Mali: Malian Army Reacts to Talks of German Forces Withdrawal

After nine years with the European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM), Germany has announced its withdrawal. Some 300 German soldiers have so far been involved in training the… Read more »

Guinea: Deposed Leader Alpha Conde Faces Criminal Charges

Guinea’s attorney general has ordered legal proceedings against former President Alpha Conde and 26 of his former officials for alleged crimes, including acts of violence… Read more »

Nigeria: Tomato Jos in the Business to Win and That's it - Mira Mehta to Investors

Visit Prosper Africa to access U.S. Government trade and investment support and browse the Virtual Deal Room with curated investment opportunities, including companies like Tomato… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Koné Tiémoko Meyliet Sworn In as New Vice President

Cote d'Ivoire has a new vice president in Koné Tiémoko Meyliet, who was sworn in on April 20, 2022, at the presidential palace in Abidjan-Plateau, before the… Read more »

Africa: Gender Equality: People Without Reliable Connectivity are Being Left Behind

When I was invited to submit comments to the United Nations on how to best "leave no one behind" during the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), I faced a… Read more »

Nigeria: The Real Housewives of Lagos Sets Social Media Alight

The Real Housewives of Lagos started streaming on Showmax on April 8, 2022 - a night after its grand and glamorous launch in Sandton, South Africa. Hosted by South Africa's… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Ex-President Blaise Compaoré Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

The country's former president, Blaise Compaoré, has been sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for his participation in the assassination of his predecessor Thomas… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Verdict on Thomas Sankara's Assassination Expected Soon

Fourteen defendants who were prosecuted on October 25, 2021 for the assassination of Burkina Faso leader Thomas Sankara in a 1987 coup, will know their fate on April 6, 2022. The… Read more »

West Africa: Junta Reacts to ECOWAS Concerns on Transition

The Burkinabè government has responded to concerns raised at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of state summit held in Accra on March 25,… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Growing Call for the Release of Former President Kaboré

The former Burkinabè president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has been under house arrest for two months since the coup that brought the military to power. Read more »

Africa: Civic Space is at Risk, But There is Hope

The unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russia has shocked the world. But, should we have really been surprised. The trend toward autocratic leadership that cares nothing about… Read more »

Africa: United Nations Labour Agency Elects First African Head

The United Nations agency responsible for setting international standards for the treatment of workers and improving living standards throughout the world has elected an African to… Read more »

Guinea: National Conference on 'New Institutional Framework' Begins in Guinea

A national conference on the political way forward for Guinea, has been initiated by the ministry of territorial administration and decentralization, with the aim of building a… Read more »

Nigeria: Dutch Court Rejects Suit of Nigerian Widows Against Shell

Four Nigerian widows who brought a case against oil giant Shell for allegedly helping corrupt witnesses testify against their late husbands, have had their case thrown out. Read more »

Liberia: Bicentennial Spotlights Country's U.S. Ties and National Priorities

Liberia is marking the country's founding as an independent nation in 1822 when the first group of previously enslaved African Americans arrived from the United States. "Our shared… Read more »

Nigeria: Women's Fight for Gender Equality Gathers Momentum

Women's rights groups across the country are protesting for a reconsideration of the gender bills rejected by lawmakers. Read more »

Africa: Burkina Faso Architect Francis Kere Becomes First African to Win Pritzker Prize

Burkina Faso-born architect Diebedo Francis Kere has become the first African to win the Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious honour, in its more than 40-year history. Read more »

Africa: Women Entrepreneurs Can't Get Access to Capital ... Unless Other Women Are Managing It

Around the world, it’s much more difficult for female entrepreneurs to get the funding they need to grow their businesses. The gender gap prevents women from reaching their… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Junta Leader Paul Damiba Appoints New Cabinet

The new leader of Burkina Faso, Colonel Paul Henri Damiba appointed his new cabinet on March 5, 2022. Among the appointees is Albert Ouédraogo, who is the country's new… Read more »

Mali: France Recalls Its Administrators From Mali

After Paris announced the withdrawal of its troops from Mali on February 17, 2022, along with the reorganisation of its military force Barkhane, and of the European Force "Takuba",… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Dozens Killed in Blast at Informal Gold Mine

State television is reporting that at least 60 people were killed and many more injured in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in Burkina Faso. Read more »

Mali: French Troops Will Withdraw From Mali Within Months - President Macron

At a press conference this morning French President Emmanuel Macron said that France's military withdrawal from Mali will take four to six months, during which time there will be… Read more »

Africa: 'You Can Think Of Us as a One-Stop For All Pharmaceutical Needs in Africa'

Med-tech entrepreneur and Medsaf founder Vivian Nwakah spoke with AllAfrica's Sethi Ncube about how she's building her company to be a one-stop shop for all pharmaceuticals in… Read more »

Africa: We are the Future; Investors Should Be Scrambling to Partner With Us – Med-Tech Entrepreneur Vivian Nwakah

Losing a friend because of a fake malaria drug and inadequate healthcare services pushed Vivian Nwakah to take on the pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria. In 2017 she founded the… Read more »

Africa: Snakebite - A Public Health Crisis Made Worse by Climate Change

We live on opposite sides of the African continent, but we have both recently witnessed the tragedy of snakebite. Read more »