Jill Seaman, one of newly announced MacArthur Fellows for 2009, is a physician committed to delivering and improving treatment for infectious diseases endemic to Southern Sudan. She first began treating the Nuer tribespeople of Sudan’s Western Upper Nile province in 1989, as an epidemic of visceral leishmaniasis — a deadly,... [view entry]

I want to argue here that we now need to create a Power Elite that can coherently begin to dream of strategies for reversing the war psychosis that has gripped our people, the sense of helplessness and frustration that leads us to think there is no way out... [view entry]

Canada's Oliberté Footwear is the first international footwear producer to work exclusively in Africa. Founder Tal Dehtiar says the new initiative is meant to draw attention to the continent's "pride, power and liberty." Superb! [view entry]

THE government of Ghana has described the landing of Glo-1, Globacom’s multi-million dollar international submarine optic fibre cable in Ghana as the beginning of a new dawn in telecommunications industry in Africa. [view entry]

Introducing the 1st Annual MyAfricanDiaspora.com SHORT STORY COMPETITION In our ongoing effort to promote positive images that reflect people of African descent, the website that connects that African Diaspora is pleased to announce our first annual Short Story contest. We’re looking for fiction that is unique, stories with characters we’ll... [view entry]

Jelani Aliyu, Senior Creative Designer for General Motors and Project Team leader for the Design of the Chevrolet Volt. Jelani talks about growing up in Nigeria and his life as a car designer. This video is a segment used in a program titled “Stage 9″ a weekly newsmagazine program that... [view entry]

Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court ruled today that the government could not prosecute a prominent human rights activist because her abduction and torture in state custody infringed her rights. Jestina Mukoko was accused of plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe. But Ms Mukoko, head of a local rights group, challenged her prosecution... [view entry]

The United States government has threatened to ban 15 prominent Kenyan officials from travelling to the US for allegedly blocking political reforms, the US ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger said yesterday. The warning sparked concerns from Kenyan foreign minister Moses Wetangula, who argued that reforms are being implemented regardless of... [view entry]

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday announced a five billion US dollar aid plan to provide free healthcare for at least 10 million people in developing countries. Nepal, Malawi, Ghana, Liberia, Burundi and Sierra Leone will benefit from the programme. The programme will be funded by the United Kingdom, Austria,... [view entry]

The hunger crisis affecting millions of people across East Africa is set to intensify due to conflict, displacement and erratic rain, aid agencies warn. Ongoing drought already means up to 20 million people in Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti will need food assistance until at least December, Save The... [view entry]