January 24, 2020
Africa: When Climate Crisis, Food Insecurity and Conflict Shakes Foundation of Peace in Africa
Former UK foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, linked climate change to the growing conflicts in Africa, during his five-day visit to the continent. Hunt stopped in Nigeria and raised… Read more »
Africa: Let's Celebrate Quality, Not Just Quantity of Women-Owned Businesses
On the face of it, the progress is impressive: four out of the top 10 countries with high women business owner percentages are in Africa. Read more »
January 23, 2020
Africa: 'Conflict is Like a Cough, If You Don't Treat the Root Cause, It Comes Back'
With the ongoing conflicts in Cameroon, Somalia, Nigeria, the Sahel and Mozambique, peace on the continent may seem elusive, but Nigerian-based Joy Ada Onyesoh, president of the… Read more »
January 22, 2020
Africa: New Directions for Historic U.S. Africa-Focused Organization
The New York-based Africa-America Institute (AAI) is one of the oldest, most-respected institutions connecting Africans and Americans. Founded in 1952, under the name… Read more »
January 20, 2020
Africa: Africare Co-Founder Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy – A Son's Remembrance
Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy, co-founder and longtime director of International Development and vice president of Africare, died December 7, 2019 at age 93 from respiratory failure. Read more »
January 17, 2020
Africa: Prioritizing Action on Air Pollution Will Benefit Health, the Climate and the Economy
Everyone around the world shares the same right to a healthy environment. Indeed, during the United Nations General Assembly and the Climate Action Summit, leaders from governments… Read more »
January 16, 2020
Africa: CAF Drops AFCON 2021 Bombshell
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will start months earlier on January 9 after its dates were moved, hosts Cameroon have announced. Read more »
January 15, 2020
Africa: Human Rights Violations and Violence - The Continent's 11 Hotspots
Eleven African nations are highlighted in a major annual report on human rights as places where violations of citizens' rights were accompanied by insurgencies, domestic conflict… Read more »
January 08, 2020
Africa: End Energy Poverty in Africa to Combat Climate Change
Black carbon - emitted by gas and diesel engines and released through the burning of wood, peat, charcoal, and other solid fuels - is the second most significant contributor to… Read more »
January 07, 2020
Africa: Breakthrough Device Revolutionises Ebola Patient Treatment During Outbreaks
A Congolese clinician's frustration at being unable to give Ebola patients the quality of care they deserved has led to a ground-breaking innovation which revolutionises the… Read more »
Africa: How Debt Markets Can Supercharge Trump's 'Prosper Africa' Initiative
The ‘Prosper Africa’ policy launched by the Trump administration last yearto substantially increase U.S. investments in Africa (which pale relative to those from China,… Read more »
January 01, 2020
Africa: UN Agency Pinpoints African Nations As World's Worst 2020 Hunger Spots
Zimbabwe, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central Sahel region dominate the demand for food aid as the world enters 2020, says the United Nations World Food… Read more »
December 20, 2019
Africa: Why Banks Must See African Women Entrepreneurs As Game Changers - Angelique Kidjo
AllAfrica's Juanita Williams spoke with musician and activist Angelique Kidjo about her latest role in an African Development Bank and G7 collaboration, Affirmative Finance Action… Read more »
December 13, 2019
Africa: 16 Days of Activism is Over, But What's Changed for Women and Children?
The 16 Days of Activism of No Violence Against Women and Children - an international campaign to challenge and bring an end to violence - has just ended, but the work is only… Read more »
December 12, 2019
Africa: Healthcare for All - New Hope, Commitment Needed
Today, as we mark International Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, I am encouraged by the growing momentum behind the belief that every single person should have access to the… Read more »
Africa: Why Harnessing Digital Tech For Universal Health Coverage is Essential
Imagine a world where healthcare is less about the treatment of disease and more about health promotion, disease prediction and prevention. We would see innovation in medicine as… Read more »
December 11, 2019
Africa: How To Make The Business Case for Climate Action in Agriculture
They are the canaries in the climate change coal mine, who will be first to feel the impact of temperature variations, prolonged droughts and excessive rainfall. Read more »
Africa: End Epidemics by Breaking Down Human Rights Barriers to Health
Among the many challenges involved in improving health services, one is both pervasive and largely hidden. Human rights-related barriers to health, some explicit, others expressed… Read more »
December 05, 2019
West Africa: In 20 Years, Will Five Arid Nations Be a Sahelistan or a Desert Rose?
Five countries in west Africa's Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – are facing crises across multiple fronts, including the accelerated… Read more »
November 28, 2019
Africa: Battling HIV and Aids Through a Community-Led Approach
Over the past 30 years, we have witnessed incredible strides to halt the spread of HIV, offering a future to those with the virus through advancements in treatment and care.… Read more »
November 22, 2019
Africa: Reclaiming our Power - Reimagining the Global Agenda for Women and Girls
Last week, world leaders gathered in Nairobi for ICPD+25 to celebrate 25 years since the 1994 launch of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) , a… Read more »
November 19, 2019
Africa: How to Close the $42 Billion Financing Gap Women Face
In African cultures, women play a nurturing role, they are the backbone of the continent. Yet, they face a $42 billion-dollar financing gap with over 3/4 of them being financially… Read more »
November 18, 2019
Africa: Sahel Women's Project Shows Encouraging Results in West, Central Regions
After five years of implementation, the Women's Empowerment and Demographic Dividend in the Sahel program is producing satisfactory results. Authorities of the beneficiary… Read more »
November 14, 2019
West Africa: African Youth Network Dedicates Award to UNFPA's Mabingué Ngom
The African Youth Adolescents Network on Population and Development ( AfriYAN ) network, was honoured for their leadership and commitment, and realizing the rights and making… Read more »
November 18, 2019
Africa: Hold Your Govts To Account! - Plan International CEO After Nairobi Summit
AllAfrica.com’s Bacary Dabo spoke with Plan International’s CEO Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, while attending the International Conference on Population and Development… Read more »