October 06, 2023
Kenya: President Ruto to Ask for U.S.$1 Billion Loan From China With Extended Repayment Period
President William Ruto will ask China for a U.S.$1 billion loan to complete stalled road construction projects, when he travels to Beijing later this… Read more »
October 04, 2023
Rwanda: Another Rwanda Genocide Suspect Arrested in Netherlands
A former member of the Rwandan military who is accused of being a crucial player in the 1994 genocide in that country was arrested on Tuesday, October 3, in the Netherlands,… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Africa: New Malaria Vaccine Will Save Lives of Millions of Children
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new, inexpensive malaria vaccine to prevent malaria in children that can be produced on a massive scale. Read more »
October 01, 2023
Africa: Breakthrough Promises Improved Access to TB Treatment Across Africa
An American drug manufacturer has taken an important step to open the way to improved access to the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) across Africa. Read more »
September 29, 2023
Sudan: U.S. Announces Sanctions on Former Sudan Foreign Minister Ali Karti
The U.S. State Department has announced sanctions on Ali Karti, the former foreign minister of Sudan, accusing him of thwarting efforts to end the civil war there. Read more »
September 28, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Looks to Chinese Backers After Pipeline Funders Withdraw
Uganda is in the closing stages of talks with Chinese bankers to help fund a contentious pipeline project after some Western partners withdrew, a top official said on Wednesday,… Read more »
Africa: Innovative, Sustainable Funding Needed to Deal with Neglected Tropical Diseases
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect over a billion people worldwide. These diseases, like Mycetoma and African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness are preventable… Read more »
Africa: Identifying Opportunities for Sustainable Financing for Neglected Tropical Diseases
During the World Health Organization's 73rd Africa Regional Committee held in Botswana, AllAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo spoke to Thoko Elphick-Pooley, Executive Director of Uniting to… Read more »
September 27, 2023
Ghana: Future Financial Stability in Doubt as Ghana Sinks Deeper Into Debt
Ghana faces a possible debt default as it's debt crisis sees no end it sight, according to Nile Post. Read more »
West Africa: French Ambassador Leaves Niamey
The French ambassador to Niger Sylvain Itte, left the country, barely a month after the military government had ordered his expulsion, Reuters reports. Read more »
September 26, 2023
Kenya: U.S., Kenya Sign Deal Ahead of Haiti Security Mission
The United States and Kenya have struck a defense pact that will provide Kenya with funding and support for security deployments following Kenya's voluntary offer to lead an… Read more »
September 22, 2023
Ethiopia: U.S. Govt Contractor Faces Death Penalty for Allegedly Spying for Ethiopia
An American citizen of Ethiopian descent who had Top Secret clearance was detained and accused of giving sensitive information to Ethiopia, AFP reports. Read more »
September 21, 2023
West Africa: Burkina Faso's Parliament Approves Sending Troops to Niger
The Burkinabe parliament gave the go-ahead for Captain Ibrahim Traore to send troops to neighboring Niger in response to a potential foreign military intervention to reinstate… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa to Host US-Africa Trade Summit Despite Diplomatic Tensions
South Africa will host a U.S.-Africa trade meeting in November despite earlier calls from U.S. politicians for the event to be shifted due to what they claimed was the country's… Read more »
Somalia: Humanitarian Situation Could Worsen After EU Suspends Food Aid to Somalia
The executive of the European Union announced on September 19 that humanitarian aid payments to Somalia had been "temporarily suspended" following a UN investigation that revealed… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Africa: How To Stop the Health Worker Brain Drain in Africa? Invest in People and Innovations
This year the World Health Organization added 37 African countries to a list of nations at risk of facing worsening health worker shortages due to “brain drain” –… Read more »
September 18, 2023
West Africa: Sahel Alliance Unites Against 'Internal Uprising or Foreign Assault'
Three West African Sahel countries - Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso - ruled by military juntas pledged to support one another in the event of internal uprising or foreign assault,… Read more »
September 15, 2023
Egypt: Egypt Loses Out on U.S.$85m in U.S. Military Aid
The United States plans to hold back $85-million in military aid to Egypt because of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's failure to uphold the U.S.'s conditions on freeing political… Read more »
Sudan: A Fragile Opportunity for Peace in Sudan
The long-suffering country of Sudan caught a glimpse of peace late last month. General Mohammed Dagalo (aka Nemeti), head of the paramilitary Rapid Security Force (RSF) whose… Read more »
September 14, 2023
Morocco: Youth Spring Into Action in Wake of Morocco Earthquake
Moroccan authorities are continuing their efforts to speed up rescue operations, evacuate and provide care for the injured, and mobilize all necessary resources to respond to the… Read more »
West Africa: U.S. Resumes Drone Operations in Niger
The U.S. resumed flying drones and other aircraft out of Niger's air bases, according to the commander of the Air Forces in Europe and Africa, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
September 12, 2023
Tanzania: Tanzania Denies Claims of Smuggling Wildlife to the Middle East
The Tanzanian airports regulator denied permitting the smuggling of wildlife from a park in the northern part of the country to Middle Eastern countries, BBC reports. Read more »
West Africa: Putin Discusses Niger Crisis With Malian Leader Goita
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Mali's acting president, Assimi Goita, on the telephone, discussing issues like counter-terrorism measures and the situation in Niger,… Read more »
September 11, 2023
Mauritius: Why to Do Business Here - Mauritius Financial Services Minister
Mauritius, the Indian Ocean island-nation located off the southeast coast of continental Africa - known for powder-white beaches and luxury tourist attractions - has one of… Read more »
September 10, 2023
Niger: Military Govt Accuses France of Preparing Forces for 'Intervention'
The military government in Niger, which seized control in July, accused France of stationing troops in various West African countries in preparation for "military intervention,"… Read more »