South Africa: Four Kidnapped Brothers Are Free and Safe!

South Africa has been waiting for news of the wellbeing of four brothers who were kidnapped on their way to school three weeks ago. Today (November 11, 2021) it has been confirmed… Read more »

Cameroon: Bomb Wounds 11 University Students in Cameroon

At least 11 University of Buea students were wounded after a bomb was thrown onto the roof of a lecture hall in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region of Southwest. Read more »

Africa: Nearly 125,5 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent

As of November 10, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,539,045 while over 125,419,589 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: Peacebuilding Needs More Women, Youth - What's Holding Them Back?

AllAfrica's Silence The Guns series focuses on peacebuilding on the continent. Today we take a closer look at the role of women and youth in peacebuilding in Africa. There's no… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Takes Barakat to The Oscars

Barakat has been chosen as South Africa's official submission for the best international feature category at the 94th Academy Awards that… Read more »

Niger: School Fire Kills At Least 25 Children in Niger

At least 25 primary school children were killed after their straw-hut classrooms caught fire in Maradi region, Niger on Monday, November 8, 2021. Read more »

Africa: Is the World Health Organization Slowing Down the Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Harm?

On the 2nd of November 2021, the Vapour Products Association of South Africa (VPASA) organized a Diginar (digital seminar) with an unequivocal title: WHO's (World Health… Read more »

Africa: Reforestation Pledge to Bring Major Change in #AfricaClimateCrisis Fight?

More than 130 world leaders who gathered at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, have pledged to co-operate and reverse land degradation and forest loss by 2030 by signing the Glasgow… Read more »

Africa: Money For Something - Financing a Global Climate Plan

The jury is still out on whether world leaders are ready to turn words into actions at COP26. At stake is life as we’ve known it for millennia. Read more »

Sudan: Army Chief Committed to Transferring Power to Civilian Leadership - Report

In an interview with Al Jazeera, army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said that he would not participate in any government that comes after a transitional period and… Read more »

Africa: Nearly 7.9 Million Covid-19 Recoveries Across Continent

As of November 8, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,531,667 while over  123,372,219 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: Over 123 Million Vaccinations Administered Across the Continent

As of November 6, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,526,266 while over 123,323,713 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Niger: Dozens Dead in Attack By Gunmen - Govt

At least 69 people, including a mayor, have been killed in an attack by gunmen in southwestern Niger, the country's government has confirmed. Read more »

Sudan: Army Chief Orders Detained Ministers Released Amid Global Pressure

Top army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has ordered the release of four civilian ministers who were detained when he led a military coup in which Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was… Read more »

Ethiopia: International Pressure for a Ceasefire in Ethiopia Grows

With Tigray forces advancing towards Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa and the humanitarian crises escalating, UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a Tweet on Wednesday… Read more »

Africa: How Covid-19 Responses Impacted Africa's Food System

When the Covid-19 hit, governments all over the world became responsible for curbing the spread of the virus. Leaders across Africa came up with regulations that have affected the… Read more »

Africa: Cooler Solutions for Urban Cities That are Feeling the Heat #AfricaClimateCrisis

The climate crisis is no longer a future concern. It has already begun. Extreme heat is threatening millions of people around the globe. It is bringing death, the destruction… Read more »

Ethiopia: UN Rights Body Blames All Sides For Human Rights Abuses in Tigray Conflict

As the conflict between Ethiopia's federal government and the northern Tigray region escalates, the United Nations human rights chief has blamed all parties involved in the… Read more »

Africa: Tobacco Control Vs Tobacco Harm Reduction - A Never-Ending War?

The latest Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction report was launched on October 27th, 2021. Titled: “ Fighting the last war: the WHO and International Tobacco Control , its… Read more »

South Africa: Good Start But More Transparency Needed on Energy Transition Deal - Activists #AfricaClimateCrisis

A "historic" plan to create an U.S.$8.5 billion partnership to fund a climate finance deal for South Africa has been welcomed by climate and environmental justice groups along with… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Deaths Approach 220,000 Across Continent

As of November 3, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,505,930 while over  119,875,691 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Vaccinations Across the Continent Total More than 119 Million

As of November 2, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,501,690 while over 119,875,691 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: Continent Nears 8.5 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19

As of November 1, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,498,303 while over 117,311,369 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Let Us 'Waste' Children No More - It's Time for a Reset

Young children who are skin and bones are called “wasted”. The root of the verb “waste” is “to devastate, ruin”, which sadly is all too apt.… Read more »

Africa: Over 117 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent

As of October 31, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,491,839 while over 117,311,369 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »