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.

Esther Garvi is a friend/member of the AfricanLoft Community. She interfaces with two contrasting worlds: Niger and Norway/Sweden, and just lost her mom recently. She’s back with her family in Norway, she reminisces on her second home, Niger, and her mother:
“I wish I could take part of Niger with me everywhere I went. A bit [...]

I say a big thanks to the contestants for stepping out of their ways to participate in this year’s Valentine’s Competition. Your participation made the competition great; there is just so much love warm wishes floating through the Loft the last couple of days.
Due to the fact that we didn’t have the minimum 50 [...]

If you are reading and have no clue what this is means, or you have yet to create your presence in AfricanLoft community, then you need to pay attention…
The following are some of the reasons it pays to have a presence on AfricanLoft:

Drive the conversation, be an author - write just two articles required [...]

Here at AfricanLoft, we’re ever committed to ensuring that only the best is good enough for our readers and contributors. In addition to the Main Homepage which has been redesigned to ensure easier navigation and better presentation of contents, we’re pleased to announce the following updates in the Community pages…

As Valentine Beckons, have you imagined what you can do with an extra $75?
Valentine is around the corner and you have an excellent opportunity to make it memorable for “that person” by entering the AfricanLoft “Valentine Expression” contest to win the $75 prize. Yes, AfricanLoft will pay you $75 if your entry wins the [...]

This is a new year and I’m sure you don’t want it to go by without telling that special person how you really feel about him/her. Even if you don’t have anyone in mind, you can always do a romantic-blog just to win the cash, what the heck it is FREE money!
AfricanLoft has made this [...]

This is the time of the year when we all say “out with the old and in with the new”. We reflect on the highs and the lows of the outgoing year (and say adieus 2007), and in the same breath make promises, resolutions and plan to achieve more highs than lows in the new year (bien arrive 2008)…

First and foremost, I give glory to God Almighty, who has deemed it fit to spare our lives and allow us witness AfricanLoft’s first Xmas together…

Scott Baldauf of Christian Monitor writes about the raising profile of South African’s black middle class. Their achievements largely due to the Black Economic Empowerment initiative - “the state’s policy of favoring black business after decades of white control”.However there are some dissenting voices against the program:
Despite its impressive economic record of the past [...]