Africa: People Power Under Attack 2020 - Africa

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Tanzania: Key U.S. Congress Members Raise Concerns About Elections and Treatment of U.S. Investors

The ranking Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa are packing a resolution urging the government of Tanzania to respect human and economic… Read more »

Africa: How Will Citizens Be Safe From COVID-19 During Elections?

At least 22 countries in Africa will be organizing polls this year, 13 of which will be for the positions of president or prime minister. Read more »

Tanzania: What Do Jesus, Pawpaws and Goats Have to Do with Fighting COVID-19 in Tanzania?

What have Jesus, Satan, steam, onions, artemisia plants, pawpaws, goats and sheep got to do with fighting the novel coronavirus in Tanzania? Read more »

Africa: Fragile African Health Systems Face COVID-19 Catastrophe

By March 31, Africa had 5,431 confirmed cases of COVID-19 , with almost a quarter (,1,353) in South Africa, followed by 656 in Egypt and  584 in Algeria. Read more »

Africa: Coronavirus and Upcoming Elections - What Are the Options?

At the rapid rate at which the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been spreading, it was only a matter of time before Africa was affected. At the time of writing, cases of COVID-19… Read more »

Africa: Anzisha Prize - Developing Entrepreneurship Into a Career

"The most important thing we can all do when it comes to very young entrepreneurship is realising that we're all potential supporters of this work. If you're a parent you can… Read more »

East Africa: Is There Trouble in Tanasha and Diamond's Paradise?

Tanasha Donna and Diamond Platinumz's relationship now seems to have hit rock bottom! Read more »

Tanzania: Govt Should Change Its Tune on LGBTIQ Health and Rights

"In short, we are dying," Victor, a 25-year-old gay man in Tanzania, summed up his story when we spoke in mid-2018. He had just outlined the litany of measures Tanzania's… 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 »

Tanzania: 'Set Your Ovaries Free', Magufuli Tells Tanzania Women

Tanzania President John Magufuli has urged the country's women to "set your ovaries free" and have many more children so the economy can grow, Reuters reports. Read more »

East Africa: Marine-Based 'Blue Economies' Offer Massive Potential

Developing ocean-based resources in areas such as fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism, transport and ports, mining and energy, could generate U.S. $20.8 billion a year for the… Read more »

Southern Africa: Cyclone Kenneth Strengthening as it Heads for Coast

Cyclone Kenneth - which is approaching the southern coast of Tanzania and northern coast of Mozambique - has been upgraded to an intense tropical cyclone by Meteo France, the… Read more »

Africa: Exciting Breakthrough for TB Prevention Announced by Pan-African Health Organization

Ten million people around the world became sick with tuberculosis (TB) in 2017. The World Health Organization calls it "the world's deadliest curable disease". Read more »

Tanzania: Diamond, Rayvanny Accused of Stealing Video Concept for Their Hit

Popular musicians Diamond Platnumz and Rayvanny's new song, Tetema, which is currently trending on top of the charts in East Africa has been rocked by controversy. Read more »

Tanzania: Diamond Reveals How Much He Paid for Ne-Yo and Rick Ross Collabos

The popular singer has opened up about how much he spent to pay American artists he has worked so far during a recent meeting between Tanzanian musicians and the Tanzania… Read more »

Africa: #IdibalaChallenge Goes Global, People Are Fainting Everywhere!

You've probably been wondering what this dancing fainting craze videos are all about, unless you've been living under a rock for the past week or two... Read more »

Africa: 'It's a Big World, Everyone Shits, and Everyone Needs a Toilet'

What is a compost toilet and how does it relate to Africa? That was the focus of my month-long trek through Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya in March 2018. Since I'm considered a… Read more »

Africa: What's With Building All These High Walls?

When the Berlin wall finally came down in 1992, we thought: This was it, no more walls! Well, we might have celebrated too soon because in 1994 Israel constructed its own wall to… Read more »

Africa: Homegrown Approaches to Achieving Quality Education for Girls

Education is so much more than an opportunity to go to school; it is an opportunity to determine one’s future, to establish a voice within and outside of one’s… 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 »

Africa: World Bank Commits to 'Next Level of Economic Transformation'

The G20 finance ministers met last week in Germany to discuss critical challenges facing the global economy, from climate change to migration to humanitarian emergencies like the… Read more »

Africa: Indian PM Modi's African Safari

Nearly nine months ago the third India-Africa Forum Summit, and the first that included all African states, was held with much fanfare in Delhi. Read more »

Tanzania: A Plea for Democracy in Zanzibar

There is an old Swahili proverb that a small fire can destroy a great forest. Read more »

Africa: How to Adapt to Beat Crippling Droughts

Right now, 14 million people across southern Africa face going hungry due to the prolonged drought brought on by the strongest El Niño in 50 years. Read more »