Africa: Interlinked Solutions Key to Tackling Biodiversity, Water, Food, Health and Climate Change, Says IPBES

Biological diversity is on the decline worldwide, and current approaches to address its loss have been piecemeal and ineffective in tackling the crisis facing nature--this is… Read more »

Africa: How an African Bioeconomy Can Strengthen Agrifood Systems in the Context of a Changing Climate

From increased pests and diseases to lower crop yields and extreme weather events, the adverse impacts of climate change on agriculture in Africa cannot be overstated. Read more »

Africa: Bridging the Gap in Africa's Surgical Care Crisis

For decades, preventable deaths, lifelong disabilities, and disfigurements presented devastating consequences for over 90% of the population in Africa, where surgical care remains… Read more »

Africa: Protect the Rights and Future of Youth, Right Now, From Addiction and Harm

As the world commemorates UN Human Rights Day, December 10, with the theme, "Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now," it's time to ask: Are we truly listening to what the youth envision… Read more »

Africa: Eliminating Rabies in Africa Must Begin With Quality Data

Rabies, despite being a major public health concern in Africa, is still not fully understood, due to the limited data available on it. This has slowed down efforts to eliminate it,… Read more »

Africa: Expand Choices for Women, Prevent New HIV Infections in Africa

Ahead of World Aids Day 2024, with the theme Take the Rights Path: My Health, My Right!, IPS looks at options for prevention for women and girls in Uganda and sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »

Nigeria: Free Cesarean Sections in Nigeria - Can This Policy Truly Deliver?

In Nigeria, over 80,000 women die each year from pregnancy and childbirth complications. Recently, Nigeria's coordinating minister of health and social welfare, Muhammad Pate,… Read more »

Africa: The World Depends On a Healthy Southern Ocean

It is a hectic week for UN environmental conservation talks with simultaneous meetings occurring around the world: Climate change negotiations are entering their second week in… Read more »

Africa: Insights From Negotiator Into How COPs Move Needle Towards Healthy, Liveable Planet

Every year, the Conference of the Parties creates a global milestone for the climate movement, setting new standards and advancing action towards a net-zero planet to sustain all… Read more »

Africa: Breaking Cycle of Violence to Save Mothers & Children - Why Ending Gender-Based Violence Is Essential for Global Health

Each year, millions of women and children around the world die from preventable causes. Maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) is a shared global priority, yet we often… Read more »

Africa: Abortion Is a Fundamental Human Rights Issue

The right to abortion is a human rights issue that no government agency, courts, local and state legislators, or anyone else has the right to violate or impede in any shape or… Read more »

Africa: Uptick in Mpox Cases Raises Concern Among Health Officials

Yesterday, India's Federal Health Ministry reported the nation's first documented case of mpox. The infected individual was reported to have contracted the clade Ib strain of the… Read more »

Africa: TikTok and WHO Join Efforts to Combat Misinformation

Today's digital age is centered around TikTok, the short-form social media platform that hosts around 1 billion global users. Sensationalized or reductive videos often get the most… Read more »

Africa: World Governments, NGOs Announce $350m Investments in Sexual and Reproductive Health Services

On the heels of the Summit of the Future and the sidelines of the United Nations High-Level Meeting Week, governments and philanthropies pledged to commit at least USD 350 million… Read more »

Africa: The Crucial Connection Between Climate Change and Mental Health

Climate change is driving a mental health crisis and accelerating eco-anxiety. Dr. Emma Lawrance is leading Climate Cares, Imperial College London, a centre dedicated to research… Read more »

Africa: It's Time for Rich Polluters to Pay for the Climate Crisis They Created

The world is standing at a critical juncture. Climate change is not just a future threat--it's here, and it's already devastating lives. From record-breaking heat waves to floods… Read more »

Sudan: Flooding and Armed Conflict Aggravates Sudan's Cholera Epidemic

Sudan has been plunged into a deadly cholera outbreak in the midst of the Sudanese Civil War. Sudan is currently home to an approximate 15 million people, many of which have had to… Read more »

Africa: Multilateral Systems in Urgent Need of Reform, Says UN Secretary General

As the United Nations gears up to host the international community for the high-level meeting week, the UN chief appeals to world leaders to commit to universal agreements to work… Read more »

Africa: Leaders Can Rise to the Summit, Together

As heads of state and government fly into New York for the United Nations General Assembly and the Summit of the Future (September 22-30), 2.3 billion mothers, fathers, and… Read more »

Africa: Africa Taking Targeted Preparedness Measures As Mpox Cases Increase

As the mpox virus continues to spread to new countries across Africa, triggering a continental health emergency, health authorities are sparing no effort in taking targeted… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria - Protecting the Vulnerable On the Path to Progress

Returning to Nigeria after five years, I was struck by the changes - both the challenges and the opportunities. To better understand these dynamics, I have been undertaking visits… Read more »

Africa: Pandemic's Silver Lining--Africa Uses Covid-19 Technology for Agriculture

In this IPS podcast, Inter Press Service correspondent Jewel Fraser talks with a scientist from the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more »

Africa: Bridging the Gap - How Self-Awareness Can Unleash Youth Potential

Imagine a world where every young person has the tools they need to succeed, regardless of their age, area of residence, ethnicity, college name, or the title on their resume. It's… Read more »

Africa: The Troubling Truth of Mpox

On August 15th, the Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, stated at a press briefing at the United Nations Headquarters that the Mpox epidemic continues to… Read more »

Africa: Neglected for Years, Mpox Now a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

There is a deadly outbreak of a new and graver variant of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and at least one case has been confirmed in nearly 12 African countries,… Read more »