September 29, 2021
Africa: Senate (Finally) Confirms Phee for Top State Department Africa Post
After months of delay, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night confirmed Mary Catherine Phee for the top Africa policy post in the State Department by a vote of 67 to 31. When sworn in as… Read more »
September 27, 2021
South Sudan: Elections Won't End in 'Miraculously' Having Democracy, South Sudan Needs a Vision
Welcome to AllAfrica's Silencing The Guns series where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. I'm Mantsadi Sepheka. And today our focus is South Sudan.Africa's youngest… Read more »
September 24, 2021
Nigeria: Nigerian States Should Protect Girls by Ending Child Marriage
Over 10 million children are out of school in Nigeria and the global pandemic has only made it harder for young people to stay in school. There have been dire consequences… 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 »
September 21, 2021
Africa: U.S.-Africa Trade Policy Faces Uncertain Future
U.S. trade policy toward Africa is facing a conundrum. Much has changed in the two decades since the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) set the framework for trade between… Read more »
September 01, 2021
Africa: Sahel's Conflict Crisis – Women Hold Key to Building Peace
It is now a decade since the Sahel crisis unfolded. Yet, the region has picked up the hard lessons and remains of interest globally. 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 »
August 13, 2021
Africa: Why Investing in Emerging Markets is a Win for Investors and African Companies
CEO of Development Partners International (DPI) Runa Alam talks about the history of Pan-African private equity, the potential for institutional capital to drive the… Read more »
July 30, 2021
Africa: As Covid Deaths Skyrocket, WHO Moves to Speed African Vaccine Production and Reduce Threat of Vaccine-Evading Variants
African deaths from Covid19 have increased 80 percent in four weeks, driven by the Delta variant, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced… Read more »
July 16, 2021
Africa: Biden Administration Announces Donation of 25 Million Covid-19 Vaccines to Africa
The White House is announcing today that the Biden administration will donate approximately 25 million COVID-19 vaccines to be distributed in Africa. Planned to be made in the next… Read more »
July 06, 2021
Eswatini: UN Human Rights Deeply Concerned by eSwatini Violence
The violence that erupted in eSwatini in recent days – in which dozens of people have been reported killed or injured during protests – is deeply concerning, the UN… Read more »
July 01, 2021
Africa: Clean Cooking - Lifting the Lid on Dirty Cooking Fuels
When world leaders gather at summits to discuss global issues, do they ever stop to ask how the food was prepared or by whom? We eat every day, yet how food is cooked and the… Read more »
June 30, 2021
Ethiopia: 'Opportunity Must Not Be Lost' - Five Former U.S. Ambassadors to Ethiopia on Events in Tigray
This statement was provided to AllAfrica by five former American ambassadors who led U.S. representation in Ethiopia for 13 of the past 25 years. The career diplomats welcome the… 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 22, 2021
Africa: Vaccinating Africa & Manufacturing Covid Vaccines– Mastercard Foundation's $1.3 Billion Plan
The Mastercard Foundation announced in June that it would deploy $1.3 billion for a three-year partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa… Read more »
June 21, 2021
Africa: Can Tobacco Harm Reduction Make its Way Out of Controversy?
The Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) took place in Liverpool on June 17th and 18th, 2021. It was the eighth edition of the conference, themed "The future for nicotine". Speakers and… Read more »
Africa: Chicago Teachers Invested in Africa and You Should Too
My family drilled the value of education into me. I'm a first-generation college graduate because my family emphasized that education was a priority. For us, it was the path 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 03, 2021
South Africa: Breaking News - Authority Seeks Interpol Assistance in Arresting Guptas
The National Prosecuting Authority has tweeted a press release announcing a request to Interpol for assistance in the execution of arrest warrants for Atul and Rajesh Gupta, their… 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 25, 2021
Africa: Hope For A Malaria-Free Africa
In recent decades, the world has made remarkable progress in the fight against malaria. Over 20 years of investment, commitment, and action have saved over 7.6 million lives and… Read more »
May 18, 2021
Africa: U.S. Ambassador to UN Seeks Partnerships to End African Conflicts
The Biden administration's Cabinet-level official with most experience of Africa's challenges has signaled a clear break from President Donald Trump's approach to the continent. Read more »
Africa: A Mandela Says 'Slow Down', in UN 30 kph Campaign
Zoleka Mandela, who lost a child in a traffic accident, is calling on motorists to slow down to save lives – to 30 kph, or 20 mph, in urban areas. 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 »