With the new year, the World Health Organization has released a list of its top priorities for 2020. They include a number of concerns with special resonance on the African continent, including the need to understand that the climate crisis is a health crisis, and the need to address the…
There were 121 crew members kidnapped on ships attacked in the Gulf of Guinea in 2019, representing a more than 50 percent increase despite global trends that saw a decline in overall piracy incidents. “This equates to over 90 percent of global kidnappings reported at sea with 64 crew members…
Tibor Nagy, the Assistant Secretary for African Affairs for the United States, will begin a five-nation tour on the African continent on Wednesday. Nagy will visit the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Sudan during the two-week journey. The trip will highlight a U.S. commitment to African youth,…
In Zambia, the Higher Education Authority (HEA) announced Tuesday that three universities have been deregistered…
The Sudanese military has returned order to the streets of Khartoum following an uprising Tuesday…
Central African Republic, Lesotho and The Gambia have had their United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…
France plans to send additional troops to the Sahel and appealed for more international support…
China denies that its policies put African nations in “debt traps” that will collapse like…
