Magazine

April 2010

Cover Story

Kenyan software a tool for political participation

Photo:

Africa Media Online / Antony Kaminju

A ‘crisis in waiting’ for AIDS patients

A laboratory technician at an HIV/AIDS institute in Uganda: Health professionals are worried that...
Africa defends democratic rule

Election in Liberia: The African Union is seeking to reinforce Africa’s shift towards democratic...
Africa’s disabled will not be forgotten

The United Nations, as part of a “peace day” celebration in Liberia, organized a soccer match...
Africa’s displaced people: out of the shadows

Civilians in Southern Sudan displaced by fighting: There are nearly 12 million internally...
‘Stability is based on democracy’

Photograph: UN / Paulo Filgueiras
Africans extend solidarity to Haiti

Port au Prince, shortly after the earthquake: Though Africa is beset with problems of its own,...
Even with peace, Liberia’s women struggle

Since she was inaugurated in 2006 as Africa’s first elected female president,Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf...
Millennium Development Goals: time to step up

Although some countries have improved children’s health, the region still accounts for half of all...