Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 212,500 Across Continent

As of October 6, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,353,854 while over 93,548,362 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Gambia: U.S. Acts to Seize Former Gambia Leader Jammeh's Property

Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh whose rule was characterised by allegations of widespread abuses is faced with a forfeiture process in U.S. courts. Read more »

Africa: 'Uncertainty, Loneliness and Grief - The Impact of Covid-19 on Children, Young People'

Almost 3 years into the deadly coronavirus pandemic, depression among children and young people has reportedly worsened, with on average 50-60% of young people living in… Read more »

Africa: Indigenous People at Centre of Protecting Ecosystems #AfricaClimateCrisis

Indigenous peoples are increasingly being acknowledged for their protection and management of land, water bodies and wildlife.  As their culture and livelihood are intimately… Read more »

Central African Republic: Looking Ahead, Banking On Human Capital - The Keys To Development In The Central African Republic

Géraldine Wonzangba is a student like any other all over the world: a chemistry major at the University of Bangui, she is at that age where one can dream about any and… Read more »

Mozambique: Reports Grow of Children Being Abused in Armed Conflict, Says UN

United Nations officials have received increasing reports of the use of children in armed groups and violations, including abduction and sexual violence by militant Islamist groups… Read more »

Sudan: Port Closure Leads to Shortage of Essential Medicine, Fuel, Wheat

The Sudanese government has announced that the country is about to run out of essential medicine, fuel, and wheat after political protests forced the closure of Port Sudan. Read more »

Africa: Over 93 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Africa

As of October 5, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,344,554 while over 93,541,467 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

West Africa: Focusing on Peace By Peaceful Means For Cameroon's Crises

Welcome to allAfrica's Silencing The Guns series where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. I am Mantsadi Sepheka from allAfrica and today our focus is Cameroon. The West… Read more »

Africa: New Global Probe Exposes African Leaders' Secret Offshore Wealth

A number of African leaders have been named by an international consortium of journalists as secretly owning assets overseas which show some of them to be enormously wealthy… Read more »

Africa: Can Harm Reduction Help to Reduce the Number Smoking Related Diseases?

The second Tobacco Harm Reduction International Media Meeting took place on September 28th, 2021. This hybrid meeting was organized online and live by Independent scientific… Read more »

Africa: The state of Tobacco Harm Reduction in Africa

The 4th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction took place on September 29 and 30th, 2021. Organized by SCHORE, the International Association on Smoking Control which "vision… Read more »

Africa: Over 92 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Africa

As of October 4, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,339,974 while over 92,936,756 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Helping Girls Attain Their Educational Dreams without Discrimination

Nineteen-year-old Justina (not her real name) from the southwestern region of Nigeria had just been admitted to the Federal University of Technology in Minna, Nigeria, when she… Read more »

Africa: Over 90 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent

As of October 2, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,334,386 while over 91,621,405 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »

Africa: African Finance Ministers Press for Multlilateral Support to Address Covid-19 Challenges

As finance and economy ministers of Africa, multilateralism for us is more than just an abstract foreign policy issue. It is about achieving prosperity for millions of our… Read more »

Africa: Continent Nears 8.3 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19

As of September 30, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,274,917 while over 89,189,924 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: Senate (Finally) Confirms Phee for Top State Department Africa Post

After months of delay, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night confirmed Mary Catherine Phee for the top Africa policy post in the State Department by a vote of 67 to 31. When sworn in as… Read more »

Africa: Nearly 90 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent

As of September 29, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,256,850 while over 89,189,924 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 209,000 Across Continent

As of September 28, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,245,763 while over 86,505,912 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

South Sudan: Elections Won't End in 'Miraculously' Having Democracy, South Sudan Needs a Vision

Welcome to AllAfrica's Silencing The Guns series where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. I'm Mantsadi Sepheka. And today our focus is South Sudan.Africa's youngest… Read more »

South Sudan: If We Truly Want Young People to be Peacemakers, Agents of Positive Change, Then Attacks on Education Must Stop

My name is Nandege and I am a peacemaker. I come from the village of Homiri in Chukudum county, South Sudan, where most of the population of some 150,000 people are subsistence… Read more »

Kenya: Victor Wanyama Retires From International Football

Kenyan footballer Victor Wanyama announced his retirement from international soccer, with these words on Twitter: Read more »

Africa: Over 86,5 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent

As of September 27, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,238,944 while over 86,505,912 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian States Should Protect Girls by Ending Child Marriage

Over 10 million children are out of school in Nigeria and the global pandemic has only made it harder for young people to stay in school. There have been dire consequences… Read more »