Africa: 'We Believe,' Say Giant-Killers Cape Verde, As Afcon Quarterfinal Clash With Bafana Looms

Cape Verde's Blue Sharks have never reached the semifinals of Afcon, while Bafana Bafana haven't reached the mark since 2000. Read more »

Africa: Judge Dikgang Moseneke to Help Preside Over South Africa's Contentious Genocide Case Against Israel At ICJ

The former deputy chief justice will be an ad-hoc judge only on this case. Read more »

Africa: Groundbreaking HIV-Prevention Initiative Harnesses AI to Bring Medicine to the People

The ePrEP programme represents a significant leap forward in addressing critical challenges in PrEP accessibility, continuity and adherence among transgender women and men who have… Read more »

Africa: 'Delusionists and Illusionists' - COP28 Presents Empty Platitudes and More Hot Air

We are all part of a self-perpetuating cycle of consumption and profit, driven by those with wealth and unquestioningly endorsed by people who have not considered their role in… Read more »

Africa: A Mixed Bag - COP28 Made Progress On Some Key Areas While Neglecting Others

After running a day behind schedule, COP28 has finally concluded. On Wednesday, delegates adopted a final text that -- for the first time -- mentioned a transition away from fossil… Read more »

Africa: Antarctica Lawyers Up - Hopes for a Legal Revolution to Defend Earth's Vast Southern Wilderness

Global experts unite at COP28 to grant the world's greatest deep freeze far-reaching rights equal to humans. Read more »

Africa: Commonwealth Games Faces Extinction After 2026 Hosting Debacle

It feels like the Commonwealth Games has been limping towards extinction for more than a generation -- and now the end might be upon it. Read more »

Africa: COP28 - Humans of All Faiths (And No Faith) Have a Limited Window of Opportunity to Act On the Climate Crisis

A crucial global meeting is being held from 30 November to 12 December 2023 in Dubai: the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -… Read more »

Africa: For the Aids Response to Succeed, Govts Need to Let Communities Lead

To end Aids as a public health threat by 2030, governments and international partners need to support the communities on the frontlines of the Aids pandemic. Read more »

Africa: As UAE COP28 Agenda Raises Scepticism, African Scientists Call for End to New Fossil Fuel Exploration Scramble

African scientists, experts and some global climate policy leads have called for an ambitious goal-setting COP28 as negotiations start in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30… Read more »

Africa: Brics-Plus Leaders Agree to Disagree On Contentious Middle East Issues

In a virtual summit held on Tuesday, leaders of the BRICS-Plus bloc skirted potential disagreements over members' differing positions on the Middle East conflict. Read more »

Africa: Talks On New Global Plastic Treaty 'Held Hostage' By Petrochemical Industry

Negotiations on a global plastic treaty stalled in Kenya at the weekend, with some non-government groups describing the talks as a 'massive failure'. Read more »

Africa: Ukraine Can Rest Only Once It Has Expelled Russia, Zelensky Tells African Journalists

The Ukrainian president has acknowledged, however, that his country needed a large infusion of sophisticated Western weapons to achieve this. Read more »

Africa: Prosper Africa Coordinates 17 US Agencies to Help Boost Africa's Low Participation in AGOA

The root of the problem is that Africa is simply not producing enough goods that the US wants to buy. Read more »

Africa: Plastic, Plastic Everywhere - Decades of Talking Move Closer to Global Action

Governments are meeting in Nairobi next week to craft a new global treaty on plastic pollution before the end of 2024. It aims to have an emphasis on reducing plastic pollution of… Read more »

Africa: Big Shortfall in Climate Funding Needed By Developing Countries Is 'Hugely Worrying' - UNEP

The funding developing countries need to deal with the present impacts of climate change (adaptation finance) is 50% bigger than previously thought, with Unep estimating the… Read more »

Africa: New Global Push to Protect Women From Health Hazards of 'Whiter Skin' Creams

Several African governments will submit proposals calling for more concerted global action to protect women - and a growing number of men - from suffering permanent skin damage and… Read more »

Africa: South Africa Delivers the Pièce De Résistance of Rugby World Cup in Historic Victory Over New Zealand

Belligerent Boks deliver back-to-back world titles in Paris nailbiter as Springboks won their fourth Rugby World Cup title by retaining the title they won in 2019 on a wet and cold… Read more »

Africa: Continent Is Key Source of Minerals for Global Energy Transition - But There Are Hidden Dangers

If Africa is to successfully exploit its critical mineral endowments, it must navigate a complex geopolitical environment, manage important policy trade-offs and foster regional… Read more »

Africa: Africa Energy Week - Where Climate Science Makes Way for the Gods of Gas and Coal

Over the course of the week, the organisers of Africa Energy Week 2023 gave a key platform to alleged fraudsters, sanctioned Russian energy companies, oil giants and people who… Read more »

Africa: The Irony of Africa Energy Week's Capture By the Oil and Gas Industry

As Africans, we must ask ourselves one question: how can we transition to renewable energy when we keep allowing entities with a clear and conflicting agenda to dominate our table?… Read more »

Africa: Top Scientists Make U.S.$3 Billion Plea to Rich Nations to Help Conserve Continent's Lions

Facing the grim reality of potential extinction, Africa's iconic but underexposed wild lion populations are crying out for help -- and for investors with deep, patient pockets. Read more »

Africa: African Peace Initiative On Russia-Ukraine Conflict 'Bearing Fruit' - Ramaphosa

Following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa's peace efforts regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine were bearing… Read more »

Africa: Four Nations Line Up to 'Rewild' Massive Herd of 'Homeless' Rhinos

In what will likely be the world's largest mass translocation of rhinos, conservation groups are planning to move 300 rhinos a year for the next 10 years to locations across South… Read more »

Africa: African Union Tribunal Blasts AU Commission Chair for 'Serious Obstruction of Justice'

The African Union's Administrative Tribunal has rescinded AU Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat's appointment of the AU legal counsel and blasted Faki for "obstructing… Read more »