April 15
Sudan: Urgent Need to Avert a Worse Catastrophe after a Year of War in Sudan
Today marks one year since conflict between rival military leaders broke out in Sudan. Many Sudanese have fled across the border into Chad, including those from Darfur –… Read more »
April 11
Tanzania: Mabinti Centre - Place of Hope Offers Dignity After Fistula
Anastasia Majasho's journey with obstetric fistula began during her second pregnancy. Prolonged labor led to complications, and despite a previous cesarean scar, a vaginal delivery… Read more »
April 10
Sudan: MSF Urges More Help, More Eyes on Sudan's Suffering
It's almost 12 months since Ramadan fighting broke out in Sudan on April 15, 2023, and MSF is calling on the world not to turn its back on the devastated country. The level of… Read more »
April 08
Tanzania: Meet Zuhura Ahmed, A Young Leader in Climate Action
The fight against climate change is seeing women emerge as powerful leaders around the globe, and Tanzania is no different. At the WomenLift Health conference in Dar es Salaam,… Read more »
April 07
Africa: Can We End Cervical Cancer in South Sudan by 2030?
In South Sudan, young Keji* experienced a life of hardships and tragedies that ultimately led to her untimely death at the age of 20. Born in an… Read more »
Africa: WomenLift Health Conference Aims to Break Down Barriers for Women in Global Leadership
The vibrant city of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania becomes a focal point for a global revolution this weekend. An international global movement for women in health leadership converges… Read more »
March 29
Ethiopia: Power Restored in Ethiopia
The power cut affecting Ethiopia "except Bahir Dar and surroundings" is over, the Ethiopian Electric Power announced. "Due to a problem in our system, the power has been… Read more »
March 21
Sudan: 'Hell on Earth, Imminent Death' - Sudanese Survivors Speak With US Envoy Periello
The U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Tom Periello called for "formal" talks to help bring an end to the escalating violence in war-torn Sudan, following repeated warnings by UN… Read more »
March 06
Africa: DR Congo, Nigeria, Ethiopia Join Global Push to Stop Most Preventable Cancer
Every two minutes, a woman dies from cervical cancer, despite the existence of effective tools, like vaccinating against the major cause of HPV to prevent the majority of… Read more »
March 05
Kenya: Kenyan Women Aren't Safe and Will No Longer Be Quiet
The Kenya government needs to listen to its people and take all necessary measures to prevent and address femicide. It is unacceptable that men kill hundreds of women each year… Read more »
February 28
Africa: OCP Champions Soil Health at UN
This week in Nairobi, Kenya, the world’s preeminent forum on environmental issues – the UN Environment Assembly is holding its sixth biennial meeting to set the global… Read more »
Ethiopia: 'We Thought They Would Fight With Those They Came To Fight'
Amnesty International reports that Ethiopia's National Defense Forces (ENDF) is engaged in extrajudicial executions in Bahir Dar, Amhara, and denying families the right to bury… Read more »
February 21
Sudan: South Sudan Refugees Among Those Killed in Sudan Army Strike
Darfur24 reports that a Sudanese army air strike left five cilivians dead and injuring several in Tadamon and the old Zariba in the city of El Daein, the capital of East… Read more »
February 11
Tanzania: President Suluhu's Condolence Message After Former PM Lowassa's Death
Former Tanzania PM Lowassa died in Dar es Salaam on February 10. Read more »
February 09
Africa: African Great Lakes Annual Meeting Shows Why Intercontinental Collaboration Is Essential
As the snow and frost and ice and seemingly inhumane levels of cold continue to plague North America in the midst of their 'arctic' winter, here in Kenya we… Read more »
January 31
Africa: U.S. Supports African Leadership at UN to Address Global Problems: Amb Thomas-Greenfield
Following a three-nation, five-day visit to west Africa, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke with AllAfrica's Tami Hultman. From her office at the U.S. Mission to the… Read more »
January 03
Ethiopia: Somalia Rejects Ethiopia-Somaliland Deal as 'Aggression'
A maritime access agreement between landlocked Ethiopia and the self-declared republic of Somaliland was characterised by Somalia as an act of "aggression", Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
December 20, 2023
Rwanda: France Jails Former Rwandan Doctor 24 Years For Genocide
A former Rwandan doctor, Sosthene Munyemana, 68, has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide, according to a BBC report. Read more »
December 19, 2023
Uganda: Uganda's Anti-LGBTQI+ Law Challenged in Constitutional Court
A challenge to an anti-LGBT statute that includes a 20-year jail sentence for "promoting" homosexuality and the death penalty for specific same-sex activities was brought before… Read more »
Sudan: RSF Paramilitary Seizes Control of Crucial Aid Hub
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Monday, December 18, that they took control of a Sudanese army camp east of the Hantoub Bridge as intensifying fighting continued close to… Read more »
December 18, 2023
Kenya: Diplomatic Row Brewing as Kenya Distances Self from DR Congo Militants' Alliance
Kenya has distanced itself has distanced itself from Congolese opposition figure Corneille Nanga, who formed an alliance with militants in Nairobi, leading to a diplomatic… Read more »
December 15, 2023
Kenya: Young Kenyans Demand Boycott of Israeli Products, Businesses
Kenyan youth are pushing for a national boycott of Israeli goods as a way to express their outrage over Israel's military assault on Gaza since October 7, The New Arab reports. Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Confirms Death of Second Student in Israel
A Tanzanian student, Joshua Mollel, initially reported missing after a Hamas attack on an Israeli kibbutz in October 2023, has been confirmed dead by the Tanzanian government,… Read more »
December 13, 2023
Rwanda: UK Parliament Votes in Favour of Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's urgent proposal to restart sending asylum seekers to Rwanda passed in parliament, overcoming a rebellion by many of his own MPs, revealing deep… Read more »
December 12, 2023
Kenya: Kenya's Third Nationwide Power Blackout Could Be a Result of Sabotage
The power outage that left Kenya in the dark on Sunday, December 10, 2023 may have been the result of sabotage, according to a minister, BBC reports. Read more »