June 25
Central African Republic: Beyond Commemoration - Why Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Demands Urgent Global Attention
Three years ago, during a mission to the Central African Republic from United Nations Headquarters, I met a woman whose story has remained with me ever since. She had survived rape… Read more »
Africa: In West Africa's Benin, Women Make Centuries-Old Salt Production Methods Sustainable
It is barely noon, and a group of women sit near the beach on the outskirts of Djégbadji village, in West Africa's Benin, sifting through mounds of salt harvested from the… Read more »
June 24
Africa: Of 40 Million People Living With HIV Today, 32.1 Million Are Now On Treatment, Living Long & Healthy
Remarks by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), at a High-level Meeting in the General Assembly Hall, 22 June 2026 Read more »
June 22
Africa: Our Ocean Conference - After Mombasa - Will Africa and the World Make Ocean Promises Real?
Now that the lights have dimmed in Mombasa and the delegations have gone home, a simple but necessary question remains: did the first Our Ocean Conference on African soil truly… Read more »
June 19
Zimbabwe: How Agrictech Cuts Labour for Zimbabwe's Female Farmers
Long burdened by the labour-intensive nature of agriculture, Zimbabwe's female farmers are finding relief in new agritechnologies that significantly reduce the time they spend in… Read more »
June 17
Congo-Kinshasa: Trump Declared Peace in Congo. This Is the Reality
"General" Sultani Makenga stood before thousands of newly trained armed group recruits in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in February and offered them a promise. "You are now… Read more »
June 16
Africa: Unicef - Overlapping Climate Hazards Threaten Children's Quality of Life
A new report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) highlights the vast, overlapping climate threats affecting children worldwide, which is leaving them increasingly… Read more »
Africa: The Last Bottle of Halothane - Why Africa Cannot Wait
Global health has a habit of mobilizing around the visible and the dramatic. Ebola, malaria, and Mpox have all dominated headlines related to Africa in recent years, and… Read more »
June 15
Africa: From Victoria to Mombasa - Will Africa's Ocean Voice Be Heard?
Tomorrow, Africa hosts the Our Ocean Conference on its own shores for the first time, in Mombasa. Read more »
June 12
Africa: Health Emerges As a Strategic Frontline for Africa Ahead of Bonn Climate Conference
Africa contributes the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it faces some of the world's most severe climate-related health impacts. Several realities define the… Read more »
Botswana: 'Court Rulings Matter, but It's Sustained Civic Action That Turns Them Into Real Protection'
CIVICUS discusses Botswana's decriminalisation of same-sex relations with Faith Gunda, a Botswana-based law student and human rights defender, a member of the CIVICUS Protest Lab… Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs a Radical Plan to Tackle 15m Youth Job Crisis
Africa has no problem with ideas, but the struggle is in how to implement them, leaders said at an inaugural forum convened to promote action on development. Read more »
Africa: Africa Pushes for Data Sovereignty and Digital Independence
From data embassies to AI "factories," policymakers say control over data will define the continent's economic future. Read more »
June 11
Africa: Fossil Fuel Wealth Fails to Deliver Development in Africa - Report
A new report examining the economic impact of oil and gas production in Africa has found that fossil fuels have failed to deliver sustained or inclusive economic development,… Read more »
June 10
West Africa: Violence, Climate Shocks, and Hunger Push the Sahel to the Brink of Collapse
Over the past few years, the humanitarian crisis in Africa's Sahel region has expanded considerably, largely driven by a surge of violence--particularly in the Central Sahel.… Read more »
June 09
Congo-Kinshasa: We Knew About the Bundibugyo Ebola Virus for 20 Years. Why Was There No Vaccine When the Outbreak Began?
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 9 2026 (IPS) - When the world learned that Ebola was spreading across parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, one fact stood out above all… Read more »
Africa: Reforming Global Finance Is Africa's Most Urgent Water Policy
Jun 9 2026 (IPS) - Somewhere in Africa today, a woman will spend more than 30 minutes collecting water that may make her and her children sick. At the same time, her government… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa - Activists Call for Greater Access to Newly-Launched HIV Prevention Drug
As South Africa officially launches the rollout of a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug, civic groups in the country have slammed the plan, saying it will not reach anywhere near… Read more »
June 08
Cameroon: Billions Lost As Secret Financial Networks Fuel Forest Destruction in Brazil and Cameroon
A new report has found that billions of dollars linked to illegal deforestation are flowing through global supply chains, with secrecy around land ownership and company records… Read more »
June 05
Tanzania: As Global Demand for Gold Grows, UN Mercury Head Warns Toxic Fumes Put Women in a Motherhood Dilemma
Ask any woman miner in the Katoro goldfield in Tanzania's northern Geita region, and she will tell you that she touches toxic mercury with her bare hands when extracting gold from… Read more »
Kenya: Europe Must Not Turn Its Back On Rural Women's Empowerment
In the hard-to-reach rural community of West Pokot, Kenya, 156 young women crossed a threshold that once seemed out of reach. Their graduation from HER Lab, a workforce skills… Read more »
June 03
Malawi: People With Albinism Face Discrimination, Danger
By Elizabeth Kamundia and Samer Muscati Read more »
Africa: Russia Ensuring Africa's Food Security
Within the framework of the Expert Council on Africa at Russia's State Duma, the lower chamber of parliamentarians, during its annual round-table conference, held in late May 2026,… Read more »
June 02
Africa: GEF Approves Adaptation Funds Strengthen Resilience in Vulnerable Countries
Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Niue, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sudan, and Togo will receive over USD 67 million in new funding to help strengthen… Read more »
May 26
Kenya: From Seed to Canopy - How a Gef-Funded Smallholder Project Is Restoring the Environment, Building Livelihoods
As 52-year-old Alice Onyango walks through her farm in Siaya county, Kenya, you can tell she is proud of her trees, as some tower over her, providing her with shade, while others… Read more »
