November 14
Africa: Niger, Tunisia, and Libya Claim Crucial Wins in TotalEnergies CAF Afcon Qualifiers
CAF
Niger, Tunisia, and Libya each secured vital wins in their respective TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers on Thursday, further reshaping the standings as… Read more »
Africa: Super Eagles Qualify for 2025 Africa Cup Nations
Premium Times
The 35th Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Morocco will take place from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026. Read more »
Africa: Nigeria Secure TotalEnergies CAF Afcon Spot With Draw Against Benin, Senegal Edge Burkina Faso
CAF
Nigeria's 1-1 draw against Benin and Senegal's narrow 1-0 win over Burkina Faso marked a significant day in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Thursday. Read more »
November 13
Africa: Ruto Says Africa's Resources Position It to Lead Global Climate Solutions
Capital FM
President William Ruto says Africa's natural resources and biodiversity place it in a unique position to lead global climate solutions, highlighting the continent's role beyond… Read more »
Africa: Africa Is Battling Plastic Pollution and Waste Crisis, Activists Say
RFI
Africa continues to grapple with plastic pollution, a waste crisis, and limited investment, activists report, as discussions unfold at the UN climate meetings in Azerbaijan. To… Read more »
Africa: Experts Push Contract Farming to Boost Africa Food Systems, Farmers' Income
VOA
As African farmers struggle with unpredictability caused by climate change, some are looking into contract farming, which involves growing a certain crop for a price set in… Read more »
Africa: Remittances Can Help Fill Funding Gaps for Climate Adaptation [analysis]
ISS
More attention should be given to how remittances can help African countries withstand and adapt to climate change. Read more »
Africa: COP29 - Kagame Calls for Sufficient Climate Finance for Africa
New Times
President Paul Kagame issued a rallying call on Wednesday, November 13, urging world leaders to fairly compensate the African continent for its "extensive contributions" to climate… Read more »
Africa: Time to Pay Up - Make Big Oil Fund Climate Loss and Damage [press release]
Global Witness
As UN climate negotiations begin, a new Global Witness analysis shows that top oil and gas producers could pay for climate loss and damage in lower-income countries with their… Read more »
Africa: Addressing 'Obstetric Violence' in Africa
HRW
Abuse in Health Care System Amounts to Violence Against Women Read more »
Africa: Which Animals Carry Mpox? Our Study Identified African Forest Dwelling Rodents As One Source [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Mpox is a disease caused by the highly infectious monkeypox virus. It's quite easily passed on from one person to another. But it originally came from infected animals. Read more »
West Africa: Pandemic Preparedness in West Africa - Multiplayer Collaborative Solutions for a Changing Climate [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified climate change as one of humanity's most significant health threat, with significant impacts across Africa. Rising temperatures… Read more »
Africa: Benin - a Win-Win Partnership for the Inclusion of Young People With Little or No Education [press release]
World Bank
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Africa: New Report Outlines Pathways to Sustainable Growth in Rwanda [press release]
World Bank
Today, the Government of Rwanda and the World Bank launched the Rwanda Country Economic Memorandum (CEM), titled "Pathways to Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in Rwanda." This… Read more »
Africa: Tanzania, AU Push Clean Cooking Agenda At COP29
Business Day Africa
Tanzania and the African Union (AU) jointly hosted a high-level side event at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, aiming to place clean cooking at the forefront of the global… Read more »
Africa: Countries Are Pledging Money They Don't Control At COP29
Daily Maverick
Over the next two weeks, nearly 200 countries participating in United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan will negotiate a new, possibly multi-trillion-dollar annual finance goal… Read more »
Africa: Trump's Second Coming Is the Greatest Comeback in Us History - How Did We Not See It Coming? [column]
Daily Maverick
Perhaps the question that everyone should be asking is not why it happened, but how it happened. How did so many people - especially the very high-powered team of experts that… Read more »
Africa: UPDF Sets Sights On Gold At Africa Military Games As Team Heads to Nigeria
Nile Post
The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) are gearing up for a strong performance at the 2nd Africa Military Games in Abuja, Nigeria, with a 27-member team now officially on their… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the COP29 High-Level Side Event - Cop Presidencies Bringing Health At the Centre of Climate Agenda - 13 November 2024 [press release]
WHO
Honourable Minister Babayev, Read more »
November 12
Africa: 'AI is No Panacea, But If It Can Help With Africa's Challenges, We Should Be Open-Minded' [interview]
allAfrica
allAfrica's Juanita Williams and Joy Basu, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of African Affairs, overseeing Economics and Regional Affairs across… Read more »
Africa: How Could U.S.-China Rivalry in Africa Play Out Under Trump 2.0?
VOA
President-elect Donald Trump talked tough on China during his campaign, vowing to impose higher and sweeping tariffs on imports from the Asian giant. Beijing will now also be… Read more »
Africa: Aid Workers Are Increasingly Seen As Fair Game in Violent Conflicts [analysis]
ISS
In Gaza and several African countries, protection failures see local aid workers bearing the brunt of this alarming trend. Read more »
Africa: World's Longest Arbitrarily Detained Journalist Receives The Edelstam Prize [press release]
The Edelstam Foundation
The Edelstam Prize 2024 is awarded to Mr. Dawit Isaak for his outstanding contributions and exceptional courage in standing up for freedom of expression, one's beliefs, and in the… Read more »
Africa: Every Breath Counts on World Pneumonia Day
allAfrica
World Pneumonia Day is held every year on November 12. This year it focuses on events around partnerships, aiming to lower mortality rates and strengthen pandemic defenses by… Read more »
Africa: African Nations Demand Huge Climate Aid Boost Amid Global Distrust
RFI
African nations are pushing for a dramatic increase in climate financing at the UN's Cop29 summit that opened in Azerbaijan on Monday - calling for $1.3 trillion (€1.22… Read more »
