Uganda: 100 Babies Dead - NGO Wants U.S. Missionary Prosecuted in Virginia

Missionary Renee Bach, who runs a local non-governmental organisation called Serving His Children in eastern Uganda, is being accused of representing herself as a doctor, and… Read more »

Africa: Why Girls' Education is Key in War Against Climate Change

One year ago I was on an all-female expedition to Antarctica aimed at heightening women's influence as decision-makers on issues that shape our planet. It wasn't long before I… Read more »

Africa: What Surprised Melinda and Bill Gates in 2018?

SURPRISE #1Africa is the youngest continent. Read more »

Africa: The Time for Silence is Over

This is the Year to Stop Child Sexual Abuse Read more »

Zimbabwe: Meet The Teenagers Making an Aids-Free Zimbabwe a Reality

An AIDS-free generation once seemed like a far-off dream but with the help of organisations like Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) the dream is now becoming a reality. Melody Chironda… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Stand With Those Who Work to End Wartime Sexual Violence - Nobel Prize Chair

Excerpts from the presentation speech delivered by Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, at the award of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize to Denis Mukwege of the… Read more »

Central Africa: Nobel Laureate Calls for Sanctions Against Leaders Who Tolerate Sexual Violence

Dr. Denis Mukwege, the Congolese obstetrician and gynaecologist who operates a hospital in Bukavu and who campaigns against the use of rape and sexualized violence as a weapon of… Read more »

Africa: These Young Africans Were Just Recognised for Making a Difference

You may know who Millie Bobby Brown is from her role in the American TV series Stranger Things, but do you know who Kherann Yao, Deasy Helena Muzima, Detty Dione Datto, Lebohang… Read more »

Africa: Foreign Investment Key to Prosperity - U.S. Diplomat Nagy

The American administration's top diplomat for African affairs, Assistant Secretary of State Tibor P Nagy, Jr, will soon make his first trip to the continent since his appointment.… Read more »

Uganda: Your Children Are No Longer Yours - Investigating International Adoptions

How parents in Uganda lose their babies to adoptive families in America. Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs to Invest Much More in Its People

Progress in the fight against extreme poverty in Africa has been way too slow. Although the poverty rate has declined from 54 percent in 1990 to 41 percent in 2015, a rapid… Read more »

Africa: African Agriculture's Future Lies in Cultivating Youth, Not Only Crops

Being able to accept the 2018 Africa Food Prize today on behalf of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) comes with immense pride. Read more »

Africa: 'Absolute Confidence' Youth Will Bring Change – Senior U.S. Africa Official Tibor Nagy

In one of his first public engagements as the Trump administration's top State Department person on Africa policy, Tibor Nagy addressed the African Diaspora Youth Leaders Summit.… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Health Challenge is a Human Rights Issue

Access to health is a human right. The Constitution of the World Health Organization states that "the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the… Read more »

Southern Africa: Graca Machel Urges Better Nutrition for Mothers, Children

One of every four children under five years old in southern Africa suffers from stunted growth in that they are too short for their age, often as a result of inadequate nutrition. Read more »

Africa: Equipping Youth to Renegotiate 'Africa Rising'

Keynote address on the occasion of National Youth Day, Ghana, by H. E. Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SPSG) for West… Read more »

Africa: Act Now to End Pneumonia

The numbers of children who die of pneumonia each year is staggering. In 2015, a child under five died every two minutes – 920,000 in all – and pneumonia is the leading… Read more »

Africa: Will Leaders Allow Youth to Make the World a Better Place?

On July 18th, the birthday of Nelson Mandela, we celebrate an extraordinary individual whose words and deeds continue to inspire the world, including its youth. Read more »

Africa: Children Suffer Most Poverty, Says New Study

New figures on the extent of poverty across 39 sub-Saharan nations show that the highest rate of poverty for any age group in Africa is among children under 18. Read more »

Africa: What the G20 Said on Africa

Excerpts most directly applicable to Africa drawn from the declaration of leaders of the G20 nations, issued after the leaders' summit in Hamburg on July 7 and 8: Read more »

Algeria: Man Jailed For Dangling Baby From Window

An Algerian man who held a baby out of a 15th-floor window in order to gain Facebook likes has been jailed, reports Al Arabiya English. Read more »

Africa: Work-Life Balance at the Heart of Panel Discussion at Women's Forum

Does marriage hinder girls' education? This question has emerged from the panel entitled "They Inspire" organized by AllAfrica on Tuesday 7 March in Bamako, Mali. The event was… Read more »

Africa: Poverty is Sexist, Bill and Melinda Gates Say in Annual Letter

Bill and Melinda Gates have released their annual letter, and this time it is addressed to their "dear friend" Warren Buffett, who donated most of his fortune to the Bill and… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Young Congolese Look to Chart a New Path

A year ago in Kinshasa, President Joseph Kabila's security forces kidnapped youth activist Jean-Marie Kalonji, coordinator of "Quatrième Voie" (the Fourth Way) and "Il Est… Read more »

Africa: 'What Can South Africa Be, What Can Africa Be, What Can the World Be?'

Software pioneer Bill Gates has delivered the 14th Nelson Mandela Annual lecture at the University of Pretoria's Mamelodi Campus on the eve of Mandela Day, which marks the birthday… Read more »