December 04, 2020
Africa: Time for a Reset for U.S.-Africa Trade Relations
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement is a Game Changer Read more »
December 02, 2020
Africa: Faith, Philanthropy, Community - How to Save Hundreds of Thousands from Malaria Amid Covid-19
The J.C. Flowers Foundation and Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria ('Friends') are focusing attention on how faith leaders, philanthropists and… Read more »
Africa: Africa Desperate for Debt Relief to Recover From Covid-19
The economic and health costs to Africa of the Covid-19 pandemic are unprecedented by any measure. With the death toll rising above 50,000 and more than two million confirmed… Read more »
Ethiopia: UNHCR Negotiates Access to Refugees in Tigray
The United Nations has received approval from the Ethiopian government for “unimpeded, sustained and secure access for humanitarian personnel and services to vulnerable… Read more »
November 30, 2020
Africa: Huge Progress in Cutting Malaria Deaths is Threatened by Lack of Funding and Attention - Malaria Experts
Although Africa continues to be the region in the world hardest hit by malaria, it has made major gains in reducing the number of cases - and deaths - over the past decade. Read more »
November 27, 2020
Africa: Is Africa Ready To Roll Out A Covid-19 Vaccine?
Representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO), University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and the University of Nairobi in Kenya have met in a webinar to discuss… Read more »
November 20, 2020
Africa: 'My Heart Breaks' For Ethiopia - WHO's Tedros
The head of the World Health Organization denies taking sides in the government of Ethiopia's war with the region of Tigray, which has spilled over into neighboring Eritrea. In a… Read more »
November 18, 2020
Africa: Africa Experts in Top Posts on Biden-Harris Team May Signal New Policy Direction
Africa experts have leading roles on incoming U.S. administration's transition team; South Africa's Ramaphosa among world leaders who have spoken with the President-Elect. Read more »
Uganda: Vanessa Nakate, Climate Activist from Uganda, Pens Letter Challenging Joe Biden
Vanessa Nakate wrote a letter asking U.S. President elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris what they are going to do about climate change, and also expressing her desire… Read more »
November 17, 2020
Cameroon: Top New York Lawyers File Case With UN Over Jailed Journalist
The foundation set up by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and her husband, movie star George, is taking up with the United Nations the case of independent journalist Paul Chouta,… Read more »
Africa: What are the Current Challenges for Tobacco Harm Reduction?
On November 4th, 2020, the United-Kingdom based public health organization Knowledge Action Change, which aims at promoting health through the concept of harm reduction, issued an… Read more »
November 16, 2020
Africa: Challenges, Progress in Women, Peace and Security Agenda Brought to Light - Part 2
Between the Covid-19 pandemic, regional conflicts, aggravated sexual and gender-based violence, as well as continuous economic hardship, women of Africa face hardships that require… Read more »
Africa: Progress and Challenges to Women, Peace and Security Agenda Brought to Light - Part 1
Between the Covid-19 pandemic, regional conflicts, aggravated sexual and gender-based violence, as well as continuous economic hardship, the women of Africa face hardships that… Read more »
Mozambique: Cabo Delgado Atrocities Draw Little International Attention
Alarm bells are ringing in the United Nations Human Rights office and the Refugee Agency at the mass deaths, destruction, and displacement in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province,… Read more »
November 11, 2020
Africa: Africa Cannot Silence The Guns If Women Are Excluded From Peace Processes
"We can not silence the guns in Africa without the inclusion of women in peace processes. - these were the opening remarks by the African Union Special Envoy Bineta Diop at the… Read more »
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction: is the Context Still Unfavorable to its Global Implementation?
On November 4th, 2020, the United-Kingdom based Public Health Organization Knowledge Action Change, which aimed at promoting health through the concept of harm reduction issued a… Read more »
November 12, 2020
Kenya: Shining Light on Slums to Unlock Girls' Talents
The dusty road leading to the heart of the Mathare settlement in Nairobi's north-west corner passes metal-roofed homes that seem to spill down hillsides, packed closely… Read more »
November 09, 2020
Africa: AU Peace Envoy, Namibia Deputy PM Stress Need for Women Peacebuilders Ahead of AU Forum on Women, Peace and Security
While much of the world has been mesmerized by the United States election amid an out-of-control pandemic, the African Union (AU) special envoy @AUBinetaDiop has been thinking… Read more »
South Africa: Jerusalema Hitmaker Master KG Wins MTV EMA Award
Jerusalema hitmaker Master KG was named the best African act at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) on Sunday night. Read more »
November 02, 2020
Nigeria: Learning from #EndSARS - A New U.S. Policy Toward Nigeria
Nigerians are still reeling from the past couple of weeks, in shock after Nigerian soldiers killed more than a dozen unarmed civilians who joined in the #EndSARS protests against… Read more »
October 27, 2020
Africa: Will Reduced Harm Tobacco Products Authorized in the U.S. Market Definitely Change the Landscape of the Tobacco World?
The Annual Law and Policy Conference organized by the Food and Drug Law Institute, from October 21st to 23rd, was held virtually under the theme « Tobacco and Nicotine… Read more »
October 26, 2020
Africa: African Union Seeks to Seize Initiative Over Nile Dam Talks
Days after President Donald Trump accused Ethiopia of breaking a deal he had negotiated over Egypt's rights to water from the Nile, the African Union is kick-starting renewed… Read more »
October 16, 2020
Benin: Feed the People! The Audacious Ambitions of Rural Benin Women
Produce innovative versions of a staple food for a regional market. Feed hungry people, now and in the future. While you're at it, train farmers - mostly women - in improved… Read more »
October 15, 2020
Africa: Stripe Acquisition of Paystack Could Spur More Tech Deals
The fast-growing San Francisco-based payment processing company Stripe is buying Nigeria's Paystack, a leading African fintech firm, in an acquisition that signals growing interest… Read more »
October 14, 2020
Nigeria: Leading the World Trade Organization - The Case for Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala
The selection process for the leadership of the World Trade Organization in Geneva is down to two finalists. Both are women – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's former minister… Read more »