West Africa: Strengthen the Role of Women, Young People - It's Key For Peace

Thousands of deaths in Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone are caused by the civil wars and political crises - the lack of peace - in West Africa, and… Read more »

Libya: Plea to Save Lives of Migrants and Refugees in Tripoli

Countries such as Britain, the United States, Canada, France, Germany and Norway should offer emergency sanctuary to refugees and migrants whose lives are threatened by fighting in… Read more »

Southern Africa: 1.6 Million Children Still Need Urgent Assistance After Cyclone Idai

Just over a month after Cyclone Idai tore through Southern Africa bringing devastating floods, UNICEF says the needs in Mozambique remain massive, with 1 million children in need… Read more »

Africa: Fridays With Fatima - What Can the Media Do to Promote Peacebuilding?

Fatima Madaki, introduced in the first episode of Fridays with Fatima, works with Search for Common Ground Nigeria, which focuses on peacebuilding in Nigeria's communities, where… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Meet The Teenagers Making an Aids-Free Zimbabwe a Reality

An AIDS-free generation once seemed like a far-off dream but with the help of organisations like Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) the dream is now becoming a reality. Melody Chironda… Read more »

South Africa: Be Prepared to Die When Fighting Injustice - Xolobeni Leader Nonhle Mbuthuma

As the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, women activists around the world were celebrated for being at the forefront of the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Stand With Those Who Work to End Wartime Sexual Violence - Nobel Prize Chair

Excerpts from the presentation speech delivered by Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, at the award of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize to Denis Mukwege of the… Read more »

Africa: Spotlighting Innovation for Infrastructure – CCA's Florie Liser

The 25-year-old Washington, DC-based Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) is hosting on 5-6 November in Johannesburg its first U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference to be held outside… Read more »

Africa: Poor Vision Affects Billions, Costs Trillions – a Feasible Fix

Try to imagine life – school, home, work – without eyeglasses. Then reflect that poor vision is the world's largest unaddressed disability, affecting an estimated 2.5… Read more »

Africa: A Eulogy for C. Payne Lucas, Sr. (1933-2018)

Eulogy delivered at the National Presbyterian Church during the funeral service on September 26, 2018 Read more »

Africa: Family Remembrance – C. Payne Lucas (1933 – 2018)

Following is the obituary issued by the family of C. Payne Lucas, c-founder and longtime president of Africare Read more »

Africa: A Tribute to C. Payne Lucas

When members of the Peace Corps community recall the various leaders who propelled the agency forward in its infancy, one of the names regularly referenced is C. Payne Lucas, who… Read more »

Africa: First Shots in Trade Wars Threaten the World's Poor – WTO Chief

Global trade is under threat. Whether or not you call the current situation a trade war, certainly the first shots have been fired. This calls for our attention, and most… Read more »

Africa: 'Locally Rooted, Globally Connected - The Strength of Masimanyane'

Masimanyane Women's Rights International, working on the continent, has been granted more than a million dollars in funds for their work in ending violence against women and girls. Read more »

Africa: Now or Never - Quashing Malaria Before It Roars Back

A powerful international coalition of civil society organisations launches a new campaign in London today to fight back against the threatened resurgence of malaria. Read more »

Africa: Adriano Campolina - "Expanding Tax base in a progressive way is a sustainable way to increase education spending"

The solution for quality of education for the benefit of all crystallizes the attentions during this high level meeting on the global partnership for education which taken place,… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Health Challenge is a Human Rights Issue

Access to health is a human right. The Constitution of the World Health Organization states that "the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Ordinary Citizens Can and Will Now Transform Zimbabwe

Some have questioned whether Zimbabweans have any reason to celebrate the fall of President Robert Mugabe, and sentiments are divided over the meaning of this change to the… Read more »

Southern Africa: Graca Machel Urges Better Nutrition for Mothers, Children

One of every four children under five years old in southern Africa suffers from stunted growth in that they are too short for their age, often as a result of inadequate nutrition. Read more »

Africa: Governments Are Closing Down Space for Civil Society - Jay Naidoo

Currently a political and social activist, Jay Naidoo was a pioneering trade unionist who fought apartheid in South Africa and went on after liberation to serve as a minister in… Read more »

South Africa: The Elders, Capetonians #WalkTogether on Mandela Day

Hundreds of people gathered at the Grand Parade in Cape Town to mark Mandela Day. Led by The Elders, a forum of former leaders founded by Nelson Mandela a decade ago, the… Read more »

Africa: Ford Foundation to Spend $1B from Endowment for Mission-Related Investments

In an email distributed on 5 April, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker announced the decision by the Foundation's Board of Trustees to authorize allocation over ten years of… Read more »

Gambia: Is Freedom Stirring in Banjul?

"We are ready for change!" These were the words of the taxi driver who picked me up from the airport in Gambia. We had just passed a huge billboard bearing the image of President… Read more »

Africa: Investing in Health to Foster Equitable and Sustainable Growth

“If you want to go quickly, go alone," says one African proverb. "If you want to go far, go together.” This adage is particularly telling when we consider… Read more »

Africa: We Can End Global Hunger - Kofi Annan

For the first time in human history, the end of hunger is within our reach. Read more »