Power restored to Sierra Leone as minister quits
Most of the electricity in the capital is supplied by a Turkish ship floating off the country’s coast.
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Has South Africa's 'get-out-of-jail' vote lived up to the hype?
Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.
read moreSkills and Attributes The Next UN Leader Needs
[IPS] Apex, North Carolina / Dublin, Ireland -- What makes an effective UN Secretary-General?
read moreTB Clinical Trials: An UnPrecedented €34 Million Price Tag in Drug Development
[MSF] Geneva -- At the 5th WHO Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies conference today, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) presented the costs of its landmark TB-PRACTECAL clinical trial that helped identify a shorter, all-oral treatment regime
read moreAHAS 2024 - Technology is a key part of Tobacco Harm Reduction Approach, according to Dr Kgosi Letlape
[allAfrica] The 2024 edition of Africa Healthcare Summit was held in Accra on April 22-23, 2024. Organized by Zenith Global Health, this year's theme was " Advances in Public Health-Tackling Inequities and Access: A One Health Approach". The organiz
read moreBurkina Faso suspends BBC over HRW massacre report
BBC websites and radio are blocked for two weeks over a Human Rights Watch report on alleged mass killings.
read moreMbeki vows to rid South Africa's ANC of 'rotten apples'
South Africa's former president hits out at corruption within the governing party.
read moreRich Nation Hypocrisy Accelerating Global Heating
[IPS] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Rich nations' climate hypocrisy is accelerating global heating, pushing the planet closer to irreversible catastrophe, with its worst consequences borne by the poorest, both countries and peoples.
read moreAfrica CDC Launches Initiatives to Advance Molecular Diagnostics and Genomic Surveillance in Africa
[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) kicked-off two groundbreaking projects: the Integrated Genomic Surveillance and Data Sharing Platform (IGS) and Integrated Genomic Surveillance f
read moreOver 50 Million Lives Saved Through Immunization Effort
[GAVI] Brazzaville / Geneva -- An estimated 51.2 million lives have been saved through vaccines in the African region over the past 50 years. For every infant life saved over that period, close to 60 years of life are lived, a new report by World Hea
read moreEmpowering Women Is Key to Unlocking $12 Trillion in Economic Growth
[UNFPA] During the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) in New York, UNFPA hosted an event that brought together global leaders, policymakers and innovators to address a pivotal challenge: Unlocking $12 trillion of economic g
read moreThe Legacy of Portugal's Carnation Revolution in Africa
[DW] On April 25, 1974, the Carnation Revolution marked a turning point for Portugal and its colonies in Africa. Fifty years later, links between the Lusophone countries are stronger than ever -- with a few exceptions.
read moreSugar in Baby Food - Why Nestlé Needs to Be Held to Account in Africa
[The Conversation Africa] Nestlé has been criticised for adding sugar and honey to infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer countries. The Swiss food giant controls 20% of the baby-food market, valued at nearly US$70 billion.
read moreOxfam Reaction to the Global Report On Food Crises 2024
[Oxfam] Today's "Global Report on Food Crises" (GRFC), led by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN), says that 281.6 million people across 59 countries are now experiencing acute hunger - 24 million additional people over last year.
read moreR21 Anti-Malaria Vaccine Is a Game Changer - Scientist Who Helped Design It Reflects On 30 Years of Research, and What It Promises
[The Conversation Africa] Until three years ago nobody had developed a vaccine against any parasitic disease. Now there are two against malaria: the RTS,S and the R21 vaccines.
read moreUSAID's Catalyst Study Expands HIV Prevention Options for Women and Girls in Africa
[USAID] A USAID-supported study is expanding options for HIV prevention products for women and girls in Africa, a population disproportionately affected by the virus; in sub-Saharan Africa adolescent girls and young women were more than three times a
read moreGovernment of Lao Pdr and Partners Announce Campaign to Tackle Measles and Rubella
[GAVI] Vientiane Capital -- In a major effort to protect children's health, the Lao PDR Ministry of Health announced a nationwide measles and rubella vaccination campaign today. This critical initiative coincides with World Immunization Week 2024, hi
read moreGlobal Immunization Efforts Have Saved At Least 154 Million Lives Over the Past 50 Years
[GAVI] A major landmark study just published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives - or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of every year - over the past 50 years. The vast majority of liv
read moreOver 50 Million Lives Saved in Africa Through Expanded Immunization Programme
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- An estimated 51.2 million lives have been saved through vaccines in the African region over the past 50 years. For every infant life saved over that period, close to 60 years of life are lived, a new report by World Health O
read moreConflict, Climate Change Driving Hundreds of Millions Into Hunger - UN
[VOA] Geneva -- A new analysis of the state of global hunger finds conflict, climate change, and economic shocks are driving an increasing number of people into acute hunger, jeopardizing gains made over previous years in achieving the United Nations
read moreBoko Haram Factional Violence Worries Islamic State
[ISS] In its quest to expand beyond North East Nigeria, JAS-ISWAP clashes aren't in the global terror group's interests.
read moreInnovations at the AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit
[allAfrica] AllAfrica Global Media is launching the AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit from May 8-10 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Summit will feature innovations to leverage the ever-changing media landscape revolutionized by emerging technologies like artifi
read moreWorld Malaria Day 2024 - 'Accelerating the Fight Against Malaria for a More Equitable World'
[WHO] Dear malaria partners and friends,
read moreAfrica's High Teenage Pregnancy Rate Demands Strong Response
[HRW] AU Should Adopt Guidelines to Protect Rights of Pregnant, Parenting Girls
read moreDespite Pandemic Setbacks, WHO Vows Continued Fight for Global Immunization
[allAfrica] World Immunization Week celebrates a remarkable milestone - 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI). This global initiative has been instrumental in saving countless lives and protecting children from devastating vaccine-
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