February 04, 2020
Mozambique: Growing Violence Keeps Northern Schools Shut
Unknown gunmen have attacked six communities and torched a teacher training college in Quissanga district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, in the space of less… Read more »
Africa: Is the African Union Capable of 'Silencing the Guns in Africa'?
This year's African Union (AU) summit, which draws the continent's heads of state and government together in Addis Ababa in the coming days, is being held under the theme,… Read more »
South Africa: BREAKING NEWS - Arrest Warrant Issued for Former President Zuma
The warrant was issued due to the former president's failure to appear at his corruption trial. Read more »
February 03, 2020
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 »
Malawi: History Made in Malawi as Court Overturns 2019 Presidential Election
The Malawi Constitutional Court judge Potan has declared that President Peter Mutharika was not duly elected in the May, 21 2019 elections. He has ruled that fresh presidential… Read more »
January 28, 2020
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 »
January 27, 2020
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: Punching Back against Al-Shabaab
An attack this month on a Kenyan military base, which killed one American service member and two U.S. Department of Defense contractors, before being repelled by Kenyan and… Read more »
January 24, 2020
Africa: When Climate Crisis, Food Insecurity and Conflict Shakes Foundation of Peace in Africa
Former UK foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, linked climate change to the growing conflicts in Africa, during his five-day visit to the continent. Hunt stopped in Nigeria and raised… Read more »
South Africa: 'Africa Loves You', Billionaire Motsepe Tells Trump
Billionaire philanthropist and mining mogul Patrice Motsepe has said that Africa loves U.S. President Donald Trump, sparking controversy on social media. Read more »
Africa: Let's Celebrate Quality, Not Just Quantity of Women-Owned Businesses
On the face of it, the progress is impressive: four out of the top 10 countries with high women business owner percentages are in Africa. Read more »
January 23, 2020
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 »
Angola: Africa's Richest Woman Isabel Dos Santos Charged With Fraud
A court in Luanda has charged Isabel dos Santos with money laundering and mismanagement during her time as chairwoman of state oil firm Sonangol, reports France 24. Read more »
South Africa: 5 Changes to Schooling to Empower The Class of 2020
“What society in a modern knowledge driven global community sets 30% and 40% as pass rates for its children and then sends them on their way with a Grade 9… Read more »
January 22, 2020
Africa: New Directions for Historic U.S. Africa-Focused Organization
The New York-based Africa-America Institute (AAI) is one of the oldest, most-respected institutions connecting Africans and Americans. Founded in 1952, under the name… Read more »
January 20, 2020
Africa: Africare Co-Founder Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy – A Son's Remembrance
Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy, co-founder and longtime director of International Development and vice president of Africare, died December 7, 2019 at age 93 from respiratory failure. Read more »
January 17, 2020
Africa: Prioritizing Action on Air Pollution Will Benefit Health, the Climate and the Economy
Everyone around the world shares the same right to a healthy environment. Indeed, during the United Nations General Assembly and the Climate Action Summit, leaders from governments… Read more »
January 16, 2020
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 »
January 15, 2020
South Africa/Morocco: SAFA Boycotts 2020 Futsal Over Morocco's Occupation of Western Sahara
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has announced its decision to withdraw the national team from the 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations to be hosted in Morocco. 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: Human Rights Violations and Violence - The Continent's 11 Hotspots
Eleven African nations are highlighted in a major annual report on human rights as places where violations of citizens' rights were accompanied by insurgencies, domestic conflict… Read more »
January 14, 2020
South Sudan: Announcement of Peace Agreement Concluded in Rome
Following is the statement issued by the Community of Sant'Egidio, a lay Catholic association in Rome that has been mediating the conflict among parties in South Sudan: Read more »
January 08, 2020
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 »
January 07, 2020
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: How Debt Markets Can Supercharge Trump's 'Prosper Africa' Initiative
The ‘Prosper Africa’ policy launched by the Trump administration last yearto substantially increase U.S. investments in Africa (which pale relative to those from China,… Read more »