West Africa: African Youth Network Dedicates Award to UNFPA's Mabingué Ngom

The  African Youth Adolescents Network on Population and Development ( AfriYAN ) network, was honoured for their leadership and commitment, and realizing the rights and making… Read more »

Africa: Hold Your Govts To Account! - Plan International CEO After Nairobi Summit

AllAfrica.com’s Bacary Dabo spoke with Plan International’s CEO Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, while attending the International Conference on Population and Development… Read more »

Africa: 'Sexual and Reproductive Rights Are Not Up for Negotiation'

Natalia Kanem, executive director of UNFPA, had a strong statement at the opening of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) in Nairobi, Kenya, on… Read more »

Africa: Drug Price Drop to Bolster African Countries' Fight Against TB

A French pharmaceutical giant has slashed the price of a critically important antibiotic used to prevent tuberculosis, giving new hope of beating the disease to millions of people… Read more »

Nigeria: Medical Negligence in Nigeria Must End

Oyin Gucci is a Nigerian woman whose Twitter profile reads, "I am simple. Was once a mother". A few days ago, she shared the sad story behind her bio. In a series of… Read more »

Africa: Pregnant Students in Africa Need Your Support, Not Rejection

In late 2018, Sierra Leone's First Lady, Fatima Bio, opened a national campaign "Hands Off Our Girls."   Her campaign made big promises to reduce child marriages and… Read more »

Uganda: How Anzisha Prize Helped Young Ugandan Grow Her Mosquito-Repellent Soap Business

allAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo spoke to Joan Nalubega, 22, who was 2018's Anzisha Prize second-runner up. She is the co-founder of Uganics, which produces mosquito-repellent soap to… Read more »

Africa: Women Question Safety of Sanitary Pads Using #MyAlwaysExperience

Since the beginning of the year, Kenyan women have been complaining about the quality of the pads that Proctor and Gamble (P&G), the manufacturers of Always pads, distributes… Read more »

Africa: Tapping into Mobile Phones to Advance Africa's Intelligence on Global Health and Food Security

It is official: With 9.3 billion mobile connections, the number of mobile devices on earth now surpasses the 7.6 billion people population. This creates huge opportunities to… Read more »

South Africa: Competition Commission Releases Report into Private Healthcare

South Africa's Competition Commission has released a long-awaited report on the country's private healthcare sector. Read more »

Senegal: Senegal to Offer Free Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment

The government of Senegal will begin to offer free breast or cervical cancer chemotherapy in public hospitals from October 2019, reports the BBC. Read more »

Africa: Rwanda's Lessons on Universal Health Coverage

Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, is clean, orderly and blessed with great weather. It also has achieved universal health coverage. During a recent visit there as part of my… Read more »

South Africa: Govt Considers Expunging Marijuana-Related Criminal Records

The Department of Justice is working on new laws around the legalisation of marijuana in South Africa, and is considering amendments to expunge the criminal records of people who… Read more »

Africa: Can Africa Feed Africa?

Did you ever think that they will be a time where farmers can monitor their crops or the movement of their animals without having to go to the farm. Read more »

Africa: Using Digital Innovation to Boost Africa's Smallholder Farmers #AGRF2019

The  African Green Revolution Forum is a platform for global and African leaders to develop actionable plans that will move African agriculture forward. Read more »

Africa: How Stunting Robs Economies of Potential Development

According to the World Health Organisation's Global Nutrition Targets 2025 report, the global prevalence of childhood stunting and the total number of stunted children less than 5… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Marks a Major Milestone - 3 Years Without Polio

Nigeria has made remarkable progress against polio. Read more »

Burundi: Govt Playing Politics with Deadly Malaria Outbreak?

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that 5.7 million cases of malaria were recorded in Burundi in 2019, and with a population of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Third Positive Ebola Diagnosis in Goma, 15 Persons Quarantined

One person has died, a third diagnosis reported and 15 persons quarantined in Goma, reports France24. The World Health Organization says it is collaborating with the government of… Read more »

Africa: Prominent South African Aids Scientist Inducted Into Royal Society

Professor Salim Abdool Karim, South Africa's leading Aids researcher and scientist has been elected as a fellow of the prestigious Royal Society in London. Read more »

Africa: Malaria Vaccine Not Just a Dream - Dr. Aminatou Kone

An African scientific conference this week was "a platform for this young generation to express their views about how they perceive the future of science in Africa. We will leave… Read more »

Africa: 2019 DELTAS Africa Scientific Conference - Interview of Dr Sam Kinuyanjui from Kenya

"There is still a huge amount of effort in trying to develop malaria vaccines." Read more »

Africa: Getting Back on Track to Knock Out HIV – Dr. Sani Aliyu

The pace of progress against HIV is slowing, says a report released 16 July by UNAIDS, the United Nations agency charged with" reducing new HIV infections, increasing access to… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Goma Ebola Patient Dies

Officials in the DR Congo have confirmed that a pastor diagnosed with Ebola in Goma has died, appealing for calm as the epidemic reaches the city with a population of one million… Read more »

Tanzania: 'Set Your Ovaries Free', Magufuli Tells Tanzania Women

Tanzania President John Magufuli has urged the country's women to "set your ovaries free" and have many more children so the economy can grow, Reuters reports. Read more »