Ethiopia: UN Rights Body Blames All Sides For Human Rights Abuses in Tigray Conflict

As the conflict between Ethiopia's federal government and the northern Tigray region escalates, the United Nations human rights chief has blamed all parties involved in the… Read more »

Africa: Tobacco Control Vs Tobacco Harm Reduction - A Never-Ending War?

The latest Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction report was launched on October 27th, 2021. Titled: “ Fighting the last war: the WHO and International Tobacco Control , its… Read more »

South Africa: Good Start But More Transparency Needed on Energy Transition Deal - Activists #AfricaClimateCrisis

A "historic" plan to create an U.S.$8.5 billion partnership to fund a climate finance deal for South Africa has been welcomed by climate and environmental justice groups along with… Read more »

Africa: How Climate Change Will Hit Small Farmers - And How Adaptation Helps #AfricaClimateCrisis

Rising temperatures and a decline in rainfall across eight Southern and East African countries are set to slash the production of important food crops in the region by 2050, says a… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Envoy Ordered Out By Junta

ECOWAS representative Hamidou Boly was on October 25, 2021 named persona non grata and given 72 hours to leave Mali. Read more »

Ethiopia: International Community Should Back Obasanjo's Peace Mission - Report

The international community should rally around former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo's peace mission in Ethiopia, or risk all-out civil war within the country and even a… Read more »

Africa: Can Africa Exploit its Energy Reserves and Be Part of the Solution to Climate Crisis?

In the lead-up to the 26th global conference on climate next week in Glasgow, Scotland, nations, scientists and climate activists have begun to discuss the role of low-income… Read more »

South Africa: Is South Africa Making Progress Towards a Just Energy Transition? #AfricaClimateCrisis

You have probably heard the term COP26 quite a lot by now. The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference will see people from almost every country on the globe arrive in… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity at 'Make or Break' Moment?

The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the need for greater investment in Africa's vaccine manufacturing capacity. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Billionaire Gilbert Chagoury Named In FBI Probe On U.S. Election Donors

Gilbert Chagoury, a Nigerian billionaire of Lebanese descent, has been named in the criminal case of a U.S. congressman Jeff Fortenberry who prosecutors say lied to… Read more »

Africa: A New Generation Voices an Abiding Spirit #AfricaClimateCrisis

A decade after the death of Kenyan environmentalist and 2004 Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai, her daughter explains why her mother’s vision and example are as necessary… Read more »

Ethiopia: Facebook's Lack of Content Control Stokes Violence in Ethiopia - U.S. Whistleblower

An American whistleblower who previously worked for the social media giant, Facebook, has alleged that its lack of controls over harmful content is promoting ethnic violence in… Read more »

Central African Republic: Looking Ahead, Banking On Human Capital - The Keys To Development In The Central African Republic

Géraldine Wonzangba is a student like any other all over the world: a chemistry major at the University of Bangui, she is at that age where one can dream about any and… Read more »

Gambia: U.S. Acts to Seize Former Gambia Leader Jammeh's Property

Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh whose rule was characterised by allegations of widespread abuses is faced with a forfeiture process in U.S. courts. Read more »

Africa: Indigenous People at Centre of Protecting Ecosystems #AfricaClimateCrisis

Indigenous peoples are increasingly being acknowledged for their protection and management of land, water bodies and wildlife.  As their culture and livelihood are intimately… Read more »

Mozambique: Reports Grow of Children Being Abused in Armed Conflict, Says UN

United Nations officials have received increasing reports of the use of children in armed groups and violations, including abduction and sexual violence by militant Islamist groups… Read more »

West Africa: Focusing on Peace By Peaceful Means For Cameroon's Crises

Welcome to allAfrica's Silencing The Guns series where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. I am Mantsadi Sepheka from allAfrica and today our focus is Cameroon. The West… Read more »

Africa: Can Harm Reduction Help to Reduce the Number Smoking Related Diseases?

The second Tobacco Harm Reduction International Media Meeting took place on September 28th, 2021. This hybrid meeting was organized online and live by Independent scientific… Read more »

Africa: The state of Tobacco Harm Reduction in Africa

The 4th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction took place on September 29 and 30th, 2021. Organized by SCHORE, the International Association on Smoking Control which "vision… Read more »

Africa: African Finance Ministers Press for Multlilateral Support to Address Covid-19 Challenges

As finance and economy ministers of Africa, multilateralism for us is more than just an abstract foreign policy issue. It is about achieving prosperity for millions of our… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »