May 22, 2017
Africa: Africa's Final Push for Election of Tedros as WHO Leader
The Chair of African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged the world to elect Dr. Tedros Adhanom of Ethiopia as the next Director-General of World Health Organization… Read more »
Africa: British Politician Backs Africa's Choice for World Health Post
The former British Secretary for International Development and Conservative member of Parliament is supporting Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom over the UK's David Nabarro in tomorrow's… Read more »
May 03, 2017
Africa: 'Africa is so important' - Rex Tillerson in Remarks to State Department Employees
The Trump administration plans to "to step back and take a more comprehensive look at our approach” to Africa, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in remarks to State… Read more »
April 20, 2017
Africa: Analysts, Activists Explore Dividends from Empowering Women
Imagine a future Africa where patriarchy is dead and more women are economically empowered to provide for their own basic needs; one in which they continue to shatter the… Read more »
April 05, 2017
Africa: Ford Foundation to Spend $1B from Endowment for Mission-Related Investments
In an email distributed on 5 April, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker announced the decision by the Foundation's Board of Trustees to authorize allocation over ten years of… Read more »
April 01, 2017
Africa: White House Choices Shape Africa Policies
Little has been said about Africa policy by the new U.S. President or his administration, but recent announcements and appointments provide an emerging outline of an approach that… Read more »
March 26, 2017
Africa: Western Sahara Dispute Blocks Economic Talks But Work Proceeds
The tenth annual meetings of African finance ministers, jointly hosted by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), have been abruptly… Read more »
March 24, 2017
Africa: Towards 'Radical' Solutions for Africa's Growth #CoM2017
Senegal's budget minister Brima Mangara has called on African states to promote structural transformation as part of development strategies "in order to meet the challenges of… Read more »
March 20, 2017
Africa: Keeping the Lights on Power Africa
Uncertainty surrounding one of President Barack Obama's signature initiatives was apparent this month when several hundred energy industry representatives gathered for this year's… Read more »
Africa: To Power Africa's Future, a 'Wall of Money' is Ready
The hundreds of delegates pouring into the glittering Marriott Marquis hotel for this month's Powering Africa Summit were experiencing a stark, if unstated, contrast. On a good day… Read more »
Africa: World Bank Commits to 'Next Level of Economic Transformation'
The G20 finance ministers met last week in Germany to discuss critical challenges facing the global economy, from climate change to migration to humanitarian emergencies like the… Read more »
March 14, 2017
Africa: Work-Life Balance at the Heart of Panel Discussion at Women's Forum
Does marriage hinder girls' education? This question has emerged from the panel entitled "They Inspire" organized by AllAfrica on Tuesday 7 March in Bamako, Mali. The event was… Read more »
March 13, 2017
Africa: Women Generate Higher Returns, Despite Remaining Barriers
Women in the sector generate better returns and faster growth but barriers remain Read more »
February 24, 2017
Africa: WhatsApp Celebrates 8th Birthday With New 'Status' Functionality
Instant messaging service WhatsApp has announced that it will reconfigure the status feature to coincide with the service's 8th birthday on 24 February. According to company… Read more »
Africa: How to Make Use of WhatsApp's New Status Feature
WhatsApp's move to incorporate a revamped status feature will allow users to share photos and video in the previously text-only field. Read more »
February 14, 2017
Africa: Poverty is Sexist, Bill and Melinda Gates Say in Annual Letter
Bill and Melinda Gates have released their annual letter, and this time it is addressed to their "dear friend" Warren Buffett, who donated most of his fortune to the Bill and… Read more »
Africa: Governance Peer Reviews Still Offer Africa a Major Opportunity
This year's African Union (AU) January summit, appropriately themed around the potential of the continent’s youth, sought to position the continental body to meet the… Read more »
February 12, 2017
Africa: CIA Blocks Trump's Africa Policy Pick – What Now?
Africa policy in the Trump White House has become more difficult to predict following reports that the senior director for Africa on the National Security Council is out. Read more »
February 07, 2017
Africa: Five Key Takeaways from AFCON2017
The 2017 African Nations Cup finals are a thing of the past, and Cameroon were crowned worthy winners with their final victory over Egypt on Sunday. Read more »
February 02, 2017
Africa: 10 Yays for the AU!
While the African Union gets a lot of flack for its inaction, they have taken *some* good decisions. We want to use Madam Chair's departure to highlight those... Read more »
January 30, 2017
Africa: Friendship to Endure Despite Uncertain Direction for U.S.-Africa Relations - Brigety
Remarks by Amb. (ret.) Reuben E. Brigety, II, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies in… Read more »
Africa: Chad's Moussa Faki Mahamat to Head AU Commission
It is being reported that Chad's foreign minister Moussa Faki Mahamat has been elected the new AU Commission Chairperson. He won by 28 votes to Amina Mohamed of Kenya's 25. Read more »
Africa: Will History Help #AFCON2017 Semifinalists?
The semifinal line-up at the 2017 African Nations Cup finals is complete as Burkina Faso take on Egypt on Wednesday and Ghana tackle Cameroon a day later in what is sure to be two… Read more »
January 29, 2017
Africa: Moghalu Calls on IMF to Help Africa Manage Resource Dependency Risk
Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu, a former deputy governor of Nigeria's central bank, has urged the International Monetary Fund to assist the political leaders of natural resource-dependent… Read more »
January 27, 2017
Africa: The Best to Find Net at #Afcon2017 So Far...
Despite the poor quality of the pitches and, at times, dour football, there were some spectacular goals scored in the first round of the African Nations Cup finals in Gabon. Read more »