August 21, 2022
Africa: Cancer Deaths Related to Behavioral Risk Factors, Study Says
The newly-released Lancet study says lifestyle risk factors such as smoking, drinking and obesity caused nearly half of cancer deaths in 2019. Risk factors differ globally based on… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Africa: A Bulk Wheat Shipment Is En Route to Africa
The first grain shipment is en route to Djibouti weeks after a deal saw Russia allow the export of vital foods to resume via the Black Sea. But the 23,000 metric tons of wheat will… Read more »
Africa: WHO Recommends New Ebola Treatments
The World Health Organization has recommended the use of two drugs against the Ebola virus, which it says have "revolutionized" the treatment of what had previously been thought of… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Africa: African Countries Seek to Revive Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Dream
The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) as the trilateral project with a decadeslong history is officially called recently saw a fresh attempt at a revival when representatives from… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Africa: Blinken Outlines New U.S. Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa
The United States "will not dictate Africa's choices, neither should anyone else," Antony Blinken said in the South African city of Pretoria on Monday. Read more »
August 04, 2022
Africa: Africa Revives Push for Colonial-Era Reparations
In a joint initiative, African countries are renewing their efforts to obtain reparations from European countries for the transatlantic slave trade and other colonial-era wrongs… Read more »
Africa: Blinken in Africa - Bringing Back Old Allies
On Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins a tour of Africa and the list of countries on his itinerary appears to have been carefully selected. Read more »
Africa: Continent Revives Push for Reparations for Colonial-Era Wrongs
There is a renewed campaign by African countries for reparations to be paid by European countries for the transatlantic slave trade and other colonial-era wrongs committed… Read more »
July 29, 2022
Africa: A Customized App Store for Africa's Game Developers
Teddy Kossoko is a solutions architect from the Central African Republic and founder of Masseka Game Studio, a game design company that develops video games aimed at promoting… Read more »
Africa: Why Africa's Game Developers Need Their Own App Store
Teddy Kossoko is a solutions architect from the Central African Republic and founder of Masseka Game Studio -- a game design company that develops video games aimed at promoting… Read more »
Africa: Canada - Global Aids Conference Kicks Off Amid Fury Over Visas
Philomena Gori had a lot riding on her attendance of the 24th International AIDS Conference, which kicks off in the Canadian city of Montreal on Friday. The biennial event brings… Read more »
Africa: Russia Looms Large Over Emmanuel Macron's Africa Trip
According to French presidential officials, President Emmanuel Macron's three-country visit to Africa earlier this week was aimed at redefining relations with former French… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Africa: Russia Turns to Africa Amid Diplomatic Isolation
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is on an Africa trip this week. His itinerary includes Egypt, the Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Ethiopia. Read more »
July 22, 2022
Africa: Forum Evaluates African Democracies
Delegates attending the Africa Drive for Democracy Conference this week said that unless issues surrounding a lack of democracy among African countries are resolved, governments… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Africa: Illicit Drugs - A Silent Crisis
A bizarre sight welcomes anybody who enters the home of Asia Bianca and her husband in the Kenyan coastal town of Malindi. An infant's slippers, strewn with cigarette waste and… Read more »
Africa: China's Winning Approach to African Investment
The Nairobi Expressway winds through the metropolis like a giant river on stilts. It stretches over 27 kilometers (17 miles) through the heart of the Kenyan capital and connects… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Africa: African Union Urges Farmers to Boost Food Production
Food security dominated the agenda at the 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union in Zambia's capital Lusaka. Read more »
July 15, 2022
Africa: Abortion - Is Africa Becoming More Liberal?
Since the US Supreme Court overturned protections on abortion rights in the US last month, the controversial issue has been back on the global agenda -- including in Africa. Read more »
July 14, 2022
Africa: Continent Still Too Reliant On Commodities Exports, UN Says
African countries must break their reliance on commodities exports for economic growth and diversify towards higher-value services, the United Nations warned Thursday. Read more »
July 08, 2022
Africa: The African Union At 20 Has Achieve Much but More to Do
The AU was launched in Durban 20 years ago to succeed the Organization of African Union (OAU). Read more »
July 02, 2022
Africa: Africa Celebrates the Return of Benin Bronzes, but Questions Remain
"This is perhaps the most significant agreement signed by a European nation with Nigeria with regards to cultural diplomacy," Yusuf Tuggar, Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, told DW… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Africa: Malawi Case Shines Light On Anti-Albino Prejudice in Africa
From the day they are born, they have to hide in the shadows. They're derided for the way they look, ostracized from communal life and persecuted. In some cultures, superstitious… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Africa: African-Born German MPs Bring New Perspectives to Politics
Armand Zorn was surprisingly relaxed when he gave his debut speech at the Bundestag. The topic, tax policy, is his area of expertise. Read more »
June 24, 2022
Africa: European Parliament Advocates Equalizing EU Trade Relations With Continent
The European Parliament on Thursday backed a report advocating the use of trade policy to equalize relations between African countries and the European Union. Read more »
June 23, 2022
Africa: UNICEP - Malnutrition Puts 8 Million Children At Risk of Death
Almost 8 million children under the age of 5 are at risk of dying from severe malnutrition, UNICEF reported on Thursday. Read more »