October 26, 2021
West Africa: ECOWAS Envoy Ordered Out By Junta
ECOWAS representative Hamidou Boly was on October 25, 2021 named persona non grata and given 72 hours to leave Mali. Read more »
Ethiopia: International Community Should Back Obasanjo's Peace Mission - Report
The international community should rally around former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo's peace mission in Ethiopia, or risk all-out civil war within the country and even a… Read more »
October 18, 2021
South Africa: Is South Africa Making Progress Towards a Just Energy Transition? #AfricaClimateCrisis
You have probably heard the term COP26 quite a lot by now. The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference will see people from almost every country on the globe arrive in… Read more »
October 20, 2021
Africa: Africa's Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity at 'Make or Break' Moment?
The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the need for greater investment in Africa's vaccine manufacturing capacity. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)… Read more »
October 18, 2021
Africa: A New Generation Voices an Abiding Spirit #AfricaClimateCrisis
A decade after the death of Kenyan environmentalist and 2004 Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai, her daughter explains why her mother’s vision and example are as necessary… Read more »
October 06, 2021
Central African Republic: Looking Ahead, Banking On Human Capital - The Keys To Development In The Central African Republic
Géraldine Wonzangba is a student like any other all over the world: a chemistry major at the University of Bangui, she is at that age where one can dream about any 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 »
October 05, 2021
Mozambique: Reports Grow of Children Being Abused in Armed Conflict, Says UN
United Nations officials have received increasing reports of the use of children in armed groups and violations, including abduction and sexual violence by militant Islamist groups… Read more »
October 04, 2021
West Africa: Focusing on Peace By Peaceful Means For Cameroon's Crises
Welcome to allAfrica's Silencing The Guns series where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. I am Mantsadi Sepheka from allAfrica and today our focus is Cameroon. The West… Read more »
Africa: Can Harm Reduction Help to Reduce the Number Smoking Related Diseases?
The second Tobacco Harm Reduction International Media Meeting took place on September 28th, 2021. This hybrid meeting was organized online and live by Independent scientific… Read more »
Africa: The state of Tobacco Harm Reduction in Africa
The 4th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction took place on September 29 and 30th, 2021. Organized by SCHORE, the International Association on Smoking Control which "vision… Read more »
October 01, 2021
Africa: African Finance Ministers Press for Multlilateral Support to Address Covid-19 Challenges
As finance and economy ministers of Africa, multilateralism for us is more than just an abstract foreign policy issue. It is about achieving prosperity for millions of our… Read more »
September 27, 2021
South Sudan: Elections Won't End in 'Miraculously' Having Democracy, South Sudan Needs a Vision
Welcome to AllAfrica's Silencing The Guns series where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. I'm Mantsadi Sepheka. And today our focus is South Sudan.Africa's youngest… Read more »
September 24, 2021
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 »
September 01, 2021
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 »
July 30, 2021
Africa: As Covid Deaths Skyrocket, WHO Moves to Speed African Vaccine Production and Reduce Threat of Vaccine-Evading Variants
African deaths from Covid19 have increased 80 percent in four weeks, driven by the Delta variant, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced… Read more »
July 16, 2021
Africa: Biden Administration Announces Donation of 25 Million Covid-19 Vaccines to Africa
The White House is announcing today that the Biden administration will donate approximately 25 million COVID-19 vaccines to be distributed in Africa. Planned to be made in the next… Read more »
July 06, 2021
Eswatini: UN Human Rights Deeply Concerned by eSwatini Violence
The violence that erupted in eSwatini in recent days – in which dozens of people have been reported killed or injured during protests – is deeply concerning, the UN… Read more »
July 01, 2021
Africa: Clean Cooking - Lifting the Lid on Dirty Cooking Fuels
When world leaders gather at summits to discuss global issues, do they ever stop to ask how the food was prepared or by whom? We eat every day, yet how food is cooked and the… Read more »
June 21, 2021
Africa: Can Tobacco Harm Reduction Make its Way Out of Controversy?
The Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) took place in Liverpool on June 17th and 18th, 2021. It was the eighth edition of the conference, themed "The future for nicotine". Speakers and… Read more »
June 10, 2021
Africa: The World Needs the G7 to Invest In All Our Futures
As we look around the globe at the impact of the pandemic, one thing is clear: we are all in the same storm, even if we aren't all in the same boat. Read more »
June 03, 2021
South Africa: Breaking News - Authority Seeks Interpol Assistance in Arresting Guptas
The National Prosecuting Authority has tweeted a press release announcing a request to Interpol for assistance in the execution of arrest warrants for Atul and Rajesh Gupta, their… Read more »
June 01, 2021
Africa: Urgent Call-to-Action on Vaccine Equity from IMF, WHO, World Bank and WTO Heads
As preparations are made for the G7 Summit in the UK next week, top of the agenda is how to end the COVID-19 pandemic and secure the global recovery. Urgent challenges face… Read more »
May 25, 2021
Africa: Hope For A Malaria-Free Africa
In recent decades, the world has made remarkable progress in the fight against malaria. Over 20 years of investment, commitment, and action have saved over 7.6 million lives and… Read more »
May 18, 2021
Africa: U.S. Ambassador to UN Seeks Partnerships to End African Conflicts
The Biden administration's Cabinet-level official with most experience of Africa's challenges has signaled a clear break from President Donald Trump's approach to the continent. Read more »