Africa: Countries Should Remove Barriers That Keep Young Mothers Out of School

Many African governments have made important progress to advance and protect girls’ right to education. But tens of thousands of adolescent girls across Africa still… Read more »

Africa: When Eroding Term Limits Threaten Peace and Security, Democracies Must Deliver

Not long after President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso announced his plan to amend the constitution which would extend his grip on power, mass protests broke out in the capital… Read more »

Africa: Over 4,000 New Confirmed Covid-19 Infections Across Continent in 48 Hours

As of August 1, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  12,081,564 while  353,852,714 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: Blinken to Visit South Africa, DR Congo and Rwanda [UPDATED]

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to three African countries from August 7 to 12 with visits to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda.… Read more »

Africa: Could Turning Urine into Fertiliser Make Farming More Sustainable? #AfricaClimateHope

Do you know that instead of flushing urine down our toilets to wastewater treatment facilities, it could be recycled and used as fertiliser? Read more »

Africa: Talking About Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQI+ Community 'an Uneasy Territory'

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 »

Africa: Banyana Victory Pushes Gender Pay Gap Debate to the Fore

No matter where you are in the world, women and men do not have the same basic rights. African countries are no exception, and are still largely affected by gender inequalities in… Read more »

Africa: Nearly 354 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent

As of July 29, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  12,077,434 while  353,842,008 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Infections Rise as Vaccinations, Death Rate Remain Steady

As of July 27, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  12,073,092 while  353,455,779 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: Over 10 Million Covid-19 Recoveries Confirmed Across Continent

As of July 26, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  12,055,243 while  353,449,054 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: Over 350 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent

As of July 25, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,051,430 while 353,449,054 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: WHO Declares Monkeypox 'Public Health Emergency'

The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken the most serious step available to it in response to the current outbreak of monkeypox. Read more »

Africa: TB 'Seen As Disease of the Poor' - Is That Why Vaccines Are Not Ready Yet?

The Stop TB Partnership hosted a media briefing on July 6, 2022, to launch the Global Plan to End TB 2023-2030 (Global Plan), a detailed strategy to finally put an end to the… Read more »

Africa: Over 12 Million Cases of Covid-19 Confirmed Across Continent

As of July 19, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,008,796 while  346,309,368 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Africa Must Diversify Economically, Says UN Development Head

Africa must diversify economically and become more resilient to realise its full potential, the head of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development said Thursday. Read more »

Africa: Sex Testing of Top Footballer Banda a Flagrant Human Rights Violation - HRW

Barbra Banda, a top player on Zambia's national women's team, was subjected to what is called a gender verification procedure to determine whether her testosterone levels are above… Read more »

Africa: It's Our Responsibility to End the World's Oldest Pandemic

The Stop TB Partnership has launched a detailed strategy to finally put an end to the world's oldest pandemic. Read more »

Africa: Continent Approaches 12 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19

As of July 15, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  11,997,200 while  346,300,389 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: Gamer QueenArrow Strives to Put Africa, Women on Global eSports Map

In a global industry estimated to generate U.S.$1.38 billion by the end of 2022, according to Newzoo's 2022 Global eSports and Live Streaming Marketing Report, competitive video… Read more »

Africa: Olympic Legend Mo Farah Reveals He Was Trafficked to UK as Child

Sir Mo Farah has told the BBC that he was abducted from war-torn Somalia to the UK as a child, and forced to work as a servant. Farah spoke to BBC TV in the documentary The Real Mo… Read more »

Africa: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur Becomes First African Woman to Reach Wimbledon Final

Ons Jabeur just added another remarkable chapter to her groundbreaking career. Read more »

Africa: How Sweet Potato is Preventing the Global Wheat Crisis from Taking Root in Africa

Long before the Ukraine conflict began and sent wheat futures spiralling, scientists in Africa were experimenting with an alternative ingredient for baked goods: orange fleshed… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Deaths, Recoveries Rise Across Continent

As of July 08, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  11,948,607 while  334,203,313 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: Over 255,000 Covid-19 Deaths Confirmed Across Continent

As of July 07, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,941,086 while 334,190,876 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Giving Malaria, Neglected Tropical Diseases the Attention They Deserve Will End Preventable Suffering

During The Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) hosted by Rwanda, leaders reflected on the Kigali summit and made commitments to work towards ending… Read more »