Sudan: Refugees are Overwhelming Sudan Border Services Says UN Refugee Agency

After 20 months, there are no signs the war in Sudan is slowing down, and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned Friday that the recent surge of arrivals in South Sudan is… Read more »

Africa: Vaping Policies Could Have Unintended Consequences on Youth Smoking Behavior

While vaping is not entirely harm-free, it is a scientifically proven tool for reducing the harm from tobacco combustion and, in some cases, an effective smoking cessation aid. In… Read more »

Africa: Technovation 2024 Highlights PMI's Progress Toward Smoke-Free Future

With just five years remaining until Philip Morris International's (PMI) 2030 smoke-free target, aiming for over two-thirds of the company’s revenue to come from smoke-free… Read more »

Africa: Birth of a Game-Changer - The WHO Academy's Vision for Global Health

During my time as Minister of Health in Ethiopia, we wanted to transform the country’s health system, and I was looking for guidance on how to do it. It turned out the World… Read more »

Africa: 'It Takes a Village to Attain a Smoke-Free Future': New PMI Vice President for External Affairs Shares Vision for Africa

The fight against smoking-related diseases is evolving, and Philip Morris International (PMI) is at the forefront of this transformation with its bold vision for a smoke-free… Read more »

Southern Africa: Cyclone Chido Makes Landfall in Cabo Delgado With Destructive Winds, Heavy Rainfall

Tropical Cyclone Chido made landfall around 6am on Sunday, December 15, on the coast of Mozambique as a category 4 cyclone, about 35-40km south of Pemba city in Cabo Delgado… Read more »

Africa: WHO Updates Mpox Situation - Angola Reports First Case

Different parts of Africa are experiencing mpox outbreaks with multiple virus variants (clades), according to the latest WHO Situation Report: Read more »

South Africa: Atlanta Gives Main Character Energy as First City to Headline 2025 FAME Week Africa in Cape Town

Atlanta was selected as the Feature Destination for FAME Week Africa 2025, marking a significant milestone in its cultural and creative landscape. The announcement was made in Cape… Read more »

Africa: The Deadly Comeback of a Preventable Killer - Measles

Vaccines can prevent the disease, but hundreds of thousands, mostly children, die every year Read more »

Africa: Decade-Long Study Reveals Key Drivers of Global Health Success

The most effective public health outcomes are often driven by shared factors across countries Read more »

Africa: 'We Are Still Losing People To Mpox'

Africa continues to experience an increase in Mpox cases with hundreds of new infections confirmed in the past week, the Africa Centres for Disease Control warned in its latest… Read more »

Southern Africa: From '1-in-3' to Zero Tolerance - Shattering the Chains of Gender-Based Violence

It is estimated that one out of eight women and girls will experience sexual violence before the age of 18 as a result of gender-based violence. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa is The World's Largest Exporter of Live Tigers

South Africa is the world's largest exporter of live tigers and their parts despite not having any captive-breeding facilities registered in terms of the Convention on… Read more »

Africa: To Trump-Proof Climate, The Global South Must Take The Lead

This year's COP29 in Baku was the most precarious climate summit yet. It was far more fractious and far less ambitious than earlier COPs. Halfway through the meeting, many climate… Read more »

Africa: A Tomato, Sex and HIV - The High Cost of Inequalities

This World AIDS Day, we have some good news. Our collective efforts are yielding results. There has been major progress in the HIV response in East and Southern Africa, the region… Read more »

South Sudan: Malaria Vaccine in South Sudan - Now It's Time for Life-Saving Pneumonia and Rotavirus Vaccines

In 2019, South Sudan experienced significant child mortality from preventable diseases. Pneumonia and diarrhea were particularly deadly, accounting for 19% and 10% of under-5… Read more »

Africa: Political Will Needed to End Violence Against Women and Girls in Africa

This week Africa celebrates the 19th anniversary of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol),… Read more »

Africa: Biden's Angola Trip 'Recognises How U.S. Prosperity is Tied to African Partners'

President Joe Biden's visit to Angola is intended to amplify how U.S. leadership impacted trade, investment, and Infrastructure in the region, and highlight the "remarkable… Read more »

Mozambique: Solar Dryers Transform Mozambique's Fisheries

A project to provide fishing communities with tools and knowledge to dry fish has changed lives. Read more »

South Africa: How The Rule-Based Order is Collapsing in Front of Us - Nobel Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on How South Africa Can Help Ukraine

A few weeks ago, South Africa and Ukraine discussed the possibility of visa-free access to South Africa for diplomats from Ukraine. When the decision is made, it will be another… Read more »

South Africa: Yaz Plus Birth Control Pills Recalled in South Africa Over Packaging Error

A serious packaging error has led to an immediate recall of a specific batch of Yaz Plus birth control pills in South Africa. Read more »

Southern Africa: Namibia Seeks Solutions During Dire Drought

Climate shocks and emergencies are no longer distant concerns - they are now a reality. The rains in Namibia might provide a brief respite, but the underlying crisis remains. Read more »

Nigeria: How to Hold Multinational Companies in Nigeria Accountable for Polluting Niger Delta

allAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo attended the 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC), held at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, which is the largest… Read more »

West Africa: The Role of Local Media in Sahel Conflict Reporting

allAfrica 's  Nontobeko Mlambo attended the 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) - the largest gathering of African investigative journalists on the… Read more »

Africa: Peer Power - How Youth-Led Outreach Can Transform PrEP Access in Tanzania #HIVR4P2024

Margareth Mwakilasa, an assistant research fellow at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania and a PhD student in Global Health at University College Dublin,… Read more »