December 31, 2019
Angola: Court Orders Asset Freeze of Former President's Daughter Over Graft Claims
All assets of Isabel dos Santos, her husband Sindika Dokolo and Mário Filipe Moreira Leite da Silva, CEO of the Banco de Fomento Angola (BFA), have been frozen following an… Read more »
December 05, 2019
West Africa: In 20 Years, Will Five Arid Nations Be a Sahelistan or a Desert Rose?
Five countries in west Africa's Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – are facing crises across multiple fronts, including the accelerated… Read more »
November 14, 2019
West Africa: African Youth Network Dedicates Award to UNFPA's Mabingué Ngom
The African Youth Adolescents Network on Population and Development ( AfriYAN ) network, was honoured for their leadership and commitment, and realizing the rights and making… Read more »
November 18, 2019
Africa: Hold Your Govts To Account! - Plan International CEO After Nairobi Summit
AllAfrica.com’s Bacary Dabo spoke with Plan International’s CEO Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, while attending the International Conference on Population and Development… Read more »
November 06, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Why South Africa's Parliament Must Cut Off Funding to Grand Inga Dam Project
The South African parliament has heard a submission from two leading civil society organisations, calling for them to play their oversight role and stop government funding to the… Read more »
August 30, 2019
Rwanda: Bringing Peace and Healing to Rwandans Through Community-Based Sociotheraphy
AllAfrica speaks to a senior researcher for Community Based Sociotherapy in Rwanda and a lecturer at the University of Rwanda, Dr Chantal Ingabire. Ingabire has done extensive and… Read more »
October 25, 2019
Cameroon: Consider Yaounde Gathering a Step Not a Solution - Christopher Fomunyoh
AllAfrica's Michael Tantoh attended the Constitutional Term Limits Summit in Niamey, Niger, and spoke with the National Democratic Institute's Africa and Regional Director for… Read more »
October 24, 2019
Africa: How DR Congo's Yannick Kimanuka Feels After Winning 2019 Anzisha Prize
allAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo caught up with Yannick Kimanuka, who was named the 2019 Anzisha prize winner at the Anzisha Prize Forum awards in South Africa. The 21-year-old… Read more »
Africa: Young African Entrepreneurs Shine at the 2019 Anzisha Prize Awards
Previously known as the Anzisha Gala, this year's Anzisha Prize Forum awards ceremony took place in South Africa where 20 young entrepreneurs got a chance to showcase their… Read more »
October 18, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: 10 Ways the Diaspora Can Help Bring Peace & Prosperity to #DRCongo
Based on remarks as closing speaker at the Congolese Diaspora Impact Summit in New York in September 2019. Read more »
October 14, 2019
West Africa: We Are Paying a Heavy Price for What's Happening in Libya - President Issoufou
The security threat to the Sahel region has been amplified by the Libyan crisis, said the President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou. In his forthright assessment of the conflict,… Read more »
October 11, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: President's Staff Killed in Cargo Plane Crash
A cargo plane carrying presidential staff crashed in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing all eight passengers and crew, a presidential advisor told Reuters on Friday. Read more »
October 07, 2019
Gabon: President Bongo Makes Rare Public Appearance
Gabonese President Ali Bongo made a surprise appearance at a stadium in the country's capital Libreville on Saturday October 5, 2019, Bloomberg reports. Read more »
September 27, 2019
Chad: Dozens Die in Landslide at Gold Mine - Report
A landslide at a gold mine in northwestern Chad has killed about 30 people, Reuters reports. Read more »
September 23, 2019
Southern Africa: Prince Harry, Meghan Begin 10-Day Tour in South Africa
A British royal tour of southern Africa kicks off in Cape Town on Monday September 23, 2019, the SABC reports. Read more »
September 19, 2019
Africa: Rwanda's Lessons on Universal Health Coverage
Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, is clean, orderly and blessed with great weather. It also has achieved universal health coverage. During a recent visit there as part of my… Read more »
September 03, 2019
Cameroon: Three Regions Declared Economically Stricken Zones
The Prime Minister of Cameroon, Joseph Dion Ngute, has declared the north-west, south-west, and far-north regions of the country 'economically stricken zones', according to… Read more »
August 29, 2019
Rwanda: Gospel Singer Comes Out of the Closet
Singer Albert Nabonibo has caused a stir on social media after revealing that he is gay. Read more »
August 23, 2019
East Africa: Two Days After Burying Hatchet, Rwanda and Uganda at it Again
The soured diplomatic relations between Uganda and Rwanda have now sucked in media houses - with each country blocking what they regard as the other government's mouthpiece media… Read more »
August 20, 2019
Cameroon: Ambazonia President Gets Life Sentence
The president of the self declared federal state of Ambazonia, Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.The verdict was handed down on August 20 at the… Read more »
August 12, 2019
Angola: Why Angola Must Foster Entrepreneurship and Diversify Its Economy
As Angola’s new president João Lourenço embarks on reforms aimed at fostering a dynamic local entrepreneurial sector, his success will ultimately be judged by… Read more »
August 09, 2019
Rwanda: Giancarlo Esposito Would be 'Amazing' as Rwandan Version of X-Men Villain - Screenwriter
Could Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito portray a reimagined, Rwandan version of infamous X-Men villain Magneto in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)? Screenwriter Zack Stentz… Read more »
August 06, 2019
Burundi: Govt Playing Politics with Deadly Malaria Outbreak?
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that 5.7 million cases of malaria were recorded in Burundi in 2019, and with a population of… Read more »
August 02, 2019
Cameroon: Separatist Leader Threatens Hunger Strike
Amnesty International says the government used excessive force against prisoners and want an independent and effectively investigation into the use of firearms and live ammunition… Read more »
Cameroon: President of Ambazonia Interim Govt Ayuktabe Writes From Prison - Report
Sissiku Julius Ayuktabe has written a letter from his cell at Kondengui Principal Prison, where he says he is being unjustly detained with "a sizeable part of my cabinet and with… Read more »