Africa: A Life of Tenacity, Constancy and Courage – Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town and Nobel Peace Laureate Dies at 90

Desmond Tutu lived his life with passion, courage, faith and deep insight, but it was a life lived against the odds. Read more »

South Africa: 'Improve Broadcast Codes to Help Strengthen Gender Equality in Media'

The media has power to influence, spreads information and messages across countries and across the entire world, it is the most powerful sector that serves to inform, to influence… Read more »

Africa: Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Launched in Nigeria

Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much it is often unreported due to impunity, shame and… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Nigeria: Police Are Failing Rape Victims - Amnesty

The Nigerian police are failing rape victims by not supporting and investigating the crime when reported, rights groups Amnesty International has said. 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 »

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The government has withdrawn its support for the Miss South Africa pageant after it was unable to convince organisers to pull out of the Miss Universe pageant which will be held in… Read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 »

Africa: Covid-19 'Survivors' Guilt' Haunting African Researcher in the U.S.

My life as an African researcher gives me a unique grasp of the issue of health inequality. I was born in a small rural town in Ethiopia, and am currently working in Flint,… Read more »

Africa: Why Taking Climate Action Supports Global Health and Saves Money #AfricaClimateCrisis

What does health have to do with climate change? If you stop to think about it: Everything. Read more »

Ethiopia: UN Rights Body Blames All Sides For Human Rights Abuses in Tigray Conflict

As the conflict between Ethiopia's federal government and the northern Tigray region escalates, the United Nations human rights chief has blamed all parties involved in the… Read more »

South Africa: Fifty Men Rescued From House In Johannesburg Could Be In Country Illegally

Fifty young men including an 11-year-old boy, have been rescued from a house in Lenasia, a suburb in Johannesburg, by members of the South African police. Read more »

Africa: A Healthy Environment is a Human Right, Says UN Body #AfricaClimateCrisis

Outdoor spaces is what most people have been craving during the Covid-19 pandemic, when a series of lockdowns across the world forced countless people indoors. And these enforced… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Opposition Accuses Zanu-PF of Attacking Leader Chamisa's Convoy

Foootage showing a group blocking the vehicle of opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson's Chamisa's delegation in Charumbira area has been shared online. In the video, a chanting… Read more »

Africa: Let's Talk About Sex Baby! Responding to Needs of Girls, Young Women in The Digital Age

In today's digital world, everything is available online. Information, products, and services. 22% of the African population, can access the world at the click of a button, and… Read more »

Africa: Indigenous People at Centre of Protecting Ecosystems #AfricaClimateCrisis

Indigenous peoples are increasingly being acknowledged for their protection and management of land, water bodies and wildlife.  As their culture and livelihood are intimately… Read more »

South Sudan: If We Truly Want Young People to be Peacemakers, Agents of Positive Change, Then Attacks on Education Must Stop

My name is Nandege and I am a peacemaker. I come from the village of Homiri in Chukudum county, South Sudan, where most of the population of some 150,000 people are subsistence… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian States Should Protect Girls by Ending Child Marriage

Over 10 million children are out of school in Nigeria and the global pandemic has only made it harder for young people to stay in school. There have been dire consequences… Read more »

South Africa: Were The Cradock Four Sacrificed at Altar of Democracy in South Africa?

June 27, 1985. The day that changed the lives of four families forever – a day that robbed Nomonde Calata, Nyameka Goniwe, Sindiswa Mkhonto and Nombuyiselo Mhlauli of their… Read more »

Nigeria: Time to Ransom the Psycho-Social Trauma of Nigeria's Kidnapping Epidemic

"He is the one! That's him!" Those were the words my brother heard before four uniformed men grabbed him at the store five minutes from his home in Port Harcourt, Rivers state… Read more »

Africa: Sahel's Conflict Crisis – Women Hold Key to Building Peace

It is now a decade since the Sahel crisis unfolded. Yet, the region has picked up the hard lessons and remains of interest globally. Read more »

Africa: Rich Nations 'Must Consign Coal Power to History' - UK COP26 President

This story originally appeared in Reuters and is published here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Read more »

South Africa: Adichie Speaks at UCT Lecture After Boycott Calls From Students' Council

On July 28 internationally acclaimed Nigerian author and renowned feminist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie presented the second University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor's Open… Read more »