June 28, 2022
Africa: Children in Armed Conflict Subjected to Unspeakable Horrors - UNICEF
The U.N. children's fund says more than 266,000 violations were committed against children in armed conflict between 2005 and 2020. Read more »
June 25, 2022
Africa: Civics Groups Slam 'Rigid' Kimberley Process As Russian Diamonds Emerge Unscathed
Activists in Botswana have slammed the Kimberley Process, which is intended to prevent diamonds from financing wars, after meetings this week failed to censure Russia. Read more »
June 24, 2022
Africa: Ukraine Appeals for Support on War With Russia and Food Crisis
Ukraine's foreign minister says Kyiv is ready to export much-needed grain to Africa as soon as Russia lifts its Black Sea blockade. In a U.S.-arranged online briefing to… Read more »
Africa: UN Chief Says World Faces 'Real Risk' of Multiple Famines This Year
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an international conference on food security Friday that the world is facing the "real risk" of multiple famines this year and that… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Africa: Rwanda Hosts Showcase Commonwealth Summit, Dimmed By Rights Concerns
Rwanda is preparing to welcome leaders of 54 nations for a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Friday in the capital, Kigali. Read more »
June 21, 2022
Africa: Africa Won't Give Ukraine What It's Asking for, Analysts Say
Analysts say the African Union (AU) is unlikely to offer Ukraine much support against Russia despite a passionate address Monday by Ukraine's president. Many African nations have… Read more »
Africa: Group Calls for Broader Definition of Conflict Diamonds Amid Russia-Ukraine War
Botswana's Minister of Mineral Resources, Lefoko Moagi, says the meeting in the resort town of Kasane needs to candidly discuss issues affecting the diamond industry. Read more »
Africa: UNHCR - Refugee Resettlement Needs Expected to Rise Next Year
The U.N. refugee agency projects more than 2 million refugees will need to be resettled in third countries of asylum in 2023, a 36% increase over this year's 1.47 million. Read more »
June 20, 2022
Africa: China Says It Is Willing to Help End Conflict in Horn of Africa
China's special envoy to the Horn of Africa, Xue Bing, has said Beijing is ready to help the region's countries find peace and get rid of what he called external interference. Xue… Read more »
June 16, 2022
Africa: UN - Record Numbers Displaced by War, Persecution
A record 89.3 million people had been driven from their homes by war, violence, persecution, and human rights abuse by the end of 2021, up 8% from the previous year, according to… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Africa: South African Company First in Africa to Produce Meat in Lab
South Africans are well known for their love of barbecuing meat, called "braaing" in Afrikaans. But in a bid to cut down on the harm livestock farming does to the environment, one… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Africa: China Wins Battle of Perception Among Young Africans
If it's a battle for hearts, minds - and wallets - then according to young Africans, China is outperforming the U.S. these days. Read more »
June 13, 2022
Africa: IMF Calls for Accelerated Anti-Corruption Fight During Pandemic in Africa
Botswana is hosting an anti-corruption conference (June 13-14) led by the African Union and the International Monetary Fund. The IMF said the COVID pandemic has underscored the… Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Deadlier During Pregnancy, African Study Says
Pregnancy puts women at higher risk of severe medical complications or death from COVID-19, according to a new study of more than 1,300 women in sub-Saharan Africa. Researchers… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Africa: U.S. to Work With Ukraine to Get More Grain
U.S. officials say they are working with Ukraine to export at least three million tons of grain to combat the world's growing hunger crisis, especially in Africa. Before Russia's… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: African Union Chair Meets Putin to Discuss Food Insecurity
The top African Union official met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine and its effects on Africa. A cutoff in grain exports has heightened food… Read more »
June 04, 2022
Africa: China Looks to Africa in Race for Lithium
It is the new gold rush, and China is leading the hunt as prices surge. Only it's not gold everyone's looking for, it's lithium. Many say the future of electric vehicle production… Read more »
October 19, 2016
Africa: Victims of Modern Slave Trade Call for Better Law Enforcement Training
Members of a unique U.S. government advisory panel — all of them victims of human trafficking — are calling for significant changes in the way authorities engage with… Read more »
November 08, 2013
Africa: For Africa Media Leaders, Press Freedom Isn't Top Concern
African media leaders concluded a three-day conference in Ethiopia Friday, where press freedom was not on top of the conference agenda, even though many journalists on the… Read more »