TRADE: Kenya Woos Investors

For years investors boycotted Kenya and went to do business next door in Uganda and Tanzania.

WTO-CANCUN: African Farmers Hope They Will Be Taken Seriously This Time

Cotton farmers in Burkina Faso have sent a 100,000-signature petition, through their delegation, to the World Trade Organisation summit, which kicked off in Cancun, Mexico this week.

POLITICS: Peacekeepers Secure Liberian Town, Warn All Fighters to Leave

West African peacekeepers from Guinea Bissau Wednesday said they were now in full control of the Liberian city of Kakata after days of sporadic battles between government forces and the main rebel group, the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Development (LURD).

ECONOMY-NIGERIA: Minerals to Overtake Oil as Major Foreign Currency Earner

Nigeria's new Minister for Solid Minerals, Odion Ugbesia is hoping that minerals will soon overtake oil as the country's major source of foreign currency.

RIGHTS-GHANA: Protecting the Identity of People Living with AIDS

Joana (not her real name) hurriedly jumped out of a tro-tro (minibus) at Circle heading straight towards Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. She was about 15 minutes late for her fortnightly meeting with an association of people living with HIV/AIDS in Accra.

HEALTH-CAMEROON: Malnutrition, Disease Stunt Children’s Growth

Cameroon is not known for the famine and drought that devastate much of Africa each year. Blessed with abundant rainfall, it is part of the equatorial forest where surplus food is always produced.

CULTURE-NIGERIA: ‘Indecent’ Dressing Banned on the Campus

Sexual harassment of female students in Nigeria has often been blamed on randy lecturers, but the university authorities are fighting back.

RIGHTS-GHANA: The Deafening Silence Around Being Tested Positive

Diagnosed with HIV three years ago, Kabuki is determined not to let her sexual partner know.

WTO-CANCUN: Liberalisation Hurts Nigeria’s Textile Industry

Cheap and sub-standard fabrics are flooding Nigeria, driving textile companies out of business, thanks to the WTO liberalisation policy.

POLITICS: Commonwealth Officials in Nigeria Ahead of the December Summit

Preparations are at top gears as Nigeria gets set to host heads of state and government of the Commonwealth summit in the capital Abuja on Dec. 5-8.

ENVIRONMENT-AFRICA: Endangered Wild Dogs Caught in Poaching Stampede

They hunt in family groups over great distances, chasing mostly impala, kudu and duiker until the prey tires and can be caught.

HEALTH-SENEGAL: Women’s Groups Seek Mandatory Premarital HIV Testing

Women's groups are urging health officials to make premarital HIV testing mandatory so that ''young women are protected against AIDS''.

ENVIRONMENT-AFRICA: Millions of Women Still Trek Farther for Water

The link between environmental degradation and worsening poverty levels in African nations has left the realm of anecdotal evidence and now has the solidity of hard fact, thanks to data collected in a new Human Development Report published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

CULTURE-NIGERIA: Amina Lawal’s Fate to be Decided by September 25

Amina Lawal, condemned to death in the Katsina state, northern Nigeria for adultery will, on Sept 25, know if she will be stoned to death or not.

ENERGY-NIGERIA: Crude Oil Theft Costs Millions of Dollars

Nigeria lost 6.1 million barrels of crude oil, worth about 151 million U.S. dollars, to theft during the first quarter of this year, government officials say.

RELIGION-GUINEA: Islamic Fundamentalism Makes In-roads

Aissatou Bah, 17, used to dress in the latest fashions and frequent trendy nightclubs in the capital Conakry just like any other girl of her age.

POLITICS-LIBERIA: U.S. Pullback Brakes Momentum, Experts Say

Washington's removal of U.S. marines from Monrovia to ships offshore will hurt the recovery of war-weary Liberia in both real and symbolic ways, say humanitarian and political experts.

HEALTH-NIGERIA: Children Excluded from Life-Prolonging AIDS Drugs

Adults living with HIV/AIDS are receiving subsidised anti-retroviral drugs, while children in similar situation are not benefiting from the medicine which the government launched last year, rights activists complain.

DEVELOPMENT-SENEGAL: Plenty of Land, No Water for Farming

In Sangalkam, a village 37 kilometres from the capital, Dakar, workers are busy laying the foundation of the town's new water catch basin.

DEVELOPMENT: EU Takes Advantage of Africa’s Weakness to Impose Conditions

The European Union is taking advantage of Africa's weak bargaining power to bloat the list of conditions - attached to development aid - with further demands.

DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA: Leaders Appeal for Talks Not War

If Africa is to advance economically and socially, sincere dialoguing must replace armed conflict, strikes and dirty politics, delegates at a heads of state summit held in Swaziland this week agreed.