July 29
Africa: Rwanda Signs AU Convention On Ending Violence Against Women, Girls
New Times
Rwanda has signed the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, becoming the ninth African Union (AU) member state to join the landmark treaty. Read more »
Africa: Aids 2026 - Some Pieces Falling Into Place for Monthly HIV Prevention Pill, but Key Data Not Yet in
spotlight
If an HIV prevention pill that provides a month of protection at a time performs well in two ongoing clinical trials, it could become the next big thing in HIV prevention after the… Read more »
Africa: African MPs Seek Urgent Debate On Attacks in South Africa
Namibian
The Pan-African Parliament's east and west regional caucuses have tabled a motion calling for an urgent debate on the recent attacks against African migrants in South Africa. Read more »
Africa: Research, Innovation Key to Africa's Seed Market Ambitions
New Times
Africa can significantly increase its share of the estimated $85 billion global seed market by investing in agricultural research, strengthening seed systems, embracing innovation… Read more »
Africa: Onafriq Partners With Privy to Build Regulated Stablecoin Infrastructure for B2bs Across Africa
Capital FM
Onafriq, Africa's largest payments network, has partnered with leading stablecoin infrastructure provider, Privy, to strengthen its digital asset infrastructure and drive the… Read more »
Africa: The Bolle Jos Connection - How Sierra Leone's Alleged Protection of Europe's Most Wanted Drug Kingpin Threatens Liberia and West Africa [opinion]
New Dawn
The recent wave of unprecedented cocaine seizures across West Africa is no longer a series of isolated criminal incidents. Instead, the arrests, investigations, and intelligence… Read more »
Africa: History of the CAF Women's Champions League | Cosafa Qualifiers
Cosafa
The CAF Women's Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier for 2026 will kick off in Gaborone, Botswana, on August 20, with the final scheduled for nine days later. Read more »
Africa: Health Financing Crisis Deepens As Expert Warns Francophone Africa Faces Rising Vulnerability
This Day
A leading African public health expert, Dr. Mayaka Ma-Nitu, has warned that Francophone Africa is becoming increasingly vulnerable to health emergencies due to chronic… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Private Capital Market Sees Mixed First-Half in 2026
Daba Finance
Africa's private capital market posted a mixed first half in 2026. Deal volume fell 16% year on year to 211 transactions, the first H1 drop since 2023. Investment value rose 65% to… Read more »
Africa: Glasgow 2026 - Nigeria Remain Africa's Highest-Ranked Nation After Mixed Day Five
Premium Times
After Day Five, Nigeria occupies fifth position with 12 medals--six gold, four silver and two bronze. Read more »
July 28
Africa: International Criminal Justice Needs More Than Solidarity to Survive [analysis]
ISS
As the onslaught against the International Criminal Court continues, champions of justice must back global accountability through action. Read more »
Africa: Rethink. Rebuild. Rise. - AIDS 2026 Charts the Next Phase of the HIV Response
allAfrica
The global fight against HIV has never had more powerful scientific tools or faced greater political uncertainty. Read more »
Africa: 'Science is Not the Problem' - UNAIDS Says Political Choices Now Threaten HIV Response
allAfrica
The global HIV response stands at a defining moment, with health leaders warning that decades of progress are at risk as international funding declines and prevention programmes… Read more »
Africa: 'Africa Must Benefit From Its Minerals'
Ghanaian Times
President John Dramani Mahama has urged African governments to place the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) at the centre of their development strategies to accelerate… Read more »
Africa: New Monthly HIV Pill Brings Hope but Africa Must Pay Its Own Way
Scrolla
Funda ngesiZuluBy Palesa Matlala Read more »
Africa: Council Announces Tourism Summits, Seeks Visa-Free Travel Across Africa
This Day
· Continent welcomes nearly 100m international visitors in one year Read more »
Africa: Africa SME Body Honours Boko
Botswana Daily News
The President of the All Africa Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (AAASME), Dr Ebiekure Eradiri has honoured President Advocate Duma Boko with the UbuntuSusu Continental… Read more »
Africa: To Mark 75 Years of the Refugee Convention, 75 Global Voices Unite With UNHCR to Launch 'The Promise'
UNHCR
The Promise is a public statement of solidarity, bringing together prominent figures from across society to reaffirm support for refugees and the right to seek safety.Launched on… Read more »
Africa: Julius Kyazze - Africa's Biggest Opportunity Is in Telling Its Own Stories
Nile Post
Africa is not short of remarkable stories. It is short of Africans telling them. Read more »
Africa: Securing the Throne - Malkia Strikers Begin Preps for Africa Volleyball Championships
Capital FM
National women's volleyball team are to begin training in earnest for next month's Africa Women's Nations Volleyball Championships in Nairobi. Read more »
Africa: Morocco Calls At AU for More Efficient Administrative & Financial Governance to Serve African Citizens
MAP
The Kingdom of Morocco reaffirmed, Tuesday before the executive council of the African Union (AU), its conviction that the effectiveness of continental action is based on modern,… Read more »
Africa: Financial Inclusion - Policy Fragmentation, Dollar Dependence Stall Cross-Border Payments in Africa
Premium Times
Many cross-border transactions still rely on the US dollar as an intermediary currency. At the same time, African currencies are often difficult to exchange directly, and few… Read more »
Africa: AfDB - Super El Niño May Cost Nigeria, Africa Up to $20bn, Trigger Mass Migration
This Day
· Oil prices slide as US, Iran pause hostilities over Strait of Hormuz Read more »
Africa: S&P Global to Acquire Pan-African Rating Agency Agusto
Daba Finance
S&P Global has agreed to acquire a majority stake in pan-African credit ratings agency Agusto & Co., expanding its presence in Africa's domestic credit markets through a… Read more »
July 27
Africa: Refugee Camps Explained - Why South Africa Has Avoided Them [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa started processing undocumented migrants at a temporary repatriation centre in Musina, a border town with Zimbabwe, in July 2026. This followed weeks of intensified… Read more »
