November 17, 2020
Cameroon: Top New York Lawyers File Case With UN Over Jailed Journalist
The foundation set up by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and her husband, movie star George, is taking up with the United Nations the case of independent journalist Paul Chouta,… Read more »
November 16, 2020
Africa: Challenges, Progress in Women, Peace and Security Agenda Brought to Light - Part 2
Between the Covid-19 pandemic, regional conflicts, aggravated sexual and gender-based violence, as well as continuous economic hardship, women of Africa face hardships that require… Read more »
November 06, 2020
Africa: Lesson for Governments - Africa's Civil Society Helps Mitigate Covid-19 Crisis
Covid-19 has presented a severe danger for African societies and economies, as people faced the threat not only of the virus, but also of lockdown regulations that hit vulnerable… Read more »
October 23, 2020
Nigeria: #EndSARS Activists Turn Attention to 2023 Election
A leading civil society body organising around the ongoing protests against police brutality has called for supporters to stop sending donations to assist protesters. The Feminist… Read more »
September 30, 2020
Africa: Softening the Impact of Conflict Multiplier Covid-19
Since 1992, when the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (Accord) was established, the conflict management NGO has played an integral role in conflict… Read more »
September 21, 2020
Egypt: Does Egypt Need to Go Nuclear?
Egypt's venture into nuclear power has been planned from the top down, with environmental groups and rights organisations expressing reservations, energy analysts questioning… Read more »
September 18, 2020
West Africa: Feeding The Future With Homegrown Cassava, Rice
The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) is celebrating a decade of its Feed the Future campaign, which enables partner organisations to target the root causes of… Read more »
August 07, 2020
Africa: Coronavirus Could Double Malaria Deaths, Researchers Warn
Malaria deaths in Africa could double this year if the coronavirus pandemic is allowed to disrupt malaria prevention and treatment initiatives, say researchers from Imperial… Read more »
August 06, 2020
South Africa: Tears of Joy as Gift of Givers Hands Over Covid-19 Ward, Equipment to Hospital
A R10-million (U.S.$917,868) contribution from humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers (GOTG) was used for the renovation of a ward used to treat Covid-19 patients at… Read more »
July 08, 2020
Africa: Remembering Jennifer Davis - Celebration on Saturday (July 11)
Please join Jennifer Davis's family, friends and comrades for an online celebration of her extraordinary life. Read more »
June 07, 2020
West Africa: How to Step Up the Fight Against Boko Haram
The joint military force comprising soldiers from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria which is fighting Boko Haram insurgents has won ground but more needs to be done to make it… Read more »
June 30, 2020
Africa: Peacebuilding Expertise Plays Role in COVID-19 Era
As South Africa prepared for its first democratic elections in 1994, political tensions and domestic conflict escalated. Two years earlier, Wiseman Nkuhlu, now Chancellor of the… Read more »
June 02, 2020
Africa: Preserving the Independence of the African Development Bank - Young Friends of AfDB
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June 03, 2020
West Africa: Govt Risks Inflaming Local Conflict With Military Strategy Against Islamists - Report
The government of Niger risks inflaming local conflicts in a region bordering Mali by pursuing a primarily military strategy to counter attacks by Islamist militants, says a new… Read more »
May 23, 2020
Africa: A Global Challenge Made of Love to Combat COVID-19
How about using the power of a digital platform to bring together people from all over the world to share, inspire, and empower each other? That is the objective of the Ubuntu Love… Read more »
May 21, 2020
Africa: Let's Prepare for a Marathon Struggle Against COVID-19
African health practitioners should own the narrative of the coronavirus pandemic and take advantage of Africa's experience of other outbreaks of disease in order to mount a… Read more »
May 17, 2020
Nigeria: Violence in Nigeria's North West - Rolling Back the Mayhem
The executive summary of a report by the International Crisis Group on the conflicts in north-west Nigeria, which - the report says - are a result of long-running competition over… Read more »
Nigeria: Jihadi Groups, Criminals Aggravate Herder-Farmer Conflicts in North-West - Report
The long-running clashes between herders and farmers in north-west Nigeria have been aggravated by "an explosion in criminal activity and infiltration by jihadi groups," says a new… Read more »
February 04, 2020
Mozambique: Growing Violence Keeps Northern Schools Shut
Unknown gunmen have attacked six communities and torched a teacher training college in Quissanga district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, in the space of less… Read more »
January 23, 2020
Africa: 'Conflict is Like a Cough, If You Don't Treat the Root Cause, It Comes Back'
With the ongoing conflicts in Cameroon, Somalia, Nigeria, the Sahel and Mozambique, peace on the continent may seem elusive, but Nigerian-based Joy Ada Onyesoh, president of the… Read more »
January 20, 2020
Africa: Africare Co-Founder Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy – A Son's Remembrance
Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy, co-founder and longtime director of International Development and vice president of Africare, died December 7, 2019 at age 93 from respiratory failure. Read more »
January 07, 2020
Africa: Breakthrough Device Revolutionises Ebola Patient Treatment During Outbreaks
A Congolese clinician's frustration at being unable to give Ebola patients the quality of care they deserved has led to a ground-breaking innovation which revolutionises the… Read more »
December 20, 2019
Africa: Why Banks Must See African Women Entrepreneurs As Game Changers - Angelique Kidjo
AllAfrica's Juanita Williams spoke with musician and activist Angelique Kidjo about her latest role in an African Development Bank and G7 collaboration, Affirmative Finance Action… Read more »
October 09, 2019
South Africa: What Now After 'Spanking Children' Court Ruling
South Africa has become the 57th country in the world to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. This comes after the Constitutional Court's ruling that the common law… Read more »
October 10, 2019
Africa: Hitting Our Children is a 'Legacy of Colonialism, Slave Trade'
South Africa has become the 57th country to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. This comes after the Constitutional Court's ruling that the common law defence of… Read more »
