Africa: Pre-Primary Education for Children Benefits Everyone

Scholars across Africa are linking conflict prevention and peacebuilding to reducing economic, social and environmental stresses. The African Union's declaration of 2024 as the… Read more »

Africa: Independent Panel on Pandemics Readiness Comes to Grim Conclusion

"If there were a new pandemic threat today...the world will likely be overwhelmed again". Read more »

Africa: Africa Heats Up for World Cup 2026!

The race for 2026 World Cup spots is heating up as top African teams battle fiercely across the qualifying groups. Read more »

Africa: Africa Must Stop Putting Healthcare Abroad Over Its Own Peoples' Needs

If health is wealth, as the saying goes, does Africa have any chance of escaping mass poverty and low rankings in the human development index that measures the quality of life of… Read more »

Africa: Our Shared Ocean Must Sit at Heart of the Africa-Europe Partnership

Ahead of the upcoming European elections and amidst a litany of geopolitical shifts, the European Union (EU) must pay due diligence to its partnerships – particularly in… Read more »

Africa: Gitex Africa 2024 - Huawei, fer de lance de la révolution numérique africaine

Le coup d'envoi du Gitex Africa 2024 a été donné le 29 mai, sous le Haut patronage de Sa Majesté le Roi Mohammed VI. L'événement a… Read more »

Africa: Why Women's Health Matters For Everyone's Future

Maternal health, which refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, according to WHO Africa, faces a troubling trend worldwide. Read more »

Africa: WHO Works on Getting Africa's Health Priorities Right

A decade ago, the world united at the 67th World Health Assembly to pass Resolution WHA67.20 for strengthening evidence-informed policy-making and priority-setting… Read more »

Africa: A Broader View of Eximbank's Activity and Achievements in Africa

The undersigned are members of the U.S. Export Import Bank (Eximbank) Sub-Sahara Africa Advisory Committee (SAAC), an outside advisory body made up of professionals who in each… Read more »

Africa: Genetically Modified 'Friendly' Mosquitoes Released in Fight Against Malaria

Djibouti is feeling a new buzz - mosquitoes fighting other mosquitoes - in their fight against malaria Read more »

Africa: Global Health Summit Faces Huge Challenge - How Will We Afford Growing Cost of Essential Healthcare?

Approximately 4.5 billion people (over half of the global population) do not have access to essential health services, according to the WHO and World… Read more »

Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction Approach - Africa shouldn't be left behind

Allafrica had the privilege of speaking with Bahman Safakish, Managing Director of the Pan African Region for Philip Morris International, to discuss tobacco harm reduction… Read more »

Africa: AllAfrica Celebrates Media Leaders at Excellence Awards and Gala Dinner

On May 9th, AllAfrica hosted the AllAfrica Excellence Awards and Gala Dinner at the Glee Hotel in Nairobi. "It is important to recognize and celebrate greatness. This is specially… Read more »

Africa: Media Must Dig Deep into Root Causes of Africa's Conflicts - AU Special Envoy Bineta Diop

Africa continues to grapple with the harsh realities of conflict. From long-running struggles in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia to the recent eruption of… Read more »

Africa: End the Negative Narrative, Africa is Thriving - AfDB Chief

The highly-anticipated AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit (AMLS) is convening in Nairobi, Kenya, to address the urgent need for a thriving and independent media landscape across… Read more »

Africa: AHAS 2024 - Technology is a key part of Tobacco Harm Reduction Approach, according to Dr Kgosi Letlape

The 2024 edition of Africa Healthcare Summit was held in Accra on April 22-23, 2024. Organized by Zenith Global Health, this year's theme was " Advances in Public Health-Tackling… Read more »

Africa: Africa Steps Up the Fight as Non-Communicable Diseases Rise Sharply

Non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, are a leading cause of death globally, with a disproportionate impact on low- and middle-income countries. NCDs are long-term conditions that… Read more »

Africa: Despite Pandemic Setbacks, WHO Vows Continued Fight for Global Immunization

World Immunization Week celebrates a remarkable milestone - 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI). This global initiative has been instrumental in saving… Read more »

Africa: Innovations at the AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit

AllAfrica Global Media is launching the AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit from May 8-10 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Summit will feature innovations to leverage the ever-changing media… Read more »

Africa: Can We Achieve the Global Target for Maternal Mortality?

"Did you know hundreds of thousands of women die in childbirth every year? Dr Anita Zaidi is determined to change that." Read more »

Africa: African Media Leaders Will Gather in Nairobi in May

In response to pressing appeals from many media practitioners and stakeholders across Africa who believe a free, independent, professional and thriving media industry is essential… Read more »

Africa: Can We Have Our Food, and Equality Too?

The world faces a daunting challenge: securing food for a growing global population while navigating the complexities of climate crisis and entrenched gender inequalities. These… Read more »

Africa: Africa Still in the Fight - Eradicating Malaria Remains a Top Priority

Years of progress in the fight against malaria have been disrupted, but there is still hope. Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs a New Health Order Focusing Expenditures on Key Outcomes

Thirteen years ago this month, member states of the African Union met in the Nigerian capital and adopted binding commitments to spend at least 15 percent of their national budgets… Read more »

Africa: Gender Equality Takes Center Stage at WomenLift Health Conference

In a momentous gathering at the WomenLift Health Conference, a powerful synergy emerged as two prominent figures in global politics came together to champion gender equality.… Read more »