Sigh of relief for Ghana's (not-so) new gender equality law
After decades of stalling, the new law is warmly welcomed but some worry how well it will be enforced.
After decades of stalling, the new law is warmly welcomed but some worry how well it will be enforced.
[Africa Renewal] Embracing digital transformation to realize our potential
[IPS] New York -- In a context of shrinking civic space that threatens civil society participation in an increasing number of countries and all the way to some UN processes, world leaders will gather to discuss the "multilateralism we want" at the Summit of the Future at the
[UN News] The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt the rapid spread of mpox in six African countries including Burundi, where youngsters have been impacted the most.
The government says classrooms are being used to accommodate people whose houses have been destroyed.
[African Union] The Pan-African Parliament has convened the 12th Annual Conference of Speakers of National and Regional Parliaments at its headquarters in Midrand, South Africa. This gathering of Presiding Officers of African legislatures takes place alongside the Sitting of
[Premium Times] Africa CDC confirmed the spread of the disease in all five regions of the continent.
Michael Lomas is accused of manipulating massive contracts for work on a power station in South Africa.
[Business Day Africa] Ten innovators in healthcare are set to be recognized during the East African Region Global Health Security Summit (EARGHSS), slated for January 2025 in Kilifi County.
[IPS] Moscow -- After two symbolic African leaders' summits, Russia's trading is steadily increasing but significantly in exports of military weapons and equipment. According to Kremlin reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the trade turnover between Russia and African
[ISS] Africa played a pivotal role in negotiations for the treaty, and should take the lead in bringing it into force.
Footballers playing too many games risks the 'long-term success' of football, says Caf president Patrice Motsepe.
[USAID] Today, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Administrator and Feed the Future Coordinator Samantha Power announced that the United States government, working with Congress, has committed more than $80 million of new Feed the Future funds and supplemental
[Daily Maverick] Africa's largest air show and aerospace and defence exhibition kicked off at Air Force Base Waterkloof on Wednesday without a key regular participant: the US.
[New Times] In the next two months, two major global conferences will draw every member of the United Nations to discuss climate related challenges that the world and Africa in particular is grappling with.
[spotlight] South Africa has the third highest suicide rate in Africa and Africa has higher rates of suicide than any other continent. In the wake of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th, clinical psychologist Vincenzo Sinisi asks what can be done to bring down
[The Conversation Africa] A new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe. The variant, called XEC, was first detected in Germany in August and appears to have a growth advantage over other circulating variants - but it is
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
[Greenpeace] As COP29 approaches in Azerbaijan, African negotiators have been urged to seize the moment to secure equitable climate finance for the continent. Greenpeace Africa and climate justice movements have presented a document to the African Group of Negotiators (AGN)
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya will in 2025 host the East Africa Region Global Health Security Summit, a high-level event designed to tackle global health security challenges in the region.
[IFRC] Heavy rains over the last few weeks have triggered massive flooding and devastation in West and Central Africa, with hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their destroyed homes in areas already suffering from food insecurity and conflict.
[Africa CDC] Kinshasa, 18 September -- Africa CDC congratulates the Government of Japan and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on the agreement to donate Lc16 Mpox vaccines, along with specialized inoculation needles. A signing ceremony in Kinshasa
[Business Day Africa] Africa's commercial airplane fleet is set to see substantial growth by 2043, with Boeing forecasting that 82 percent of the new aircraft deliveries will be for expansion rather than replacement, marking the highest growth rate of any region worldwide.
[UN News] In a time marked by escalating global crises - from rising poverty to the worsening climate emergency - the United Nations remains steadfast in its resolve to foster peace, advance sustainable development, and alleviate human suffering.
[UN News] The report details how this debt crisis is jeopardising progress aimed at ending AIDS in Sub-Saharan African countries, which account for a significant majority of people living with HIV globally - 25.9 million people of the nearly 40 million total.
[The Conversation Africa] The United Nations security council - the most powerful body of the UN - is the institution that is primarily responsible for maintaining international peace and security. But it's facing a credibility crisis because of its failure to address the
[The Conversation Africa] Africans face a high rejection rate for visas to enter the Schengen group of countries. The group is made up of 29 European countries that have officially abolished border controls at their mutual borders. A Schengen visa is an entry permit for non-EU