For years, the world has treated Africa’s health emergencies as episodic tragedies rather than the predictable outcomes of chronic neglect. Pledges of aid ...

A serious diplomatic crisis has erupted between the United States and South Africa following a shocking decision by the U.S. government to expel South Africa’s ambassador. The decision was announced ...

Afrobarometer 2025 finds a 26% training gap and 14% skills mismatch, creating a prospective growing market for private vocational education providers Over 50% of youth opt for entrepreneurship as ...

A heavy machine drives past shipping containers stacked at a depo in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 1, 2025. (Credit: Themba Hadebe/AP.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – As African countries reel from ...

Africa’s 54 countries have demonstrated their commitment to serious climate action – despite global cuts to aid and Donald Trump’s fossil fuel agenda –by adopting plans to provide power to 300 million ...

African innovators have shown creativity and ingenuity in finding solutions to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but face legal barriers to safeguarding their intellectual property. There have been 192 ...

Africa is undergoing a health funding crisis due to overreliance on external aid and a lack of internal investment from African governments. The healthcare sector is 95 percent dependent on external ...

Africa's push for a $1.5tn digital economy is at risk due to persistent power transmission and connectivity gaps, hindering ...

JOHANNESBURG: Millions of Christians in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), spending Christmas under the reported threat of persecution, kidnapping, sexual violence and in some cases, death from Islamist ...

Africa faces a double crisis of inequality. Not only are the continent and its countries among the world’s most unequal, but its governments are on average among the least committed to reducing ...