By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Africa | Rated 
Most of the locust problems may be over in parts of Ethiopia and northern Somalia. But the good news for those countries may be bad news for others.
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
A U.S.-based human rights group is accusing the Ethiopian government of widespread abuses as it cracks down on a rebel group in its southeastern Ogaden region. Nick Wadhams reports from our East Africa bureau in Nairobi.
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
In the past weeks there has been conflicting information about the fate of 38 Ethiopian opposition leaders jailed since that country’s 2005 election. They were convicted last month on charges of high treason and are scheduled to be sentenced sometime this month.
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
A recent report by the NGO Save the Children paints a mixed picture of global efforts to protect the lives of mothers and children under five. And, while some African countries have made impressive gains in recent years, others ranked near the bottom of the 140-country survey. From Washington, VOA reporter William Eagle has the story.
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
In Africa, millions of pregnant women and children under five die because of poor maternal and pre-natal care. But health care specialists say those numbers can be dramatically reduced by following a few easy and inexpensive methods to ensure the good health of mothers and their newborns. From Washington, reporter William Eagle tells us about one – breast-feeding.
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
African Union heads of state and government wrapped up a summit in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday without making much headway towards their top agenda item of creating a United States of Africa - or resolving crises in Sudan and Zimbabwe.
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
A week ago, VOA’s Daybreak Africa program ran an interview with Africa analyst Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies. Woods described U.S. First Lady Laura Bush’s most recent visit to Africa as lacking substance. She also described President Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR as driven by the administration’s political ideology.
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
Three documentaries featured at the annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York this year aim to put a human face on the issues and crises facing Africa today. From New York, VOA's Mona Ghuneim has the story.
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
In Africa, experts say the deaths of thousands of infants each year from low body temperature, or hypothermia, pneumonia and other illnesses that can strike a child within days of delivery. One way that’s gaining in popularity in the southern African country of Malawi is keeping a child close to the chest of the mother and other adults. From Washington, reporter William Eagle has the story.
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Africa | Rated
Three of the most important international organizations that deal with food, agriculture, and rural development are calling for an African Green Revolution. The World Food Program (WFP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and International Fund for Agricultural Development say they will work together to help African countries increase their food production to overcome hunger and create a more prosperous future. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva.
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