May 02, 2018
Kenya: What Will Kenyatta Deliver for His 5th State of the Nation?
President Uhuru Kenyatta will be delivering his first State of the Nation Address after his re-election in the highly contested and controversial 2017 general election that ended… Read more »
Ethiopia: Local Soccer League Put on Hold After Referee's Assault
Ethiopia soccer officials have put on hold all domestic games after a referee was attacked by players in a game between military team Defence and Welwalo Adigrat University, BBC… Read more »
April 23, 2018
Kenya: Brave Cop Directs Traffic 'Knee-Deep' in Floodwater
Pictures of a policeman standing on the edge of a submerged bridge helping traffic to flow again at Sultan Hamud have sparked a fountain of praise. Read more »
April 18, 2018
Africa: Now or Never - Quashing Malaria Before It Roars Back
A powerful international coalition of civil society organisations launches a new campaign in London today to fight back against the threatened resurgence of malaria. Read more »
April 13, 2018
Africa: What's With Building All These High Walls?
When the Berlin wall finally came down in 1992, we thought: This was it, no more walls! Well, we might have celebrated too soon because in 1994 Israel constructed its own wall to… Read more »
March 23, 2018
Africa: Homegrown Approaches to Achieving Quality Education for Girls
Education is so much more than an opportunity to go to school; it is an opportunity to determine one’s future, to establish a voice within and outside of one’s… Read more »
March 12, 2018
Burundi: Ruling Party Gives President New Title of 'Supreme Eternal Leader'
The ruling party CNDD-FDD has elevated President Pierre Nkurunziza to the rank of "supreme eternal leader". Top party officials who met on Saturday in Buye, Ngozi province in… Read more »
March 11, 2018
Djibouti: The new ambitions of the Doraleh Container Terminal
Djibouti, République de Djibouti, March 9, 2018 - Following the termination, on February 22, 2018, of the concession contract previously awarded to DP World regarding the… Read more »
March 07, 2018
Africa: U.S. Secretary Tillerson's Visit Unlikely to Cut Much Ice With African Leaders
The visit to Africa by United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, his first since taking office 14 months ago, will do little to shore up the Trump administration's relations… Read more »
March 05, 2018
Eritrea: Actress Tiffany Haddish Stuns in Eritrean Attire at Oscars
Popular actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish stole the show at the Oscars red carpet wearing a traditional Eritrean dress. Read more »
February 27, 2018
Kenya: A Divided Kenya Should Alarm Its Friends
Kenya is sliding towards political chaos and possible inter-communal violence - or towards an authoritarian crackdown that could cripple its young democracy. The urgent need to… Read more »
February 23, 2018
Djibouti: The Government of Djibouti Ends DP World's Concession Contract
Djibouti, 23 February 2018 - Pursuant to the law of 8 November 2017 on strategic infrastructure contracts, the Government of the Republic of Djibouti has decided to proceed… Read more »
February 05, 2018
Africa: High Level Event on Empowering Women in Agriculture in Addis Ababa
A High Level Breakfast Meeting was organized on January 27, 2018, by Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) on the theme Empowering Women in Agriculture (EWA) at the margins of the… Read more »
January 13, 2018
South Africa: Ramaphosa Outlines Plans for Radical Change - With Assurances
The African National Congress's new leader, Cyril Ramaphosa, sketched out a path for the party's future on Saturday which carefully balanced demands for radical change to address… Read more »
December 22, 2017
Africa: Turkey's President Erdogan on Africa - allAfrica's Exclusive Interview
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, speaking in an interview with AllAfrica ahead of a visit to three Muslim-majority African nations, has spoken out strongly against the… Read more »
December 20, 2017
Africa: Top Trump Administration Diplomat Addresses Africa's Toughest Issues
The current U.S. administration's top diplomat on African affairs, Acting Assistant Secretary Don Yamamoto, recently completed a 10-day trip to Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda… Read more »
December 18, 2017
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 »
December 13, 2017
South Sudan: Govt Declares State of Emergency
President Salva Kiir has declared a 3-month state of emergency in the Lakes region. This comes after fighting between rival cattle herders left 170 dead and nearly 200 wounded,… Read more »
December 06, 2017
Africa: Addis Talks Focus on How Chinese Model Can Build Industry
The African Economic Conference has come to a close in the Ethiopian Capital, Addis Ababa, with a call for the continent to improve its infrastructure and labor force. Read more »
December 05, 2017
Africa: Governance is Key Factor for African Growth, Conference Hears
"Governance is the reason why some nations and societies do better than others," Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn declared as he welcomed delegates to the 12th edition… Read more »
November 30, 2017
Ethiopia: South African University Honours Health Minister
A South African university has lauded an Ethiopian health minister, Dr Amir Aman Hagos, for the country's "amazing progress in a number of sectors, particularly in the area of… Read more »
November 28, 2017
Ethiopia: More Than 20 People Killed in Ethiopia Clashes
The Ethiopian government says the fatalities last week are part of "ethnic tensions between Oromo and Somalis" over a longstanding border dispute. Read more »
November 20, 2017
Africa: Warning Signs Flash As Governance Progress Slows
Forty of Africa's 55 nations have improved their standards of governance in the past decade, while only 12 have seen a decline. But the rate of improvement has slowed in recent… Read more »
November 12, 2017
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 »
November 10, 2017
Africa: Commonly Used Drug May Be Key to Stopping Thousands of Mothers Dying
Roughly every six minutes, a woman somewhere in the world bleeds to death in child birth. But a new medical trial shows that there is a way of combating the problem. Read more »