $400 Million Economic Zone in Uganda
Source: The Wall Street Journal

Protecting wildlife goes hi-tech, and gets harder
Source: New Vision

Teaching science in the Ugandan countryside
Source: Radio Netherlands Worldwide

S. Sudan leaders miss deadline for unity government
Source: Oman Tribune

Threatening Remarks by Swazi Prime Minister Cause for Concern
Source: U.S. Department of State

Uganda Lawmaker Demands Inquiry Over Drug Use Allegations
Source: Voice of America

Ebola ‘Patient Zero’ May Have Been 2-Year-Old Child
Source: TIME

Meet the new face of Nigeria’s oil industry
Source: The Globe & Mail

From the Boardroom to the Farm:
Meet the Woman Helping African Refugees Make a Living Off the Earth
Source: NationSwell

Mobil boosting Nigerian economy
Source: Nigerian Tribune

President Paul Kagame to address global leaders at the 2nd Africa Global Business Forum
Source: BusinessGhana

Dubai Chamber to host Africa Global Business Forum in October
Source: Gulf News

Lawmakers in Kenya Propose New 'Stone the Gays' Law
Source: Edge Boston

Meet The Lawyer Who Helped Defeat Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act
Source: BuzzFeed

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Africa News Headlines for 6 August 2014 - U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Day 3

Heat, hair and hankies: 
the best red-carpet moments from the White House’s Africa summit dinner
Source: The Washington Post

The shadow of China: An ‘800-pound gorilla’ lurks
over the effort to improve ties between the US and Africa
Source: The Hill

George W. Bush to crash first ladies' summit with Michelle Obama, Laura Bush
Source: New York Daily News

Has the US left it too late to win over Africa?
Source: Channel 4 News

U.S. moves to cash in on African economic promise
Source: Los Angeles Times

Follow the money to root out threat of financial crimes
Source: The Hill

Obama: Investment in Africa Depends on Security
Source: Voice of America

Africa Leaders Summit: America's dirty little secret
Source: The Hill

From the segregated South to the U.S. Africa summit, a diplomat comes full circle
Source: The Washington Post

Advocates Seize on White House Africa Summit to Call for End to Child Marriage
Source: TIME

U.S., African Leaders Unveil Trade Deals at Summit
Source: The Wall Street Journal

'Mugabe among sub-Saharan Africa's worst leaders'
Source: Bulawayo24

Uganda Lands on Mercury
Source: O'Dwyer's

Barack Obama touts Africa deals in U.S. catch-up game
Source: Politico

China and the US Compete for Influence in Africa
Source: The Diplomat

Reinforcing LGBT rights at the US-Africa Leaders Summit
Source: The Hill

Michelle Obama's Open Letter to American Girls: 
Commit to Your Education & Get Involved in Others'
Source: Seventeen

Highlights from Brookings's Business and Innovation in Africa Event
Source: Brookings Institution

Reemergence of the African Rat Pack
Source: Huffington Post

Guest list for the African Summit dinner at the White House
Source: The Washington Post

Can African Leaders Improve the US-Africa Summit?
Source: Africa Up Close/The Wilson Center

Analysis – Shadowed by Bush, Obama seeks Africa legacy makeover
Source: Euronews

Policymakers tackle ‘significant’ and growing security challenges
Source: The Hill

As U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Begins, 
Key Members of Congress Say AGOA Must Be Reauthorized
Source: Brookings Institution

Three Things to Watch at the First-Ever US-Africa Leader’s Summit
Source: Africa Up Close/Wilson Center

Barack Obama meets with Ugandan President after anti-gay law struck down
Source: Pink News

Powering sub-Saharan Africa
Source: The Hill

The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit was spared these notorious motorcades; 
plus, build your own!
Source: The Washington Post

Reinforcing LGBT rights at the US-Africa Leaders Summit
Source: The Hill

Final day of Obama's Africa summit to focus on security and corruption
Source: CNN

Is the US Serious About Africa?
Source: Africa Up Close/Wilson Center

A Conversation on the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
Source: Brookings Institution

Michelle Obama, Laura Bush reunite again on Africa
Source: Hutchinson News

HRW Calls for Summit to Focus on Human Rights
Source: Voice of America


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Africa News Headlines for 3 August 2014

Africa summit could slow commutes, close streets next week in Washington
Source: Washington Post

US-Africa oil trade wanes after shale revolution
Source: Financial Times

Late to the party, Obama seeks bigger U.S. Africa role
Source: Global Post/Reuters

Emirates starts daily services to Abuja
Source: Zawya

Is Morocco Leading by Example?
Source: Atlantic Council

The Boko Haram Economy
Source: Foreign Policy

Yali recipient inspired
Source: The Standard

Investing in Africa becomes attractive
Source: USA Today

Rwanda’s Unfinished Miracle
Source: New York Times

Why are ‘Mbabazi youths’ silent?
Source: The Observer

Where is human rights in the Africa summit?
Source: The Washington Post

Mobile Money Grows In Africa But Hurdles Remain
Source: Gulf Business

Outcasts and vexing guests at Obama’s Africa summit
Source: The News

Iran Ready to Train Tanzanian Red Cross Workers
Source: Fars News Agency

Congressman: Obama denying Nigeria help to fight terror
Source: WorldNetDaily

Letter to Barack Obama from a Swaziland jail cell
Source: The Guardian

Obama Looks to Build Africa Legacy Through Investment Over Aid
Source: Newsmax

US to announce billions of dollars in deals at Africa Summit
Source: Sunday's Zaman

AIDS conference delegates seek asylum in Australia
Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Obama woos African leaders to counter growing Chinese influence
Source: The Guardian

Africa's complicated, so get it right
Source: Business Day

US-Africa Summit to Focus on Stability, Youth
Source: Tadias Magazine

Kenya set to feature strongly in US-Africa talks
Source: Standard Digital

Critics are angry, but ordinary Rwandans prefer Kagame style of leadership
Source: Rwanda Eye

Uhuru force of reckoning in Obama ‘reclamation’ of Africa
Source: Capital FM

World’s Park Rangers Murdered in Widespread ‘Bush War’
Source: Environment News Service

US holds summit with African heads of state
Source: Yahoo! News UK/Aljazeera

Politics of convenience catches up with gay law
Source: The Observer

Chinese Firm Signs $478.9 Million Kenya Lamu Port Deal
Source: Wall Street Journal

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Africa News Headlines for 31 July 2014

Oscar Pistorius Murder Trial: Judge Thokozile Masipa Has Considerable Testimony To Consider
Source: Sports World News

Michelle Obama Urges Young Africans to Embrace Women's Rights
Source: Voice of America

Trade, Investment, Growth Are Key Issues at US-Africa Summit
Source: Voice of America

Barclays Africa to expand in Nigeria
Source: Business Day

Ambulance fitted to restore eyesight in Togo, West Africa
Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph

Fort Worth doctor in Africa tests positive for Ebola virus
Source: KHOU-TV

Liberia shuts all schools as Ebola virus spreads
Source: France24

World’s first malaria vaccine to hit markets soon
Source: Free Malaysia Today

US not looking for permanent military presence in Africa
Source: Business Standard

First lady asks African leaders to change gender attitudes
Source: The Modesto Bee/AP

State Dept. official: Anti-gay laws ‘not consistent’ with African values
Source: Washington Blade

U.S. Africa Summit Leaders Face Weighty Agenda for Continent
Source: United States Institute of Peace

EU, Cameroon Implement Economic Partnership Agreement
Source: Tax-News

President Jonathan Drops Wife From Washington DC Trip, To Travel With 73 Delegates
Source: Sahara Reporters

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Africa News Headlines for 30 July 2014

Remarks at the Presidential Summit of the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
Source: U.S. Department of State

Obama announces creation of leadership centre in Kenya
Source: Capital FM

Oil outlook optimistic offshore Senegal
Source: UPI

Ethnic hate speech reveals roots of Kenya violence
Source: The News

Mobile money grows in Africa but hurdles remain
Source: Reuters

Somalia Growth is Encouraging
Source: The African Executive

US seeks to train African leaders
Source: Independent Online

Where Is Nigeria’s Boko Haram Going?
Source: Africa in Transition

Amama 'quitting' Kanungu
Source: The Observer

President Barack Obama meets young African leaders
Source: Standard Digital

Nigeria Can Become Major Regional Economic Force - McKinsey Report
Source: The African Executive

Bad times ahead for Kenya due to insecurity, experts warn
Source: Standard Digital

Kidnapping, Ransoms, and the Sahel
Source: Africa in Transition

New Air Force Chief named in major military changes
Source: Capital FM

How Anonymous and other hacktivists are waging war on Kenya
Source: The Washington Post

Stage set for US summit to be attended by 40 African leaders
Source: Standard Digital

Gabonese Health Workers On Strike Over Allowances
Source: Cameroon Tribune

Sushma Swaraj meets Ugandan foreign minister Sam Kutesa
Source: The Economic Times

Granada studying football development project in Gabon
Source: Inside Spanish Football

Uganda's anti-homosexuality law could be overturned in the courts
Source: PRI's The World

The Literature Police: Apartheid Censorship and Its Cultural Consequences
Source: Fair Observer

We Still Don’t Know How Deadly the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Will Be
Source: FiveThirtyEight

Tullow realigns Africa exploration strategy in Q2 report
Source: Oil & Gas Technology

Activists want gay rights on Africa summit agenda
Source: Federal News Radio/AP

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