August 27
Africa: Fourteen African Countries, Key Partners Unite to Provide Critical Resources for Health in WHO's First-Ever Investment Round [press release]
WHO
In an unprecedented show of unity in support of the World Health Organization, 14 African countries and many partners pledged over US$ 45 million to the WHO Investment Round, a… Read more »
Africa: Odinga Is 'The Ideal Candidate' for AU Top Job, Says Kabarebe
New Times
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Cooperation James Kabarebe says Raila Odinga is "the ideal candidate" for the position of the African Union Commission… Read more »
Africa: Salin Cheewapansri - From Bangkok to Africa
Afropop
Salin Cheewapansri was born in the mid-1990's and raised in Bangkok, Thailand. Musically inclined, she tried the piano, but then switched to drums when she heard that the drum… Read more »
Africa: Rock Painting Is the Oldest Image of an African Rail, a Bird That May Have Had a Special Meaning for the SAN People [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The African rail (Rallus caerulescens) is a handsome bird, with a blueish breast, red legs, eyes and bill, prominent barring on the flanks, chestnut upper parts, and long toes. It… Read more »
Africa: Suluhu, Museveni and Kiir Join Ruto in Unveiling AUC Candidature
Capital FM
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu, Uganda's Yoweri Museveni and South Sudan's Salva Kiir are among the leaders attending the official unveiling of campaigns for Kenya's African… Read more »
Africa: EAC to Launch Raila Odinga for AU Chairmanship
Business Day Africa
The East African Community is set to endorse Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga as its preferred candidate for the African Union Commission chairmanship today. Read more »
Africa: Museveni in Kenya for Odinga AU Commission Bid Launch
Nile Post
In 2007, Kenya's Amina Mohamed lost to Chad's Foreign Affairs minister, Moussa Faki Mahamat for the AU top job after securing only South Sudan's vote from the region Read more »
Africa: President Ruto Champions Raila's Bid for AU Chairmanship in Historic Nairobi Event [document]
Capital FM
As President of Kenya, I am deeply honored to extend a warm welcome to all distinguished guests and leaders gathered here in Nairobi. Your presence at this momentous event… Read more »
Africa: Even With Astronauts Stuck in Space Until Next Year, Nasa's Pushing Human Flights Harder Than Ever [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were meant to go to the International Space Station (ISS) on a roughly ten-day mission. Instead, they have been "stuck" there since… Read more »
August 26
Africa: A Third of the World's Population Lacks Internet Connectivity - Airborne Communications Stations Could Change That [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
About one-third of the global population, around 3 billion people, don't have access to the internet or have poor connections because of infrastructure limitations, economic… Read more »
Africa: Ancient Viral Genomes Preserved in Glaciers Reveal the History of Earth's Climate - and How Viruses Adapt to Climate Change [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As humans alter the planet's climate and ecosystems, scientists are looking to Earth's history to help predict what may unfold from climate change. To this end, massive ice… Read more »
Africa: Germany to Give Africa 100,000 Doses of Mpox Vaccine
DW
Berlin has said it will donate almost all of its reserve of mpox vaccines to the DRC and other African nations. The WHO says the spread of the disease "can be stopped." Read more »
Africa: African Health Ministers Kick Off Region's Top Health Forum
WHO-AFRO
African health ministers and government representatives gathering in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, today kicked off the Seventy-fourth session of the World Health Organization… Read more »
Africa: African Union, Gavi and Japan Unite to Bolster Health Security and Universal Health Coverage in Africa
GAVI
Leaders of Africa, Japan, and Gavi have committed to deepening collaboration to address Africa's most pressing health priorities At a thematic event of the 2024 Tokyo International… Read more »
Africa: U.S.-Africa Military Conference to Discuss Legal Advisers' Role in Troop Deployment
VOA
More than 30 African countries will be represented at a military law conference set to begin Tuesday in Lusaka, Zambia. Participants will discuss the role of legal advisers in the… Read more »
Africa: Disease and Climate Stress Resistant Wheat Varieties for Global South
IPS
Groundbreaking research indicates that the wild relatives of wheat could be turned into an all-time food security crop capable of cushioning vulnerable populations from starvation… Read more »
Africa: Workers Battling Mpox Try to Reach Rural Villagers in Conflict Zones
VOA
Health authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa said armed gangs and rebel groups are obstructing their access to towns and villages that are suspected of having mpox cases. Read more »
Africa: 85 Percent of the Matter in the Universe Is Missing. but We're Getting Closer to Finding It [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Most of the matter in the universe is missing. Scientists believe around 85% of the matter in the cosmos is made of invisible dark matter, which has only been detected indirectly… Read more »
Africa: United States Announces More Than $64 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa [press release]
State Department
Today in Dakar, Senegal, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes announced more than $64 million in life-saving… Read more »
Africa: Global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan Launched by WHO to Contain Mpox Outbreak
WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan to stop outbreaks of human-to-human transmission of mpox through… Read more »
Africa: World Bank Plans Affordable Healthcare to 1.5 Billion People By 2030
Premium Times
The World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed that over half of the global population, 4.5 billion individuals, are deprived of comprehensive healthcare Read more »
Africa: Tackling the World's Planetary Emergency
IPS
The world is facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. Read more »
Africa: What Is Sea Level Rise and Why Does It Matter to Our Future?
UN News
The level of the sea globally is rising faster and higher than ever before, creating what the United Nations has described as an "urgent and escalating threat" to people around the… Read more »
Africa: AU Member States Consultation On the Development of the Common African Position On Climate Change, Peace and Security
African Union
Towards a unified African response to climate change related peace and security risks Read more »
Africa: Addis-Based Boeing's Africa Office to Commence Operation in October
ENA
Addis Ababa-based Boeing's Africa office will begin operations in October, Boeing Africa Managing Director Henok Teferra announced. Read more »