Malaria is preventable and curable, yet every 30 seconds, a child in sub-Saharan Africa dies from the disease, according to the World Health Organization.
A regional body comprised of several southern African nations is refusing to recognize Madagascar opposition leader Andry Rajoelina as the island nation's new president, an official said.
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died Tuesday at a hospital in Paris nearly two months after suffering a stroke, Zambian and French officials confirmed. He was 59.
In the two years since Warren Buffett decided to give the bulk of his $53 billion fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and charities run by his three children, his youngest son Peter, 50, has said little about his philanthropic plans for his share - stock likely to be worth well over $1 billion - which has kept the nonprofit world buzzing.
Zimbabwe's High Court ruled Monday that it would not force the troubled African country's electoral commission to release the results of the March 29 presidential vote, two journalists at the court told CNN.
Prospects of resolving Zimbabwe's two-week-old election crisis appeared dim after a government spokesman said President Robert Mugabe would not attend a key weekend meeting with other regional leaders.
Malaria is preventable and curable, yet every 30 seconds, a child in sub-Saharan Africa dies from the disease, according to the World Health Organization.
A regional body comprised of several southern African nations is refusing to recognize Madagascar opposition leader Andry Rajoelina as the island nation's new president, an official said.
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died Tuesday at a hospital in Paris nearly two months after suffering a stroke, Zambian and French officials confirmed. He was 59.
In the two years since Warren Buffett decided to give the bulk of his $53 billion fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and charities run by his three children, his youngest son Peter, 50, has said little about his philanthropic plans for his share - stock likely to be worth well over $1 billion - which has kept the nonprofit world buzzing.
Zimbabwe's High Court ruled Monday that it would not force the troubled African country's electoral commission to release the results of the March 29 presidential vote, two journalists at the court told CNN.
Prospects of resolving Zimbabwe's two-week-old election crisis appeared dim after a government spokesman said President Robert Mugabe would not attend a key weekend meeting with other regional leaders.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and the main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, are due at this weekend's emergency summit of southern African leaders, summoned by the president of neighboring Zambia, to discuss the electoral and political crisis, spokesmen for the two men said.
Dale Lewis, a conservationist in Zambia says focusing on people -- not on animals -- is the way to save wildlife. And, by the way, educating people brings them wealth, too.
Jaccqueline Mathe, unemployed and 22, has just signed up for a bank account in Nellmapius, a black township near Pretoria. All she needed was a government ID and a mobile phone. Mathe hopes to save a quarter of the monthly $28.54 government grant she receives for her toddler, Khothasto, who is riding in a sling on her back.
The president of Zambia has called for other southern African countries to take a different approach to Zimbabwe, which he described as a "sinking Titanic" as growing numbers of refugees flee economic and political turmoil.
Top Ghanaian skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong has just bumped into a couple of gates as he tears downhill over a tricky steep slope that makes up the grand slalom course at this resort in the Italian Dolomites.
In his latest documentary, award-winning African journalist Sorious Samura travels to Zambia to find out about the devastating impact of AIDS in Africa.
A suspected al Qaeda operative -- believed by investigators to have played a role in the July 7 London bombings -- was arrested Sunday in Britain on behalf of U.S. authorities.
The Zambian government says it has signed an agreement with Britain to deport Rashid Haroon Aswat, a suspected al Qaeda operative believed to have facilitated or recruited the July 7 London transport bombers.
Zambian government officials say they have entered into an agreement with Britain to extradite Rashid Haroon Aswat, a suspected al Qaeda operative believed to have facilitated or recruited the July 7 London transport bombers.
On the remote plains of Tanzania, about two hours from the city of Dodoma, a company called Iron Monger Group churns out farm tools handcrafted from spare truck springs. It was founded for a mere $...
A month before the July 7 attacks were carried out, British authorities balked at permitting U.S. authorities to arrest Haroon Rashid Aswat, sources familiar with the investigation said Thursday.
About a month before the July 7 bombings in London, British authorities balked at giving U.S. officials permission to apprehend a man now believed to have ties to the bombers, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
Angola's death toll from the Marburg virus has climbed to 173 and four more countries have been placed on alert, as health officials struggle to contain the deadly virus, according to the World Health Organization Web site.
CNN.com asked its readers to share their views on the death of Pope John Paul II, who died Saturday. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited:
Paul Rusesabagina, a non descript, middle-aged grandfather, may not look like a hero. But go back 10 years as his country descended into madness, and you may see something different.
At 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...
Washington has shipped $1 trillion of foreign aid (in current dollars) to needy nations around the world since World War II. Next year, Congress proposes to spend another $16 billion. No one seems ...
NEXT YEAR MARKS THE CENtennial of $6.7 billion South African Breweries, the nation's dominant beermaker and biggest consumer company with divisions in soft drinks (including a Coke franchise), fash...
The U.S. has the most companies on the Global 500 list, with 161, up four from last year (six arrived, two dropped off). Japan has 128, followed by Britain, Germany, and France. But 29 other countr...
The U.S. has the most companies on the Global 500 with 157, followed by Japan at 119. Britain is disproportionately represented, surpassing the far larger German economy, mainly owing to a residual...
MAGMA COPPER CO. Nothing like a run-up in prices to polish up an old-line copper company. With $40.9 million in earnings in the first nine months of 1988, Magma is a sure bet to record its first pr...
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