Education stakeholders must work around the clock to find solutions to address the myriad of challenges facing the sector, instead of playing a blame game that resolves nothing. This is the first public statement by President Hage Geingob since the release of the national examination results for grades 11 and 12, which woke the nation […]
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, in their first 100 days in office, hold the record of the most travelled presidency since 1999. The President’s first trip abroad was to France to participate in the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact. Next was attending the ECOWAS summit in Guinea Bissau, then the […]
Bellinzona, Switzerland — The trial of the Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah opened today in Bellinzona. It started with a surprise report financed by Kosiah’s friends and family. Redacted by a Liberian lawyer, it consisted of 8 pages of fact finding missions and statements by Liberian people involved in the war. There were also photos and […]
Khartoum / Nyala / El Fasher / El Obeid — Battles between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued in large parts of Khartoum state on Sunday. In the South Darfur capital Nyala, fierce fighting resumed over the weekend. In El Fasher, North Darfur, a woman was gang-raped, and houses were plundered. […]
Malawi National Council of Sports has with immediate effect Monday, February 6 banned Athletics Association of Malawi (AAM) president Godfrey Phiri and general secretary Frank Chitembeya “from taking part in, participating in and organizing any athletic events in the country”. A statement from the country’s sports governing body, mandated by the Laws of Malawi, says […]
Public debt in the region has risen to levels not seen in decades The average debt ratio in sub-Saharan Africa has almost doubled in just a decade–from 30 percent of GDP at the end of 2013 to almost 60 percent of GDP by end-2022. Repaying this debt has also become much costlier. The region’s ratio […]
Beyoncé announced her highly anticipated Renaissance World Tour on the first day of Black History Month – an annual observance in the US that honours the African diaspora. Social media erupted and ticketing websites crashed briefly as fans worldwide rushed to secure tickets. Following her record-setting 32nd win at the 2023 Grammy Awards for her […]
Contraceptive choices are crucial in empowering women and couples to take control of their reproductive health. In addition to protecting women and girls from unplanned pregnancies and unsafe abortions, contraceptive use promotes the overall well-being of the mother, child, and family. However, despite awareness of family planning, there is still a high unmet need at […]
Ondo State will have three new faces at the Senate from June as none of the incumbents or past senators is a candidate in the 25 February senatorial elections. Like other voters across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT, the electorate in Ondo State, south-west Nigeria, will file out on 25 February […]
Building collapses have become a major menace in Lagos, Nigeria. Lagos is the business hub of the country and has its largest seaport and airport. With an estimated population of 15.4 million, it is the largest city in sub-Saharan Africa and the second largest in Africa after Cairo. The city has two distinct geographical areas: […]
Roger Winter, a long-time advocate for South Sudan, who died on January 25, spent most his life of working on refugee emergencies around the world. He served in several U.S. government positions and headed the U.S. Committee for Refugees for two decades. This tribute was written by three long-time friends and colleagues. Roger did so […]
Gaborone — During the World Health Organization’s 73rd Africa Regional Committee held in Botswana, AllAfrica’s Nontobeko Mlambo spoke to Thoko Elphick-Pooley, Executive Director of Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) to discuss progress made in eliminating NTDs in Africa. Neglected Tropical Diseases affect over a billion people yet budgets for NTDs-related programmes are often […]
All eyes will be on President Cyril Ramaphosa this evening as he takes to the podium to outline government’s programme of action through his 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall. The Cape Town City Hall was declared a Parliamentary precinct from 1 to 23 February 2023, and all […]
The people of Eswatini head to the polls Friday for elections – despite the fact that political parties are banned. In the last absolute monarchy of Africa, formerly known as Swaziland, all powers are vested in King Mswati III. Elected members of parliament serve as his advisors. More than 580,000 registered voters will elect 59 […]
Health experts, however, said the cases of cVDPV2 do not threaten the country’s Wild Poliovirus-free certification. The Nigerian government has said cases of circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus type 2 (cVDPV2) declined in the country between 2021 and 2022. The Chairman of the Expert Review Committee (ERC) on Polio and Routine Immunisation, Akin Osibogun, while […]
Nigeria’s journey as a self-governing nation clocks 63 years today. But we cannot help asking, what is the destination? Where are we headed as a nation? What is the point of our nationhood? Nations, great nations at least, are defined by ideals–a sense of something greater than themselves. Ideals give nations a purpose, which, in […]
There are good reasons to be sceptical Eskom’s financial reports from December 2022, read by candlelight as they may have been, paint a picture that may surprise. The embattled utility has been able to bring its debt burden down to about R400-billion, from a peak well over R500-billion in 2020. It has trimmed its other […]
Justice Nancy Maldonado, of the United States (US) court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago, has warned that no more request for stay of execution on the order of the court to release all the documents relating to the academic records of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Chicago State University (CSU), would […]