April 20, 2022
South Africa: Award-Winning Singer Lira Back Home After Suffering a Stroke in Germany
Multi-award-winning singer Lerato Molapo, popularly known as Lira, was in Germany for a performance when she suffered a stroke. According to a statement from her family, the… Read more »
April 18, 2022
Africa: Russia and China and Biden's Security Policy toward Africa
Just weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in March, General Stephen J. Townsend - commander of the U.S. Africa Command, known as Africom - testified before the House and… Read more »
April 15, 2022
South Africa: Online Tactics Stoking Anti-Migrant Sentiment Around Xenophobic Killing, Report Shows
The killing of Elvis Nyathi, a Zimbabwean citizen who lived in Diepsloot, Johannesburg has prompted the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) to unpack the online… Read more »
Africa: Over 11.4 Million Covid-19 Cases Confirmed Across Continent
As of April 15, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,453,505 while over 273,418,843 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
Africa: Gender Equality: People Without Reliable Connectivity are Being Left Behind
When I was invited to submit comments to the United Nations on how to best "leave no one behind" during the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), I faced a… Read more »
April 14, 2022
South Africa: Fuel Giant Sasol Ditches Pipeline Plan, Doubles Down on Gas #AfricaClimateCrisis
The South Africa-based energy and chemical giant says it no longer plans to invest in a planned gas pipeline from Mozambique to South Africa to avoid being locked-in to costly… Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Deaths Across Continent Total More than 9.6 Million
As of April 14, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,450,166 while over 273,380,970 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
Africa: Global Health Decision-Makers Must Mirror Humanity's Diversity
New research reveals the gulf between the aims of organisations shaping health outcomes around the world and their governance structures and practices Read more »
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 14, 2022
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April 13, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 13, 2022
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April 12, 2022
Africa: Covid-19 Cases Across Continent Approaches 11.5 Million
As of April 13, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,447,896 while over 273,352,510 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
Africa: Facebook Algorithm Drives Sceptics Towards Climate Denial, Study Finds #AfricaClimateCrisis
If you are among the African adults who get their news through Facebook, you might be under the impression that scientific consensus surrounding human-made climate change is still… Read more »
Libya: Khalifa Haftar Loyalists Suspend Participation in Dialogue
There has been mixed reactions following the decision by soldiers loyal to Khalifa Haftar to suspend their participation in the 5+5 committee. The military committee was set up at… Read more »
Nigeria: The Real Housewives of Lagos Sets Social Media Alight
The Real Housewives of Lagos started streaming on Showmax on April 8, 2022 - a night after its grand and glamorous launch in Sandton, South Africa. Hosted by South Africa's… Read more »
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 12, 2022
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Africa: Differing Covid-19 Responses Reflect Africa's Uncertainty: What Next?
While Kenya and South Africa begin to ease to Covid-19 restrictions, including mask wearing in open spaces, Nigeria is still in national disaster status with no… Read more »
April 11, 2022
Africa: How African Cities Rate Among Best Sunrises, Sunsets In The World!
Many people say that African sunrises and sunsets are the best in the world, and I certainly agree with them! There's something very special about the warmth of those first… Read more »
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 11, 2022
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April 10, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Statement by Former U.S. Ambassadors
We, former U.S. ambassadors and charges d’affaires to Ethiopia, were heartened by the humanitarian truce announced by the Ethiopian Federal Government and subsequently… Read more »
April 08, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 8, 2022
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Africa: Over 9.6 Million Covid-19 Recoveries Confirmed Across Continent
As of April 8, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,435,999 while over 273,178,717 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
April 07, 2022
Africa: Total Confirmed Cases of Covid-19 Across Continent Approaches 11.5 Million
As of April 7, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,433,979 while over 272,627,268 vaccinations have been administered across… Read more »
Africa: Conflict, Climate Crisis and Covid - World Needs Peace for Health and Health for Peace
To mark World Health Day on 7 April, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, defines a bold initiative to promote peace and… Read more »
South Africa: Zimbabwe Citizen Killed After Protests over Crime in Gauteng Township
A spate of up to seven murders over the past weekend has driven tension in the Gauteng township of Diepsloot, over the past several days, Times Live reports. Residents… Read more »
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 7, 2022
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