October 14, 2022
Africa: Africa is 'Living on the Edge' – The IMF Assesses Economies Under Stress
That the latest International Monetary Fund regional survey on Sub-Saharan Africa released today offers a stark assessment of the current economic outlook is clear from the title:… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Africa: African Finance Ministers Hosted by Secretary Yellen and Deputy Adeyemo for a 'Historic-First' Dinner
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo hosted 10 African Ministers of Finance, along with Donald Kaberuka, an African Union special envoy and… Read more »
October 01, 2022
Africa: Seize this Moment for Africa to Model Net-Zero Development – AFC's Samaila Zubairu
The African Finance Corporation (AFC), has a mission even more critical today than when it was created in 2007 - mobilizing private sector-led infrastructure investment needed to… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Africa: South Africa Leads the Charge in Nations Transitioning to Renewable Energy Plans
South Africa's journey towards decarbonisation via the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) has been described as one of the major achievements of the 2021 United Nations… Read more »
Africa: Answering the Challenges Posed by Antimicrobial Resistance
Staphylococcus aureus is the source of a skin infection that can turn deadly if drug resistant. Estimates regarding the most common resistant variation, methicillin-resistant… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Africa: Here's How Development Banks Could Stop Putting Communities at Risk #AfricaClimateCrisis
On paper, most development banks are dedicated to upholding communities' rights to consultation and involvement in making decisions on projects that have an impact on their daily… Read more »
Africa: 'Africans Face Shared Opposition in Transnational Activism to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights'
In April 2022, the Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS, and Gender (CSA&G) at the University of Pretoria together with the Center for Gender… Read more »
September 18, 2022
Africa: African States Can Lead Nuclear Powers Away from Catastrophe
The risk of nuclear war is at its highest in decades, and nuclear-armed states are confirming what African states have known for decades: that there is no rational explanation for… Read more »
September 15, 2022
Africa: Global Covid-19 Response Nothing Short of Massive Failure - Lancet Report
According to a study by The Lancet, the global response to the Covid-19 epidemic has been nothing short of a massive failure. The peer-reviewed general medical journal explains… Read more »
September 14, 2022
Africa: Daily Trust Invites Nominations for African of the Year 2022 Award
A leading independent newspaper in Nigeria, DAILY TRUST, has called for nominations of exemplary personalities for the coveted African of the Year 2022 award. Nominations are open… Read more »
September 13, 2022
Africa: Domestic Investments in Healthcare - A Lynchpin For Socioeconomic Transformation Across Africa
If there is an overriding lesson Africa can learn from the COVID pandemic, it is self-sufficiency. Though Africa was not the originator of the pandemic, it has suffered… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Africa: Don't Play With Diversity - Accessibility Can Make Sure Every Gamer Counts
The topic of diversity within gaming and eSports has become an increasingly significant one over the past several years. The gaming industry has grown exponentially over the past… Read more »
September 10, 2022
Africa: Zimbabwe's NoViolet Bulawayo Shortlisted for Top Literary Prize
The celebrated Zimbabwean novelist, NoViolet Bulawayo, has been short-listed for one of the world's most prestigious literary awards for her latest work, Glory. Read more »
September 07, 2022
Africa: In Fighting Infectious Diseases and TB, We Can't Neglect Climate Change #AfricaClimateCrisis
Humans and wild animals are facing new challenges for survival because of the climate crisis - how more frequent and intense drought, storms, heat waves, rising sea levels, melting… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Africa: Stop Funding AGRA, African Farmers Plead With Donors #AfricaClimateCrisis
Ahead of the annual forum of Agra - an organization founded to transform African agriculture - a large network of African food producers and their allies are calling for… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Africa: Experts Discuss Long Covid Risks and What Remains to be Learned
Much has been said about the long-term effects of Covid-19 on people who contracted the virus, but whose symptoms continue to persist long after the initial infection has passed.… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Africa: Govts Can Do More to Protect Many Pregnant Students And Mothers Facing Education Barriers
Teenage pregnancy has become commonplace in our communities with social determinants of health, such as low education and low income levels of a teen's family, contributing to… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Africa: Strengthening Nutrition Resilience and Food Security on the African Continent
In February of this year, African leaders launched the African Year of Nutrition. However, as the year has unfolded, the outlook for nutrition on the continent has been… Read more »
Africa: How Largest World Sporting Event Can Create a Legacy of Global Health #FIFAWorldCup
The world's most popular sporting event is about to take place in Qatar. The World Health Organization and the Qatar Ministry of Public Health are working to make this year's… Read more »
August 26, 2022
Africa: Africa's Climate Crisis Could Leave You Jobless, Sick, and Hungry - and Foment Conflict
We all need to eat, but the global climate crisis is putting food production at risk. Due to the intense heat, harsh weather, and droughts, yield growth for wheat, maize, and other… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Africa: 'Identity is Not Static - It Has Come to Us as a Process'
In April 2022, the Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS, and Gender (CSA&G) at the University of Pretoria together with the Center for Gender… Read more »
August 22, 2022
Africa: Ideas - With a Dose of Persistence - Make the Impossible Achievable
Dr. Vera Songwe today announced her departure as United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa at a virtual town meeting… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Africa: African Women Call For Help to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls
A few weeks ago South Africans woke up to shocking reports of the men who gang raped 8 young women in West Village, west of Johannesburg, South Africa. They were attacked while… Read more »
August 20, 2022
Africa: Can the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Support Transition Towards Renewables? #AfricaClimateCrisis
Russia provides about 25% of the oil that Europe needs and 45% of its gas imports, according to experts writing for African Arguments. The conflict has highlighted the… Read more »
August 21, 2022
Africa: Over 370 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent
As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered… Read more »