March 31, 2023
Africa: How Chinese Private Security Companies in Africa Differ From Russia's
The killing of nine Chinese gold mine workers in conflict-ridden Central African Republic this month highlighted the risks some Belt and Road development projects face in volatile… Read more »
Africa: VP Harris Ends Africa Tour With Personal Stop in Zambia
Vice President Kamala Harris landed Friday in Zambia, the final stop on her weeklong tour of the continent. Read more »
Africa: UN Weekly Roundup - March 25-31, 2023
Editor's note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. Read more »
March 30, 2023
Africa: Russia's War in Ukraine Creates Ripple Effect in Africa
The disruption of Ukrainian agriculture caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine is creating a shortage of commodities in African countries, like Kenya, that heavily rely on imported… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Africa: VP Harris Stresses Democracy During Africa Visit
On the eve of her meeting with Africa's only female head of state, Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that having more women in power is a key ingredient for a healthy… Read more »
Africa: U.S. VP Harris to Announce U.S.$1 Billion in Funding for Women's Economic Empowerment
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce Wednesday $1 billion in public and private financing for programs focused on economic empowerment of women as she wraps up a… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Africa: Amnesty International - Rights Landscape in West Africa Darkens
West Africa's Sahel region saw mounting violence and a rollback in free expression last year, rights group Amnesty International says in its latest annual report, released Tuesday. Read more »
Africa: VP Harris Pledges New Era of U.S.-Africa Partnership During Ghana Speech
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pledged a new era of partnership between the U.S. and Africa, touting women's empowerment, developing the digital economy and supporting democracy… Read more »
March 23, 2023
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 »
March 21, 2023
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 »
March 20, 2023
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 »
March 17, 2023
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 »
March 11, 2023
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 »
March 10, 2023
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 »
March 01, 2023
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 »
March 09, 2023
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 »
March 07, 2023
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 »
March 06, 2023
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 »
March 02, 2023
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 »
March 01, 2023
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 »
February 28, 2023
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 »