Africa: African Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Integration, Development, Cooperation

The African leaders concluded the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU) in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday. Read more »

Africa: #ClimateCrisis - 60 Million People Will Face Food Problems in Africa - WHO

"Over the coming months, we expect a range of extreme weather events, including drought, flood, hurricane, and heat wave, all of which harm human health." Read more »

Africa: 12 African Countries to Receive Lifesaving Malaria Vaccine - UN

The malaria vaccine had been administered to more than 1.6 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi since 2019 and shown to be safe and effective. Read more »

Africa: 'African Peace Mission' to Ukraine and Russia - What About It?

The conflict is forcing African countries (many of which rely on foreign assistance from both the West and Russia) to choose a side in a coercive manner. Read more »

Africa: Why Nigeria Will Continue to Play Big Brother Role in Africa - Perm SEC

"Right now, we are still suffering from the situation that led to the removal of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya," the Nigerian official said. Read more »

Africa: World Bank to Create Catastrophe Toolkit in Response to Calls for Financial System Reform

The debt profiles, especially of countries in the global south, are rising, with many are now adjudged high-risk countries, keeping investors far from them Read more »

Africa: Explainer - What Developing Countries At Paris Summit Are Asking for

In February, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres said "It is time for a new Bretton Woods moment." Read more »

Africa: World Leaders Call for Reforms in Global Financial System

"I do not think we can completely change our system but we can make it much better," Mr Macron said. Read more »

Africa: Health Centres Financing - Nigeria to Address Concerns As Bill Gates Pledges $7 Billion for Africa

The Vice President identified polio as a major challenge facing Nigeria's primary healthcare. Read more »

West Africa: 768 Delegates Apply to Attend CJID West Africa Journalism Innovation Conference

WAJIC will convene media and other stakeholders to reassess its approaches to content production, distribution, and financial sustainability. Read more »

Africa: Climate Finance - Developed Countries Ready to Fulfil U.S.$100 Billion Pledge By Year End

The OECD in its most recent analysis (2022) put the figure mobilised by developed countries in 2020 at $83.3 billion for climate finance. Read more »

Africa: Why Nigerian and African Immigrants Are No Longer Most Successful in America

The African Times/USA found the claim that Nigerians are the most educated immigrants in the US as unsubstantiated and patently false. Read more »

Africa: The New Grammy Still Fails to Recognise African Music Genres

It is a great disrespect to African and Japanese music to lump together Afrobeats and instrumental Japanese music under World Music. Read more »

Africa: African Union, Others Meet to Address Illicit Financial Flows in Extractive Industry

The conference is organised in line with African Union Decisions and Instruments adopted by African Heads of State and Government. Read more »

Africa: Lafarge Africa Announces Nigerian As CEO

Mr El-Dokani's service ends at the end of June, capping three years of stewardship Read more »

Africa: In Second African Trip, U.S. First Lady Jill Biden Visits Egypt, Morocco

"I believe that understanding each other can help us find more common ground ..." Mrs Biden told her audience at the Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, Egypt Read more »

Africa: African Operations Contribute 50% to UBA's Earnings - CEO

"As of last month, none of our African subsidiaries is making a loss," she said. Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs $2.7 Trillion to Upscale Climate Adaptations - AfDB President

"Africa is being shortchanged by climate finance. Africa is choking. Africa will need $2.7 trillion by 2030 to finance its climate change needs," Mr Adesina said. Read more »

Africa: Hilda Baci, Others to Discuss Business Innovation At UBA Africa Conversations

"These intelligent women will speak on how they have succeeded at their craft overtime," the statement said. Read more »

Africa: 2023 Africa Day - Google Launches Six New Pocket Art Galleries, YouTube Playlist

Some partners include the Yemisi Shyllon Museum and Terra Kulture from Nigeria Read more »

Africa: Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Mali to Represent Africa At U17 World Cup

The four sides sealed their places following the conclusion of the quarter-final matches at the U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Thursday. Read more »

Africa: Uefa Europa - United Eliminated As Mourinho Leads Roma Toward Another European Title

United, who had bottled a 2-0 lead in the first leg, paid for their errors at the Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan where defensive mistakes ruined their ambitions. Read more »

Africa: UN Chief, African Leaders to Hold Virtual Talks On Sudan Crisis

Mr Dujarric said the UN chief spoke earlier in the day to President William Ruto of Kenya and with the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki. Read more »

Africa: Why Human Rights Should Trump Sexual Preferences in Africa

Yet, at the present time, when we look across Africa, it is very difficult to conclude that its inhabitants are seriously exercised by the exigency of human dignity. Read more »

Africa: Haemophilia - Health Experts Advocate Proper Diagnosis, Management in Africa

The experts said people with haemophilia are at risk for excessive and recurrent bleeding from modest injuries, which have the potential to be life-threatening. Read more »