August 21
Africa: Palm Wine Festival Returns to New York
Afropop
In association with Move Forward Music, the Lagos-based Palmwine Festival celebrating Nigeria's nascent alternative music scene returned to Central Park Summerstage on August 17.… Read more »
Africa: Ana Moura - Going Beyond Fado
Afropop
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Africa: Mpox Outbreaks in Africa Constitute a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security
Africa CDC
On Aug 13, 2024, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared mpox a public health emergency of continental security (PHECS) in Africa, acting under… Read more »
Africa: President Ruto to Launch Raila's Candidacy for AUC Top Post Next Tuesday
Capital FM
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 21 -- President William Ruto is set to formally launch the candidacy of Azimio leader Raila Odinga for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairman post. Read more »
Africa: Experts Discuss Role of Gene Modification in Combating Malaria
Capital FM
The swift advancement and adoption of artificial genetic modification technologies in organisms is reigniting the longing to win the fight against malaria. Read more »
Africa: Anglicans Will Share Voices of Faith At the UN's Summit of the Future
ACNS
From topics of Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Conflict and Growing Youth Populations, Anglicans will be represented at the United Nations 'Summit of the Future' this… Read more »
Africa: Olympics in Africa - Egypt's Ambitious Bid to Host the Games Could Succeed - but Will It Be Worth It? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The modern Olympic Games is billed as the largest multi-sport event in the world, with a history dating back to 1896. Yet there's a glaring absence on the Olympic map and on its… Read more »
August 20
Africa: Mpox is Not The 'New Covid' - WHO
UN News
Mpox is "not the 'new COVID"' and European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate it, while standing in solidarity with Africa, a top official of the UN… Read more »
Africa: Alzheimer's Might Not be Primarily a Brain Disease. A New Theory Suggests it's an Autoimmune Condition.
The Conversation Africa
The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer’s disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest with recent years witnessing several important controversies. Read more »
Africa: Community-Oriented Policing - Missing Link in AU Counter-Terrorism Operations [analysis]
ISS
Despite being recognised globally as an effective strategy, community-oriented policing has been underused in Africa's peace missions. Read more »
Africa: How Do People Choose What Food to Buy? Answers Depend On What You Ask - So We Built a Research Tool for African Countries [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
You're in a shop or market and you're buying food for the next day. How do you choose what to buy? Does it depend on how much you can spend, on what's the healthiest, the most… Read more »
Africa: Global Witness Condemns Escalating Arrests of Climate Campaigners in Uganda [press release]
Global Witness
A total of 96 cases of people being detained or arrested for opposing the controversial East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) have been reported in the past nine months, with the… Read more »
Africa: Innovating to Safeguard the Future From Malaria [analysis]
Malaria Consortium
It is hard to believe that something as small as a mosquito can unleash a disease as deadly as malaria. Mosquitoes harbour malaria-causing Plasmodium parasites, which are… Read more »
Africa: Four More African Media Outlets Committed to Trustworthy Journalism Obtain JTI Certification
RSF
The Nigerian news site NatureNews, the Ivorian radio station Gbêkê FM and the Senegalese news sites PressAfrik and Financial Afrik have followed Niger's Studio Kalangou… Read more »
Africa: Ukrainian Conflict Negatively Impacting Africans - Reports
Leadership
The ongoing Ukrainian conflict is negatively impacting Africans by reducing the aid allocated to African states under various programmes. Read more »
Africa: Australia Won't Have 'Green Steel' to Itself. Africa Is Poised to Become a Global Hub [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Australia is at the forefront of efforts to turn steelmaking green. Read more »
Africa: Mpox - What You Need to Know About the Latest Public Health Emergency
UN News
The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it once again a public health emergency of… Read more »
Africa: The Troubling Truth of Mpox
IPS
On August 15th, the Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, stated at a press briefing at the United Nations Headquarters that the Mpox epidemic continues to… Read more »
Africa: Neglected for Years, Mpox Now a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
IPS
There is a deadly outbreak of a new and graver variant of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and at least one case has been confirmed in nearly 12 African countries,… Read more »
August 19
Africa: Attacks on Health Are Becoming The New Reality; We Must Stop This Becoming The Norm [guest column]
allAfrica
To mark World Humanitarian Day on 19 August, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issues a call to stop the intensifying attacks on healthcare workers, hospitals and… Read more »
Africa: Public Health Advice on Protecting Yourself and Others from Mpox
WHO-AFRO
You can catch mpox through close contact with someone who has symptoms. Close contact includes skin-to-skin (e.g., touching, anal or vaginal sex); face-to-face (e.g.; talking,… Read more »
Africa: Maada Bio Makes Africa's Strong Case for Reforms of the UN Security Council
Africa Renewal
In an exclusive interview, the Sierra Leonean President maintains that the Security Council's current configuration is outdated and does not adequately serve Africa's interests. Read more »
Africa: Red Sea Crisis Slashes DP World Profits, Likely to Hit East Africa Investment
Business Day Africa
Dubai-based port operator DP World has reported a significant drop in its half-year profits, driven by disruptions in the Red Sea caused by the ongoing conflict between Yemen's… Read more »
Africa: African Protest Politics - Coincidence, Correction or Contagion? [analysis]
ISS
In a new era of political activism and change, Africa's youth are no longer content to sit on the sidelines. Read more »
Africa: Genetically Modified Mosquitoes and Malaria in Africa - Top Scientist Shares Latest Advances [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Mosquitoes kill more people than any other animal on the planet. According to the World Malaria Report (2023), the African continent bears the brunt of the most deadly… Read more »