June 14
Africa: South Africa Unity Government - a New Political Era Dawns
DW
Analysts see the new unity government comprising the ANC and the opposition DA as a chance to stabilize the country. Read more »
Africa: Don't Be Scammed! World Food Programme Isn't Offering Cash Assistance Via This Dubious Website
Africa Check
Don't be scammed! World Food Programme isn't offering cash assistance via this dubious website Read more »
Africa: The Escalating Global Dengue Crisis - a Call for Unified Action
Malaria Consortium
Once a localised threat, dengue fever has rapidly escalated into a global health emergency, putting nearly half the world's population at risk across more than 100 countries. As… Read more »
Africa: Uhuru Says Education Crucial to Africa's Development
Capital FM
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has underscored the vital role of education in Africa's development, advocating for substantial investments in education and capacity building to… Read more »
Africa: Petroleum Minister Lists Measures to Improve Gas Sector in Nigeria, Africa
Vanguard
The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has listed adoption of gas technology and innovation, shaping effective policy frameworks, unlocking financing… Read more »
Africa: How Can Africa Navigate Increasing Polycrises?
New Times
Never has the world experienced a plethora of complex challenges as it is experiencing today. The world is suffering from the after-mass effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, two wars… Read more »
Africa: Zeroing in On Purposive Targeting in Oral Cholera Vaccination Campaign [press release]
WHO-AFRO
In the midst of a raging cholera outbreak in Sorgin, Nsanje, Kaombe Sugar Company finds itself at the epicenter of a public health crisis. Field workers, including long-time… Read more »
June 13
Africa: Conflict, Persecution, Climate Crisis Drive Surge in Global Forced Displacement
VOA
The United Nations refugee agency says forced displacement around the globe surged to historic new heights last year, driven by conflict, persecution, human rights violations,… Read more »
Africa: African Health Leaders Begin Work On Roadmap to Reshape Global Health Financing On the Continent [press release]
WHO-AFRO
More than 80 ministry of health experts, regional and global partners and civil society representatives have set in motion the development of a roadmap to catalyse action to… Read more »
Africa: UN Reports 'Shocking' Rise in Violations Against Children in Conflict in 2023
UN News
Violence against children caught in armed conflict reached "extreme levels" last year, with a "shocking" 21 per cent increase in extreme violations, UN Secretary-General… Read more »
Africa: June 16 Uprising - How a Massacre in South Africa Led to Africa's Boycott of the 1976 Olympics [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As the world prepares for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, can we maintain faith in the nonpolitical ethos of the event? The Montreal Olympics Games in 1976 stands out, among others,… Read more »
Africa: Gavi to Boost Access to Life-Saving Human Rabies Vaccines in Over 50 Countries - Gavi, WHO and Uar [press release]
WHO
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in collaboration with partners, is announcing support for human rabies vaccines for post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) as part of routine immunisation.… Read more »
Africa: Record 120 Million People Displaced Globally - UN Report
DW
A UN report reveals that 120 million people were forcibly displaced globally in 2024 due to conflict and violence. This marks a record high, affecting 1.5% of the world's… Read more »
Africa: African Activists Call On the West to Finance Climate Action
IPS
As the technical session of the global climate negotiations enters the final stretch in Bonn, Germany, climate activists from Africa have expressed fears that negotiators from the… Read more »
Africa: New UNHCR Approach Aims to Cut Refugee and Migrant Deaths On Risky Routes
Thomson Reuters Foundation
UN refugee agency says forced displacement hits record 120 million, fuelled by conflicts from Sudan to Gaza and Myanmar Read more »
West Africa: Laboratory Experts Discuss Ways to Protect West Africa From Deadly Diseases
Foroyaa
Scores of health experts, scientists, and administrators in West Africa are currently discussing a way forward on how best they could tackle and protect the region from outbreak of… Read more »
Africa: 117 Million Forced to Flee - 'An Utter Failure to Protect Civilians' [press release]
Norwegian Refugee Council
Statement by Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, on the new global displacement figures: Read more »
Africa: Gavi Announces Launch of Preventive Ebola, Routine Multivalent Meningitis, Human Rabies, and Hepatitis B Birth Dose Vaccination Programmes [press release]
GAVI
In historic step, preventive Ebola vaccination to become norm in highest-risk countries Gavi will also support lower-income countries for routine administration of human rabies… Read more »
Africa: Biden, G7 Leaders Focus On Ukraine, Gaza, Global Infrastructure, Africa
VOA
U.S. President Joe Biden is in Apuglia, Italy, meeting with leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies Thursday, aiming to address global economic security amid wars in… Read more »
Africa: World Bank Approves Grant to Boost Community Access to Funds Earned From Carbon Credits [press release]
World Bank
First-of-its-kind program will drive engagement and impact through close collaboration with Civil Society Organizations and farming communities. Read more »
Africa: The G7 Cannot Afford to Ignore Africa
Namibian
In the two year since Barbadian prime minister Mia Amor Mottley and I urged G7 and G20 countries to construct a fairer, more efficient global financial system, significant progress… Read more »
Africa: $100 Billion Investment Needed Annually to Meet Africa's Electricity Demand - Official
Premium Times
She explained that Africa is being faced with several challenges including a low electrification rate, low agricultural yields, the lowest integration rate, and a deficit in… Read more »
Africa: Despite Improved WHO Regulations, the World Remains Ill-Prepared for the Next Pandemic [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The international community's recent failure to conclude a global pandemic agreement leaves large gaps in our capacity to deal with the next major infectious disease emergency. Read more »
Africa: Africa Underfunds Education for Children - UNICEF
Unicef
Less than 1 in 5 African countries reaching benchmark on education financing Read more »
Africa: Gender Equality Fund Announces Funding Partners
Global Fund
The Gender Equality Fund has announced its inaugural set of funding partners, spanning organizations, networks and consortia working in seven countries. The partners will be… Read more »