Africa: Will Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill Resonate Across Africa?

Human rights activists say Uganda's passage of an anti-homosexuality bill could be the impetus for similar far-reaching legislation across Africa as anti-gay sentiments grow. Read more »

Africa: UN - School Meal Programs More Than Just a Plate of Food

Nearly 420 million children benefited from free school meals last year, a new World Food Program report said Tuesday, providing an important safety net as hunger reaches… Read more »

Africa: Tens of Millions of African Children Face Water-Related Threats - Unicef

"Africa is facing a water catastrophe," UNICEF Director of Programs Sanjay Wijesekera said in a statement Monday. Read more »

Africa: U.S. State Department Unveils 2022 Annual Human Rights Report

Russia's armed forces have committed "numerous war crimes and other atrocities" since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, said a U.S. Department… Read more »

Africa: Russia Sanctions a Boon for Chinese Arms Sales to Africa?

Russia has long been the biggest exporter of arms to sub-Saharan Africa, but a new study indicates Western sanctions are making it harder for Moscow to sell weapons, opening the… Read more »

Africa: China's 'Digital Silk Road' in Africa Raises Questions

A group of U.S. lawmakers recently drafted a resolution criticizing South Africa's government for its close relations with Beijing, including its use of Chinese technology, and… Read more »

Africa: Ministers in Malawi Discuss Cholera Outbreaks

The World Health Organization has called for Africa to step up the fight against cholera, which in the last year killed more than 3,000 people in 12 African countries, with more… Read more »

Africa: Blinken Headed to Ethiopia, Niger

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ethiopia next week to advance a fragile peace process, the State Department said Friday, on the highest-level US visit in recent… Read more »

Africa: Interview - Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright

Editor's note: Alice Albright, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC, gave an interview to Carol Castiel of VOA's English to Africa Service on the "Press Conference… Read more »

Africa: Crises Eroding Human Rights Around World, UN's Türk Says

The United Nations' top human rights official says the proliferation of crises brought on by conflict, climate change, poverty and discrimination are eroding people's fundamental… Read more »

Africa: Progress Won Over Decades is Vanishing Before Our Eyes - UN Chief

The United Nations secretary-general warned Monday at the start of a major women's conference that at the current pace, gender equality is projected to be 300 years away. Read more »

Africa: American Cindy Mccain to Head UN World Food Program

American Cindy McCain will take over as executive director of the United Nations World Food Program when current director David Beasley steps down next month. Read more »

Africa: Macron Visits Africa Amid Growing Anti-French Sentiment

French President Emmanuel Macron begins a four-nation tour of Africa today amid rising anti-French sentiment that saw French troops recently leave Mali and Burkina Faso. Macron… Read more »

Africa: Security Experts Discuss Rising Extremist Violence

Security experts are meeting this week in Senegal to discuss the fight against rising violent extremism in Africa, particularly in the Sahel region, where Islamist militant attacks… Read more »

Africa: Jill Biden Departs Africa, Leaving Message of Warmth, Hope in Wake

There was none of the U.S. presidency's muscular, national security-focused approach on display as Jill Biden, in flowery dresses and pin-thin heels, hugged and smiled her way… Read more »

Africa: France Revisits Relationship With Africa - Again

French President Emmanuel Macron heads to central Africa Wednesday on a four-nation visit marked by what he said ahead of his planned Wednesday departure. Read more »

Africa: U.S. - 25 Million Lives Saved By AIDS Programme

The head of a U.S. government program to fight AIDS, Dr. John Nkengasong, says that in its 20 years of existence the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, has… Read more »

Africa: France Reveals New African Strategy

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to deliver an address Monday revealing France's new African strategy. Read more »

Africa: Experts Reflect On Jimmy Carter's Legacy in Africa

With former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in hospice care at home, people around the world are reflecting on the 98-year-old's achievements and failures. Outside of the U.S.,… Read more »

Africa: U. S. First Lady Rallies for Freedom, Women's Empowerment On Historic Africa Visit

United States first lady Jill Biden on Friday ended her first visit to Namibia on a hopeful, encouraging note, stressing the power of youth in a nation where youth unemployment… Read more »

Africa: Jill Biden to Visit Namibia, Kenya

Jill Biden left Tuesday for her first visit to Africa as U.S. first lady, with plans to stop in Namibia and Kenya, the White House said. Read more »

Africa: DR Congo, Zambia Vow to Resolve Customs Delays for Trucks Hauling Copper, Cobalt

The presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia have vowed to resolve customs delays for trucks transporting copper from the two top producers in Africa. The growing… Read more »

Africa: UN Secretary-General Guterres Advocates More Debt Relief for Africa

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Saturday that African countries are being denied needed debt relief, noting that because of a lack of financial support, the… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Foreign Aid Agency Continues to Invest in Africa

Branching out from the usual bilateral agreements between the United States and individual nations, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) recently crafted a new type of grant… Read more »

Africa: Continent's Relations With China, Russia Do Not Imply Support for New World Order - Report

The annual report of the Munich Security Conference has found that global attitudes toward Russia and China have shifted since the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, including in… Read more »