June 02, 2017
Africa: With or Without The US, Africa Must Push Ahead With Paris Climate Pledges
The decision by President Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change will be greeted with anger, dismay and incomprehension across the African… Read more »
April 20, 2017
Africa: Analysts, Activists Explore Dividends from Empowering Women
Imagine a future Africa where patriarchy is dead and more women are economically empowered to provide for their own basic needs; one in which they continue to shatter the… Read more »
March 24, 2017
Cameroon: Colonial Solutions to the Anglophone Problem Misguided
The so called Anglophone problem in Cameroon is proving to be the biggest challenge to President Paul Biya's 34 years in power. The government is battling with with the use of… Read more »
March 14, 2017
Africa: Work-Life Balance at the Heart of Panel Discussion at Women's Forum
Does marriage hinder girls' education? This question has emerged from the panel entitled "They Inspire" organized by AllAfrica on Tuesday 7 March in Bamako, Mali. The event was… Read more »
February 02, 2017
Africa: 10 Yays for the AU!
While the African Union gets a lot of flack for its inaction, they have taken *some* good decisions. We want to use Madam Chair's departure to highlight those... Read more »
January 26, 2017
Equatorial Guinea: Why Poverty Plagues a High-Income Nation
The African Union's discussions about poverty have never focused on Equatorial Guinea, a small but oil-rich country boasting the highest per capita income on the continent. But… Read more »
December 06, 2016
Africa: African Voices Must Speak Up for Infrastructure Financing, Support
Lesotho is facing challenges in financing its Queen Mamohato Hospital, which costs U.S. $67 million a year to run, representing half of the country's meagre health budget. Read more »
November 08, 2016
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 »
October 27, 2016
Africa: How Space Technology Boosts Africa's Growth
The sight of a farmer weeding his fields by hand deep in rural Tanzania seems a timeless scene, far removed from the high-tech, interconnected world of today. Read more »
September 12, 2016
Africa: Big Data and Africa's Green Revolution
"Take it to the farmer". Those were the last words of Dr. Norman Borlaug, as remembered by his granddaughter Julie Borlaug in her opening speech at the Africa Green Revolution… Read more »
August 01, 2016
Africa: The Revolution That Matters to Africa
Africa is ripe for its own industrial revolution, but with 70 percent of Africans dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods, it must be a green one. We have been latecomers… Read more »
July 19, 2016
Africa: Africa Must Use New Bank to Bridge $100 Billion Infrastructure Gap
Africa's infrastructure financing deficit, estimated to be U.S. $100 billion a year, remains persistently large. The resulting lack of investment in energy, transport and water… Read more »
July 18, 2016
Africa: 'What Can South Africa Be, What Can Africa Be, What Can the World Be?'
Software pioneer Bill Gates has delivered the 14th Nelson Mandela Annual lecture at the University of Pretoria's Mamelodi Campus on the eve of Mandela Day, which marks the birthday… Read more »
June 23, 2016
Africa: African Heroes and the Superpowers of Agriculture
For most people, the notion of a hero conjures up images of brave individuals risking their lives for others, or "superheroes" from comic books or films, armed with supernatural… Read more »
June 09, 2016
Africa: Introducing a New Force in the Fight Against Malnutrition
Malnutrition is holding Ghana back. And it’s holding Africa back. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Read more »
Africa: Thirty Nations Cut 'Multidimensional' Poverty in 'Runaway Success'
According to a new analysis from the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative at the University of Oxford, 30 of 35 sub-Saharan African countries analysed for changes to… Read more »
June 07, 2016
Namibia: Tackling Entrenched Inequality – Monica Kalondo Geingos
If you were determined to wipe out poverty and were president of a country, you'd want by your side someone who has diverse expertise in a variety of sectors, such as business and… Read more »
May 09, 2016
Africa: Network Aims to Promote African Women as 'Gamechangers'
Woman journalists across Africa are being invited to join a network which aims to achieve better coverage of initiatives led by women and children and of the issues that affect… Read more »
January 21, 2016
Africa: Africans Report Decline in Poverty
A decade of growth in Africa finally seems to have delivered "broad-based reductions in poverty", with Africans in 22 of 33 countries reporting an improvement in their access to… Read more »
Africa: AllAfrica Founder Appointed to UN Panel on Empowering Women
AllAfrica's co-founder and executive chair, Amadou Mahtar Ba, has been appointed to the United Nations' first-ever High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment. Read more »
January 13, 2016
Nigeria: Nation Faces Major Challenge to Vaccinating Children
As we look back on the public health issues that caught the world's attention in 2015, immunization stands out. Whether it was the measles outbreak in the US or the Ebola vaccine… Read more »
December 14, 2015
Africa: Trade Talks in Nairobi Can Deliver a Transformed World
After a long and winding journey that started when the World Trade Organization first chose Nairobi as the venue for its 10th Ministerial Conference, known by the acronym MC10, the… Read more »
December 01, 2015
Africa: Over 30 Years of HIV: What We've Learned and the Road Ahead
As someone who has been involved in HIV/AIDS prevention and control for years, I vividly remember a time the epidemic seemed unsolvable, globally and in Africa. Read more »
November 10, 2015
Africa: Aiming for Pragmatic Deal in Nairobi 'Homecoming' Talks
Nairobi has been on the radar globally as the world discusses the upcoming Tenth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference, known as MC10, to be held in the city in December. Read more »
October 27, 2015
Africa: 'How?' - Not 'How Much?' to Fight Poverty
World leaders gathered at the United Nations last month to adopt a new set of global development goals that aim to end extreme poverty, promote inclusive economic growth, and… Read more »
