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HEALTH Glaxo offers free malaria research, vaccine nears GlaxoSmithKline PLC hopes to seek approval by 2012 for its experimental malaria vaccine and said on Wednesday it would seek only a small profit and ensure it is widely available in hard-hit countries. AFRICA: AIDS vaccine programme comes home In what is being hailed as a boost for African involvement in AIDS research, Uganda has been selected to host the African AIDS Vaccine Programme (AAVP), formerly based in Geneva, Switzerland. Read more ENVIRONMENT Southern Africa Moves to Safeguard Groundwater Southern... Read More

News From the Continent

HEALTH HIV infections and deaths fall as drugs have impact Greater access to anti-retroviral drugs has helped cut the death toll from HIV by more than 10% over the past five years, latest figures show.  READ MORE LESOTHO: Mountain clinics bring HIV services to remote villages Isolated mountain communities hard hit by HIV and AIDS in Lesotho have begun to reap benefits from the overhaul of nine healthcare clinics over the past four years. READ MORE Researchers, Aid Groups Optimistic About Malaria Fight With a promising new anti-malaria vaccine in its final stage of... Read More

Seacom fiber optic cable goes live

All for Africa was founded by the principals of Seacom. Seacom is the first fiber optic cable to bring high-speed internet to East Africa. The 17,000 km fiber optic cable went live on Thursday July 23, 2009 connecting South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia,  Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda to India and Asia as well as Europe and the rest of the world. “Today, is a historic day for Africa, and marks the dawn of a new era for communications between the continent and the rest of the world. Our tireless efforts of the past 24 months have come to fruition, and we are... Read More

Vote for All For Africa’s Trust of the Month

All For Africa’s Trust of the Month – July/August All For Africa is inviting and encouraging you to vote for the “Trust of the Month.” Help us choose an organization that you believe should receive their trust this July. The organization that receives the highest number of votes will be named a Beneficiary of the Palm Out Poverty Initiative. As a beneficiary, the organization will receive a trust that will cover its operational expenses, up to $ 30,000 per year, for the next 30 years, allowing such organization to focus its internal or other donor funds on its core activities. Through... Read More

I bring What I Love film premiere

Photos by Misengabo E. Kapuadi Steve Wasira and Busie Matsiko of All for Africa introducing the film ‘Youssou N’Dour: I bring what I Love’ before the screening at the premiere on June 12, 2009 at the Paris Theater in New York. All For Africa works with communities in Africa secure long-term sustainable revenues for community level initiatives in health, education, clean water, micro-financing, community development and skills training. Here’s Busie speaking before the screening began. The film is about Senegalese superstar Youssou N’Dour and the making of his Grammy... Read More

All for Africa Art & Couture Benefit

On Thursday, April 30, 2009, All for Africa held its first fundraiser of the year at Cipriani’s private club in downtown Manhattan. The event was a combination of high-end fashion and art. The venue was perfect. It was a small intimate setting that was great for showcasing both the artwork and fashion pieces. The event was well attended, and many new faces showed up to support All For Africa’s cause. High end fashion pieces such as dresses and jewelry generously provided by African and American designers were displayed and auctioned at the event. nAscent art, a company... Read More

The first seeds planted

In 2008 All for Africa planted the first oil palm seeds in Ghana, West Africa. These seeds represented the first crops in All for Africa’s campaign to plant one million oil palm trees on approximately 17,000 acres of land in Africa. These germinated seeds or seedlings were planted in Nkwanta district in the Volta region. After land preparation was complete, the seedlings were planted in small black polybags. The polybags were kept well watered prior to the commencement of planting.   This stage is known as the pre-nursery stage. These polybags were put under a shelter... Read More