October 18
Africa: Africa Gets Its Chance to Lead the Commonwealth [analysis]
ISS
Africa takes the reins for the first time in 20 years, but will the new secretary-general adopt a more assertive stance? Read more »
Africa: Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Mike Hammer Travels to Boston, Massachusetts [document]
State Department
Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Mike Hammer is traveling to Boston, Massachusetts from October 18-22. Read more »
Africa: WHO Strengthens Countries Capacities to Combat Diet Related Noncommunicable Diseases in Africa
WHO-AFRO
The World Health Organization's Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) has conducted a five-day capacity-building workshop in Uganda from 14-18 October 2024 to empower 40… Read more »
Africa: Some People Love to Scare Themselves in an Already Scary World - Here's the Psychology of Why [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Fall for me as a teenager meant football games, homecoming dresses - and haunted houses. My friends organized group trips to the local fairground, where barn sheds were turned into… Read more »
Africa: African Port Growth Hindered By Poor Road, Rail Networks, Report Says
VOA
Africa has seen the capacity of its ports grow significantly over the years, but a report from the Africa Finance Corporation says the expansions, upgrades and investments have not… Read more »
Africa: Vaccinating Care Home Residents Reduced Deaths, but the Effect Was Small - New Study [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Vaccinating older people probably did avert some deaths in 2021, but the effects were small. And even those small effects on mortality seem to have dissipated during the booster… Read more »
Africa: Examining Africa's Climate-Disease Connection
Africa Renewal
At CHAC 2024, African countries seek to advocate for tailored solutions, mobilize resources, and influence global policies to address their unique challenges and build resilience Read more »
Africa: Angola Committed to Secure Stability in Africa
ANGOP
Angola has said it is committed to prevent and aid sort out conflicts through diplomatic initiatives, with international and regional partners to guarantee security, stability and… Read more »
Africa: Statement of Dr Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, Director of Conflict Management, Political Affairs, Peace and Security, AUC, At the 9th Informal Annual Joint Seminar Between Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the African Union Peace and Security [document]
African Union
Let me begin by expressing my gratitude to the Co-Chairs for inviting the AU to discuss the adverse effects of climate change on Africa's stability and development. While climate… Read more »
Africa: Afropop Worldwide - Now Hiring - Community Liaison Associate
Afropop
Are you passionate about African and African diaspora music and culture? Do you thrive in the vibrant arts scene of New York City? Join Afropop Worldwide, the Peabody Award-winning… Read more »
October 17
Africa: Race to Close Global Climate Finance Gaps Amid Escalating Climate Risks
IPS
The impact of climate change continues to devastate economies worldwide, creating a pressing need for all countries to significantly increase international climate finance. To… Read more »
Africa: No Trade Ban Needed Over Marburg, WHO's Tedros Says
allAfrica
Rwanda has had 62 cases and 15 deaths from its Marburg outbreak since its declaration three weeks ago, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said during a media… Read more »
Africa: French Police Release Anti-Western Firebrand Kemi Seba Without Charge
RFI
Controversial activist Kemi Seba, known for his fiercely anti-Western, pan-Africanist stance, has been released from French custody without charges, two days after he was arrested… Read more »
Africa: Nile River Basin Commission - Regional Strife Could Make a Difficult Task Impossible [analysis]
ISS
Disputes over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam intersect with conflicts sparked by Ethiopia's Red Sea ambitions. Read more »
Africa: Joe Biden in Africa - U.S. President Has Ignored the Continent for His Entire Term - Why He's Visiting Angola [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
US president Joe Biden chose to visit Africa in the final weeks of his presidency. It would be his first trip to the continent since taking office in January 2021. Read more »
Africa: Four More Teams Make Afcon Finals
The Herald
Four more teams have secured their place at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after Matchday 4 four of the qualifiers was brought to a close with 16 matches across the continent on… Read more »
Africa: To Shape Africa's Pharma Future, Empower a Youthful Workforce to Lead the Way
New Times
As Africa grapples with the dual challenges of achieving health security and fortifying its health systems, recent health crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic, the Mpox outbreak,… Read more »
Africa: 1,100 Mpox Deaths Recorded Across Africa - CDC
Vanguard
Some 1,100 people across Africa have died from mpox, the African Union's health agency said Thursday, warning that the epidemic was "going out of control" without further action. Read more »
Africa: Ibrahim Maalouf Embraces the World [interview]
Afropop
Ibrahim Maalouf is shape-shifting Renaissance man. A master of the quarter-tone trumpet, a modified version of the instrument capable of playing Arabic scales (maqamat), Maalouf… Read more »
Africa: How the World Bank and IMF Can Truly Drive a Clean Energy Transition [analysis]
African Arguments
The financial institutions' current approaches to funding renewable energy projects are far too limited, rigid, and opaque. Read more »
Africa: West's Favourite African Leader Faces Rule of Law Crisis At Home
Business Day Africa
When accountancy CEO, Hakainde Hichilema, was finally elected President of Zambia (on his sixth attempt) in 2021, international observers breathed a sigh of relief. Here was a man… Read more »
Africa: Tanzania Commits to Universal Electricity Access in Africa By 2030
Daily News
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, Dr Doto Biteko on Wednesday assured that Tanzania is fully committed to supporting realisation of universal electricity access in… Read more »
Africa: COP16 - States Must Reinforce Human Rights Protections in Global Biodiversity Framework [press release]
AI London
Ahead of the COP16 Biodiversity summit, which runs from 21 October to 1 November in Cali, Colombia, Amnesty International's Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said: Read more »
Africa: Africa Must Invest in School Feeding Programs to Boost Its Future [press release]
Daily News
Speaking on World Food Day, Wawira Njiru, CEO of Kenyan non-profit Food for Education, has called on African and world leaders to invest in school feeding programs to feed the… Read more »
Africa: COP16 - Aligning Biodiversity With Human Rights and Climate Action [press release]
Global Witness
The choices and actions taken at the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) will impact the biodiversity crisis and its… Read more »
