‘Africa’ Archives
South African Musical Legend Miriam Makeba, “Mama Africa” Passes
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for 30 years under apartheid, died after a concert in Italy. She was 76. In her dazzling career, Makeba [Read More]
Africans gear up to celebrate an Obama victory
KISUMU, Kenya – Africans organized all-night parties to watch the U.S. election results roll in, determined to celebrate a moment in history as Barack Obama tries to become the first black American president. “Tonight we are not going to sleep,” said [Read More]
Black America: A Neglected Priority in Global AIDS Epidemic
According to a new report by the Black AIDS Institute, if blacks in the United States constituted their own country, that nation would rank sixteenth in the world in the number of people living with HIV. Two percent of adult black Americans are infected with the virus, and [Read More]
Mandela’s B-Day message: Rich should help poor
QUNU, South Africa (AP) — Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by urging the wealthy to share their prosperity with the less fortunate and by saying he wished he had been able to spend more time with his family during the anti-apartheid struggle. read [Read More]
Kofi Annan to head Kenya mediation efforts
Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan agreed Thursday to take over talks to end the deadly turmoil linked to Kenya’s presidential election, after days of international pressure resulted in nothing more than a fresh round of accusations from both sides. read more | [Read More]
Crisis over election deepens in Kenya
NAIROBI: Nairobi degenerated into violence Thursday as the riot police used tear gas, batons and water cannons to push back thousands of opposition supporters who poured into the streets to answer a call for a million-person rally that had been banned by the government. [Read More]
