Africa: TrustAfrica Sparks Reflection on Governance and Democracy in Africa

TrustAfrica Sparks Reflection on Governance and Democracy in Africa Read more »

South Africa: Bridging the Gap Between Silence and Justice for the Most Vulnerable

For decades, Cape Mental Health - a community-based non-profit working throughout the Western Cape - has championed the rights and well-being of society's most vulnerable,… Read more »

Zambia: Zambian Civil Society Has Called On The Government To Call Off The Signing Of The United States

Zambia health aid agreement, demanding transparency and accountability before the deal is finalized. When asked whether they have engaged both the US and Zambian Governments on the… Read more »

Sudan: President Trump Is Best-Placed to End Sudan War - By First Stopping UAE Weapons Exports

The respected Brussels-based think tank, the International Crisis Group, has identified three conflicts in Africa as among the 10 world-wide which –  following a… Read more »

Africa: Leveraging the Power of Diaspora in the Future of African Development

Every four years, a new U.S. administration brings with it a reshuffling of global priorities. Africa is often included in that process but rarely centered. While high-level… Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - July 15, 2025

 MSF Declares Killing of Aid Workers in Ethiopia 'Deliberate' Read more »

Africa: Burkina Faso, South Sudan Activists Chosen With U.S. International Women of Courage Awards

The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and First Lady Melania Trump will host the 19th annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards ceremony. Read more »

Sudan: How to Help The Sudanese Who Are Rebuilding 'From Scratch'

Millions of Sudanese have been uprooted from their homes since fighting broke out in April 2023 between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Researchers Playing Crucial Role in Advancing HIV Prevention #HIVR4P2024

Africa is contributing to groundbreaking data from the PURPOSE 2 study, which explores twice-yearly lenacapavir for HIV prevention. This study, with participants from South Africa… Read more »

Zimbabwe: 'I Was 13 When I Was Diagnosed With HIV'

"Receiving this news at such a young age was a life-challenging experience that has shaped my life since. This was a harsh reality which I had to start dealing with from a young… Read more »

Gambia: 'No Medical Value' - Activist Cautions Parliament Against Reversing FGM Ban

A prominent campaigner against female genital mutilation urged Gambian MPs not to reverse the 2015 ban that the country's former president Yahya Jammeh signed into law. Jaha… Read more »

Sudan: MSF Urges More Help, More Eyes on Sudan's Suffering

It's almost 12 months since Ramadan fighting broke out in Sudan on April 15, 2023, and MSF is calling on the world not to turn its back on the devastated country. The level of… Read more »

South Africa: Member of Humanitarian Organization Gift of the Givers Killed in Gaza

Ahmed Abbasi, a member of Gift of the Givers (GOTG), a South African humanitarian aid organization known for their work around the world, was killed in Gaza today, Eyewitness… Read more »

South Africa: What Role Will Civil Society Play in the 2024 Elections?

The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) hosted a discussion in their Critical Dialogue Series, evaluating the role civil society will play in the 2024 national polls, a landmark event… Read more »

Africa: Innovative, Sustainable Funding Needed to Deal with Neglected Tropical Diseases

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect over a billion people worldwide. These diseases, like Mycetoma and African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness are preventable… Read more »

Africa: Global Financial Architecture Needs to Prioritise Africa's Climate Adaptation Needs - AfDB #AfricaClimateHope

Africa contributes less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it suffers some of the worst effects of rising global temperatures. Read more »

Africa: African Climate Summit - Who Has Shaped the Agenda?

"Africa must not be denied its rightful place at the table." Read more »

Africa: Driving Sustainable Development Through Innovative Financing in Africa

According to AllAfrica's Executive Chairman, Amadou Mahtar Ba, the world is more than halfway through the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals deadline, but for… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Keeping Jihadists Out of Northern Côte d'Ivoire

The Brussels-based International Crisis Group has issued a 20-page report warning of the danger of jihadists operating in the Sahel region are moving south into countries such as… Read more »

Africa: Aya Chebbi, First Ever AU Youth Envoy Speaks on the State of Youth Activism and Leadership in Africa

Ahead of International Youth Day, AllAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo spoke to Aya Chebbi to and shed light on the state of youth leadership and activism in Africa. Chebbi is the founder… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Nation Fails to Meet Standards for Free, Fair Polls on August 23 - Rights Group

Zimbabwe has failed to establish an environment in which its forthcoming general election will meet international standards for a free and fair electoral process, says a new report… Read more »

Central Africa: The Dangers of Rwanda's Interventions in the Central African Republic

Rwanda's growing influence in the Central African Republic (CAR) - involving military, diplomatic and economic interventions  - is coming under increased scrutiny as Bangui's… Read more »

South Africa: Illegal Trade and Climate Threats Plaguing South Africa's Succulents #AfricaClimateHope

A tragedy is unfolding in South Africa's Karoo region as succulents find themselves entangled in a web of greed and destruction. Read more »

Africa: Interview with Ms. Souad Aden-Osman, Executive Director of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA)

At the end of these two days of thinking on illicit financial flows, could you draw a report for us? Read more »

Africa: Selling Carbon Credits From Africa - Is it Indigenous People vs Carbon Offset Schemes?

An international non-governmental organisation which campaigns for the rights of indigenous peoples who use traditional methods of making their living is challenging the way in… Read more »