Africa: All of Africa Today - April 30, 2025

Mali Forum Backs Five-Year Presidency for Junta Leader Assimi Goïta Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 25, 2025

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Africa: All of Africa Today - April 24, 2025

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Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Ready to Press for Peace in Eastern Congo, Envoy Says After Talks

The Trump administration is prepared to use "all diplomatic and economic tools" at its disposal to advance the cause of peace in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Senior Africa… Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 15, 2025

 'Hundreds Suffered Rights Violations During Protests In Zimbabwe' Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 14, 2025

 France Threatens Retaliation If Algeria Expels Embassy Staff Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 3, 2025

Uganda's Museveni Visits South Sudan For Mediation Talks Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Urges Respect For DR Congo 'Sovereignty' As Fighting Rages On

The U.S. government stressed its "firm support" for the Congolese people - and their right to "sovereignty and territorial integrity" - as government forces in the central African… Read more »

Rwanda: 'If She Did It, Why Not Me?' - Dr. Mukamitari's Drive to Transform Rwandan Healthcare

"If she did it, then why not me?" - Dr. Victoire Mukamitari. Read more »

Rwanda: 'Surgery a Fundamental Human Right' - Rwandan Expert Calls for Global Action

"Surgery is a fundamental and necessary aspect of healthcare. Surgery is attributed to approximately 30% of the global disease burden. However, for many years, the global… Read more »

Africa: Bringing Safe Surgical Care Closer to Home, In Africa and Beyond

Today I am heading to Kigali, Rwanda, where more than 400 leading global academics, policymakers, and healthcare experts will gather at the Pan-African Surgical Conference to… Read more »

Africa: What the New African Union Leaders Should Prioritise in 2025

The African Union chose its new leadership, and now faces several peace and security challenges which the International Crisis Group (ICG) described as "forbidding". This is an… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Crisis - Time for Dialogue, Not War

The DR Congo's ongoing crisis, fueled by the M23's advances and regional rivalries, demands urgent action to prevent further escalation Read more »

Africa: Rwandan Lawyers Say African Rights Court Lacks Jurisdiction In DR Congo Case

Lawyers representing Rwanda have questioned the jurisdiction of the African Court of Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) in adjudicating a case brought before it by the Democratic… Read more »

Africa: For the First Time, the Elimination of a Cancer is Within Our Reach

Every year, over 350,000 women die from cervical cancer and another 660,000 are diagnosed. As a consequence, children are orphaned, families impoverished, and communities… Read more »

Africa: Rwanda Gets a Grip Of Marburg, But Mpox 'Not Yet Under Control'

The Rwanda Minister of State responsible for Health, Dr. Yvan Butera, cautioned that while the country is beginning to see positive signals in its fight against the Marburg virus,… Read more »

Africa: No Trade Ban Needed Over Marburg, WHO's Tedros Says

Rwanda has had 62 cases and 15 deaths from its Marburg outbreak since its declaration three weeks ago, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said during a media… Read more »

Africa: Rwanda Struggles To Halt Spread Of Marburg Virus

Rwandan health authorities are struggling to contain the outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, which has claimed the lives of about a dozen people. Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana… Read more »

Rwanda: UN Leaders Warn of Harm from UK-Rwanda Asylum Law

The heads of two UN agencies have again rung the alarm on the harmful impact the passage of the "Safety of Rwanda" Bill by the UK Parliament will have on global… Read more »

Rwanda: France Jails Former Rwandan Doctor 24 Years For Genocide

A former Rwandan doctor, Sosthene Munyemana, 68, has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide, according to a BBC report. Read more »

Rwanda: UK Parliament Votes in Favour of Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Rwanda

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's urgent proposal to restart sending asylum seekers to Rwanda passed in parliament, overcoming a rebellion by many of his own MPs, revealing deep… Read more »

Rwanda: UK Publishes Emergency Bill to Greenlight Deportation Plan to Rwanda

The UK's ruling Conservative Party is in chaos following the government's release of emergency laws to push through a controversial deportation plan to Rwanda, according to… Read more »

Africa: Reclaiming the Past, Defining the Future

This month, I visited the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa. It's a stunning arena that was built ahead of FIFA World Cup 2010 and named after an anti-apartheid… Read more »

Rwanda: British Prime Minister Promises Emergency Legislation After Rwanda Migration Policy Blocked by UK Court

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to present emergency legislation verifying Rwanda's status as a secure nation. This comes shortly after the Supreme Court of the United… Read more »

Rwanda: UK Supreme Court Rejects Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda

The UK Supreme Court has declared the UK government's policy of sending certain asylum seekers to Rwanda illegal, BBC reports. Read more »