Africa: Continent Records 16,474 New Covid-19 Cases

As of February 5, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,629,085 . Read more »

Africa: Biden's Message Ahead of African Union Summit

The transcript of a message from President Biden to participants in the African Union Summit: Read more »

Africa: New Toolkit May Unlock Access to Financial Services

Hundreds of millions of people globally remain excluded from formal financial services to meet their needs in an affordable way. According to Findex (2017), 17% of adults in… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 93,000 Across Continent

As of February 4, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,612,611 . Read more »

Africa: Continent Nears 3.6 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19

As of February 3, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,595,072 . Reported deaths in Africa reached 92,364 and  3,097,442 people have recovered.… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 91,000 Across Continent

As of February 2, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,582,328 . Read more »

South Africa: Former President Zuma Defies Constitutional Court Ruling to Testify on State Capture

Four days after South Africa's top court ordered former president Jacob Zuma to appear before a commission of inquiry investigating the widespread corruption which spread through… Read more »

Africa: Continent's Number of Covid-19 Deaths Surpasses 90,000

As of February 1, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,569,617. Read more »

Africa: Continent's Number of Covid-19 Cases Surpasses 3,5 Million

As of January 29, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,516,781 . Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Nears 87,000 as Total Cases Exceed 3,4 Million

As of January 27, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,475,174. Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Nears 86,000 Across Continent

As of January 26, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,454,580. Reported deaths in Africa reached 85,955 and 2,922,854 people have recovered. Read more »

Mozambique: As the Resource Bubble Bursts, Where Will the Rents Come From?

The "resource curse" occurs when global mining and gas companies share the surplus from resource extraction with a small local elite, and little reaches ordinary people. Economists… Read more »

Africa: Hoarding Vaccines Will Only Prolong Covid-19, Says WHO Africa Chief

Africa is a few months away from receiving the much-anticipated Covid-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organization, according to officials working towards getting doses… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 85,000 Across Continent

As of January 25, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,437,638. Reported deaths in Africa reached 85,184  and 2,892,407 people have recovered. Read more »

South Africa: U.S. Set to Impose Ban on Travellers from South Africa - Report

United States President Joe Biden is set to ban most non-U.S. citizens who have recently been in South Africa from entering the country, in a bid to contain the spread of a new… Read more »

Africa: Over 3,4 Million Confirmed Covid-19 Cases on Continent

As of January 24, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,417,518. Reported deaths in Africa reached 84,537 and 2,866,931 people have recovered. Read more »

Africa: Governments Exploited Covid-19 to Crack Down on Human Rights - Report

Covid-19 and the emergency measures taken to combat it have affected the poor in Africa particularly badly, and some governments have exploited the pandemic to restrict human… Read more »

Africa: Over 2,8 Million Covid-19 Recoveries Across Continent

As of January 22, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,364,291. Reported deaths in Africa reached 82,789 and 2,809,930 people have recovered. Read more »

Mozambique: Coastal City of Beira Braces for Another Hit

The Mozambican city of Beira and the region around it are bracing for the impact of tropical storm Eloise, expected to make landfall soon. Read more »

Africa: How Biden Can 'Build Back Better' U.S. Africa Policy

The direction that President Joe Biden will give to the U.S.-Africa relationship will be highly scrutinized as he brings America’s diplomacy back to the global stage.… Read more »

Africa: Former U.S. Officials Call on Biden to Back WTO Selection for Okonjo-Iweala

A cross-section of former senior U.S. government officials, including a Nobel Laureate, along with academicians and civil society leaders, have written to President Biden in… Read more »

Cameroon: Govt, Militia Forces Continue to Abuse Human Rights

An excerpt on Cameroon from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Burundi: Rights Abuses Continue Despite Transition

An excerpt on Burundi from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Mozambique: Conflict in North Worsens Human Rights Situation

An excerpt on Mozambique from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »

Zimbabwe: Abductions, Torture, Arbitrary Arrests Continued in 2020

An excerpt on Zimbabwe from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »