February 06, 2018
South Africa: Zuma's State of the Nation Postponed #SONA2018
Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete announced that the State of the Nation, to be delivered by President Jacob Zuma in Cape Town, will be postponed until further notice. Read more »
February 05, 2018
Africa: High Level Event on Empowering Women in Agriculture in Addis Ababa
A High Level Breakfast Meeting was organized on January 27, 2018, by Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) on the theme Empowering Women in Agriculture (EWA) at the margins of the… Read more »
Cameroon: Heavy Fighting Reported in Southern Cameroons
There was heavy military activity in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon on the night of February 3. Read more »
South Africa: ANC Postpones Decision on Zuma's Fate... For Now
Talks among leaders of the African National Congress on the future of President Jacob Zuma ended late Monday without any announcement on his fate. Read more »
Cameroon: Chad Deploys Military to Southern Cameroons as Crisis Persists
According to multiple sources Chadian soldiers, dispatched by Chadian President Idriss Deby at the request of Cameroonian President Paul Biya, have been fighting for several weeks… Read more »
February 03, 2018
Africa: Adriano Campolina - "Expanding Tax base in a progressive way is a sustainable way to increase education spending"
The solution for quality of education for the benefit of all crystallizes the attentions during this high level meeting on the global partnership for education which taken place,… Read more »
February 01, 2018
Senegal: Rihanna 'Not Welcome in Senegal' - Religious Groups
Expected in Senegal on Friday, the singer has reportedly been told she is not welcome by 30 religious organizations part of a group called "No to Freemasonry and homosexuality".… Read more »
January 27, 2018
Africa: President Trump Wishes 'Successful Summit' to African Union- TEXT
Three days before an assembly of African heads-of-state and government that begins this weekend in Addis Ababa, the White House sent a letter from President Trump expressing "best… Read more »
January 26, 2018
Africa: Alert to News Outlets - Free & Innovative Video Conferencing for Meetings & Interviews
AllAfrica has been beta testing a free video conferencing service that greatly enhances our work, and we want to share this with media colleagues across Africa – and to try… Read more »
January 17, 2018
Africa: 78 Former U.S. Ambassadors Ask Trump to 'Reassess His Views'
The White House on Tuesday night received a letter signed by 78 former ambassadors who represented the United States in 48 African nations. Read more »
January 15, 2018
South Africa: A Glass Half Full - Preparing for Day Zero
Level 6 water restrictions are here - this means the crisis in the Western Cape has intensified to the point where 'Day Zero' is looking more real by the day. Read more »
January 14, 2018
South Africa: Pretoria to Deliver Démarche Over Trump Vulgarity
The South African government will on Monday register one of the highest forms of diplomatic protest with the United States over President Donald Trump's reported vulgarity in… Read more »
January 13, 2018
South Africa: Ramaphosa Outlines Plans for Radical Change - With Assurances
The African National Congress's new leader, Cyril Ramaphosa, sketched out a path for the party's future on Saturday which carefully balanced demands for radical change to address… Read more »
January 12, 2018
Africa: Donald Trump Pisses off Africa Once Again
U.S. President Donald Trump has done it again, calling African nations "shithole countries". Trump said this on Thursday as he was rejecting a bipartisan immigration deal,… Read more »
South Africa: Biopic on Legendary Music Icon Brenda Fassie in the Works
Bongani Fassie, the music legend's son has confirmed that a movie based on the superstar's life story. The movie will follow Fassie's journey from Langa, Cape Town, to Soweto up… Read more »
January 05, 2018
Africa: African Patients Twice As Likely to Die After Surgery - Report
Patients in African hospitals are twice as likely to die after surgery than the average patient across the globe, and the most common complications suffered after operations are… Read more »
January 03, 2018
Zimbabwe: Now Is the Time to Invest, Say U.S. Analysts
Readers of a prestigious American business publication have been told that now is the time to re-engage with Zimbabwe if investors want to get in on the ground floor ahead of a… Read more »
December 29, 2017
South Africa: Celebrity Couple AKA, Bonang Call It Quits Again
Popular rapper AKA has announced on Twitter that he and his girlfriend Bonang Matheba had broken up. The couple have been together for two years. Read more »
December 26, 2017
Africa: Exclusive - Turkey's President Erdoğan on Africa's Importance
In his first interview with an African news organization, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed his government’s interests and priorities with AllAfrica’s… Read more »
December 22, 2017
Africa: Turkey's President Erdogan on Africa - allAfrica's Exclusive Interview
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, speaking in an interview with AllAfrica ahead of a visit to three Muslim-majority African nations, has spoken out strongly against the… Read more »
December 20, 2017
Africa: Top Trump Administration Diplomat Addresses Africa's Toughest Issues
The current U.S. administration's top diplomat on African affairs, Acting Assistant Secretary Don Yamamoto, recently completed a 10-day trip to Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda… Read more »
December 19, 2017
Congo-Kinshasa: Shortages Force Slashing of Food Rations in Kasai
Food shortages have forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to slash food rations in the conflict-ridden DR Congo province of Kasai, where more than three-quarters of a million… Read more »
December 18, 2017
South Africa: Ramaphosa Wins ANC Presidency, Succeeding Jacob Zuma
South Africa witnessed a watershed transition in political leadership today when a succession of governing party leaders who were formerly in exile or prison was replaced by a… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Health Challenge is a Human Rights Issue
Access to health is a human right. The Constitution of the World Health Organization states that "the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the… Read more »
South Africa: Local Movie The Wound Shortlisted for Oscars
The Academy announced the nine films that will compete for the Oscar nomination for the best foreign-language film. Read more »