December 11, 2021
Angola: U.S. Treasury Issues Sanctions on Former Govt Officials Nascimento and Dias Junior
Excerpts from a press release issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury: Read more »
December 09, 2021
Liberia: U.S. Treasury Issues Sanctions on Prince Yormie Johnson
Excerpts from a press release issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury: Read more »
December 08, 2021
Africa: Democracy Spotlighted at Biden Summit – Who's There and Who's Not from Africa?
Leaders from 17 African nations will this week join a 'Summit for Democracy' organized by an American administration clearly aware that the United States is itself under scrutiny… Read more »
December 07, 2021
South Africa: Ramaphosa Criticises Greedy Western Countries for Handling of Omicron Variant
President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticised travel bans imposed on parts of Africa by western countries because of the outbreak of Omicron, a variant of Covid-19. Read more »
December 06, 2021
Africa: Covid-19 Brings 10 Challenges That Hinders Africa's Path to Recovery
Africa faces 10 key governance challenges it must resolve in order for it to fully recover from the Covid-19 outbreak, according to this report by the Mo Ibrahim… Read more »
November 29, 2021
Africa: Covid-19 Africa Travel Ban Slammed by AU Expert, Renews Call for #VaccineEquity
Dr. Ayoade Olatunbosun-Alakija, an African Union vaccine expert, has slammed a decision by Western governments to ban African travelers following the emergence of the Omicron… Read more »
November 26, 2021
Sudan: Thousands March Despite PM Hamdok's Promises
Thousands of citizens are marching across the country, despite assurances from Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok that he will step down if the Sudanese people see that… Read more »
November 19, 2021
South Africa: Oil Giant Capitalising on 'Loophole' to Pursue Hazardous Seismic Scanning #AfricaClimateCrisis
A 2014 government decision to grant oil giant Shell permission to pursue seismic scanning of an area situated over 20km off the Eastern Cape coast has resulted in a cascade of… Read more »
November 24, 2021
Somalia: State of Emergency Declared as Drought Worsens #AfricaClimateCrisis
Somalia's government has declared a state of emergency in the country following a report submitted by a committee set up to evaluate the drought situation in the country. In a… Read more »
November 23, 2021
Africa: Sexism, Violence Rife for Women in African Parliaments, Says Study
Sexism, harassment and violence against women permeate parliaments across Africa, according to a new study published Tuesday. Read more »
November 21, 2021
Sudan: Prime Minister Hamdok Set to Return to Lead Govt After Deal
Sudanese coup leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has reached a deal with civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, 65, - who was placed under house arrest on October 25, 2021 for… Read more »
November 19, 2021
South Africa: Police Minister Points to July Unrest as Factor in Crime Statistics
Speaking to the portfolio committee on police in Parliament, Police Minister Bheki Cele has said that the unrest that followed former president Jacob Zuma's arrest and imprisonment… Read more »
November 18, 2021
South Sudan: Healing Trauma and Peacebuilding Go Hand-in-Hand for South Sudan
Welcome to AllAfrica's Silence The Guns series where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. This is Juanita Williams and today we take closer look at what the road to… Read more »
Sudan: Fatalities Climb In Khartoum Amid Anti-Coup Protests
Sudan's capital city Khartoum has been shaken by rising deaths - now at 39 - during protests against the military's seizure of power in a coup in October 2021. The country saw its… Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan Still Struggling Towards Peace
In January 2011 the people of South Sudan voted in a referendum to secede from Sudan, putting behind them two civil wars which had consumed 39 of the 55 years of Sudanese… Read more »
November 16, 2021
Uganda: Two Deadly Blasts in Capital of Kampala, More Bombs Found
Two police officers are confirmed dead and four others were killed when two separate explosions hit the city of Kampala, the National Emergency Coordination… Read more »
November 15, 2021
Africa: COP26 - A Huge Disappointment for Vulnerable Countries #AfricaClimateCrisis
Countries of the global South, which are already facing the worst impacts of the climate emergency, have expressed their deep disappointment about how the COP26 talks have… Read more »
South Africa: Govt Withdraws Support for Miss South Africa Pageant
The government has withdrawn its support for the Miss South Africa pageant after it was unable to convince organisers to pull out of the Miss Universe pageant which will be held in… Read more »
November 11, 2021
South Africa: No Time for Fossil Fools, Say Activists on South Africa's Push for Coal Power #AfricaClimateCrisis
Greenpeace Africa has criticised Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, who at the opening of the Africa Energy Week conference in Cape Town called for "African solidarity"… Read more »
South Africa: Last President of Apartheid South Africa FW de Klerk Dies
The last leader of apartheid South Africa FW de Klerk has died. Read more »
November 08, 2021
Africa: Reforestation Pledge to Bring Major Change in #AfricaClimateCrisis Fight?
More than 130 world leaders who gathered at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, have pledged to co-operate and reverse land degradation and forest loss by 2030 by signing the Glasgow… Read more »
Sudan: Army Chief Committed to Transferring Power to Civilian Leadership - Report
In an interview with Al Jazeera, army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said that he would not participate in any government that comes after a transitional period and… Read more »
November 05, 2021
Sudan: Army Chief Orders Detained Ministers Released Amid Global Pressure
Top army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has ordered the release of four civilian ministers who were detained when he led a military coup in which Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was… Read more »
November 03, 2021
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 »
October 30, 2021
Sudan: AllAfrica Speaks With Sudan 'March of Millions' Protester As She Marches
AllAfrica's Juanita Williams spoke with Asma Ismail, human rights activist, as she marched through the streets east of Khartoum. Read more »