November 27, 2023
Africa: Catalysing Precision Medicine by Africa, for Africa
Africa is the continent with the most genetic diversity, but is gravely underrepresented in genomic research, with only 2% of global genomic data coming from people of African… Read more »
November 24, 2023
Africa: Climate Crisis Exposes Vulnerabilities of Africa's Weak Infrastructure #AfricaClimateCrisis
Two recent disasters in Morocco and Libya highlight the deadly consequences of outdated infrastructure in the face of natural hazards. Read more »
November 23, 2023
Africa: The Risk of Politicisation of AGOA's Expanded Rules of Origin for North African Countries
Earlier this month, United States Senator Chris Coons publicly released a discussion draft for proposed legislation that would extend the African Growth and Opportunity… Read more »
November 21, 2023
Africa: Plastic Pollution Crisis Deepens Despite Global Efforts
Every year, humanity produces a staggering 430 million tonnes of plastic, two-thirds of which quickly becomes waste. This relentless tide of plastic is polluting our land, sea, and… Read more »
November 20, 2023
Africa: Reclaiming the Past, Defining the Future
This month, I visited the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa. It's a stunning arena that was built ahead of FIFA World Cup 2010 and named after an anti-apartheid… Read more »
November 15, 2023
Africa: The Africa We Want - Private Sector Bill of Rights as Companion to RECs and the AfCFTA
Keynote Address by Professor Kingsley Moghalu, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Advisory Board of the Africa Private Sector Summit, at the AfCFTA Joint Private Sector Session… Read more »
November 14, 2023
Africa: Finding Scientific and Innovative Ways to Accelerate Women's Healthcare
Healthcare for women is moving forward, from having their sexual and reproductive rights left out of many countries' policies to having access to contraceptives and health services… Read more »
Africa: 'If Africa Prospers, America Prospers' - New Prosper Africa Leader British Robinson Speaks
Prosper Africa Coordinator British Robinson participated in the AGOA Forum, where it was agreed that the Act should be renewed, and the draft reauthorisation was made public, but… Read more »
November 08, 2023
Africa: Choosing Innovation Over Inertia To Achieve a Smoke-Free Future
In a not-so-distant future, the world envisions a time when smoking becomes obsolete—where demand for cigarettes has withered away and smokers have either quit tobacco and… Read more »
November 07, 2023
Africa: A Call to Reframe the Inequitable Global Poverty Definition
When some people living in the Global North hear of the poverty level of less than $2 per day by the United Nations and extreme poverty line of $2.15 per day as defined by the… Read more »
November 06, 2023
Africa: Ghanaian American Named Executive Director for President's Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States
The White House has named Ghanaian-American Deniece Laurent-Mantey as executive director of the President's Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States. Read more »
Africa: Sacked Africa Staff Say Twitter Ghosted Them, Want to Take Elon Musk to Court
Fired employees of Twitter (now known as X) are threatening to file a lawsuit against the business for allegedly not providing the promised redundancy money, BBC reports. Read more »
November 03, 2023
Africa: AGOA Crucial in Advancing Africa's Industrial Development - South Africa's Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged that this year's AGOA Forum is taking place at a time when the world is facing difficulties from climate crisis… Read more »
November 01, 2023
Africa: The Privilege of a Simple Walk in the Forest
This week, we welcome King Charles to Kenya, on his first visit to the Commonwealth since his Coronation. In Nairobi’s Karura Forest, the lungs of our city that my mother,… Read more »
October 31, 2023
Africa: Will Mali Cope Without UN Peacekeepers?
Peacekeeping operations have played a crucial role in stabilising fragile situations across Africa for more than 60 years. United Nations (UN)-led missions in Africa and about 27… Read more »
Africa: Bill Gates Talks Gene Drives, mRNA, and U.S.$40m in Science Funding
Infectious diseases continue to be the major causes of deaths in Africa. The burden of existing, emerging and re-emerging diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, cholera,… Read more »
October 30, 2023
Africa: Cervical Cancer Survivors Demand Equity and Unity
When Karen Nakawala-Mayond experienced a nagging backache she put it down to her love for high heels. And then when she started bleeding in between her monthly periods, she thought… Read more »
October 27, 2023
Africa: Two Tanzanians and One South African Held Hostage By Hamas, Says Israel
In the aftermath of the October 7 bombings in Israel, Hamas has reportedly taken 224 hostages, including two Tanzanians and a South African, according to the Israeli… Read more »
Africa: African Court Judge Criticises Member States Over Human Rights Verdicts
The judge president of the African Court of Human and People's Rights and the ECOWAS Court of Justice criticized government commitments to safeguarding human rights across the… Read more »
October 26, 2023
Africa: Why Funding African Research Requires a Systems Approach
Dr. Janet Surum has made it her life’s goal to study how African learners can use psychological theories and principles to solve their daily life challenges on a continent… Read more »
October 24, 2023
Africa: Food Systems in the Spotlight for Change at COP28 #AfricaClimateHope
Food systems transformation is a critical solution to climate crisis mitigation and adaptation, reducing food insecurity, and environmental degradation, according to researchers… Read more »
October 19, 2023
Africa: U.S. Wants to Support Decarbonisation and New Energy Access in Africa - US Dept Energy's Volz
Joshua Volz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa, Middle East in the US Department of Energy, is in Cape Town, South Africa, for Africa Energy Week, and his… Read more »
October 18, 2023
Africa: AU Chief Mahamat Says Israeli Attacks Are War Crimes After Gaza Hospital Bombing
Moussa Faki Mahamat, the head of the African Union, said that Israel committed a "war crime" after the fatal attack on a Gaza strip hospital on Tuesday, October 17. Read more »
October 17, 2023
Africa: A Message to Africa's Leaders from the IMF - Diversify Your Economies
If you want your country to grow and improve the lives of your people, you need to diversify your economy – and stop subsidising the rich at the expense of the poor. Read more »
October 16, 2023
Africa: How African Economies Can Cope With China Slowdown
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged sub-Saharan African nations to take steps to offset the recent slowdown of growth in China. Read more »