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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Nigeria: Nation's Human Rights Record in 2020

An excerpt on Nigeria from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Central African Republic: Russian, Rwandan Troops Deployed After Attempted Coup - Govt

The government of the Central African Republic says that Russia and Rwanda sent hundreds of troops into the country after an alleged coup bid that took place ahead of … Read more »

Malawi: Malawi's President Appeals to Investors, Implores South African Farmers to 'Invest In Our Soil'

With the world focused on fighting the pandemic, a remarkable achievement went largely unnoticed in Africa. A court in Malawi annulled a rigged election and a peaceful rerun… Read more »

Egypt: Does Egypt Need to Go Nuclear?

Egypt's venture into nuclear power has been planned from the top down, with environmental groups and rights organisations expressing  reservations, energy analysts questioning… Read more »

Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction - Experts Say that We Should Trust Science to Save Lives

On September 10th, an international tobacco harm reduction media event was held in Sofia, Bulgaria. 140 journalists from all over the world were invited to participate in this… Read more »

Senegal: Sadio Mane Wins English Premier League Fans' Player of the Year Award

Senegalese national player and Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has won the Premier League Professional Footballers' Association Fans' Player of the Year award for 2019-20. Read more »

Africa: Coronavirus Could Double Malaria Deaths, Researchers Warn

Malaria deaths in Africa could double this year if the coronavirus pandemic is allowed to disrupt malaria prevention and treatment initiatives, say researchers from Imperial… Read more »

Nigeria: Victor Osimhen Finally Signs Deal With Napoli

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen, 21, has finally struck a 5-year deal with Italian club Napoli. Read more »

Africa: In The Fight Against  COVID-19, Africa is The Unsung Continent

Two months ago, when the peak of the pandemic passed in China and moved to the United States and Western Europe, epidemiologists tried to predict where COVID-19 would hit next -… Read more »

Africa: Alternatives to Conventional Tobacco: The Unwavering Stance of Scientists and Experts

The seventh annual Global Forum on Nicotine - GFN -   took place on June 11th & 12 th and was organized by "Knowledge Action Change Limited (KAC)", headed by… Read more »

Africa: Positive Moves After Finance Ministers Call for Debt Relief During COVID-19 Crisis

The appeal Africa's ministers of finance made to bilateral, multilateral and commercial partners after their online conferences of March 19 and 31, 2020, for the alleviation of… Read more »

Africa: Turning the Tables - African and European Narratives in the Time of Corona

Most of Europe is in lockdown, trying to cope with the huge implications of the battle against the novel coronavirus. Africans are following what is happening on the other side of… Read more »

South Sudan: Announcement of Peace Agreement Concluded in Rome

Following is the statement issued by the Community of Sant'Egidio,  a lay Catholic association in Rome that has been mediating the conflict among parties in South Sudan: Read more »

Africa: V.Putin - "Our African agenda is positive and future-oriented"

Question: The Sochi Summit is meant to open a new chapter in the relations between the Russian Federation and African countries. Its participants will bring to Sochi their ideas… Read more »

Southern Africa: Prince Harry, Meghan Begin 10-Day Tour in South Africa

A British royal tour of southern Africa kicks off in Cape Town on Monday September 23, 2019, the SABC reports. Read more »

Nigeria: British-Nigerian Rapper Wins UK's 2019 Mercury Prize

British-Nigerian rapper David Omoregie, popularly known as Dave, has won the 2019 Mercury Prize for his album Psychodrama. Read more »

South Africa: White House Reporter Now Knows Who South Africa's President Is

The United States reporter who called South African president Cyril Ramaphosa an "unidentified leader" has corrected her mistake. Read more »

South Africa: Meet the White House Reporter Who Can't Identify an African President

South African Twitter users are outraged at a United States reporter who apparently does not know who President Cyril Ramaphosa is. Read more »

Ghana: Former Black Stars Striker Junior Agogo Dies

Former Ghanian footballer Junior Agogo has died in a London hospital, Kickgh.com reports. Read more »

South Africa: Environmental Engineer With Flair for Art Receives Italian Knighthood

Professor Cristina Trois, the University of KwaZulu-Natal's (UKZN) first woman professor, first dean of engineering and South African Research Chair in Waste and Climate Change… Read more »