November 16
Africa: Jeddah Conference Closes With Adoption of Global Pledges to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance
UN News
The 4th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) wrapped up on Saturday with the adoption of the Jeddah Commitments, which lay out practical,… Read more »
November 15
Africa: COP29 - Why Africa's $1.3 Trillion Climate Goal Makes Perfect Sense [analysis]
African Arguments
Global leaders should keep in mind that the benefits of climate financing far outweigh the costs of implementing them. Read more »
Africa: Great Expectations As Democracy Wins in Botswana [analysis]
ISS
After nearly six decades of BDP rule, the triumphant UDC government has the tough task of restoring sound governance. Read more »
Africa: Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Eclipse Delegations From Most Climate-Vulnerable Nations At COP29 Climate Talks [press release]
Global Witness
Industry influx escalates calls to protect talks from Big Polluters Read more »
Africa: Climate Leaders Call for Urgent Overhaul of UN Climate Process - Global Witness Response [press release]
Global Witness
Responding to the call from climate leaders for urgent overhaul of UN climate processes, Dominic Kavakeb, Co-Director of Campaigns at Global Witness, said: Read more »
Africa: COP29 Negotiators Urged to Define Financial Path to Education for Climate-Affected Children
IPS
Directly destroying schools and learning materials, climate shocks are increasingly taking away the right to education. A staggering 400 million students globally experienced… Read more »
Africa: Africa Leading in Next-Gen Drone Technology Trials
Africa Renewal
Rwanda and Kenya are emerging as key hubs for testing drone technology that could revolutionize internet connectivity, disaster response, border control, healthcare and… Read more »
Africa: Singapore's Health Ministry and Africa CDC Announce Joint Efforts to Tackle the Mpox Outbreak [press release]
Africa CDC
To strengthen the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention's (Africa CDC) capacity for enhanced mpox case management, the Ministry of Health, Singapore will provide a… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Demands - Continent's COP29 Irreducible Minimums Amid Release of First Draft Text
IPS
As expected, climate finance has taken center stage in Baku COP29 in a bid to renew the global focus on finance as a means to transform climate ambitions into tangible, sustainable… Read more »
Africa: French-Speaking African Nations Bartering Natural Resources for Russian Arms
IPS
At the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the southern coastal city of Sochi, seeking to deepen political and business ties with African… Read more »
Africa: From the Biodiversity COP16 to the Climate COP29 - Building Equitable Accountability, Alignment, and Adequacy On Finance
IPS
The United States just went through its most consequential election. While the outcome raises questions about what the re-election of Trump means for U.S. engagement in global… Read more »
Africa: Afreximbank Pushes for Accelerated Climate Financing At COP29
Business Day Africa
Afreximbank has pledged to enhance its role in promoting a balanced energy transition in Africa, aiming to address the continent's development priorities and unlock economic… Read more »
Africa: Africa CDC Reports 2,836 New Mpox Cases
Premium Times
This public health organisation also reported 461 new confirmed infections and 34 deaths with a cases fatality rate of 7.4 per cent. Read more »
Africa: Rachid Mekhloufi Was More Than a Football Star, He Was a Symbol of Algerian Resistance [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The death of football star Rachid Mekhloufi at the age of 88 has marked the end of an era. For more than half a century, he was an integral part of Algeria's football landscape,… Read more »
November 14
Africa: 3 Innovative Ways to Help Countries Hit By Climate Disasters, Beyond a Loss and Damage Fund [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
These days, it's hard to escape news stories discussing how climate change is contributing to extreme weather disasters, including the recent U.S. hurricanes. Aid agencies are… Read more »
Africa: Global Diabetes Epidemic Reaches Critical Levels With 800 Million Cases
UN News
Global diabetes cases have quadrupled since 1990, affecting over 800 million adults worldwide, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) study released to coincide with World… Read more »
Africa: Trump's Re-Election Stirs Up Both Hopes and Doubts in Africa
RFI
African leaders have been quick to congratulate Donald Trump on his re-election, expressing optimism for stronger partnerships with the United States. Yet, analysts suggest that… Read more »
Africa: TotalEnergies CAF Afcon 2025 - 15 Countries Secure Tickets for Morocco
CAF
With only a few matches left in the qualifiers, 15 teams have secured their places at the highly anticipated TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, set to be held in… Read more »
Africa: Putin Attempts Whitewashing Russian Atrocities in Africa
VOA
Disinformation is a key part of the hybrid warfare that Russia unleashed in Africa in a growing effort to expand its influence and gain control over the continent's natural… Read more »
Africa: WHO Announces Surge In Measles Cases Globally
WHO
Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S.… Read more »
Africa: Analysts Skeptical About African Impact of China's Zero-Tariff Offer
VOA
Analysts interviewed by VOA expressed skepticism over China's recent decision to eliminate tariffs for goods from least developed countries with diplomatic relations with Bejing,… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change - Women's Role in the Economy Is Key to a Just Transition [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The realities of climate change are hitting home for many people living in the global south. Food security, water access and health have been jeopardised by the increased… Read more »
Africa: EU Parliament 'Takes a Chainsaw to Anti-Deforestation Law' [press release]
Global Witness
The European Parliament today backed a 12-month delay for the EU's landmark anti-deforestation law, which would see new rules to prevent imports and exports of commodities grown on… Read more »
Africa: Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Is Diverging [analysis]
IMF
Stagnating incomes in sub-Saharan Africa's resource-intensive economies necessitate more effective fiscal management and broad-based structural reforms Read more »
Africa: Peer Power - How Youth-Led Outreach Can Transform PrEP Access in Tanzania #HIVR4P2024
allAfrica
Margareth Mwakilasa, an assistant research fellow at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania and a PhD student in Global Health at University College Dublin,… Read more »
