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 »
January 03, 2020
South Africa: Photojournalist 'Coming Home' After Escaping Syrian Captors
Photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed will be returning home three years after being kidnapped in Syria by the Islamic State, writes News24. Reuters reported that, according to a… Read more »
January 02, 2020
South Africa: Yvonne Chaka Chaka Denies Being Deported from Uganda
The popular South African music legend has dismissed reports that she was deported from Uganda, where she was scheduled to perform at a New Year's Eve concert. Read more »
January 01, 2020
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 »
December 31, 2019
Angola: Court Orders Asset Freeze of Former President's Daughter Over Graft Claims
All assets of Isabel dos Santos, her husband Sindika Dokolo and Mário Filipe Moreira Leite da Silva, CEO of the Banco de Fomento Angola (BFA), have been frozen following an… Read more »
South Africa: Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi Honours School Sponsor
Siya Kolisi ended a memorable year with a visit to New York where he paid homage to Vincent Mai, the man who paid the school bursary that put the South African rugby captain… Read more »
December 30, 2019
Nigeria: Revocation of Late Saraki's Land: 'Abdulrasaq Has Crossed the Line'
Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has stated that Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has crossed the line of decency with his recent efforts to erase… Read more »
December 25, 2019
South Sudan: Pope and Anglican Archbishop Join in Urgent Appeal to South Sudan
An Christmas Day appeal for peace addressed to leaders in South Sudan has been issued by Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of… Read more »
December 20, 2019
Africa: Why Banks Must See African Women Entrepreneurs As Game Changers - Angelique Kidjo
AllAfrica's Juanita Williams spoke with musician and activist Angelique Kidjo about her latest role in an African Development Bank and G7 collaboration, Affirmative Finance Action… Read more »
December 19, 2019
South Africa: Top Journalist Accuses Broadcaster of Censorship
Political reporter Samkele Maseko says eNCA is guilty of large scale bias in its news coverage following his departure from the news channel, IOL reports. Maseko alleges that… Read more »
December 17, 2019
South Sudan: South Sudan Leaders Agree on Unity Govt
South Sudan's president Salva Kiir said he and former vice president Riek Machar have reached a deal on Tuesday to form a long-delayed unity government, reports Reuters.The deal… Read more »
December 13, 2019
Africa: 16 Days of Activism is Over, But What's Changed for Women and Children?
The 16 Days of Activism of No Violence Against Women and Children - an international campaign to challenge and bring an end to violence - has just ended, but the work is only… Read more »
December 12, 2019
Africa: Healthcare for All - New Hope, Commitment Needed
Today, as we mark International Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, I am encouraged by the growing momentum behind the belief that every single person should have access to the… Read more »
Africa: Why Harnessing Digital Tech For Universal Health Coverage is Essential
Imagine a world where healthcare is less about the treatment of disease and more about health promotion, disease prediction and prevention. We would see innovation in medicine as… Read more »
December 11, 2019
South Africa: Zimbabwe-Bound Bus Bursts Into Flames
A bus traveling from Cape Town to Zimbabwe has caught fire on the N1 near William Nicol Drive in Johannesburg. Read more »
Africa: How To Make The Business Case for Climate Action in Agriculture
They are the canaries in the climate change coal mine, who will be first to feel the impact of temperature variations, prolonged droughts and excessive rainfall. Read more »
Africa: End Epidemics by Breaking Down Human Rights Barriers to Health
Among the many challenges involved in improving health services, one is both pervasive and largely hidden. Human rights-related barriers to health, some explicit, others expressed… Read more »
December 09, 2019
South Africa: BREAKING NEWS: Passenger Rail Service Placed Under Administration
The troubled Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, Prasa, has been placed under administration, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has announced. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi is Miss Universe 2019!
South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi has been crowned Miss Universe 2019. Read more »
December 05, 2019
West Africa: In 20 Years, Will Five Arid Nations Be a Sahelistan or a Desert Rose?
Five countries in west Africa's Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – are facing crises across multiple fronts, including the accelerated… Read more »
December 03, 2019
South Africa: EFF Occupies Farm of Traditional Healer's Alleged Killer
The Economic Freedom Fighters party has "taken over" the farm of Fritz Joubert after he allegedly killed his friend and traditional healer Anele Hoyana during a "cleansing ceremony… Read more »
December 02, 2019
Sudan: Sudan's House Divided Poses Challenge to Successful Revolution
For decades Sudan has been a tale of two countries. Read more »
South Africa: Drop Data Prices or Else - Competitions Commission
South Africa's Competition Commission finds that data price is "excessively high" in a market dominated by MTN and Vodacom. Read more »