Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, calls for investment in Africa's energy sources. - WPA ...

After more than 20 years of organizing high-visibility events to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to fight famine and poverty in Africa, the rock musician Bob Geldof has learned that philanthropy ...

PRETORIA, South Africa, June 29 (UNHCR) - No one could accuse the South African government of trying to avoid tough questions over its refugee policy. On the contrary, it brought young refugees and ...

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Obasanjo said it was important for Africa to consider the peculiarities of its people in designing and implementing workable home-grown solutions. Obasanjo stated this while addressing a delegation of ...

A new report has brought to light the challenge of air pollution levels in Africa and why international action is needed to combat it. A new report in Nature Geoscience has brought to light the ...

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