August 27
Africa: Tanzania's Dr Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile Tapped for WHO Africa Leadership
WHO-AFRO
Dr Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile has been nominated as the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, taking the reins from Dr Matshidiso Moeti,… Read more »
Africa: Refugees and Displaced Face Heightened Threat From Mpox Outbreak
UN News
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the mpox outbreak could have devastating effects on refugees and displaced families in the Democratic Republic of the Congo… Read more »
Africa: Explainer - COP16 -- What's It About and What Does It Need to Achieve?
IPS
'Peace with Nature' is the theme for the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which will take place in Cali,… Read more »
Africa: Ruto Hosts Historic Launch of Raila's AU Commission Chairmanship Candidacy
Capital FM
President William Ruto has hailed former Prime Minister Raila Odinga as a "veteran mobilizer for positive change," expressing strong confidence in his ability to lead the African… Read more »
Africa: Regional Leaders Arrive in Nairobi As Kenya Launches AUC Campaign
Capital FM
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit, who also serves as the Chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) Summit, has arrived in Kenya ahead a key diplomatic event that… Read more »
Africa: From Glorious Republic to Civic Wasteland - - Somalia's Stark Warning for Africa [opinion]
Daily Maverick
The fundamental cause of Africa's recurring crises and calamities are corrupt elites who transform cultural identities into divisive political wedges between communities. Read more »
Africa: Children and the Internet - Helping Kids Navigate This Modern Minefield [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The United States' most senior public health official, surgeon-general Vivek Murthy, believes social media platforms should come with warning labels. The United Nations' education,… Read more »
Africa: Biodiversity - Roll Up the Sleeves and Do Something, Says Astrid Schomaker, New UNCBD Head
IPS
"We are living in a time where nature is regularly raising its hand and saying, 'Look, I'm here and I'm in trouble,' and then bringing us all sorts of natural disasters to the… Read more »
Africa: Africa CDC Develops Continental Response Plan for Mpox
Premium Times
The Continental Response Plan will combine the response plans developed by the 13 countries that have recorded suspected and confirmed cases of Mpox. Read more »
Africa: Museveni Snaps At Babu Owino As Kenya Touts Odinga for AU Top Job
Nile Post
This endorsement, made during a high-profile event in Nairobi, underscores Kenya's commitment to pan-African unity and bolsters Odinga's prominent candidacy on the continental… Read more »
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 »