Africa: Biden Administration Announces Donation of 25 Million Covid-19 Vaccines to Africa

The White House is announcing today that the Biden administration will donate approximately 25 million COVID-19 vaccines to be distributed in Africa. Planned to be made in the next… Read more »

Africa: 33 Former African Heads of State Speak Out Against UK Withdrawal of Neglected Tropical Disease Funding

Following is a statement from the Forum for Former African Heads of State and Government as 33 former African heads of state appeal for international solidarity in response to… Read more »

Africa: Vaccinating Africa & Manufacturing Covid Vaccines– Mastercard Foundation's $1.3 Billion Plan

The Mastercard Foundation announced in June that it would deploy $1.3 billion for a three-year partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa… Read more »

Africa: Urgent Call-to-Action on Vaccine Equity from IMF, WHO, World Bank and WTO Heads

As preparations are made for the G7 Summit in the UK next week, top of the agenda is how to end the COVID-19 pandemic and secure the global recovery. Urgent challenges face… Read more »

Southern Africa: Neighbouring States Send Troops to Mozambique Amid Regional Peace Threats

With the lives of an estimated 50,000 people in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado disrupted by recent insurgent attacks, the country's neighbours are reported to be… Read more »

Africa: Building Peace in Troubled Places – South Sudan, the Sahel, Mozambique

A backgrounder for AllAfrica's online discussion with scholars and peace practitioners. Read more »

Africa: Peacebuilding in the Sahel, Mozambique and South Sudan - Webinar Transcript

This is the transcript of a webinar hosted by AllAfrica that drew upon the research of three scholars about peacebuilding in Africa: Dr. Shuvai Busuman Nyoni, executive… Read more »

Uganda: Let's Save Ugandan Lives with Abortion Law Clarity

Until I witnessed a death from complications of an unsafe abortion, I never felt comfortable talking about abortion services. Joan (not her real name) was an intelligent and… Read more »

Africa: Big Boost for African Development as Nigerian Business Leader Samad Rabiu Pledges to Give $100 Million Yearly

6 Nigerian varsities get N6b for starters Read more »

Ethiopia: Three Months Into Tigray Conflict, Hunger is a Problem, Says UN

Three months into the conflict in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, the humanitarian response remains severely constrained, and the biggest problem facing those seeking to provide… Read more »

Africa: How Climate Change, Aid & Security Can Help President Biden Re-Engage Africa

Despite dire predictions, the Trump Administration's overall policy toward Africa represented continuity. Foreign aid continued; skilled diplomats were appointed and deployed to… Read more »

Mozambique: UN to Shine Urgent Spotlight On Cabo Delgado Crisis

After developing under the radar for a number of years, what has been described as a humanitarian disaster in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado region is now grabbing the United… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Freetown Receives International Support to Help Migrants Amid Covid-19

The city of Freetown has become one of five across the world to receive an award to help it expand a waste-management scheme aimed at helping young people in informal settlements… Read more »

Madagascar: Food Crisis Looms in 'Breadbasket' of Madagascar

Five years of drought have bludgeoned a "breadbasket" region of Madagascar and, along with the coronavirus, have disrupted local labour patterns in the south, resulting in a… Read more »

Africa: Here's How Africans Can Advocate for Covid-19 Vaccine Equity

Now that COVID-19 vaccines are available, the richest countries in the world have effectively bought them up. African leaders have let them. Read more »

Liberia: Social Entrepreneur Mahmud Johnson Envisions a New World through Palm Kernels

Mahmud Johnson is among a group of young Liberians who attended university in the United States and, rather than settling abroad, returned to their country to help rebuild it.… Read more »

Liberia: Educare Partners with United States African Development Foundation to Boost Entrepreneurs and Farmers

Educare Liberia is a non-governmental organization dedicated to building people and building communities. Among its initiatives are promoting women's involvement in… Read more »

Liberia: Local Entrepreneurs Tackle Tradition to Fight Poverty, Empower Communities

Farmers in rural Liberia have limited access to facilities to process their crops or markets to trade them. Pothole-ridden roads pose particular challenges, resulting in… Read more »

Africa: Faith, Philanthropy, Community - How to Save Hundreds of Thousands from Malaria Amid Covid-19

The J.C. Flowers Foundation and Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria ('Friends') are focusing attention on how faith leaders, philanthropists and… Read more »

Africa: Africa Desperate for Debt Relief to Recover From Covid-19

The economic and health costs to Africa of the Covid-19 pandemic are unprecedented by any measure. With the death toll rising above 50,000 and more than two million confirmed… Read more »

Ethiopia: UNHCR Negotiates Access to Refugees in Tigray

The United Nations has received approval from the Ethiopian government for “unimpeded, sustained and secure access for humanitarian personnel and services to vulnerable… Read more »

West Africa: "COVID-19 Pandemic Has Led Us To Rethink Our Strategy" - Nathalie Gabala, Mastercard Foundation

The Mastercard Foundation is committed to supporting economic recovery programs in Africa to enable states to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the first French… Read more »

Africa: Progress and Challenges to Women, Peace and Security Agenda Brought to Light - Part 1

Between the Covid-19 pandemic, regional conflicts, aggravated sexual and gender-based violence, as well as continuous economic hardship, the women of Africa face hardships that… Read more »

Benin: Feed the People! The Audacious Ambitions of Rural Benin Women

Produce innovative versions of a staple food for a regional market. Feed hungry people, now and in the future. While you're at it, train farmers - mostly women - in improved… Read more »

Africa: China Joins Global Covid Vaccine Effort – U.S. Missing in Action

China's decision to join the group of more than 170 countries engaging in a massive international Covid-19 vaccine effort is a major boost to the prospect of equitable access to… Read more »