October 31, 2022
Africa: Clean Air Activists Condemn 'Silent Pandemic' of Pollution in African Cities
Environmental activists have condemned air pollution on the African continent as a silent pandemic that will cost billions of dollars and claim millions of lives. Read more »
October 28, 2022
Africa: Africa Cup of Nations Seeks New Venue After Guinea Loses 2025 Hosting Rights
African football chiefs have launched a search for a new host for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after deciding that Guinea could not stage the 24-team tournament. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Africa: France Calls for African 'Solidarity' With Europe Over War in Ukraine
France has called on African countries to show "solidarity" with Europe in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine. The war has divided the African continent, with nearly half of… Read more »
October 23, 2022
Africa: France's Macron Attends Peace Summit in Rome, Set to Meet Pope Francis
French President Emmanuel Macron is in Rome on Sunday for the start of a three-day peace summit hosted by the Community of Sant'Egidio, a Catholic charity known for its efforts to… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Africa: How Western Countries Could Stop Africa Making Vaccines of the Future
While Western donors have stumped up significant funding for a programme to make Covid-19 vaccines in Africa, activists say more support is needed to help poor countries secure the… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Africa: Africa Overcomes the Odds, Beats Big Pharma, to Produce Its Own Covid Vaccines
Set on redressing vaccine inequality between rich and poor nations, a South African consortium is taking on pharmaceutical giants in its quest to produce Africa's first homegrown… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Africa: Macron's 'Foundation for Democracy' Launched in Africa
Proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Franco-African summit in Montpellier last year, an independent "foundation for democracy" is intended to help those working for… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Africa: Environment Ministers Gather for Climate Summit in DR Congo
Environment ministers from 50 countries will gather in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday for a "pre-Cop27" climate summit, with rich nations likely to come under pressure… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Africa: Tigray Rebels Ready to Accept Ceasefire and AU-Led Peace Process
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels said on Sunday they were ready for a ceasefire and would accept a peace process led by the African Union, removing an obstacle to negotiations with the… Read more »
September 09, 2022
Africa: Former African Colonies Remember Queen's Legacy With Mixed Emotions
From becoming head of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1952 to witnessing the independence of many African countries, Queen Elizabeth II watched a century of history unfold. RFI… Read more »
September 10, 2022
Africa: African Leaders Demand Funds to Adapt to Climate Change
The leaders of two dozen African countries Friday urged wealthier nations to uphold their aid pledges so the continent can tackle climate change impacts for which it shares little… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Africa: How Gorbachev's 'Perestroika' Resonated On the African Continent
The late Mikhail Gorbachev is praised in the West for helping to end the Cold War and a bipolar world in which Soviet-allied African countries found themselves at the mercy of… Read more »
August 21, 2022
Africa: Japan PM Kishida Tests Positive for Covid - Could Attend Japan-Africa Summit Remotely
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, just one week before he is slated to attend the Japanese-African development conference in Tunisia. Read more »
Africa: India-Africa Partnership Gets a Boost With Investment Conclave
A number of African leaders was in New Delhi for a key investment meeting this summer that brought together 40 ministers from 17 countries including Burkina Faso, Congo, Cameroon,… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Africa: First Shipment of Ukrainian Grain Sets Sail for Africa
A UN-chartered shipment of grain has set off from Ukraine for Africa following a deal to relieve a global food crisis. Read more »
Africa: Life Expectancy Increases in Africa By 10 Years, but Not for All
The World Health Organization (WHO) has praised African countries for improvements in health services that have seen average life expectancy jump by a whopping 10 years. Read more »
July 30, 2022
Africa: First Deaths of Monkeypox Patients Outside Africa Reported in Spain, Brazil
Spain and Brazil reported their first monkeypox-related deaths on Friday, marking what are thought to be the first non-African fatalities linked to the current outbreak of the… Read more »
July 31, 2022
Africa: Despite Deaths, Africa Left to Fight Monkeypox Without Vaccine
The vast majority of deaths due to monkeypox have been registered on the African continent. Africa remains the only part of the world with no doses of the vaccine, according to the… Read more »
July 30, 2022
Africa: Lavrov's Four-Nation Charm Offensive Intensifies New Scramble for Africa
Last week, Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Affairs Minister, paid a visit to Africa. As the west attempts to isolate Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine in February,… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Africa: Macron Says France Will Stand By Africa On Security Issues
French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped up a meeting with Paul Biya, his counterpart in Cameroon, the first port of call on his three nation tour. He reiterated that France… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Africa: Macron Begins First Africa Trip of New Term With Visit to Cameroon
President Emmanuel Macron begins a three-nation tour of western African states on Monday, in the first trip to Africa of his new term as he seeks to reboot France's post-colonial… Read more »
July 17, 2022
Africa: Ousted Cup of Nations Quarter-Finalists Vie for One More Roll of World Cup Dice
The four losing quarter-finalists at the women's Africa Cup of Nations will play on Sunday in Morocco for their World Cup futures. Read more »
July 13, 2022
Africa: Five Go in Search of World Cup Adventure At Africa Cup of Nations
Rabat's nothing like it used to be, the locals say. And a couple of years from now, they'll doubtless be offering similar views. For some it will be a lament. For others an… Read more »
Africa: Zambia and Senegal Fight for History At the Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Zambia and Senegal enter unchartered territory on Wednesday night when they clash in the quarter-finals of the women's Africa Cup of Nations in Casablanca. Read more »
July 11, 2022
Africa: Women's Africa Cup of Nations - South Africa, Nigeria and Botswana Into Quarters
Uchenna Kanu bagged a brace on Sunday night as defending champions Nigeria walloped Burundi 4-0 to advance to the quarter-finals at the women's Africa Cup of Nations. Read more »