New research on climate change demonstrates that a large swath of the African continent would become dangerously hot with a projected 2.7°C global temperature rise, including more than 300 million people in Nigeria—the most vulnerable nation, after India, if efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C fail. Sudan, Niger and Burkina…
Report highlights impacts of IUU fishing in Gambia
Tinubu begins his term as Nigeria’s new president
Museveni has harsh words over al-Shabaab attack on Ugandan forces
After India, it’s Nigeria that has the most people at risk of relentless heat
UN warns Sudan conflict has potential to destabilize region
A week-long ceasefire in Sudan may lead to talks, but fighting in Sudan still has the potential to cause additional regional instability and the United Nations has again called for both sides in Sudan to put the interest of the Sudanese people first and foremost. “The ongoing conflict in Sudan,…
Namibia records fatal case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Namibian authorities have reported a fatal case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and said they’re following at least 27 contacts for possible exposure, with two dozen health workers counted among them. The male patient fell ill in Gobabis, a town not far from Namibia’s eastern border with Botswana, according to…
SA faces more power cuts but Eskom denies threat of grid collapse
South Africans faced another round of power cuts on Sunday night as the country’s chronic…
G7 calls for Libyan elections, action on African security
The leaders of G7 nations called on Libya to hold presidential elections by the end…
China blasts U.S. for ‘coercive diplomacy’ in Africa and beyond
The Chinese government issued a withering critique of the United States on Thursday, in a…
Ramaphosa says six African nations plan Russia-Ukraine talks
A delegation of African leaders plans a peace mission with Russian President Vladimir Putin and…
Interview with Melvyn Lubega (Breega) : what does it take to succeed in Africa’s tech ecosystem?
Melvyn Lubega is the founder of the online education business Go1, South Africa’s first unicorn…
Ghana, Russia collaborate on nuclear education
SA to investigate U.S. charge of weapons transfer to Russia
DR Congo road damage cuts off flooded towns from assistance
Senegal tensions rise with opposition leader Sonko targeted again
Namibia: Challenges persist despite Africa’s top press freedom rank
U.S. diplomats, academics call for sanctions against Tunisia
Rwanda mourns as flood death toll reaches 130
Do rising sea surface temps play a role in East Africa’s piracy attacks?
Senegal reports case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Odinga plans new Kenya protests as Ruto appeals for more dialogue
South Africa walks back Ramaphosa remarks on leaving ICC
South Africa will not revoke its participation in the International Criminal Court (ICC), despite comments made by the African National Congress and President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier in the week. That’s according to a statement from the presidency, assuring that South Africa will remain a signatory to the Rome Statute that…
WHO warns of biohazard risk after Sudan hospital seized; 459 now dead
Authorities in Sudan report a “high risk of biological hazards” following the seizure of a health facility where polio, measles and cholera isolates are stored but the samples are now completely out of their control. “It is occupied by one of the fighting parties,” said Dr. Nima Saeed Abid, the…
Work set to begin on Red Sea spill threat from oil-laden vessel
The end may be in sight for preventing a Red Sea oil spill from a long-abandoned vessel off Yemen’s coast, with a new deal announced between the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Boskalis, a maritime services company that will lead the $148 million cleanup. Work on the FSO Safer,…
South Africa opens vaccine production facility
South Africa is moving forward with plans to produce mRNA vaccines at a facility in Cape Town, where leaders including Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization were on hand for a ribbon-cutting at the technology hub facility launched by biotech firm Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines. Afrigen has…