Africa: Health Minister Offers 'Clinic' on Explaining COVID-19 to 200 Million Nigerians

One of every six Africans is Nigerian, according to widely cited calculations, but that may underestimate Nigeria's share of the continent's population. Many of the country's 200… Read more »

Cameroon: Will Speaker Yeguie Be Fired After Ignoring Govt's Coronavirus Instruction?

The Speaker of the National Assembly of Cameroon tested positive for coronavirus, according to reports via hospital sources. Read more »

Guinea: Death and Violence in Constitutional Referendum

Guinea held a constitutional referendum on Sunday (March 22) despite the threat of coronavirus and an opposition boycott, Reuters reports. 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 »

Ghana: Jollof is Nothing Without Tomatoes - Let's Hike Tariffs So Local Farmers Benefit!

Any West African knows that jollof rice is the defining dish on the menu of any home in Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal. 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 »

West Africa: U.S. Appoints Special Envoy to the Sahel Region

The United States has created a special envoy for Africa's Sahel region.State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus announced the appointment on Twitter: Read more »

Nigeria: AfDB's Adesina Congratulates 'Baba for Africa' on His Birthday

Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, wished former President Olusegun Obasanjo a "very happy, memorable and joyous ... celebration" on his 83rd… Read more »

Nigeria: Mexico Returns 'Smuggled' Ancient Sculpture to Nigeria

The ancient bronze sculpture was seized by customs agents at Mexico City airport as its buyer tried to bring it into Mexico. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Enough Is Enough' Aims to Reclaim Citizen Power

Africa's most populous country and largest economy has become fraught with insurgent attacks, kidnappings for ransom, violent protests over pollution and joblessness, and conflicts… Read more »

Nigeria: States Partner with U.S. Development Agency to Multiply Effective Investments in the Nation's Future

C.D. Glin, the President and CEO of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), an independently operated Washington D.C.-based organization, mandated and funded by… Read more »

Nigeria: BREAKING - Investigative Journalist Fisayo Soyombo Donates Cash Prize to Free Prisoners

Fisayo Soyombo has donated the N500,000 he won from the People Journalism Prize for Africa 2019 to help in the release of inmates awaiting trial. Read more »

Cameroon: Young Cameroonians Have A Message For Biya On Youth Day

Although Africa has a leadership disconnect when it concerns the age of leaders and citizens, some governments have cottoned on to the best plan to change their countries' fortunes… Read more »

Mali: U.S. Customs Officials Destroy Mali Musician's Custom-Made Kora

Ballake Sissoko,  a noted player of the kora - a 21-string instrument, recently got the shock of his life when he found his instrument in pieces. Read more »

Africa: Why Ending FGM Is 'Actually Not Hard', Says Activist Jaha Dukureh

Jaha Dukureh and her organisation Safe Hands for Girls have set themselves a date to end a war that has been going on for 15 years - ending female genital mutilation (FGM).… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S and Nigeria Talk Trade and Investment Despite Visa Outcry

Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, has expressed hope that President Donald Trump's administration might be able to lift visa restrictions placed on Nigeria if the country takes… Read more »

Africa: Experts Examine How to Reduce Deaths from Major Killer Diseases (NCDs)

Researchers, scientists, physicians and stakeholders gathered in Paris February 2 and 3 for the International Conference on Harm Reduction in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Read more »

Ghana: How Ghana Went Above and Beyond For Year of Return 2019

Ghana is to launch a multi-million dollar fund aimed at attracting investment from members of the African diaspora in the United States and around the world – a follow-up to… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Military in Africa Under Spotlight

Amid rising attacks by Islamic supremacists, the American military presence in Africa has come under scrutiny in U.S. policy circles, as well as among African analysts. Read more »

Africa: 'Conflict is Like a Cough, If You Don't Treat the Root Cause, It Comes Back'

With the ongoing conflicts in Cameroon, Somalia, Nigeria, the Sahel and Mozambique, peace on the continent may seem elusive, but Nigerian-based Joy Ada Onyesoh, president of the… Read more »

Africa: CAF Drops AFCON 2021 Bombshell

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will start months earlier on January 9 after its dates were moved, hosts Cameroon have announced. Read more »

Nigeria: Building Peace – The Only Alternative to a Failed State

Africa's largest economy and most populous country, with over 200 million people, has been battling internal conflicts and external insurgencies that are threatening the country's… Read more »

Africa: End Energy Poverty in Africa to Combat Climate Change

Black carbon - emitted by gas and diesel engines and released through the burning of wood, peat, charcoal, and other solid fuels - is the second most significant contributor to… Read more »

Africa: Breakthrough Device Revolutionises Ebola Patient Treatment During Outbreaks

A Congolese clinician's frustration at being unable to give Ebola patients the quality of care they deserved has led to a ground-breaking innovation which revolutionises the… Read more »

Africa: UN Agency Pinpoints African Nations As World's Worst 2020 Hunger Spots

Zimbabwe, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central Sahel region dominate the demand for food aid as the world enters 2020, says the United Nations World Food… Read more »