June 20, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Lumumba's Tooth Handed Over to Family
The government of Belgium has handed over a tooth of Democratic Republic of the Congo's first Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba to his children and an official delegation in… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Mozambique: Cabo Delgado Insurgents Still Move Around 'With Apparent Freedom'
The insurgents who are waging a low-intensity civil war in northern Mozambique are able to move around with apparent freedom, despite the successes of a multi-national military… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Rebel Group M23 Withdraws from North Kivu
M23 rebels have withdrawn from Nyiragongo and Rutshuru territories controlled in North Kivu on Sunday May 29. Local sources say they are currently in a border village with… Read more »
April 04, 2022
Africa: 28 Years Later, the African Union Remembers Rwanda
April 7 marks the start of Kwibuka, the commemoration period of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, a cataclysmic event which saw one million killed in barely 100 days. Read more »
March 28, 2022
Africa: Sexual Violence Soared During Covid Lockdowns, Reports Amnesty
Coronavirus lockdowns have contributed to “soaring rates” of sexual and gender-based violence across Africa, says a new report. And “almost all actors” in… Read more »
March 01, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Attack In Beni Region Leaves Trail of Death and Destruction
The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) has said that suspected forces from the rebel group, Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) launched an attack in Watalinga. Read more »
February 16, 2022
Angola: Angola Recovers Looted Assets Worth Over U.S.$11 Billion
Angola has recovered assets worth more than U.S.$11 billion that had been looted from state coffers and stashed in countries around the world, Justice Minister Francisco Queiroz… Read more »
February 10, 2022
Cameroon: Trump Administration Accused of Exposing Asylum-Seekers to Human Rights Abuses
The Trump administration exposed dozens of Cameroonians, who fled their country between 2019 and 2020, to human rights abuses, including rape and torture, by unfairly denying them… Read more »
Cameroon: 'How Can You Throw Us Back?' - Three Stories of Asylum-Seekers Expelled by the U.S.
An excerpt from a report issued by Human Rights Watch on the plight of Cameroonians who were denied asylum and deported from the United States by the Trump administration, to be… Read more »
February 06, 2022
Senegal/Egypt: Lions of Teranga Roar to Victory at AFCON Final
A dramatic penalty shootout that ended 4-2 in Senegal's favour has seen the Lions of Teranga make history by winning their first AFCON championship, beating Egypt in the grand… Read more »
January 27, 2022
Equatorial Guinea: U.S.-Chinese Competition Escalates Cold War in Africa
China intends to establish a base at Bata, a port on the Atlantic coast of Equatorial Guinea, the Wall Street Journal reported in December, citing classified American… Read more »
January 12, 2022
Cameroon: Gunfire Ahead of AFCON Games in Restive Anglophone Region
There have been reports that the Malian team has suspended training in the restive south West region of Buea after sporadic shooting this morning between the military and… Read more »
December 15, 2021
West Africa: #AfricaACTs On Education - The Future Of West And Central African Children Is Being Shaped In Today's Schools
December 11, 2021
Seychelles: Top Figures Charged as Govt Tries to Clean Up Nation's Reputation
One of the Seychelles' wealthiest and most powerful men, his wife and former senior government officials face charges of laundering U.S. $50 million as a new government, elected… Read more »
Angola: U.S. Treasury Issues Sanctions on Former Govt Officials Nascimento and Dias Junior
Excerpts from a press release issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury: Read more »
December 06, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: "Today, We Are At the Door of Economic Liberation" - Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021, which was held on November 24 and 25 in Kinshasa, has come to a close. The process of manufacturing a regional electric battery industry from… Read more »
November 25, 2021
Africa: The DRC Faces a Skills Shortage in its Quest to Manufacture Electric Vehicle Batteries in the Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will develop a lithium battery industry and drive a regional value chain. Firm commitments have been signed, but the country will have to… Read more »
December 01, 2021
Africa: Moves Afoot to Take DR Congo From Exporting Cobalt, To Manufacturing Batteries
Translated from French by Michael Tantoh from original interview by allAfrica's Bacary Dabo Read more »
November 30, 2021
Africa: Protecting Antibiotic Effectiveness is an Urgent Public Health Priority
Every year, more than 700,000 people die from antibiotic-resistant infections - number expected to grow to 10 million annually by 2050 if we continue on the current path. Read more »
November 25, 2021
Africa: Commitments Signed to Build an Electric Battery Industry in the DRC
The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021 kicked off with a bang on Wednesday, November 24 in the Congolese capital. A series of firm commitments have been signed for the development of a… Read more »
November 23, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: The Pitfalls to be Overcome for the Integration of the Congolese in the Value Chain of the Electric Battery Industry
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has all the potential to become an industrial hub for batteries and electric vehicles. To achieve this, the country of Félix Antoine… Read more »
November 18, 2021
Africa: Let's Use the Covid-19 Wakeup Call to Help Women Rise From the Nightmare of Cervical Cancer
Four African First Ladies and Tedros of WHO issue urgent appeal for health equity Read more »
November 11, 2021
Cameroon: Bomb Wounds 11 University Students in Cameroon
At least 11 University of Buea students were wounded after a bomb was thrown onto the roof of a lecture hall in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region of Southwest. Read more »
November 04, 2021
Africa: How Covid-19 Responses Impacted Africa's Food System
When the Covid-19 hit, governments all over the world became responsible for curbing the spread of the virus. Leaders across Africa came up with regulations that have affected the… Read more »
October 06, 2021
Central African Republic: Looking Ahead, Banking On Human Capital - The Keys To Development In The Central African Republic
Géraldine Wonzangba is a student like any other all over the world: a chemistry major at the University of Bangui, she is at that age where one can dream about any and… Read more »