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2005 Africa
Photo: Emily Wax/ Washington Post. Ahmed Abdulraham, 14, left, sits on a street with his friend Fecil Khmis. They are among an estimated 35,000 minors living on the streets of Sudan's capital. Over the past 25 years, drought, wars, AIDS and economic collapse in Africa have torn families apart.
Young and homeless fill Africa's city streets Emily Wax Washington Post December 23, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.) With no prospects, youths in Sierra Leone are turning to crime and violence IRIN December 22, 2005 (You will leave this site) Orphans and vulnerable children are now 5 percent of Nambia's population and expected to be 10 percent within 15 years IRIN December 19, 2005 (You will leave this site)
Niger leaders deny food shortage BBC News November 24, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
Dispossessing Africa's wealth Patrick Bond November 24, 2005
Drought Magnifies Hunger, Suffering of Children in Malawi: Rural Village Tracks Malnutrition's Toll on Young Craig Timberg Washington Post November 4, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.) Donors shape Malawi's food policies, USAID report says IRIN October 25, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
The influence of ideas and the power relationships that lead to those ideas on development in Africa Issa G. Shivji Pambazuka News October 22, 2005
Bushmen in Botswana say they were forcibly evicted from village Craig Timberg Washington Post October 16, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Virginity becomes a commodity In Uganda's war against AIDS Emily Wax Washington Post October 9, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Net tightens around northern Uganda's brutal rebel militia: Lord's Resistance Army unchecked for 20 years Emily Wax Washington Post October 8, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Case lifts Nigerian police veil of impunity. Nigerian police kill six young people in car, plant weapons in the car, and pass deaths off as 'fight with dangerous criminals.' Surprisingly, commission of inquiry is called. Craig Timberg October 10, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.) Nigerian police clash with Nigerian troops BBC News October 5, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor doing business as usual in Nigeria: international war crimes prosecutors, human rights groups and U.S. officials concerned Craig Timberg Washington Post October 9, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Progress and Challenges in Strengthening African Agriculture Ousmane Badiane IFPRI October 2, 2005
The rise of a market mentality means many go hungry in Niger Craig Timberg Washington Post August 11, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.) In pictures: hunger hits Niger BBC News
One-third of Zimbabwe's teachers are HIV-positive NewZimbabwe.com August 10, 2005
Sudan bids farewell to rebel leader John Garang BBC News August 7, 2005 (You will leave this site.) Garang's obituary, and life in pictures BBC News
Despite food crisis in Swaziland, corn, the staple food, is not profitable for farmers to produce IRIN July 27, 2005
Six years after a return to civilian rule, Nigeria's police still routinely torture detainees, a new report says Anna Borzello BBC News, Lagos, July 27, 2005 (You will leave this site.) See the Human Rights Watch summary and full report
Photo: BBC This is the second worst food crisis in Niger's history
Tons of Food Aid Gradually Arrive in Niger Craig Timberg Washington Post August 7, 2005 (You will leave this site.) Niger: food trickles in BBC News August 3, 2005 Thousands starve in Niger while world doesn't watch BBC News July 20, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
Children of Sudan's cattle camps Emily Wax Washington Post July 31, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.) 6,000 people walk 250 miles to return home after Sudan's peace treaty is signed (picture essay) BBC News August 7, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
Years of drought, border dispute with Ethiopia, sinking water table bring hunger to one million Ethiopians IRIN July 27, 2005
UN condemns Zimbabwe slum blitz BBC News July 20, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
Photo: AP. Child sits in the rubble of his destroyed home. The Zimbabwean government bulldozed thousands of 'illegal' homes and small businesses affecting approximately 700,000, according to the UN, which in its report on the situation says "he scale of suffering is immense, particularly among widows, single mothers, children, orphans, the elderly and disabled persons."
A place where women rule: all-female village in Kenya is a sign of burgeoning feminism across Africa Emily Wax Washington Post July 1, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Among Ordinary Africans, G-8 Seems Out of Touch Emily Wax Washington Post July 1, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Bush pledges (multi-year) $1.2 billion plan to fight malaria; vows to double aid to Africa by 2010 (though he will be out of office by then) Peter Baker Washington Post July 1, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Botswana's gains against AIDS put U.S. claims to test Craig Timberg Washington Post July 1, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
A Culture Vanishes in Kalahari Dust Craig Timberg Washington Post June 3, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
High-Profile Help for Africa: Mandela, Tony Blair and Bono--Will the U.S. Respond? Sebastian Mallaby Washington Post May 23, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
In Africa, Lifting the Pall of Smoke From Cooking Susan P. Williams Washington Post May 23, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
In Darfur, Both Sides Want to Fight Emily Wax Washington Post May 17, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.
Oil Giant ChevronTexaco Admits Nigeria Aid Woes BBC News May 5, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
:Photo: AP
Nigeria's main oil-producing areas are racked by political tension.
Uganda backs multi-party return. BBC News August 1, 2005 Ugandan Referendum on Return to Fuller, Multi-party Democracy to be Held BBC News May 5, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
Sudan's Unbowed, Unbroken Inner Circle Emily Wax Washington Post May 3, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Photo: AP
President Mugabe Celebrates His Party's Victory
Mugabe's Party Sweeps to Victory BBC News. April 1, 2005 In Zimbabwe, Withholding of Food Magnifies the Hunger for Change Craig Timberg Washington Post, March 30, 2005
U.K Aid Report Asks for Doubling of Aid to Africa BBC News. March 18, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
Photo: BBC: Jonah Fisher. Just outside Nyala is Kalma, one of Darfur’s biggest camps of displaced people. Darfur Refugee Camp. Aid agencies estimate that between 100,000 and 150,000 people live here.
In Pictures: Darfur Journey Jonah Fisher BBC News March 2, 2005 (You will leave this site.) Fisher travels to western Sudan's Darfur province to assess the current situation.
Togo's President--the Former President's Son Who Used the Military to Take Over After His Father's Death-- Steps Down After Strong International Pressure BBC News February 27, 2005 (You will leave this site.) In Togo's Dynastic Transition, An Echo of Yesterday's Africa Craig Timberg Washington Post February 8, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Somali Warlords Veto Troop Plan BBC News February 27, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
A Crushing Choice for Ethiopian Mothers With HIV: Facing Death, Women Leave Children at Orphanages Emily Wax Washington Post February 19, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Photo: BBC
Slaves in Niger.
Born to be a Slave in Niger! Hillary Andersson BBC News February 11, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
Photo: AFP
Nelson Mandela at Son's Funeral
A Crushing Choice for Ethiopian Mothers With HIV: Facing Death, Women Leave Children at Orphanages Emily Wax Washington Post February 19, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
In Togo's Dynastic Transition, An Echo of Yesterday's Africa Craig Timberg Washington Post February 8, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
In South Africa, Thousands Mourn Nelson Mandela's Son: He Died of AIDS and Mandela Breaks Code of Silence About AIDS by Saying So BBC January 15, 2005 Stigma of AIDS Strong in South Africa Alastair Leithead BBC January 6, 2005