South Africa: Reclaiming Equity - Why G20 Must Center Women, Children & Adolescents in the UHC Agenda

As the G20 Health Working Group convened in KwaZulu-Natal under South Africa's presidency earlier this year, a central question echoed across plenaries: How can we accelerate… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Plans At Restructuring May Include World Bank, IMF & UN Agencies

The US State Department, in a wide-ranging political re-structuring of its policies, will eliminate 132 domestic offices, lay-off about 700 federal workers and reduce diplomatic… Read more »

Africa: African Countries Still Underfunding Health By As Much As 50%

The majority of African countries are yet to commit 15 percent of their GDP to funding the health sector, despite the growing disease burden weighing down the continent and two… Read more »

Sudan: A Nation Bleeds While the World Watches - the Tragedy in Sudan Must End

The ongoing civil war in Sudan is tragic, but the greater tragedy is that if the international community sits on its hands and does nothing to stop this horrific war and prevent… Read more »

Africa: Climate Groups Report 2025 Is Unlikely to Be Hotter Than 2024

On March 19, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) issued a report on the State of Global Climate in 2024, detailing the… Read more »

Africa: Trump Wants World to Subsidise US Empire

Donald Trump's top economic advisor claims the President has weaponised tariffs to 'persuade' other nations to pay the US to maintain its supposedly mutually beneficial global… Read more »

Senegal: Slave Trade - Gorée Island and the 'Fragility of Freedom'

Gorée Island, off the coast of Dakar, is a somber reminder of the transatlantic slave trade. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it embodies both the duty to remember… Read more »

Africa: How Science Solutions Are Saving Africa's Livestock and Livelihoods

Livestock are a lifeline for millions of farmers in Africa as a source of food and wealth. But devastating diseases are threatening the health and productivity of their animals. Read more »

Africa: Hooves Vs. Habitats - Striking a Sustainable Balance Between Livestock and the Environment Is Crucial to Africa's Future

In my country, Senegal, almost 70 percent of our land is used to graze livestock. Here and across Africa, pastoralists and livestock keepers sustain herding systems which are… Read more »

Africa: Bringing Resilience to the Table to Achieve Development Goals

WASHINGTON DC, Apr 18 2025 (IPS) - The global risk landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, posing significant threats to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).… Read more »

Senegal: The 'Plastic Man' - Turning Trash Into Treasure

In a quiet corner of Medina Gounass, on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, one man has taken it upon himself to breathe new life into a place many had abandoned. Read more »

Africa: Smallholder Farmers Are Not 'Beneficiaries', but the 'Co-Creators of Change'

Eliud Rugut comes from generations of farmers, yet his family expected him to move out of their home and pursue another career. Read more »

Africa: Food Insecurity an Unprecedented Crisis Worldwide

Last year, 343 million people were experiencing acute food insecurity, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). That's 10 percent higher than in 2023. Read more »

Africa: Ecosoc Forum Highlights the Importance of Educational and Economic Empowerment for Youth

This year, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum's theme is "Youth at the Forefront: Leveraging Science and Social Inclusion for Sustainable Development", bringing… Read more »

Africa: How to Ensure Election of the First Woman Secretary-General - a Daunting Challenge Before the United Nations

Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury is former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the UN and Chairman of the UN's Administrative and Budgetary Committee in 1997-1998… Read more »

Africa: CGIAR Gender Accelerator - a Tool to Advance Gender Equality Research in Agri-Food Systems

To advance the participation of women, the youth, and minority communities in the agricultural sector, measures must be taken to recognize and break down the barriers that hold… Read more »

Africa: Want to Fix the World, Ubuntu (Humanity to Others) Can Help

The world needs an urgent fix and humanity could just be it. Read more »

Africa: How to Put the 'Sexy' Back Into Agriculture - Thoughts From CGIAR Science Week

This week presented a beacon of hope for young people so that the "girl from the South and the boy, of course" could stay in the developing world, Dr Ismahane Elouafi, Executive… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Tariffs Threaten to Undermine World Trade Organization

As the Trump administration's hostility towards the United Nations and other international organizations keeps growing, a New York Times columnist last week proposed what he… Read more »

Africa: Migrant Smuggling - Europe Must Make a U-Turn

Europe must understand that the only reasonable and humane way to tackle migrant smuggling is to open regular routes for people to reach Europe in safety and dignity. Read more »

Africa: Insight to Impact - CGIAR Inaugural Flagship Report for Decision Makers Navigating Food System Science

"To have impact, it was crucial to understand what impact was wanted," CGIAR's Executive Managing Director Dr. Ismahane Elouafi said at the launch of the organization's flagship… Read more »

Africa: 'Act Before It Gets Worse' - Experts Warn As Agrifood Problems in Global South Intensify

As agrifood systems in the Global South buckle under the weight of climate change, biodiversity, and even pollution, experts such as Dr. Himanshu Pathak call for urgent innovative… Read more »

Africa: Strengthening One Health Approach in Agriculture Requires Cross-Sectoral Partnerships, Information

Increasingly, experts in the global health and agricultural sectors are finding the One Health approach effective for identifying and addressing health concerns that can influence… Read more »

Africa: 'With Science, We Can Feed the World of 9.7 Billion By 2050'

Animal scientist Lindiwe Majele Sibanda became what her grandmother earnestly prayed for she was growing up on a farm in southern Zimbabwe. Read more »

Africa: CGIAR Gender Impact Platform Needs a 'Bold Approach' in Agriculture Research

Women farmers face structural issues that prevent them from realizing their full potential, from societal perceptions that dictate their limitations to poor land. Read more »