By Taofik Oloruko-Oba, Country Manager, Kenya and Head of East Africa Network at Roche Diagnostics Each November, World Diabetes Day raises global awareness about a condition that affects people of all ages — children, working adults and older people alike.1 In Kenya, diabetes is…
By Africanews Samuel Eto’o was re-elected unopposed on Saturday as head of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot). Eto’o’s second mandate was confirmed at a General Assembly of Fecafoot held in the country’s central region. He polled 85 out of 85…
By Rédaction Africanews As the world marks World AIDS Day, UNAIDS is urging global leaders to take urgent action. The agency calls for renewed global solidarity and continued international support, especially for countries most in need. With domestic funding unable…
By Rédaction Africanews and CGTN It’s been six months since Sudan’s Armed forces retook the capital Khartoum. But two years of fighting has wrought untold devastation. Now, people returning to the city are under threat from environmental hazards that are…
As the world marks International Children’s Day on 20 November, South Africa is celebrating a major milestone in early childhood education. Bamba Learn, an innovative learning app created by Afrika Tikkun Bambanani, has been named one of the Top 100…
A previously unseen trove of photographs by Nigerian photography legend J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere has been brought into the spotlight at ART X Lagos, marking a major celebration of his legacy. The exhibition, An Exacting Eye, showcased 150 images from his extensive archive,…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP African leaders meeting in Algiers on Sunday called for colonial-era crimes to be formally recognized, criminalized and compensated for through an African Union-backed reparations process. The AU resolution was passed a summit in May, that…
By Africanews with AP A delegation from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS arrived in Guinea-Bissau on Monday for mediation talks with the leaders of a coup over the “complete restoration of constitutional order.” The ECOWAS mission, led…
A powerful solar revolution is dawning across Africa, supercharged by a massive influx of affordable Chinese panels. With global solar costs dropping sharply, China shipped 15 gigawatts of panels to Africa over the past year—nearly matching a quarter-century of earlier installations.…
By Ademola Ajagbe, Regional Managing Director Africa, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Climate finance is on trial this November in Belém, Brazil. World leaders and climate advocates attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) must decide whether the long-discussed plan…
