October 22
Africa: Capacity Building Is Key to Africa's Digital Sequencing Success Story
IPS
Christian Tiambo has always wished to uplift local farmers' communities through cutting-edge science. Read more »
Africa: What Will the Proposed Africa School of Governance Offer?
New Times
Rwanda is set to domicile the newly established African School of Governance (ASG), an initiative founded by President Paul Kagame and former Prime Minister of Ethiopia,… Read more »
Africa: G24 Demands IMF and World Bank Reforms
Vanguard
...Calls for Greater Voice for Developing Nations Read more »
October 21
Africa: Include Girls' Voices in Making of Maternal Health Laws
HRW
African Girls Face Barriers to Prenatal, Intrapartum, and Post-Natal Care Read more »
Africa: The Revived Luanda Process - Inching Towards Peace in East DRC? [analysis]
ISS
Rwanda-DRC talks have resumed, but whether they can shift the fundamental barriers to peace remains to be seen. Read more »
Africa: Education and Gender Equality - Focus On Girls Isn't Fair and Isn't Enough - Global Study [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
For the past two decades, investing in girls' schooling has been hailed as a cornerstone of promoting gender equality in sub-Saharan Africa. Between 2016 and 2018 the World Bank… Read more »
Africa: The Future of Food Security Lies Beyond COP29's Negotiation Tables
IPS
Climate change has thrown our food systems into chaos. Extreme weather events and dramatic climate variations are hammering food production and supply chains across the world. As… Read more »
Africa: African Caucus Meeting - African Caucus and the IMF Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthening Africa's Economic Resilience [document]
IMF
Mr. Wale Edun, Nigeria's Minister of Finance and Chair of the African Caucus, and Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the… Read more »
Africa: Prosper Africa's Commitment to Boosting Trade and Investment in North Africa - Egypt and Morocco Lead the Way
Prosper Africa
Morocco Venture Capital Forum in Morocco in May, and Coordinator British A. Robinson's recent trip to Egypt, Prosper Africa is refocusing its commitment to North Africa, with a… Read more »
Africa: Sanctions - Zim Enlists African Commission's Support
The Herald
Zimbabwe has implored the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) to continuously raise concern about the negative impact of sanctions that were slapped on the… Read more »
Africa: In Ethiopia, UN Chief Advocates for Permanent Security Council Seats for Africa
UN News
Speaking in the Ethiopian capital on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for global institutional reform, highlighting the need for two… Read more »
Africa: Cop or Con? How Big Conservation Captured Biodiversity Protection [analysis]
African Arguments
There are two approaches to protecting biodiversity. One is colonial, abusive and ineffective, but hugely profitable for certain actors. Read more »
Africa: AU-Ibar Hosts High-Level Workshop to Transform Pastoral Livestock Markets Across Africa
Capital FM
The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR),with the funding of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is hosting a four-day high-level workshop in… Read more »
Africa: Morocco Make It Two in a Row With Win Over Ghana
CAF
Morocco are well on course to qualifying for the knockout stages of the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2024 after securing their second win of Group A on Monday, 21… Read more »
Africa: CBE Coach Birhanu - We Want to Surprise Africa At the CAF Women's Champions League
CAF
As the head coach of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), Heye Gizaw Birhanu has led his team to a historic triumph in the CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA qualifiers. Read more »
October 20
Africa: Egypt Is Certified Malaria-Free By WHO
WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone for a country with more than 100 million inhabitants. The… Read more »
Africa: Malam, an Artist Taking the Idea of a 'Collection' to a New Level
RFI
Made up of hundreds of discarded toys, household items, broken cables and bits of plastic, Cameroonian artist Malam's giant head-shaped sculptures are deceptively playful. Invited… Read more »
Africa: World Takes Crucial Step to Make Peace with Nature
United Nations Biodiversity Conference
With some 23,000 pre-registered delegates representing almost every country on Earth, today's ceremonial opening of the 16th Conference of the Parties under the Convention on… Read more »
Africa: ASR Africa Confers Awards On Mentees
Leadership
ASR Africa has conferred the "Abdul Samad Rabiu Achievers Awards" on 40 mentees from its mentorship programme in Al-Qalam University, Katsina State. Read more »
Africa: Unholy Alliance With Boomerang Repercussion
Ethiopian Herald
The Horn of Africa, a region rife with historical tensions and geopolitical complexities, appears increasingly vulnerable to destabilization. Central to this turmoil is Egypt,… Read more »
October 19
Africa: AU Gives Positive Grade On Women's High-Level Forum of Great Lakes Region
ANGOP
The special envoy of the chairperson of the African Union Commission for Women, Peace and Security, Bineta Diop, made a positive assessment of the high-level forum of women in the… Read more »
Africa: Innovate Africa, Interswitch, Others Team Up for Inspire Africa Conference
Vanguard
Innovate Africa Foundation in collaboration with Interswitch Group, Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG), and WorkNigeria, have concluded the 2024 Inspire Africa Conference, the… Read more »
Africa: Health Activists Picket Against High Cost of Nutritious Food On World Food Day
People's Dispatch
On World Food Day, activists from PHM South Africa held a picket, protesting soaring prices of healthy food Read more »
October 18
Africa: Internet Shutdowns - A Threat to Free Speech and Democracy in Africa [blog]
allAfrica
Internet shutdowns are a worrying trend in African countries, often justified during elections, protests, and periods of civil unrest, as measures to prevent the spread of… Read more »
Africa: If Your Child Is Watching TV and Playing Online Games, You Should Do It With Them - Here's Why [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Young children spend a lot of time using screens: watching television, playing on touchscreen apps, or Facetiming with grandparents. In fact, research on global screen time… Read more »
