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Educate Africa Institute commends education minister for cancelling teacher licensure exams

Educate Africa Institute commends education minister for cancelling teacher licensure exams

The Educate Africa Institute (EAI) has lauded the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, for his decisive directive to abolish the Teacher Licensure Examinations by August 30, 2025, describing the move as a bold and progressive step towards...

The Timeless Pulse of Africa

Take your shoes off, stretch your legs out in the sun and let my brief glimpse into Zimbabwe soak into your heart today. This is my 930th Letter From Zimbabwe. Some of you have been with me since my very first letter in March 2000 when my life,...

At AMCEN, a focus on Africa environmental leadership

At AMCEN, a focus on Africa environmental leadership

The 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) concluded with an affirmation of the value of working together in a collaborative manner to build on Africa’s successes in conserving and restoring nature for the...

'Crisis of Disrupted Care': Nearly 800,000 Mpox Vaccines Meant for Africa Wasted Due to Trump USAID Cuts

'Crisis of Disrupted Care': Nearly 800,000 Mpox Vaccines Meant for Africa Wasted Due to Trump USAID Cuts

Nearly 800,000 doses of the mpox vaccine, which were initially promised to fight the epidemic in Africa, are set to go to waste due to Trump's cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development. According to Politico, which quotes the Africa...

Galien Africa, REMAPSEN partner to promote health and environment in Africa

Galien Africa, REMAPSEN partner to promote health and environment in Africa

Dakar, the capital of Senegal, on Wednesday, July 16, hosted the signing ceremony of a partnership agreement between Association Galien Africa and the African Media Network for the Promotion of Health and Environment (REMAPSEN). The event was...

African U18/U20 Athletics Championship: NSС announces cash rewards for Team Nigeria

African U18/U20 Athletics Championship: NSС announces cash rewards for Team Nigeria

By Andrew Abah The National Sports Commission (NSC) has announced cash rewards of ₦1,000,000 for each gold medal, ₦750,000 for silver, and ₦500,000 for bronze medals won by Team Nigeria athletes at the ongoing CAA Africa U18/U20 Athletics...

Kudos for African Democratic Congress

Kudos for African Democratic Congress

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. — Mark Twain (1835–1910) Indeed, Nigeria’s political history appears to have rhymed on July 3, 2025, at the adoption of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) at the Yar’Adua Trade Center, Abuja,...

Dangote Warns Against Africa Becoming a Dumping Ground for Substandard Fuel

Dangote Warns Against Africa Becoming a Dumping Ground for Substandard Fuel

Dangote Urges Africa to End Fuel Imports and Boost Local Refining Capacity Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Industries Limited, has voiced serious concerns over Africa’s growing dependence on imported fuel, warning that the continent risks...

'Africa's reparations call no longer a whisper' - President Mahama

'Africa's reparations call no longer a whisper' - President Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has made a powerful declaration when he presented a progress report in Malabo on the AU’s 2025 Theme, “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations”. He said, “Africa’s call for reparative...

Rethinking maternal and child survival in Africa amid shifting aid

Rethinking maternal and child survival in Africa amid shifting aid

Part of the webinar featured a panel discussion on strategies to sustain the gains in MNCH while accelerating progress to reach the SDG targets. Dr. Samuel Oyeniyi, the director and acting head of the reproductive health division at Nigeria’s...

Africa’s De-Dollarization Push Meets Reality: Dollar Resilience, Stablecoin Rise Shape Future

Accelerating change to end preventable maternal and child deaths in Africa

Accelerating change to end preventable maternal and child deaths in Africa

Imagine facing a life-threatening situation, only to be saved by a medicine you once fought to make accessible. This is the story of Esther Nasikye, PATH’s Global MNCH and Immunization Advocacy Lead. In 2013, Nasikye helped drive a resolution to...

Oman leads dialogue for a green future at Africa’s top environmental summit

Oman leads dialogue for a green future at Africa’s top environmental summit

NAIROBI : His Excellency Dr. Al Amri, who also serves as President of the upcoming Seventh Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), led Oman’s delegation to the landmark conference, which coincided with the 40th anniversary of...

Masai Ujiri Launches Giants of Africa Festival to Empower Youth

Masai Ujiri Launches Giants of Africa Festival to Empower Youth

Masai Ujiri, after being recently let go from his role with the Toronto Raptors, is fully committed to his humanitarian efforts through the Giants of Africa Festival. This initiative, founded in 2003, has empowered thousands of young individuals...

Mayekoo doubles donations to African causes with new matchin...

Mayekoo doubles donations to African causes with new matchin...

Mayekoo, the Pan-African social impact fundraising platform built to accelerate grassroots change, has launched a powerful new Matching Donation Campaign to double the impact of donations to non-profit and social good projects across the...

2027: I joined ADC to secure the nation’s future – Senator Tunde Ogbeha 

2027: I joined ADC to secure the nation’s future – Senator Tunde Ogbeha 

From Charity Nwakaudu Abuja The Kogi State Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kingsley Temitope Ogga has presented membership card to the leader of the party in the state, Senator Tunde Ogbeha, At the handover ceremony, Ogga...

Africa told to unite amid debt crisis, donor retreat

Rising debt, geopolitical instability and declining aid flows are intensifying external pressure on African economies. In a briefing to the Africa Group of ambassadors at United Nations (UN) headquarters, Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the...

US Tariffs Spur Africa To Fast-Track Free Trade Deal

US Tariffs Spur Africa To Fast-Track Free Trade Deal

Home Africa US Tariffs Spur Africa To Fast-Track Free Trade Deal G20 finance chiefs meeting in Durban this week, under South Africa's presidency, have trade high on the agenda. Amid rising concerns over steep US tariffs, African leaders are...

African Development Fund supports climate-resilient rice value chains in West Africa

African Development Fund supports climate-resilient rice value chains in West Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional funding window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a $9.44 million grant for the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) to strengthen the climate resilience of...

Africa News Live Updates: Rwanda, Nigeria, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire mark a day of arrests, reforms and rising voices

Africa News Live Updates: Rwanda, Nigeria, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire mark a day of arrests, reforms and rising voices

Al-Qaeda affiliate's expansion in West Africa heightens regional instability and economic risk The al-Qaeda-linked group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has become a dominant militant force in West Africa’s Sahel region, The...

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