Africa: Pregnant Students in Africa Need Your Support, Not Rejection

In late 2018, Sierra Leone's First Lady, Fatima Bio, opened a national campaign "Hands Off Our Girls."   Her campaign made big promises to reduce child marriages and… Read more »

Africa: Tapping into Mobile Phones to Advance Africa's Intelligence on Global Health and Food Security

It is official: With 9.3 billion mobile connections, the number of mobile devices on earth now surpasses the 7.6 billion people population. This creates huge opportunities to… Read more »

Africa: Rwanda's Lessons on Universal Health Coverage

Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, is clean, orderly and blessed with great weather. It also has achieved universal health coverage. During a recent visit there as part of my… Read more »

Africa: Fighting Climate Change One Tree at a Time - Why We Need Reforestation

It's Arbor Month in South Africa and the government has encouraged its citizens to get their hands dirty and plant trees. Dedicating a month to tree-planting may seem a laudable… Read more »

Africa: It's Time for Women to Claim a Voice in Agriculture

It is said that women are the backbone of the family and the bedrock of a nation, but yet we hardly hear about their successes and triumphs. Read more »

Africa: Can Africa Feed Africa?

Did you ever think that they will be a time where farmers can monitor their crops or the movement of their animals without having to go to the farm. Read more »

Africa: Using Digital Innovation to Boost Africa's Smallholder Farmers #AGRF2019

The  African Green Revolution Forum is a platform for global and African leaders to develop actionable plans that will move African agriculture forward. Read more »

Africa: How Stunting Robs Economies of Potential Development

According to the World Health Organisation's Global Nutrition Targets 2025 report, the global prevalence of childhood stunting and the total number of stunted children less than 5… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Popular Lion Seduli Killed by Hunters on World Lion Day

A male lion, that was popular with photographers, has been shot by trophy hunters on the outskirts of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, Captured in Africa Foundation announced on… Read more »

South Africa: Environmental Engineer With Flair for Art Receives Italian Knighthood

Professor Cristina Trois, the University of KwaZulu-Natal's (UKZN) first woman professor, first dean of engineering and South African Research Chair in Waste and Climate Change… Read more »

Angola: Why Angola Must Foster Entrepreneurship and Diversify Its Economy

As Angola’s new president João Lourenço embarks on reforms aimed at fostering a dynamic local entrepreneurial sector, his success will ultimately be judged by… Read more »

Africa: Adapting African Agriculture to Climate Change

Climate change is already putting huge stress on Africa’s food production systems. And, according to projections, worse is coming. As Ministers for Agriculture from across… Read more »

Africa: Continent's Potential Can Be Realised Through Technology

With 200 million people aged between 15 and 24, Africa has the largest population of young people in the world. Yet there are not even close to enough jobs for this quickly growing… Read more »

Africa: How A Sustainability Strategy Could Save The World

Over nine billion tons of plastic waste has been generated in the last five decades with less than 10% recycled globally. The rest pollutes the environment, adversely affecting our… Read more »

Africa: Fighting for Biodiversity, One Plant At A Time

A small group of people are gathering with spades, buckets and plants at a local wetlands on a sunny autumn morning in Cape Town, South Africa. They're here to help the Princess… Read more »

Africa: 'We Need Development That is Good for People AND Good for the Planet'

allAfrica's Melissa Britz spoke with an expert on the state of our planet's biodiversity and what we can do about it. Belinda Reyers, is a Professor of Sustainability Science at… Read more »

Africa: What You Need to Know About the Threats to Life on Our Planet

Humans are putting the survival of a million species on the line. Read more »

Africa: Why Girls' Education is Key in War Against Climate Change

One year ago I was on an all-female expedition to Antarctica aimed at heightening women's influence as decision-makers on issues that shape our planet. It wasn't long before I… Read more »

Africa: A World of Health Innovation...

Preparing for my first international conference was exciting, but it was also stressful. I wasn't sure what to expect. I just knew that Portuguese is spoken in Cape Verde so I kept… Read more »

Africa: Cape Verde Gives Pointers on Achieving Universal Health Coverage

After three days of intense work and great debates, the second Africa Health Forum came to an end in Cape Verde. The conference was the follow up meeting to the first Africa Health… Read more »

Africa: Millions Fear Losing Their Homes Across Africa – Survey

Tens of millions of urban dwellers in Sub-Saharan Africa live in fear of losing their homes against their will, a new study says. Read more »

Africa: Engaging Religious & Traditional Leaders Is Crucial If We Are To Achieve SDG5 By 2030

More than half a century after most African states gained independence, and despite many becoming modern states, traditional religion and culture continue to play a critical role… Read more »

Africa: What Surprised Melinda and Bill Gates in 2018?

SURPRISE #1Africa is the youngest continent. Read more »

Africa: Leadership and Africa's Youth Bulge - Rosa Whitaker, CEO of the Whitaker Group

AllAfrica will be looking at the issue of 'leadership' during 2019 - what it is, who has it, and what is needed for Africa to develop and prosper. Most of the voices will be… Read more »

Africa: Why Surveillance of Essential Vaccines is Important

Immunization is one of the most effective public health interventions that prevent millions of deaths every year in all age groups from vaccine-preventable diseases. Despite… Read more »