August 27, 2025
Sierra Leone: A Real Commitment to Women's Lives - Pass the Safe Motherhood Bill [guest column]
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At least 29,000 women and girls globally die every year from complications from unsafe abortion. In Sierra Leone, out of the 150,000 unintended pregnancies that occur every year,… Read more »
Madagascar: Skull of Malagasy King Returns to Madagascar After Almost 130 Years in France
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The skull of a Malagasy king, King Toera, and those of two other members of his court, who were killed and decapitated by French troops in 1897 during colonial rule,… Read more »
South Africa: Most Crimes Against Women Committed by Spouses - Stats SA
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Stats SA's victim crime report has revealed that 60% of crimes against women in the country are committed by spouses, friends, acquaintances and other relatives. Read more »
August 26, 2025
Senegal: Senegal 'Must Demonstrate Leadership' to Stop Suffering Of Climate-Displaced Khar Yalla Community [interview]
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In a recent report, Human Rights Watch highlighted the dire condition of displaced people in the Khar Yalla community in Senegal. For years, residents who were displaced by coastal… Read more »
Africa: Africa CDC Pushes For More Support In Fight Against Mpox
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The African Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) is accelerating efforts to mobilize resources in its fight against mpox, one year after declaring the outbreak a public health… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - August 26, 2025
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Tanzania: Woman's Win Over Trachoma Sparks Campaign to Get Grandson's Scrotum Surgery
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Since 1986, when Rosemary Shenda Masanja first felt her eyelashes painfully scraping her eyes, she suffered in silence and pushed through her pain out of necessity. Masanja recalls… Read more »
South Africa: Tshwane Municipality to Appeal Waste Levy Ruling - South African News Briefs - August 26, 2025
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Botswana: Botswana Declares Public Health Emergency Over Severe Medicine Shortage
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Botswana has declared a public health emergency after facing severe shortages of essential medicines and medical equipment. President Duma Boko announced the decision in… Read more »
August 25, 2025
Africa: All of Africa Today - August 25, 2025
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South Africa: Search Underway for Driver in Fatal KwaZulu-Natal Crash - South African News Briefs - August 25, 2025
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August 23, 2025
Malawi: The Man of the Cloth - Chakwera's Journey from Pulpit to Power and the Promise of a New Malawi [guest column]
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August 22, 2025
Africa: All of Africa Today - August 22, 2025
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South Africa: Cape Town Council Speaker Survives No-Confidence Vote - South African News Briefs - August 22, 2025
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August 21, 2025
Africa: UN Secretary-General Guterres Urges Africa to Play More Active Role in Global Governance
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"Africa must have a greater say in decisions that affect its future," the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at a conference in Japan focused on the… Read more »
Africa: How the AU's New Convention Wants to Transform the Fight Against GBV #EVAWG
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Across Africa, women and girls continue to face widespread violence, domestic abuse, sexual assault, harmful traditional practices, and conflict-related violence as persistent… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - August 21, 2025
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South Africa: Emfuleni Municipality Seeks Another Eskom Debt Write-Off - South African News Briefs - August 21, 2025
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August 20, 2025
Tanzania: Neglected Tropical Diseases Affect Millions - How Tanzania is Boldly Fighting Back
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Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) don't make the news often, but they impact over one billion people globally. The diseases caused by parasites, bacteria, viruses, and… Read more »
Africa: 'When Farmers Lead, Resilient Growth Follows' [guest column]
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Over the past decade, African farmers and workers have done what many thought impossible – reshaping the continent’s trade into a force for good. By leading from the… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - August 20, 2025
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South Africa: E-hailing Drivers Blame Transport Dept for Soweto Murder - South African News Briefs - August 20, 2025
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August 19, 2025
Africa: How Africa's Ancient Enemy - Malaria - May Have Influenced COVID-19 Severity
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When COVID-19 swept the globe in early 2020, health experts braced for devastation in Africa. The continent's healthcare systems, already stretched thin by endemic diseases like… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - August 19, 2025
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South Africa: Maponya Mall Assures All Public Transport Allowed - South African News Briefs - August 19, 2025
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