October 31
Africa: Mau Mau - Mukami Kimathi's Swansong to a City At War [analysis]
African Arguments
72 years after the Declaration of Emergency in Kenya triggered one of the bloodiest anti-colonial wars in history, little has changed for survivors. Read more »
Africa: Strength in Unity - Reflections From the Heritage Day Celebration With South Africa's Adolescent Girls
Graça Machel Trust
"There is no effort too little to make a change," said Shiphra Chisha, Director of Programmes at the Graça Machel Trust, as she addressed an enthusiastic crowd of over 100… Read more »
Africa: Ministers from Global South Come Together to Call for Urgent Action on Nature Finance at COP16 [press release]
Nature Finance Alliance
The Ministerial Alliance for Ambition on Nature Finance (MAANF) has today shared a statement signed by 20 Ministers of Environment from the Global South, 'Seeking Accountability on… Read more »
Africa: Call for Applications | the Africa CDC Bingwa Plus Initiative [press release]
Africa CDC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Office to the… Read more »
Africa: Ministerial Statement Seeking Accountability on Ambition for Nature Finance [document]
Nature Finance Alliance
Over the last year, countries from the Global South have come together to launch the Ministerial Alliance for Ambition for Nature Finance (‘the Alliance’).… Read more »
Africa: The US and Russia Are in a New Nuclear Race to Power African Economies
Daily Maverick
Russia is keen to boost its clout in Africa -- for reasons that are frankly nefarious given the odious nature of Vladimir Putin's regime -- and nuclear power is one of the paths it… Read more »
October 30
Africa: Can a Superstar Hippo Help Save Africa's Rainforests? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The world's first superstar hippo lives in a zoo in Thailand. Moo Deng shot to fame soon after she was born in July this year, thanks to viral videos that showed off her cute… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Flagship Universities Have a Proud History - but Are They Serving Local Communities? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Universities play a number of crucial roles in society. They educate students, research solutions to problems and serve as spaces for national debate. This is especially true for… Read more »
Africa: Mining Must Become More Responsible and Sustainable. Where Hi-Tech Solutions Fit in [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
If you visit a commercial mining operation anywhere in the world today, some sights and sounds - workers descending in elevators to underground shafts, the roar of truck engines -… Read more »
Africa: What Does Africa Really Want? [blog]
CFR
The continent's case for "global restructuring" is muddled. Read more »
Africa: Africa's Role in Ethical AI for Healthcare [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming healthcare systems worldwide, offering promising solutions to challenges such as patient diagnosis, disease prediction, and… Read more »
Africa: Brics Summit 2024 - Everything, Everywhere, All At Once? [analysis]
ISS
Ushering in a multipolar order requires a streamlined and coherent political agenda - not unfocused expansion. Read more »
Africa: Africa Makes TB Progress, But Global Spike Makes It Deadliest Disease in 2023
allAfrica
Tuberculosis was the leading killer among infectious diseases in 2023, the World Health Organization said. While the number of TB-related deaths decreased from 1.32… Read more »
Africa: State Fragmentation and New State Imaginaries - Maritime Access in the Horn of Africa [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »
Africa: Not Too Big, Not Too Small - Why Modern Humans Are the Ideal Size for Speed [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The fastest animal on land is the cheetah, capable of reaching top speeds of 104 kilometres per hour. In the water, the fastest animals are yellowfin tuna and wahoo, which can… Read more »
Africa: How G24 Is Helping African Countries, Others Tackle Illicit Financial Flows Generated 'Legally' - Official
Premium Times
"They (illicit flows) go out as profit or whatever, but they are not well-recorded or the officials of the countries, they really don't know that these flows are illicit. So we've… Read more »
Africa: Bridging Markets - Prosper Africa Supports Lagos Fashion Week, Strengthens Access for African Fashion in
This Day
Lagos Fashion Week, in collaboration with the U.S. government initiative Prosper Africa and Style House Files, hosted the "Bridging Markets" panel discussion for leading fashion… Read more »
Africa: Eating Elephants and the Assault On Our Waning Wildlife
Daily Maverick
Our relationship with the wild animals on our planet, whose numbers are rapidly declining, is deeply problematic. With the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in session in Colombia… Read more »
Africa: Special Envoy for Sudan Perriello Travels to Kenya, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt [press release]
State Department
U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello will travel to Kenya, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt starting October 30 for meetings on the crisis in Sudan. Read more »
Africa: How Traffickers Got Away With the Biggest Rosewood Heist in History [analysis]
African Arguments
Ten years after officials seized $50 million worth of illegally harvested rosewood from Madagascar, the logs sit in limbo in a Singapore port. Read more »
Africa: 56 000 TB Deaths in SA in 2023, According to WHO
spotlight
An estimated 56 000 people in South Africa and 1.25 million around the world died of TB in 2023, according to just-published figures from the WHO. This means that in 2023 TB… Read more »
Africa: Cancer Poses Serious Threat to Humanity! [editorial]
The Point
Tackling cancer is one of the most formidable challenges facing our society. The disease, which remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, knows no… Read more »
Africa: Bringing Research to Life - From Hypotheses to Policies [blog]
Malaria Consortium
At Malaria Consortium, we want our research to make a difference. It's why attending international conferences such as the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical… Read more »
Africa: Namibian Ballot Printing Disrupted By Power Outage in South Africa Amid Security Concerns
Namibian
The entity awarded a controversial tender to produce Namibia's ballot papers says despite a power outage during the printing process, all ballots remained secure. Read more »
Africa: Communiqué of the 1237th Meeting of the Peace and Security Council Held On 23 October 2024 On Consideration of the AU Commission Report On Combating Terrorism in the Continent
African Union
Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1237th meeting held on 23 October 2024 on Consideration of the AU Commission Report on Combating… Read more »
