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Boko Haram 'empties out entire countryside' in new Nigeria attacks

By PBS News Hour

Boko Haram, the militant Islamist movement in Nigeria, has been launching new attacks in Africa in an effort to gain more territory. But the group, notable for kidnapping hundreds of young schoolgirls, appears to be shifting its tactics. For more,…

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In Ebola-stricken West Africa, many of the sick 'have nowhere to go'

By Larisa Epatko

Despite world health agencies’ best efforts to clamp down on ever-increasing Ebola outbreaks, people in West Africa who are in the center of the virus' path are finding it hard to get accurate information and proper medical care, United Nations…

A third American reportedly infected with Ebola

By Joshua Barajas

The National Institutes of Health will begin testing an experimental Ebola vaccine on an initial 20 adult humans this week, as the lethal virus’ reach “continues to accelerate” in West Africa.

What's behind a 'disastrously inadequate response' to West Africa's Ebola outbreak

By Jenny Marder

A third confirmed case of Ebola was reported in Nigeria’s Port Harcourt, bringing the country’s total number of cases to 16, Reuters reported on Monday. This comes after a doctor in that city died last week after treating a man…

Gwen's Take: The U.S.-Africa Summit: Of opportunities and setbacks

By Gwen Ifill

African and American leaders prepare for the third and final plenary meeting of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington August 6. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images They arrived on jet planes. They clogged downtown Washington, D.C. streets with…

Obama, African leaders address security and government corruption

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

President Barack Obama and dozens of African leaders opened talks Wednesday on two key issues that threaten to disrupt economic progress on the continent: security and government corruption.

Turning a narrative of struggle into success story in Africa

By PBS News Hour

President Obama announced billions of dollars in new public and private investment in Africa’s rapidly growing markets -- on everything from construction to banking to clean energy infrastructure -- at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington. Gwen Ifill talks to…

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Obama pledges $33 billion to Africa commitments

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Seeking to strengthen America's financial foothold in Africa, President Barack Obama announced $33 billion in commitments Tuesday aimed at shifting U.S. ties with Africa beyond humanitarian aid and toward more equal economic partnerships.

US businesses will invest $14 billion in Africa

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

The Obama administration on Tuesday announced $14 billion in commitments from U.S. businesses to invest in Africa, as representatives from nearly 100 American and African companies gathered in Washington to discuss ways to boost economic partnerships.