March 31, 2022
Africa: African Refugees Fleeing Ukraine Held in Immigration Detention Facilities
More than four million people have now fled Ukraine for neighbouring countries amidst the Russian invasion. However, black and brown students who have fled have been… Read more »
March 28, 2022
Africa: Vaccine Nationalism Generates Inequality and Instability, Says Report
The "rampant vaccine nationalism" of wealthy nations and corporations – which saw less than eight percent of Africans fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of 2021… Read more »
Africa: The Mental Health Crisis Caused by Covid-19 and Conflict
As we move into the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, we've also seen more openness about another global crisis. The rise in stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health… Read more »
Africa: Civic Space is at Risk, But There is Hope
The unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russia has shocked the world. But, should we have really been surprised. The trend toward autocratic leadership that cares nothing about… Read more »
March 27, 2022
Africa: United Nations Labour Agency Elects First African Head
The United Nations agency responsible for setting international standards for the treatment of workers and improving living standards throughout the world has elected an African to… Read more »
March 24, 2022
Africa: Relief for Children as Painful Injections Removed From TB Treatment
Today, as the world commemorates World Tuberculosis Day, it is important to know that 24 March 1882 was the day Dr Robert Koch announced his discovery of the bacterium that causes… Read more »
March 23, 2022
Southern Africa: Eradicating Polio Would Eradicate So Much Tragedy
In the outskirts of Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, just beyond where paved roads transition to dirt, an undiagnosed polio infection paralysed a three-year-old girl. From one day to… Read more »
March 22, 2022
South Africa: Lobby Group Wins Court Appeal to Stop R50 Million Govt Donation to Cuba
Judge Brenda Neukircher has, in a written judgement at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, granted lobby group AfriForum an urgent interdict to stop the government from giving Cuba… Read more »
March 21, 2022
Africa: Conscious Investing to Focus on the Good Your Money Can Do - Beyond Capital CEO Eva Yazhari
Eva Yazhari, Co-Founder and CEO of Beyond Capital Fund is all about impact investing. Inspired by her family history - specifically her grandfather, a medical doctor who left the… Read more »
Liberia: Bicentennial Spotlights Country's U.S. Ties and National Priorities
Liberia is marking the country's founding as an independent nation in 1822 when the first group of previously enslaved African Americans arrived from the United States. "Our shared… Read more »
March 18, 2022
South Sudan: South Sudan Pillages Aid Meant for People, Says UN Commission
South Sudan, the world's newest country, faces a critical moment in its transition from civil war , with a faltering peace agreement and predatory government officials who pillage… Read more »
March 17, 2022
Africa: NGOs and Drugmakers Slam Compromise Plan on Covid-19 Patents
The European Union, the U.S., India and South Africa have reached a provisional compromise on waiving Covid-19 vaccine intellectual property (IP) rights. Read more »
South Africa: Kanye West Adds Trevor Noah to his List of Enemies, Hurls Slurs
The controversial United States multi-award-winning rapper Kanye West has lashed out at South African-born comedian Trevor Noah with a racial slur on Instagram. Read more »
March 16, 2022
South Africa: Competition Watchdog Wants WhatsApp, Facebook's Meta To Pay Up for 'Abuse'
The Competition Commission has referred Meta to a tribunal over alleged abuse of its dominance in the social media industry, TechCrunch reports. Read more »
March 11, 2022
Africa: IMF Pledges Support for Countries Threatened Economically by Ukraine War
African economies, already battling to recover from a Covid-induced recession, face major obstacles as they manage "spillover" effects from the war in Ukraine, IMF Managing… Read more »
March 09, 2022
Africa: To Get to The Top, Women Must Know There's No Limit - AllAfrica Panel
AllAfrica convened a webinar to commemorate International Women's Day on Monday 7 March around the UN's theme of "Equality today for a sustainable future". Organised by the Dakar… Read more »
March 07, 2022
Africa: Ending Global Hunger Should Be at the Top of the Women's Rights Agenda
Today is International Women's Day, a day dedicated to the millions of women working in their countries and communities to make the world a better place for all. It is on this day… Read more »
March 04, 2022
Africa: 'This is Not Our War' - African Journalists Question U.S. State Dept on Continent's Position in Ukraine-Russia Conflict
A webinar hosted by the U.S. Department of State has been held to discuss ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine in the context of its impact on the nations of the African continent… Read more »
March 03, 2022
Mali: France Recalls Its Administrators From Mali
After Paris announced the withdrawal of its troops from Mali on February 17, 2022, along with the reorganisation of its military force Barkhane, and of the European Force "Takuba",… Read more »
Africa: UN Resolution Demands Russian Withdrawal from Ukraine - How Africa Voted
The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding that Russia end its military operations in Ukraine immediately. Read more »
March 02, 2022
Africa: Gender Equality for a Sustainable Future to be Spotlighted at AllAfrica's Convening for International Women's Day
[Visit the AllAfrica Women's Agenda page to watch the webinar and virtual panel which will livestream on March 7, 2022, 12h GMT] Read more »
March 01, 2022
Africa: The Climate Crisis is Dire, But There is Hope if We Act Now #AfricaClimateCrisis
Scientists have once again given humanity a stark and urgent warning about the impact of human activity on the planet and the conditions necessary for human survival. Read more »
February 25, 2022
South Africa: South African Students Stranded as Russia Invades Ukraine
Some South African students who are pursuing their studies in the eastern European country are desperate to come home, after thousands of Russian troops invaded Ukraine. They say… Read more »
Africa: Russia Invades Ukraine - The Fallout for the Continent
The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have repercussions for the African continent, analysts say. Read more »
February 24, 2022
Africa: Fight Over Funding for Poor Countries Builds Ahead of COP27 #AfricaClimateCrisis
The next round of climate talks, COP27, is scheduled to take place in November 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt where an opportunity or chance will put climate justice and… Read more »
