Africa: All of Africa Today - April 9, 2025

Somali Army Retakes Key Town From Al-Shabaab Militants Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Called to Step Up For End to Sudan War - Join the Media Briefing Today

Leading Sudanese and international voices will convene on April 10 (today) to brief the press on the urgent need for greater African engagement in resolving the devastating… Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 8, 2025

Sudan War is Spreading, Two Years On Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 7, 2025

 Nigeria's 'Take-It-Back' Movement Determined to Hold Protest Read more »

Africa: How the New U.S. Tariffs Were Calculated and What They Mean for AGOA Trade Deal

The formula used by the Trump administration to calculate the tariffs the United States is imposing on countries across the globe is being widely criticised by trade specialists. Read more »

Africa: Twenty African Countries, Including Poorest, Hit with High Trump Tariffs

The country that President Donald Trump declared "nobody's ever heard of" during his 4 March address to Congress has been hit with the highest U.S. tariffs in the world. Lesotho… Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 3, 2025

Uganda's Museveni Visits South Sudan For Mediation Talks Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 1, 2025

Africa Needs 'Aggressive Resource Mobilization To Mitigate Aid Cut' - Africa CDC Read more »

Africa: Burkina Faso, South Sudan Activists Chosen With U.S. International Women of Courage Awards

The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and First Lady Melania Trump will host the 19th annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards ceremony. Read more »

Tanzania: Inside Tanzania's Life-Saving Birthcare Model

Tanzania is winning the battle against maternal and newborn deaths, as the latest numbers reveal a significant decline. Read more »

Africa: WHO-AFRO Director Race Heats Up as Tanzania Taps Dr Janabi

Tanzania has nominated Professor Mohamed Janabi as the next Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa to advance healthcare on the continent. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Delayed R21 Malaria Vaccine Rollout - A Costly Gamble

Malaria remains one of Kenya's greatest public health challenges, with children under five bearing the heaviest burden. The country has been at the forefront of malaria vaccine… Read more »

Kenya: Who Cares? Why We Must Value All of Women's Work

Today, in Kenya, women are under siege from a crushingly heavy burden of expectations that only seems to grow with each generation. Read more »

Somalia: Attack On Somali Hotel Leaves Several Dead

Al-Shabaab militants attacked a hotel in central Somalia, as government officials and local elders met there to discuss action against the terrorist group, Al-Jazeera reported. The… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Urges Respect For DR Congo 'Sovereignty' As Fighting Rages On

The U.S. government stressed its "firm support" for the Congolese people - and their right to "sovereignty and territorial integrity" - as government forces in the central African… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Fighting Forces Hundreds of Mpox Patients to Leave Treatment Centres

More than 600 people infected with mpox left treatment centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to fighting in the eastern part of the country, the African Centers for… Read more »

Africa: Solutions to TB and HIV Benefit All of Us, North and South

In the west of Kenya, near the shores of Lake Victoria, where I come from, a tuberculosis outbreak is no different from one that takes place anywhere else in the world. A few dozen… Read more »

Rwanda: 'If She Did It, Why Not Me?' - Dr. Mukamitari's Drive to Transform Rwandan Healthcare

"If she did it, then why not me?" - Dr. Victoire Mukamitari. Read more »

Burundi: Burundi's First Plastic Surgeon Paves the Way for a New Era in Healthcare

"Being the first plastic and reconstructive surgeon in my country is a great honour," Dr. Baramburiye said. "But it's also a huge load on my shoulders, a lot of pressure." Read more »

Tanzania: Groundbreaking Health Intervention in Tanzania Cuts Maternal And Newborn Deaths

A revolutionary health intervention program in Tanzania, which focuses on improving the quality of care during birth, is significantly reducing the rates of maternal and newborn… Read more »

Tanzania: Scalable Birth Care Approach in Tanzania Saves 1,000+ Lives - Study

Scaling this bundle of care could have transformative impact on countries with highest burden of newborn and maternal death around the world The magnitude of women’s lives… Read more »

Africa: Counting Down to End of Ebola Outbreak, But Mpox Cases Still Rising

More than a million doses of vaccine were allocated so far for emergency use against the infectious mpox virus disease, which has killed hundreds of people in the region and… Read more »

Rwanda: 'Surgery a Fundamental Human Right' - Rwandan Expert Calls for Global Action

"Surgery is a fundamental and necessary aspect of healthcare. Surgery is attributed to approximately 30% of the global disease burden. However, for many years, the global… Read more »

Africa: Bringing Safe Surgical Care Closer to Home, In Africa and Beyond

Today I am heading to Kigali, Rwanda, where more than 400 leading global academics, policymakers, and healthcare experts will gather at the Pan-African Surgical Conference to… Read more »

Africa: The Minerals Beneath Africa's Soil Are The Building Blocks of a Brighter Future

Writing about the minerals beneath Africa's soil often feels like unpacking a suitcase of clichés. We've all read the tired tropes: "land of contrasts", "resource curse",… Read more »