September 08, 2020
Rwanda: Yes, America, This Govt Takes Positive Covid-19 Tests Seriously!
"I tested positive and literally the fucking government showed up at my place, and came and dragged me away from everybody I was with, and I don't speak the language, and they… Read more »
September 03, 2020
Africa: Duty-Free Imports Sought by U.S. Apparel Makers Would Vitiate Africa Trade – Agoa Coalition Warns Congress
The following letter was sent by the Agoa Action Coalition to the chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade Earl Blumenauer (Democrat-Oregon), as well as the… Read more »
August 27, 2020
Mali: Does Mali's Coup Advance Democracy?
In an all too familiar scene, on Aug. 18, Malian soldiers arrested the president and other senior officials, took over state television, and put themselves in charge. This is the… Read more »
August 15, 2020
Africa: Top U.S. Foreign Policy Veterans Defend Susan Rice's Record on Africa
In an open letter, 49 former high-ranking U.S. officials – many of whom served as American ambassadors in Africa - take strong issues with a New York Times column last week… Read more »
August 07, 2020
Africa: What Would a President Biden Do About Africa?
Repairing U.S. relations with key African countries must be a priority for the next administration, if Joseph Biden wins the November election, senior Democrats said during an… Read more »
July 26, 2020
Africa: In Memory of My Friend David Applefield
The world lost one of its most optimistic souls this month, 64-year-old David Applefield. David was a wanderer in the modern Jewish tradition – mythical, timeless, endlessly… Read more »
July 15, 2020
Uganda: Clean Cooking - Mother's Illness Inspires Young Engineer's Business
Arthur Woniala was in his last year of university, studying mechanical engineering, when his mother developed severe respiratory disease, after years of being exposed to smoke from… Read more »
July 22, 2020
Uganda: Small Clean-Fuel Business Is Surviving Covid-19 through Adaptation - Founder Arthur Woniala
Ugandan engineer and innovator Arthur Woniala is passionate about people, entrepreneurship and sustainable solutions to everyday challenges. In 2007 with the help of two friends,… Read more »
Africa: How Google's Project Loon Can Improve Epidemic Preparedness
Twenty kilometers above the ground, giant balloons are hovering in the sky, providing high-speed internet spanning 50,000 square kilometers across central and western… Read more »
July 16, 2020
Africa: Poor Communities Are Adapting, Reimagining the Future Amid Covid-19 - C.D.Glin
Covid-19 has changed the world, but African communities are working to innovate in the face of the crisis. One of the institutions participating in discussions with African… Read more »
July 14, 2020
Africa: New Smoking Device - a 'Hopeful Moment For the Rest of the World'
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the marketing of IQOS, Philip Morris International's (PMI) electrically heated tobacco system, as a modified risk tobacco… Read more »
July 13, 2020
Africa: International Press Freedom Award for Leading Nigerian Journalist Dapo Olorunyomi
The leading Nigerian campaigning journalist, Dapo Olorunyomi, has been honoured for his courage by one of the world's top press freedom groups. Read more »
July 09, 2020
Africa: Modified Risk Tobacco Product - Historic FDA Decision and Lessons for Africa
Following 43 months of evaluation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on 7 July authorized the marketing of IQOS in the country, Philip Morris International’s (PMI)… Read more »
July 08, 2020
Africa: Remembering Jennifer Davis - Celebration on Saturday (July 11)
Please join Jennifer Davis's family, friends and comrades for an online celebration of her extraordinary life. Read more »
July 02, 2020
Kenya: The Borehole That Transformed Lives of Turkana's Desert Farmers
Launched in 2014, Natiira Ateni Self Help Group is located in Turkana County, more than 700 kilometres north of Nairobi, Kenya's capital. Natiira Ateni is a phrase in the… Read more »
July 01, 2020
Kenya: Natiira Ateni - Greening The Desert in Turkana County
Natiira Ateni Self Help group is located at Natira village, Turkana west sub county, Turkana county along Lodwar- Lokichogio highway which is about 150 kilometres away from Lodwar… Read more »
June 25, 2020
Africa: George Floyd - A Wound at the Heart of our Humanity, A New Symbol of the Fight against Racism and Police Violence
8 minutes is the time it took police officer Derek Chauvin to tackle and keep a human being under his knee on the ground and deprive him of his most basic right, his life. His… Read more »
February 22, 2020
Nigeria: Lagos State Jobs Fund Partners with U.S. African Development Foundation to Provide Training and Placement Assistance for Unemployed Youth
Last week in Lagos, Nigeria's Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) and the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) held a grant signing ceremony as part of their… Read more »
June 18, 2020
Africa: In The Fight Against COVID-19, Africa is The Unsung Continent
Two months ago, when the peak of the pandemic passed in China and moved to the United States and Western Europe, epidemiologists tried to predict where COVID-19 would hit next -… Read more »
June 09, 2020
Africa: 'I Cannot Breathe' - 60 Black Former U.S. Ambassadors Condemn Ongoing Injustice
Following is a statement issued by the Association of Black American Ambassadors. Read more »
June 05, 2020
Africa: WE CANNOT REMAIN SILENT!
Africans in Africa and Around the World in Solidarity With African-American Sisters And Brothers Read more »
Cameroon: Music Legends Ben Decca, Eduke Collaborate On New Single Belembete
Cameroonian legend and Makossa music icon Ben Decca and Cameroonian-born music producer Eduke have teamed up for a new single "Belembete". Read more »
June 02, 2020
Africa: International Partnerships are Key for Africa during COVID-19
Last week our continent celebrated Africa Day (25th May 2020). As the African Union Chair, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa chaired a virtual meeting of African heads… Read more »
June 01, 2020
Africa: First U.S. Representative to African Development Bank Supports AfDB President Adesina
An open letter to United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin from Ambassador Harold E. Doley, Jr. Read more »
May 18, 2020
Kenya: Give Us Your Farm Throw-Aways; We'll Give Back Black Gold
Whether volunteering at local high schools in her community, educating boys about the importance of speaking out and building self-confidence or taking a summer course at… Read more »