February 11, 2020
Africa: From London to Kigali - We Must Embrace Change to Beat NTDs
True watershed moments are rare. Personally and professionally, our lives changed when we became Minister of Health for Rwanda and Director of Neglected Tropical Diseases for the… Read more »
Africa: Powering Africa's Transformation with Clean Energy
The African Continent today stands at a sustainable development crossroads. Read more »
February 07, 2020
Africa: Can Technology Help Reduce Cancer and Other Tobacco-Related Killer Diseases?
Speaking at the International Conference on Harm Reduction in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Professor David Khayat, a French oncologist, clarified the harm-reduction… Read more »
February 06, 2020
Mali: U.S. Customs Officials Destroy Mali Musician's Custom-Made Kora
Ballake Sissoko, a noted player of the kora - a 21-string instrument, recently got the shock of his life when he found his instrument in pieces. Read more »
February 05, 2020
Africa: Why Ending FGM Is 'Actually Not Hard', Says Activist Jaha Dukureh
Jaha Dukureh and her organisation Safe Hands for Girls have set themselves a date to end a war that has been going on for 15 years - ending female genital mutilation (FGM).… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S and Nigeria Talk Trade and Investment Despite Visa Outcry
Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, has expressed hope that President Donald Trump's administration might be able to lift visa restrictions placed on Nigeria if the country takes… Read more »
February 04, 2020
Africa: Is the African Union Capable of 'Silencing the Guns in Africa'?
This year's African Union (AU) summit, which draws the continent's heads of state and government together in Addis Ababa in the coming days, is being held under the theme,… Read more »
February 03, 2020
Africa: Experts Examine How to Reduce Deaths from Major Killer Diseases (NCDs)
Researchers, scientists, physicians and stakeholders gathered in Paris February 2 and 3 for the International Conference on Harm Reduction in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Read more »
January 28, 2020
Ghana: How Ghana Went Above and Beyond For Year of Return 2019
Ghana is to launch a multi-million dollar fund aimed at attracting investment from members of the African diaspora in the United States and around the world – a follow-up to… Read more »
January 27, 2020
Africa: U.S. Military in Africa Under Spotlight
Amid rising attacks by Islamic supremacists, the American military presence in Africa has come under scrutiny in U.S. policy circles, as well as among African analysts. Read more »
Africa: Punching Back against Al-Shabaab
An attack this month on a Kenyan military base, which killed one American service member and two U.S. Department of Defense contractors, before being repelled by Kenyan and… Read more »
January 24, 2020
South Africa: 'Africa Loves You', Billionaire Motsepe Tells Trump
Billionaire philanthropist and mining mogul Patrice Motsepe has said that Africa loves U.S. President Donald Trump, sparking controversy on social media. Read more »
January 23, 2020
Africa: 'Conflict is Like a Cough, If You Don't Treat the Root Cause, It Comes Back'
With the ongoing conflicts in Cameroon, Somalia, Nigeria, the Sahel and Mozambique, peace on the continent may seem elusive, but Nigerian-based Joy Ada Onyesoh, president of the… Read more »
January 22, 2020
Africa: New Directions for Historic U.S. Africa-Focused Organization
The New York-based Africa-America Institute (AAI) is one of the oldest, most-respected institutions connecting Africans and Americans. Founded in 1952, under the name… Read more »
January 20, 2020
Africa: Africare Co-Founder Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy – A Son's Remembrance
Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy, co-founder and longtime director of International Development and vice president of Africare, died December 7, 2019 at age 93 from respiratory failure. Read more »
January 17, 2020
Africa: Prioritizing Action on Air Pollution Will Benefit Health, the Climate and the Economy
Everyone around the world shares the same right to a healthy environment. Indeed, during the United Nations General Assembly and the Climate Action Summit, leaders from governments… Read more »
January 15, 2020
Africa: Human Rights Violations and Violence - The Continent's 11 Hotspots
Eleven African nations are highlighted in a major annual report on human rights as places where violations of citizens' rights were accompanied by insurgencies, domestic conflict… Read more »
January 14, 2020
South Sudan: Announcement of Peace Agreement Concluded in Rome
Following is the statement issued by the Community of Sant'Egidio, a lay Catholic association in Rome that has been mediating the conflict among parties in South Sudan: Read more »
January 07, 2020
Africa: How Debt Markets Can Supercharge Trump's 'Prosper Africa' Initiative
The ‘Prosper Africa’ policy launched by the Trump administration last yearto substantially increase U.S. investments in Africa (which pale relative to those from China,… Read more »
January 03, 2020
South Africa: Photojournalist 'Coming Home' After Escaping Syrian Captors
Photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed will be returning home three years after being kidnapped in Syria by the Islamic State, writes News24. Reuters reported that, according to a… Read more »
January 01, 2020
Africa: UN Agency Pinpoints African Nations As World's Worst 2020 Hunger Spots
Zimbabwe, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central Sahel region dominate the demand for food aid as the world enters 2020, says the United Nations World Food… Read more »
December 20, 2019
Africa: Why Banks Must See African Women Entrepreneurs As Game Changers - Angelique Kidjo
AllAfrica's Juanita Williams spoke with musician and activist Angelique Kidjo about her latest role in an African Development Bank and G7 collaboration, Affirmative Finance Action… Read more »
December 02, 2019
Sudan: Sudan's House Divided Poses Challenge to Successful Revolution
For decades Sudan has been a tale of two countries. Read more »
November 22, 2019
Africa: Reclaiming our Power - Reimagining the Global Agenda for Women and Girls
Last week, world leaders gathered in Nairobi for ICPD+25 to celebrate 25 years since the 1994 launch of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) , a… Read more »
November 19, 2019
Africa: How to Close the $42 Billion Financing Gap Women Face
In African cultures, women play a nurturing role, they are the backbone of the continent. Yet, they face a $42 billion-dollar financing gap with over 3/4 of them being financially… Read more »
