April 18
Africa: How Eleanor Ayuketah Ngochi Is Transforming Africa's Media Landscape [press release]
Graça Machel Trust
Changing the narrative, balancing stories to improve the lives of Africa's women and children positively: An interview with Eleanor Ayuketah Ngochi, a Women in Media Network… Read more »
Africa: Modelling Injustice - South Experts Call for Climate Model Paradigm Shift [analysis]
African Arguments
Projections that assume the Global North will continue to over-emit help perpetuate inequalities and violate principles of equity, warn scientists. Read more »
Africa: What It Means to Be a Fighter
DW
Could you be a fighter? With kickboxing pros like Nigerian Jibrin Inuwa Baba, we look at what it means to fight your corner. Read more »
Africa: Ecowas and the Future of Democracy in West Africa
Daily Trust
During the last extraordinary summit of the highest organ of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Authority of Heads of State and Government, in Abuja, they… Read more »
April 17
Africa: African Media Leaders Will Gather in Nairobi in May [press release]
allAfrica
In response to pressing appeals from many media practitioners and stakeholders across Africa who believe a free, independent, professional and thriving media industry is essential… Read more »
Africa: Hearing Aid Apps Offer Hope to Millions in Africa with Hearing Loss [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In rural Kenya, 64-year-old John Kamau's world of silence is about to change. For decades, isolated by hearing loss from the community's vibrant life and his grandchildren's… Read more »
Africa: Fermented Foods Sustain Both Microbiomes and Cultural Heritage [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Many people around the world make and eat fermented foods. Millions in Korea alone make kimchi. The cultural heritage of these picklers shape not only what they eat every time they… Read more »
Africa: Defections Alone Won't Break ISWAP Terror Group [analysis]
ISS
Mass defections crippled JAS, one of two Boko Haram factions, but the same fate is unlikely to befall ISWAP. Read more »
Africa: World Bank, AfDB Partner to Connect 300 Million Africans to Electricity By 2030
Premium Times
The bank said 600 million Africans lack access to electricity, creating significant barriers to health care, education, productivity, digital inclusivity, and ultimately job… Read more »
Africa: New Nets Prevent 13 Million Malaria Cases in Sub-Saharan Africa
Global Fund
Compared to standard nets, the introduction of 56 million state-of-the-art mosquito nets in 17 countries across sub-Saharan Africa averted an estimated 13 million malaria cases and… Read more »
Africa: Africa Is Full of Bats, but Their Fossils Are Scarce - Why These Rare Records Matter [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Africa is home to more than 20% of the world's bat population. There are over 200 species to be found on the continent. South Africa is particularly diverse, with 72 bat species. Read more »
Africa: How to End Hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa - Fight Inequality, Gender Imbalances and Climate Change [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A greater part of Africa's population can't afford a healthy diet than any other regional population. Food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa is caused by climate change, high levels… Read more »
Africa: Africa Pushing Limits to Boost Renewable Energy Supply Chain, Security
IPS
Investors, regulators, researchers, policymakers, and representatives of renewable energy companies, acknowledged the key challenges of shifting away from fossil fuels to renewable… Read more »
Africa: Who Should be the Next UN Leader? - PART 3 [analysis]
IPS
With current UN Secretary-General António Guterres set to step down in 2026, who is in the running to replace him? In this seven-part series, Felix Dodds and Chris Spence… Read more »
Africa: World Malaria Day 2024 [press release]
RBM
World Malaria Day is a pivotal moment in the calendar for the malaria community. It is a chance to come together, to raise awareness of the fight to end malaria and also to shine a… Read more »
Africa: Bellingham Calls for More to Be Done to Tackle Racism
Capital FM
Real Madrid and England midfielder Jude Bellingham says football's authorities "need to do more" to tackle racism but he "doubts it will happen". Read more »
Africa: G-24 Calls for Increased Financing for Developing Nations Battling Inflation, High Debts
Premium Times
The bloc called for increased channeling of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) from donor countries to needy countries Read more »
Africa: Trade Deception Returns in Pan-Africanist Guise
IPS
The World Bank has exaggerated probable gains from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to promote partial and uneven trade liberalisation that is unlikely to enhance… Read more »
Africa: Yadah Go Fishing in Zambia
The Herald
After snatching Khama Billiat from under the noses of local Premiership football rivals Dynamos, Yadah Stars have decided to spread their wings and go international. Read more »
April 16
Africa: Who Should be the Next UN Leader? - PART 2 [analysis]
IPS
With current UN Secretary-General António Guterres set to step down in 2026, who is in the running to replace him? This seven-part series reveal who might be nominated and… Read more »
Africa: Escalation of Middle East Hostilities Will Have Ripple Effects for Africa [analysis]
ISS
Africa could be drawn into proxy battles that have domino effects on security, foreign investment and trade relationships. Read more »
Africa: Empower African Youth So They Can Put an End to Aids
Global Fund
Ahead of the largest French-language international conference on AIDS--to take place in Yaoundé from April 15 to 19 (AFRAVIH)--the RAJ+ AOC group of activists and social… Read more »
Africa: Development Finance - How It Works, Where It Goes, Why It's Needed [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Development finance is the invisible glue that connects public and private financing for projects that have social, economic and environmental outcomes. These include improved… Read more »
Africa: Lusaka Call-to-Action 2022 - a Call to Strengthen Public Health Emergency Operation Centers in Africa
Africa CDC
In July 2022, on the sidelines of the 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union and the 4th Mid-Year Coordination Summit in Lusaka, Zambia, Heads of state… Read more »
Africa: Leveraging Regional Economic Communities and Normative Frameworks to Promote Inclusive Thriving Democracies [analysis]
Democracy Works
Our journey towards robust democracies in Africa is ongoing, with aspirations for democracies that are uniquely African, inclusive, and consensus-driven. Read more »