July 13, 2023
South Africa: Govt In Last-Ditch Effort to Save AGOA Benefits
South Africa is making a last-ditch attempt to retain preferential trade benefits with the U.S. under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), reports News24. Read more »
Africa: U.S.-Africa Business Summit Looks to Enhance Africa's Value in Global Chains
Over 1,000 participants from the U.S. and across the African continent, including government officials, private sector executives, investors, and multilateral stakeholders, are… Read more »
July 11, 2023
Africa: Ethiopian Plane Crash Victims From UK Win Unlawful Killing Case
A coroner has determined that three British nationals who perished in an aircraft crash were unlawfully killed, BBC reports. Read more »
South Africa: How To Stop Succulent Poaching and Trafficking in its Tracks #AfricaClimateHope
Succulent poaching, fuelled by the illicit trade it sustains, is emerging as a pressing global concern, threatening the existence of these remarkable plants. The increasing demand… Read more »
East Africa: Regional Bloc IGAD Calls for Deployment of Troops in Sudan
After nearly three months of fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), an eastern African grouping asked a regional conference to consider sending… Read more »
Sudan: Rights Group Calls for Criminal Court to Investigate Sudan War Crimes
The escalating conflict between warring military forces in Sudan is overshadowed by media and policy attention to Ukraine. Yet Sudan's location and its humanitarian crisis merit… Read more »
July 08, 2023
Africa: Opportune Moment for #USAfricaBizSummit 2023 - CCA's Florie Liser
More than 1,000 participants are expected for the U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Gaborone July 11-14, hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and the Government of Botswana… Read more »
Africa: Washington Bids Farewell to Randall Robinson
On Saturday, June 24, 300 individuals gathered at the historic Shiloh Baptist Church to bid farewell to Randall Robinson. A world-renowned lawyer, author, humanitarian and civil… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Intel Executive Accused of Promoting Anti-LGBTQ+ Agenda in Africa
A coalition of human rights organizations in Africa has intensified its demand for Intel Corporation, an American multinational, to terminate the employment of a senior executive,… Read more »
July 07, 2023
Senegal: Khadija Seck, author – "Alima and the Magical Balafon will help children in the diaspora discover their country of origin."
It's the holidays, a good time to learn about our heritage! Khadija Seck wants to seize this opportunity to help children from the African diaspora get in touch with their… Read more »
Africa: What You Need to Know About NBA's Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Greek Freak
Giannis Antetokounmpo, often considered the best player in the NBA, may be known as "The Greek Freak", but his parents are Nigerian. Born in Greece, Antetokounmpo is widely… Read more »
Africa: Taking the Pulse of Africa – And Getting Policymakers to Listen
What does it look like when 100 people from 40 nations are invited to discuss the future of the African continent? United Nations-Lite? Staged interactions? VIP Green Rooms… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Africa: #AfricaClimateCrisis - The Story We Need to Tell
As the climate emergency worsens, it is more important than ever to address our environmental crisis. Read more »
June 29, 2023
South Africa: BMW to Invest U.S.224 Million in Electric Vehicle Production - South African News Briefs - June 29, 2023
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June 27, 2023
Africa: How Russia Undermines Democracy in Africa
Russia's undermining of democracy in Africa is a serious threat to the continent's stability and development, as it became a key player in Africa's geopolitical landscape, using… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Africa: European Leaders Rebuff African Peace Mission
The European leaders whose forces are engaged in the heaviest fighting between two nations on the continent for more than 70 years have rebuffed an attempt by African leaders to… Read more »
June 18, 2023
Africa: Interview with Ms. Souad Aden-Osman, Executive Director of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA)
At the end of these two days of thinking on illicit financial flows, could you draw a report for us? Read more »
Africa: Ramaphosa's Pitch to Putin
Excerpts comprising the key points from the text of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's presentation on behalf of African leaders to President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Sudan: UN Refugee Agency Says Sudan Joins Ukraine in Driving Up Tally of Displaced People
Sudan, like Ukraine, is deeply worrying for the United Nations as the latest figures show it helped swell the worldwide displacement total to an estimated 110 million in May, the… Read more »
June 13, 2023
South Africa: U.S. Legislators Call For AGOA Forum to Be Moved From South Africa for Supporting Russia
A group of Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. Congress have written to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting that the annual Africa Growth and Opportunities Act… Read more »
South Africa: Mozambique to Supply South Africa During Energy Crisis
A total of 1,000MW will be supplied to South Africa from Mozambique as a means to ease the country's energy crisis. Read more »
East Africa: Eritrea Rejoins East African Bloc After Almost 16 Years
Eritrea has rejoined the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), nearly 16 years after the politically isolated state pulled out of the body,… Read more »
June 09, 2023
Africa: What You Need to Know About Joel Embiid, the Cameroonian Basketball Star and 2023 NBA League MVP
The highest level of professional basketball is without a doubt the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States, which has hundreds of players from all over the… Read more »
June 08, 2023
Africa: My Roots Are in Africa's Soil; My Ambition Is Limitless
'Rootedness' has always been a concept that intrigued me. I often wondered how one's life journey could develop and evolve while preserving a sense of rootedness that doesn't limit… Read more »
June 07, 2023
Africa: Parties Renew Commitment for Ambitious Climate Action at COP28 Conference
Today in Brussels, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, and High-Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell met with… Read more »