New research unveiled by African scientists, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), shows a doubling of treatment coverage of children suffering from malaria — when delivery of those drugs was controlled by the local community members themselves.

Given the TINAPA experience – a multi billion dollar public-private partnership (PPP) venture that got stuck in the Nigerian bureaucratic bottleneck - I have become somewhat less enthusiastic about government initiated projects in Nigeria.
However, on reading about the Lagos Energy City, another PPP venture – I felt a quickening within that makes the project [...]

I will begin this piece by introducing you all to the term, native doctor in the African context. A native doctor is a person who practices traditional medicine and uses traditional medicine to cure emotional and physical ills. This person goes by different names in different parts of Africa. The word, “traditional medicine” conjures [...]

Trade intermediaries are organizations that help local producer import or export their goods, essentially providing a link between a local and international market. – Sarah Brooks, Artisan Trade Intermediaries as a Development Tool.
Indego Africa is an artisan trade intermediary that has successfully built a partnership between African communities and volunteers. Its business model is geared [...]

Sunday, April 27, marked the first anniversary of the issuance of two arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity committed in Sudan’s Darfur region. Tendai Maphosa (VOA) reports the Internet sites Facebook and Google are helping human rights organizations put pressure on the Sudanese government to hand over the suspects.

What started out as Africa Malaria Day was being observed worldwide for the first time on Friday (April 25). Health organizations have long said that most of the one million deaths every year attributed to malaria happen in Africa. But a newly-introduced malaria test that gives results in 15 minutes shows not every case of [...]

Final session is being given by UNCTAD official
RESEARCH and ANALYSIS–solid mandate. Conference has reinforced official mandate. Innovative work. Short mandate for UNCTAD. Great. Policy options and independent analysis for developing countries. Significant.
Another area is the…role of trade and development board in conducting policy dialogue…has been retained and reinforced. So UNCTAD will continue with that [...]