US Congress Weighs Landmark Sudan Bills to Tighten Sanctions and Accountability
Dabanga
The US Congress is considering two bills that could significantly reshape Washington's policy towards Sudan by placing future action on the war under a stronger legal framework… Read more »
U.S. Senators Urge Rubio to Address Impact of Ebola Outbreak on Women [press release]
United States Senate
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio… Read more »
Kagame, U.S. Congressional Delegation Discuss Energy, Health Cooperation
New Times
President Paul Kagame on Thursday, July 30, received a bipartisan United States Congressional delegation led by Representative Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on… Read more »
How a Serbian Former Kickboxer Ended Up in Liberia's U.S.$318 Million Cocaine Bust
FrontPageAfrica
A few days after Liberia recorded its largest cocaine seizure in history, one of the prime suspects turned out to be a former kickboxer. Srd̵an Seleš was arrested at a… Read more »
South Africa's Next HIV Battle Isn't About Science, It's About Access
allAfrica
For decades, South Africa has been at the epicentre of the global HIV epidemic. Today, it is becoming the testing ground for what many scientists believe could be the most… Read more »
Cotton to Cloth - The Story Africa Has Always Needed to Tell [editorial]
allAfrica
Africa grows more than half of the world's finest long-staple cotton. It earns less than three percent of what that cotton is eventually worth. This is not a trade problem. It is a… Read more »
Russia's 'Africa Corps' Airstrikes Kill Civilians
HRW
Apparent Indiscriminate Attack in Village Held by Islamist Armed Group Read more »
AU Urges Continent to Bolster Preparedness to Mitigate Potential Impacts of 2026 El Niño
ENA
The African Union Commission has emphasized today the need for stronger continental preparedness and coordinated action to mitigate the potential impacts of the anticipated 2026 El… Read more »
AU Commits to Stronger Health Systems, Universal Coverage
Ghanaian Times
African Heads of State and Government on Wednesday adopted the Accra Declaration, reaffirming their commitment to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Read more »
U=U Gave Me My Future Back - Ugandan Activist William Matovu on Replacing HIV Fear With Hope
allAfrica
As a child growing up in Uganda, William Matovu believed HIV had already written the story of his life. Read more »
AHEFT Prize Launched to Recognise African Universities Leading Higher Education Transformation [interview]
allAfrica
As Africa grapples with shrinking international development funding and rising pressure to create jobs for its rapidly growing youth population, the Mastercard Foundation is making… Read more »
'Am I Safe Here?' - The Question Standing Between Transgender Africans and HIV Care
allAfrica
The greatest barrier to ending AIDS among transgender people in Africa is not a lack of medicine, but laws, stigma and exclusion. Read more »
Portugal Is Key Partner for Attraction of Agro-Investment
AIM
The Mozambican Minister of Agriculture, Roberto Albino, believes that Portugal is one of the country's crucial partners for attraction of new investments and technologies to boost… Read more »
Women Turn Cotton Profits Into Year-Round Businesses
Bird Story Agency
A women's farming group in southern Malawi is reinvesting cotton earnings in poultry, livestock, shops and savings schemes—turning a seasonal crop into year-round income, new… Read more »
Cotton Farmers Could Earn From Soil Carbon Credits
Bird Story Agency
A scheme tested in Uzbekistan could let African cotton farmers earn twice over, once for the fibre and once for the carbon stored in the soil beneath their fields. Read more »
