http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/AfricaFind stories, videos, and photos about Africa from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:04:15 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Africa14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Africa from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/31/kenya.music.influence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/31/kenya.music.influence/index.html#cnnSTCTextKanjii Mbugua storms the stage amid cheers as fans crane their necks to see the Kenyan musician.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/28/inside.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/28/inside.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week on Inside Africa It's one of the most sacred acts of the Zulu people. We take you inside an ancient wedding ceremony played out in modern times.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/17/impact.books.for.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/17/impact.books.for.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt first, the children's eyes light up with anticipation.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/26/af.chinuaachebe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/26/af.chinuaachebe/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfrican Voices catch up with Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, Africa's man of letters. A contender for the title of Africa's most widely read novelist, his first work "Things Fall Apart" has been translated into 40 languages.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/17/africa.hiv/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/17/africa.hiv/index.html#cnnSTCTextFifteen first ladies from African nations will attend a two-day summit in Los Angeles on health, women's issues and HIV/AIDS, organizers said Friday.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/12/av.moibrahim/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/12/av.moibrahim/index.html#cnnSTCTextHe's a billionaire from a humble background who mixes with celebrities and presidents, but his main cause is far from glamorous. Keeping a relatively low profile, he's at the forefront of two revolutions in Africa: first he transformed the continent's mobile phone service, now he's on a mission to promote democracy and reshape Africa's landscape once again.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/03/africanvoices.about/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/03/africanvoices.about/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN International's new show, "African Voices," highlights Africa's most engaging personalities, exploring the lives and passions of people who rarely open themselves up to the camera.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:06:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847585,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847585,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA continent best known for its symptoms of morbid decline is doing remarkably well by measure of economic growth and good governance Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844632,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844632,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA new program backed by one of the richest men in the world promises to shake up food aidThu, 25 Sep 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1841175,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1841175,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBoosting connectivity should do the same to the continent's social and economic health, granting citizens access to crucial online health, education and government servicesMon, 15 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/06/09/keys.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/06/09/keys.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTextI was born in 1981, about the same time as the first cases of AIDS were diagnosed. In this limited amount of time, AIDS has grown into the worst public health crisis in human history.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/02/Adelegan.doha/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/02/Adelegan.doha/index.html#cnnSTCTextNowhere is the need for cheaper, renewable energy more apparent than Africa. There, the poorest villagers huddle around candles because even kerosene is too expensive.Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1734841,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1734841,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHuman beings may have had a brush with extinction 70,000 years ago, an extensive genetic study suggestsThu, 24 Apr 2008 19:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1722119,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1722119,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe abduction of two Austrian tourists has raised concerns about the upsurge in extremist activity in north AfricaThu, 13 Mar 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/02/28/heroes.brandis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/02/28/heroes.brandis/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was a woman's raw, bleeding hands that led Jock Brandis to make a promise.Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/20/bush.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/20/bush.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush sought Wednesday to dispel rumors that the U.S. plans to bring "all kinds of military to Africa," saying that is "simply not true."Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:36:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714383,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714383,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOn his trip, the President highlights his success in fighting AIDS -- but avoids hot spots where his legacy is more vexedTue, 19 Feb 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/13/magazines/fortune/gunther_africa.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/13/magazines/fortune/gunther_africa.fortune/index.htmRead the news about civil war in Kenya, unrest in Chad, or genocide in Darfur, and you could conclude that Africa is no place to invest money.Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/18/bush.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/18/bush.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident George W. Bush focused on a low-tech way to save the lives of African children Monday as he and first lady Laura Bush toured a Tanzanian clinic.Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/25/morocco.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/25/morocco.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe North African country with the fastest growth rate in tourism sent out a clear message that its own private sector will now play a more prominent role in developing its all-important travel industry, indicating that it is ready to use expertise acquired over several decades of steady growth to spearhead new initiatives that would put a large number of unknown sub-Saharan countries on the map.Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/12/02/whatson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/12/02/whatson/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week on Inside Africa, we meet some people who are performing good works in Africa - including an African singing legend, an Austrian actor and even the U.S. military.Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:58:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1692318,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1692318,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe E.U. and Africa prepare to talk trade at this weekend's summit, but a key player won't be present -- China, whose emergence has given Africa more leverage than ever in dealing with its former colonizersFri, 07 Dec 2007 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1669552,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1669552,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe rainy season in Africa has led to the drowning of 10,000 wildebeest, one percent of the animals on the continentTue, 09 Oct 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/04/btc.josh.blog.time/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/04/btc.josh.blog.time/index.html#cnnSTCTextI think I'm slowly getting used to the concept of "Africa time" as it's been explained to me -- i.e. everything's a long way apart and nothing happens quickly. So again, the initial days at work were spent acclimatizing, this time to our new place, car and office.Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/talking.points/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/talking.points/index.html#cnnSTCTextMillions of us in the developed world live in what many call "throw-away" societies, where the food we waste could in many cases feed entire third world nations. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1664429,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1664429,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe continent has been ravaged by months of rain. Is it paying for the sins of rich countries?Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/20/africa.plastic.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/20/africa.plastic.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextThey've become as much a symbol of Africa's landscape as the stereotypical lions and plains.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/29/btsc.malveaux/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/29/btsc.malveaux/index.html#cnnSTCTextDa-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah. It's the little riff that plays right before "American Idol" starts.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/22/african.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/22/african.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextRichard M. Kavuma, from Uganda, has been awarded the top prize at this year's CNN MultiChoice African journalism awards ceremony. Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/25/news/economy/sachs_worldbank.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/25/news/economy/sachs_worldbank.fortune/index.htmThe scandal-ridden departure of Paul Wolfowitz from the World Bank doesn't end its crisis. The trouble runs deeper.Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/27/news/international/global_mobile.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/27/news/international/global_mobile.reut/index.htmGlobal mobile phone use will top 3.25 billion - equivalent to around half the world's population - in 2007 as cell phone demand booms in China, India and Africa, a survey said on Wednesday.Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/btsc.first.lady.travel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/btsc.first.lady.travel/index.htmlHer plane is called Bright Star. When I settle into my seat in the back of the 757, I can tell immediately this is going to be different from traveling with the president.Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/06/08/waters.commentary/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/06/08/waters.commentary/index.htmlOne dollar. It's the cost of a New York Times, less than half a cup of coffee at Starbucks. These days it's a paltry sum. Even less when you consider that right now, a billion people are struggling to survive on less than one dollar a day. This is what defines "extreme poverty."Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/08/g8.africa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/08/g8.africa/index.htmlDevelopment campaigners have criticized a pledge by the leaders of the world's richest nations on Friday to give $60 billion to fight diseases such as AIDS in Africa.Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/08/g8.climatechange/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/08/g8.climatechange/index.htmlLeaders of the world's eight major industrialized nations will end their summit Friday with a pledge to help nations on the world's poorest continent.Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/05/15/refugees.report/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/05/15/refugees.report/index.htmlClimate change could create a refugee crisis worse than that faced at the end of World War Two with up to one billion people displaced from their homes by the middle of the century, a new report has warned.Tue, 15 May 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/news/companies/diamond_prices/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/news/companies/diamond_prices/index.htmNext time you get the urge to splurge on a diamond, be prepared to pay a little bit more.Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/03/12/swradio/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/03/12/swradio/index.htmlRadio journalists broadcasting news about Zimbabwe have turned to texting their bulletins via mobile phones.Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/01/22/8398210/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/01/22/8398210/index.htmLorence Nyaka hacks at the root of a cassava plant, slicing away one fresh tuber after another until he has a small pile, enough to make a midday meal for his wife and three young children.Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/19/world.measles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/19/world.measles/index.htmlThe number of people who died worldwide from measles has fallen 60 percent since 1999, a decrease being called an incredible achievement in global public health.Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/11/8395474/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/11/8395474/index.htmProblem: AIDS and hepatitis are spread by reused needles.Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/01/05/btsc.koinange/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/01/05/btsc.koinange/index.htmlI've been covering this continent for a dozen years. There's very little about Africa that I haven't seen, heard, smelled or felt.Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/12/13/koinange.malaria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/12/13/koinange.malaria/index.htmlIn the northern Kenyan coastal town of Kilifi, a young mother grieves.Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/09/01/8384353/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/09/01/8384353/index.htmClement Kagwa, hands gloved in thick rubber, expertly wields his 7-inch knife, slicing into a fleshy 3-foot-long perch caught by fishermen only hours before. He cuts off one fillet, decapitates the... Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/25/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_murphy.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/25/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_murphy.fortune/index.htmOut of Africa, the headline news is usually related to the legendary four horsemen of the Apocalypse - pestilence, war, famine and death. No question, these horsemen run rampant on the continent; but there is another story worth hearing too.Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/06/magazines/business2/Exporting_food_Africa.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/06/magazines/business2/Exporting_food_Africa.biz2/index.htmClement Kagwa, hands gloved in thick rubber, expertly wields his 7-inch knife, slicing into a fleshy 3-foot-long perch caught by fishermen only hours before. He cuts off one fillet, decapitates the fish, then carves out a second fillet. He flicks the fish's head into a bin below his cutting table, then places the gleaming pink fillets onto a conveyor belt. Time elapsed: 52 seconds.Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/07/25/safari.questions/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/07/25/safari.questions/index.htmlIt's a big trip in terms of time, planning, and money -- so before heading into the lion's den, conduct a bit of research.Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/17/amanpour.africa.btsc/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/17/amanpour.africa.btsc/index.htmlAIDS invaded our consciousness 25 years ago. A whole generation around the world has now grown up knowing only a world with AIDS.Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/01/jolie.pitt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/01/jolie.pitt/index.htmlTo get away from the public scrutiny that befits one of the world's most famous showbiz couples, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie decamped to Swakpomund -- a sleepy little town on the southwest coast of Africa.Thu, 01 Jun 2006 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/28/coverstory.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/28/coverstory.tm/index.htmlSome wars go on killing long after they end.Sun, 28 May 2006 12:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/10/birdflu.wrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/10/birdflu.wrap/index.htmlHealth officials in Azerbaijan say the deadly H5N1 strain has been found in dead birds from the country's Caspian sea coast.Fri, 10 Feb 2006 07:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/02/birdflu.africa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/02/birdflu.africa/index.htmlFor Ugandan beachcomber George Bukenya, identifying bird flu is like identifying pornography -- he says he'll know it when he sees it.Thu, 03 Nov 2005 04:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/08/26/africa.tb.reut/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/08/26/africa.tb.reut/index.htmlAfrican health ministers have declared a tuberculosis emergency to muster greater political commitment to stop one of the continent's top killers, the United Nations' World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/08/18/niger.feedback/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/08/18/niger.feedback/index.htmlThis summer, millions of people -- many of them children -- have struggled to survive a devastating famine in the land-locked, West African nation of Niger.Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/08/15/niger.perspective/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/08/15/niger.perspective/index.htmlFour-year-old Aminu Yahaya lay alongside his mother in the makeshift hospital -- exhausted, his skin peeling, alarmingly thin, and fighting to survive.Mon, 15 Aug 2005 12:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/06/g8.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/06/g8.main/index.htmlProtesters clashed with police, smashing car windows and throwing rocks, just hours before the world's eight richest nations were set to open their annual meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland.Wed, 06 Jul 2005 04:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/03/africa.aid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/03/africa.aid/index.htmlToo much aid to Africa without corresponding economic and political reform could cause relief efforts for the continent's poorest countries to fail, the head of the U.S. international aid agency said Sunday.Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/03/g8live8/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/03/g8live8/index.htmlAfter the success of Live 8, the largest live concert ever held, politicians said people power could make a difference as Group of Eight (G8) leaders prepared to meet to discuss Africa.Sun, 03 Jul 2005 15:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/01/live8/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/01/live8/index.htmlTwenty years ago, dozens of musicians gathered for fund-raising concerts to combat starvation in Africa.Fri, 01 Jul 2005 12:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/01/geldof.blair/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/01/geldof.blair/index.htmlPolitics is showbiz, and showbiz is politics.Fri, 01 Jul 2005 08:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/12/uk.g8.africa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/12/uk.g8.africa/index.htmlThe new head of the World Bank has praised a historic agreement by Group of Eight finance ministers to cancel up to $55 billion in foreign debt owed by some of the world's poorest nations.Sun, 12 Jun 2005 06:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/10/live8.albarn/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/10/live8.albarn/index.htmlBritish singer Damon Albarn has criticized the predominance of white stars on the bill of Live 8 and attacked the concert series for portraying Africa as a distant "failing" place.Fri, 10 Jun 2005 09:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/06/08/bush.blair.africa.reax/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/06/08/bush.blair.africa.reax/index.htmlAid agencies and media in Britain criticized the $674 million aid pledged to Africa by President George W. Bush as inadequate.Wed, 08 Jun 2005 07:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/06/bush.blair.africa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/06/bush.blair.africa/index.htmlThe Bush administration will announce plans to spend $674 million for "humanitarian emergencies" in Africa during a visit by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, according to a U.S. official.Tue, 07 Jun 2005 03:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/31/cnna.matthews/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/31/cnna.matthews/index.htmlTwenty years after Live Aid raised $100 million for famine relief, singer/activist Sir Bob Geldof announced plans on Tuesday for concerts to help bring awareness to poverty in Africa.Tue, 31 May 2005 14:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/31/live8.geldof/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/31/live8.geldof/index.htmlTwenty years after he staged Live Aid to help save the starving in Ethiopia, Bob Geldof has announced plans for new concerts to fight poverty in Africa.Tue, 31 May 2005 12:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/04/21/feedback.africa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/04/21/feedback.africa/index.htmlCNN.com asked users to share their thoughts about the political, spiritual, economic and other global issues the next pope will face. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited:Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/18/pope.world/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/18/pope.world/index.htmlWhen John Paul II emerged as the new pope at the 1978 conclave, the Soviet Union held a grip on Eastern Europe, AIDS was not yet discovered, and the imposing towers of World Trade Center adorned New York City's skyline.Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/27/davos.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/27/davos.main/index.htmlUK Prime Minister Tony Blair, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and rock star Bono joined forces Thursday in Davos an attempt to focus the world spotlight on the plight of Africa.Thu, 27 Jan 2005 08:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/11/08/anti-malaria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/11/08/anti-malaria/index.htmlA sharp increase in the demand for a potent anti-malaria drug has raised concerns of a supply shortage, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.Tue, 09 Nov 2004 04:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/08/03/nurses.uk/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/08/03/nurses.uk/index.htmlConcern is mounting in Africa over the growing number of well-educated and much-needed nurses who are leaving the continent for better salaries and working conditions in Britain.Tue, 03 Aug 2004 12:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/23/twih.liberia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/23/twih.liberia/index.htmlSearching for a land of freedom and opportunity, thousands of former slaves left the United States in the 19th century and sailed across the Atlantic to a continent their ancestors had unwillingly left.Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/05/27/genetics.africa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/05/27/genetics.africa/index.htmlTina Dunkley has spent decades trying to discover her roots.Thu, 27 May 2004 21:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/04/lunar.eclipse/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/04/lunar.eclipse/index.htmlA total eclipse of the moon will occur on Tuesday, May 4, which is the third such event in less than a year's time.Tue, 04 May 2004 16:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/03/29/guinea.oil/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/03/29/guinea.oil/index.htmlThe recent controversy over an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea has focused attention on a rapidly growing oil sector and the jinx that seems to accompany Africa's mineral wealth.Mon, 29 Mar 2004 12:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/16/lancet.malaria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/16/lancet.malaria/index.htmlScientists have accused international health agencies of supporting cheap, ineffective and outdated drugs to fight malaria in poor countries in a report published this week.Fri, 16 Jan 2004 19:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/06/10/324521/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/06/10/324521/index.htmFirst Carter and Castro do Cuba, then NATO extends a junior partnership offer to Russia. Now Bono and Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill are on a fact-finding tour of Africa. (The Times dubbed the duo...Mon, 10 Jun 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/27/292458/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/27/292458/index.htmHear the word "safari," and you might have visions of trekking through the bush in the heart of Africa, thousands of miles away from any sign of civilization, exhausted and grimy from several days'...Mon, 27 Nov 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/13/291542/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/13/291542/index.htmAt a trade show in Botswana, one of the most prosperous countries in Africa, a well-dressed crowd gathers to celebrate. The party, hosted by the De Beers-Botswana diamond monopoly, has attracted th...Mon, 13 Nov 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/09/289279/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/09/289279/index.htmBarely one in 5,000 Africans has access to the Internet, often through services such as the one advertised at left, in Kampala, Uganda. But a project is under way to encircle the continent with 32,...Mon, 09 Oct 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/27/241514/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/27/241514/index.htmIf Bill Clinton fails to coax American business into investing in Africa, it won't be for lack of trying. Clinton's recent safari was surely one of the most remarkable exercises in salesmanship by ...Mon, 27 Apr 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/14/217826/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/14/217826/index.htmIf you ever think that currency movements aren't important, consider the plight of Clifford Mpare and Justin Beckett, co-managers of the Calvert New Africa fund. Since we last spoke with them in ou...Mon, 14 Oct 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/02/19/207767/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/02/19/207767/index.htm"Only one digs the well, but many will come drink out of it," says an African proverb. New Africa Advisers, an investment firm in Durham, North Carolina, is breaking new ground with its Calvert New...Mon, 19 Feb 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/10/03/79784/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/10/03/79784/index.htmWASHINGTON -- The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History ((offers)) a lesson in political correctness . . . There, in bold letters on a museum sign next to an exhibit of African hartebeests, ((are))...Mon, 03 Oct 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/09/19/79778/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/09/19/79778/index.htmWhile chaos reigns in Rwanda and Nigeria, global capital is taking its chances in such African countries as Ghana, Morocco, and those in the continent's southern tier. Says Michel ZhuParris, portfo...Mon, 19 Sep 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/22/78645/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/22/78645/index.htmWhile most of the industrialized world rouses from recent economic slumber, many developing nations are long awake and working overtime. Mon, 22 Nov 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/04/76391/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/04/76391/index.htmThe best guitar sounds from Zaire, township rhythms from South Africa, and different musical styles from dozens of other African countries continue to land on U.S. shores. Music imports from that c...Mon, 04 May 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/03/26/73279/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/03/26/73279/index.htmAIDS is solvable before the end of the century. We have the cause in hand and we have a science base that is good enough to meet this challenge. If we get a vaccine for AIDS -- by 1991 or 1992 we s...Mon, 26 Mar 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/29/68065/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/29/68065/index.htmStriking changes have taken place across sub-Saharan Africa over the past couple of years, changes that are making many African countries surprisingly attractive for investment by U.S. companies. T...Mon, 29 Sep 1986 04:01:00 EDT