January 10, 2019
Africa: Is R Kelly Planning to Flee to Africa Amid Sexual Assault Allegations?
The world is still reeling from the aftermath of a documentary, Surviving R Kelly, where his victims share harrowing details of their alleged encounters with the singer - and this… Read more »
January 08, 2019
South Africa: Springbok Rugby Captain Takes Flak for Quota Comments
South African rugby captain Siya Kolisi has been the subject of heated discussion on Twitter for saying that Nelson Mandela would have not supported quotas. Read more »
January 07, 2019
Zimbabwe: Meet The Teenagers Making an Aids-Free Zimbabwe a Reality
An AIDS-free generation once seemed like a far-off dream but with the help of organisations like Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) the dream is now becoming a reality. Melody Chironda… Read more »
December 20, 2018
Zimbabwe: How MSF's Rural Programme for HIV+ Villagers Has Worked
Medecins Sans Frontiers Director in Zimbabwe Bjørn Nissen talks about the importance of the Mwenezi project, the adolescent projects in Mbare and shares the challenges of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: The Struggle to End HIV Epidemic in Rural Mwenezi
On the steep hills and mountains of Mwenezi - a rural district situated in southern Zimbabwe - is where you find hundreds of villagers living with some of the highest rates of HIV… Read more »
December 13, 2018
Africa: The 3 Cornerstones of Trump's New Africa Strategy
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Ambassador John Bolton is revealing US President Donald Trump's new Africa strategy at the Heritage Foundation in… Read more »
Africa: George H.W. Bush Took Africa Seriously
President George H.W. Bush found Africa worthy of his attention, and as his assistant secretary of State for African affairs, I found his optimism towards the continent… Read more »
December 12, 2018
Africa: Trump Administration to Deliver Long-Awaited Africa Policy on December 13
President Donald Trump will deliver his administration's long-awaited Africa Policy tomorrow. Kenya's Daily Nation reports that Assistant to the President for National Security… Read more »
December 11, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: EU Renews Sanctions Against Top Officials
Despite all the lobbying, the European Union has renewed sanctions against the DR Congo's top officials. Read more »
December 04, 2018
Africa: How Global Citizen - and Beyonce - Changed My Life
What started out as a quest to win tickets to see Beyoncé led to my realisation that being part of the concert was bigger than just seeing Beyoncé… Read more »
Africa: Kylian Mbappe Wins Young Player Of The Year at Ballon d'Or
He has been compared to Brazilian legend Pele for being the first teenager since a 17-year-old Pele to score twice in a World Cup game. And as if his stunning double in France's… Read more »
December 03, 2018
South Africa: How George H.W. Bush Recognized a South African Liberation Leader
"I have been pleased today to welcome to the White House Mrs. Albertina Sisulu, of Soweto, South Africa... She personifies the struggle for human rights and human dignity, and her… Read more »
November 30, 2018
Africa: Children and HIV/Aids - 'We Need to Talk About Men's Power Over Girls'
360,000 adolescents are projected to die of AIDS-related diseases between 2018 and 2030. This means 76 adolescent deaths every day – without additional investment in HIV… Read more »
November 29, 2018
Central African Republic: The U.S.$12 Billion Loan That Wasn't
The Central African Republic was U.S.$ billion richer earlier this week - but only for a while. Read more »
November 28, 2018
South Africa: Ambassador Harold E. Doley, Jr to Receive Special Recognition Award for Social Justice
"It is my distinct honour to advise you that you have been nominated by Survé Philanthropies to receive an Imagine Award for your immense contribution to Transformation and… Read more »
November 27, 2018
Tunisia: Saudi Prince's Visit a 'Flagrant Violation' of Revolution - Protesters
Crowds protesting a planned visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) have gathered in the capital's main avenue, Al Jazeera reports. The monarch's arrival forms part… Read more »
Eritrea: Now the Onus Is On Eritrea to Reform
This month's United Nations Security Council decision to lift sanctions on Eritrea is the clearest signal yet of the international community's confidence in regional peacemaking… Read more »
November 23, 2018
Africa: 'Voluntary Colonialism'? No Thanks.
As if the scramble for Africa wasn't bad enough, Germany's personal representative of Angela Merkel for Africa, Günther Nooke, says Europe deserves a second chance to screw… Read more »
November 22, 2018
Equatorial Guinea: American Company Will Lose Oil Contracts Over Local Laws - Minister
Equatorial Guinea's Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, has ordered all energy operators in the country to cancel all contracts with U.S. based oil… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Missionary Killed During Protected Tribe Visit Worked in South Africa
An American missionary with ties to South Africa has been killed by a remote Indian tribe after he illegally ventured onto their island home. John Allen Chau, 27, was met with a… Read more »
Morocco: Revenge is a Dish - Woman Kills, Cooks Lover After Break-Up
A Moroccan woman accused of killing her boyfriend and cooking his remains in a traditional rice dish has been arrested in the city of Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates, BBC… Read more »
November 21, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: What The World, And Trump, Needs to Do to Stop Ebola Deaths
More than 200 people have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as fears grow that the latest outbreak is being worsened by the increasing fighting in the eastern… Read more »
November 19, 2018
Africa: Getting the Global Malaria Response Back on Track
The foreword to the 2018 World malaria report by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization: Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Now Ebola Fighters Face Attacks While Battling Deadly Disease
Security concerns remain a major obstacle in ending the Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo, that has so far claimed more than 200 lives. On November 16, more than a dozen WHO staff had… Read more »
November 16, 2018
South Africa: Trump Appoints Handbag Designer as Ambassador to Pretoria
United States President Donald Trump has announced his nomination to fill the post of ambassador to Pretoria: South African-born luxury handbag designer Lana Marks. Read more »