March 28, 2022
Africa: Vaccine Nationalism Generates Inequality and Instability, Says Report
The "rampant vaccine nationalism" of wealthy nations and corporations – which saw less than eight percent of Africans fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of 2021… Read more »
March 17, 2022
Africa: NGOs and Drugmakers Slam Compromise Plan on Covid-19 Patents
The European Union, the U.S., India and South Africa have reached a provisional compromise on waiving Covid-19 vaccine intellectual property (IP) rights. Read more »
March 11, 2022
Africa: IMF Pledges Support for Countries Threatened Economically by Ukraine War
African economies, already battling to recover from a Covid-induced recession, face major obstacles as they manage "spillover" effects from the war in Ukraine, IMF Managing… Read more »
March 04, 2022
Africa: 'This is Not Our War' - African Journalists Question U.S. State Dept on Continent's Position in Ukraine-Russia Conflict
A webinar hosted by the U.S. Department of State has been held to discuss ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine in the context of its impact on the nations of the African continent… Read more »
March 03, 2022
Mali: France Recalls Its Administrators From Mali
After Paris announced the withdrawal of its troops from Mali on February 17, 2022, along with the reorganisation of its military force Barkhane, and of the European Force "Takuba",… Read more »
Africa: UN Resolution Demands Russian Withdrawal from Ukraine - How Africa Voted
The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding that Russia end its military operations in Ukraine immediately. Read more »
February 25, 2022
South Africa: South African Students Stranded as Russia Invades Ukraine
Some South African students who are pursuing their studies in the eastern European country are desperate to come home, after thousands of Russian troops invaded Ukraine. They say… Read more »
Africa: Russia Invades Ukraine - The Fallout for the Continent
The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have repercussions for the African continent, analysts say. Read more »
February 17, 2022
Mali: French Troops Will Withdraw From Mali Within Months - President Macron
At a press conference this morning French President Emmanuel Macron said that France's military withdrawal from Mali will take four to six months, during which time there will be… Read more »
Africa: A Strong Africa-EU Partnership Hinges on Justice for Africa's Children
The might of Africa to contribute to the peace and prosperity of the world remains untapped. Exploited and discriminated against for generations, the people of Africa have been… Read more »
December 12, 2021
Africa: Kerim Koray Kebir – 'Our Ambition is to Export 30 Years of Experience and Know-How to West Africa in Order to Create Added Value'
The Acibadem Medical Group which, from Turkey, shines throughout the world intends to conquer the West African health services market from an upcoming establishment in Senegal. On… Read more »
November 08, 2021
Africa: Reforestation Pledge to Bring Major Change in #AfricaClimateCrisis Fight?
More than 130 world leaders who gathered at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, have pledged to co-operate and reverse land degradation and forest loss by 2030 by signing the Glasgow… Read more »
November 03, 2021
South Africa: Good Start But More Transparency Needed on Energy Transition Deal - Activists #AfricaClimateCrisis
A "historic" plan to create an U.S.$8.5 billion partnership to fund a climate finance deal for South Africa has been welcomed by climate and environmental justice groups along with… Read more »
September 23, 2021
Mali: Mali Defiant as Europe Slams Deal with Russian Paramilitary Firm
At the end of a two-day visit to the Sahel, France's defence minister warned Mali against hiring paramilitaries from Russian private-security firm Wagner, RFI reports. Read more »
West Africa: Russia's Wagner Play Undermines the Transition in Mali
Reports that Mali's military junta has negotiated a prospective deal to bring in 1,000 Russian mercenaries from the notorious Wagner Group are anything but surprising. Read more »
July 21, 2021
Africa: Rich Nations 'Must Consign Coal Power to History' - UK COP26 President
This story originally appeared in Reuters and is published here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Read more »
June 29, 2021
Africa: 33 Former African Heads of State Speak Out Against UK Withdrawal of Neglected Tropical Disease Funding
Following is a statement from the Forum for Former African Heads of State and Government as 33 former African heads of state appeal for international solidarity in response to… Read more »
June 10, 2021
Africa: The World Needs the G7 to Invest In All Our Futures
As we look around the globe at the impact of the pandemic, one thing is clear: we are all in the same storm, even if we aren't all in the same boat. Read more »
June 01, 2021
Africa: Urgent Call-to-Action on Vaccine Equity from IMF, WHO, World Bank and WTO Heads
As preparations are made for the G7 Summit in the UK next week, top of the agenda is how to end the COVID-19 pandemic and secure the global recovery. Urgent challenges face… Read more »
May 09, 2021
South Africa: Health Dept Confirms Cases of Indian, UK Covid-19 Variants
The Department of Health has detected 4 cases of the B.1.617.2 coronavirus variant that emerged in India. Additionally, eleven cases of the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the UK… Read more »
April 28, 2021
Africa: How Will Global Health Be Decolonised?
Recently, Dr. Ngozi Erondu and colleagues wrote an open letter in the journal Nature Medicine, which called out international funders of science and development in Africa and has… Read more »
April 18, 2021
Chad: U.S., UK, France Warn of Fighting Approaching Chad Capital
The United States on Saturday ordered all non-essential personnel, including families of diplomats, out of Chad, as armed groups advanced towards the capital N'Djamena. Read more »
April 08, 2021
Chad: Coronation Replaces Election, Threatens Peace in Chad
After 30 years in power, Chad's brutal ruler Idris Déby Itno is just coming into his own. With elections on April 11 in his oil rich, yet crushingly impoverished… Read more »
March 19, 2021
Africa: Change For Africa's Women - So, Where Do We Start?
The years 2010-2020 marked the African Women’s Decade. As we take stock of the last ten-plus years, it is clear is that we have not kept the promises that were made to the… Read more »
February 24, 2021
Ethiopia: 'The Govt Themselves Don't Have a Clear Picture' - EU Envoy on Tigray Conflict
Finland's foreign minister Pekka Haavisto has warned of a "new refugee drama" in the EU after visiting the Um Rakuba refugee camp in Sudan, near the Ethiopian border. Hundreds of… Read more »