July 31
Africa: World Public Summit Held in Addis Ababa, First Time in Africa
ENA
The World Public Summit, underscoring Africa's growing influence in shaping global dialogue and international cooperation, is for the first time holding its summit in Addis Ababa… Read more »
Africa: Wafcon 2026 - Morocco Edge Algeria, Senegal Beat Kenya to Set Up Dramatic Group a Finale
Premium Times
Morocco claimed derby bragging rights with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Algeria, while Senegal returned to winning ways by edging Kenya by the same scoreline to keep qualification… Read more »
Africa: Reach a Hand Africa Urges Young People to Participate in National Cleaning Day Drive
Independent (Kampala)
Reach A Hand Africa (RAHA) has urged young people across the country to actively participate in the government's monthly National Cleaning Day initiative, describing environmental… Read more »
Africa: Why Africa's Next Growth Story Will Be Built On Intelligence Infrastructure [opinion]
Capital FM
Artificial intelligence has captured the world's imagination. Every week brings another breakthrough model, AI assistant or prediction that technology will fundamentally reshape… Read more »
July 30
Africa: AHEFT Prize Launched to Recognise African Universities Leading Higher Education Transformation [interview]
allAfrica
As Africa grapples with shrinking international development funding and rising pressure to create jobs for its rapidly growing youth population, the Mastercard Foundation is making… Read more »
Africa: Cotton Farmers Could Earn From Soil Carbon Credits
Bird Story Agency
A scheme tested in Uzbekistan could let African cotton farmers earn twice over, once for the fibre and once for the carbon stored in the soil beneath their fields. Read more »
Africa: The Climate Pattern Putting Millions At Risk - El Niño Explained
UN News
El Niño is putting millions of lives at risk in eastern and southern Africa but the UN is ensuring that communities are better prepared to deal with its impact. Read more »
Africa: Sahel Security Crisis Demands Action Beyond Assurances of Solidarity [analysis]
ISS
Armed groups' evolving tactics and alliances will test the resolve of West African countries to cooperate with AES states. Read more »
Africa: 'What Is the Plan?' - Inside South Africa's Reckoning With a Post-PEPFAR World
allAfrica
"What is the plan before we get back to a stage where we are burying people?" Read more »
Africa: 'Am I Safe Here?' - The Question Standing Between Transgender Africans and HIV Care
allAfrica
The greatest barrier to ending AIDS among transgender people in Africa is not a lack of medicine, but laws, stigma and exclusion. Read more »
Africa: Financing Africa's Digital Future - Institutions Push for Smarter, Coordinated Funding
IPS
Africa's digital revolution is gathering pace, but the financing needed to sustain it remains uneven, fragmented, and often out of reach. Read more »
Africa: Nigerian Army Named Africa's Best in Counter-Terrorism Operations for 2025
This Day
The Nigerian Army has been recognised as Africa's Best National Army in Counter-Terrorism Operations for 2025 by African Security Watch, in recognition of its exceptional… Read more »
Africa: 'We're Committed to Increasing Finance for Africa' - CAF Urges Review of FIFA Proposal
Vanguard
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced plans to review FIFA's proposal to open the commercial operations of the FIFA World Cup and other major tournaments to… Read more »
Africa: Snow, Rain and Strong Winds Keep South Africa On High Alert
Scrolla
· Heavy snow has fallen in parts of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State, while strong winds and rain continue to batter the KwaZulu-Natal coast. Read more »
July 29
Africa: South Africa's Next HIV Battle Isn't About Science, It's About Access
allAfrica
For decades, South Africa has been at the epicentre of the global HIV epidemic. Today, it is becoming the testing ground for what many scientists believe could be the most… Read more »
East Africa: Trump's Horn Envoy Rejects 'Anti-Ethiopian Alliance' Claims After Cairo Diplomatic Meetings
Addis Standard
Trump's adviser says Washington is working with "all countries across the Horn," while analysts say Egypt is steering an emerging regional alignment that increasingly shapes Red… Read more »
Africa: South Africa Blocks Ghana Attempt to Put Xenophobic Violence on AU Agenda
Daily Maverick
South Africa foiled Ghana's bid at the AU to put xenophobic attacks in South Africa on the October mid-year agenda, pushing instead for a continent-wide migration summit. Read more »
Africa: Portfolio Diplomacy - Rethinking African Economic Statecraft in a Multipolar World [analysis]
African Arguments
Walk through Nairobi and the twenty-first century global economy comes into view. Read more »
Africa: Rethinking the AU's Somalia Peace Mission After US Funding Cuts [analysis]
ISS
Ending the military-heavy AUSSOM gives the AU space to develop a political mission focused on long-term stabilisation. Read more »
Africa: Hepatitis Is the Test of Africa's Health Sovereignty [opinion]
Health-e
This week, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) released the Operational Toolkit for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B. It is a… Read more »
Africa: Conflicts Can Spread Infectious Diseases While Making Outbreaks Harder to Detect [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The Ebola outbreak that emerged in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and crossed into neighbouring Uganda may have been killing people for weeks before the alarm was raised.… Read more »
Africa: Biovac's Cholera Vaccine Test for Africa's Self-Reliance
Independent (Kampala)
The continental bid to make more of its own vaccines is moving from ambition to production Read more »
Africa: Euro-Africa Music Festival Set for Naples
Ghanaian Times
World Star Records has announced the 2026 edition of the Euro-Africa International Music and Cultural Festival, an initiative aimed at strengthening cultural diplomacy and… Read more »
Africa: Nigeria, South Africa Seek to Ease Tensions Over Xenophobic Attacks
Ghanaian Times
Nigeria said South Africa had agreed to bring to justice those responsible for attacks on foreign nationals, while Abuja was compiling compensation claims for losses suffered by… Read more »
Africa: HIV Science Races Ahead As Funding Crisis Threatens to Widen Access Gap
Independent (Kampala)
For more than two decades, scientific innovation and international financing have worked together to transform HIV from a deadly disease into a manageable chronic condition for… Read more »
