The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) entered into force on May 30, 2019, and was officially launched in July 2019 at the AU Assembly in...
🌍 Africa Steps Up on Climate Action At the closing of the Second African Climate Summit (8–10 September, Addis Ababa, 🇪🇹), President Taye Atske-Silassie delivered...
Ebola Vaccination Underway in Kasai as DRC Battles 16th Outbreak Since 1976 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has launched Ebola vaccination campaign in...
Africa Must Act Decisively to Defeat Cholera Cholera remains Africa’s most urgent public health threat, yet it is a preventable disease. The Africa Centres for Disease...
Diene Keita: Guinea’s Trailblazing Diplomat Takes the Helm at UNFPA When the United Nations Secretary General confirmed Diene Keita as the new Executive Director of the...
The Zimbabwean diaspora deserves the right to vote — they remain a cornerstone of the nation’s growth and development. With millions of Zimbabweans living abroad, their...
It’s Time to Show Africa’s True Size on the Map For centuries, the world map has been a tool of navigation, education, and geopolitics. Yet the...
Botswana Declares Public Health Emergency Amid Critical Medicine Shortages Gaborone, August 26, 2025 — Botswana has declared a nationwide public health emergency as hospitals and clinics...
A high-level forum marking the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened at the University of Oxford this week, drawing former...
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