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Africa: With Child Deaths Projected to Rise for the First Time This Century, Gates Foundation Urges Global Leaders to Target Scarce Resources Where They Save the Most Lives

Africa: With Child Deaths Projected to Rise for the First Time This Century, Gates Foundation Urges Global Leaders to Target Scarce Resources Where They Save the Most Lives

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New Goalkeepers Report models impact of global health funding cuts, offers roadmap of best buys and most effective investments to slow this reversal  SEATTLE (December 3, 2025)  – The number of children dying before their 5th birthday is projected to rise for the first time this century, reversing decades of global progress, according to new data published…

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Africa: With Child Deaths Projected to Rise for the First Time This Century, Gates Foundation Urges Global Leaders to Target Scarce Resources Where They Save the Most Lives

Ethiopia Launches Fourth National Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

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Addis Ababa — Ethiopia has unveiled its fourth National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), reaffirming its commitment to tackling this pressing global health threat. The launch places Ethiopia among a growing number of African countries with firm strategies to address AMR, which occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve to withstand drugs designed…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – December 2, 2025

Africa: All of Africa Today – December 2, 2025

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  DR Congo Declares End to Ebola Outbreak The Democratic Republic of the Congo declared the end of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai Province, after no new cases were reported in the past 42 days since the last patient was discharged from the treatment centre on 19 October 2025. This outbreak affected the remote Bulape…

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Africa: Women’s Voices Rise to Drive Sexual and Reproductive Rights Leadership

Africa: Women’s Voices Rise to Drive Sexual and Reproductive Rights Leadership

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Nairobi, Kenya — Africa’s fight for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender equality has never been more urgent, as hard-won gains are increasingly threatened by shrinking civic spaces, rising political hostility, and the withdrawal of global funding. These pressures are creating widening gaps in national budgets and weakening the systems meant to…

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Africa: With Child Deaths Projected to Rise for the First Time This Century, Gates Foundation Urges Global Leaders to Target Scarce Resources Where They Save the Most Lives

Africa’s Challenges Catalysts for Digital Agriculture Innovation – Innovation & Technology Ministry

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Addis Ababa — The ministry of Innovation and Technology emphasized that Africa’s challenges are not limitations, but rather catalysts for innovation. At the closing session of the inaugural African Union (AU) Conference on Digital Agriculture, Bayissa Badada, State Minister of Innovation and Technology, said the three-day conference reaffirmed the potential of Africa when technical excellence…

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Africa: With Child Deaths Projected to Rise for the First Time This Century, Gates Foundation Urges Global Leaders to Target Scarce Resources Where They Save the Most Lives

Africa: Southern Ocean and Antarctica – Correcting the Blind Spot On SA’s Radar

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Given its obligations in the region, South Africa is uniquely positioned to represent Africa’s interests in Antarctic governance. The Southern Ocean, encircling Antarctica and extending northwards to about 60° south latitude, contains some of the world’s richest polar marine living resources. Around 85% of the planet’s ocean biological productivity depends on nutrients from this ocean….

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Africa: With Child Deaths Projected to Rise for the First Time This Century, Gates Foundation Urges Global Leaders to Target Scarce Resources Where They Save the Most Lives

Africa: The Resurgence of Coups in Africa

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In recent years, Africa has witnessed a troubling resurgence of coups, with military takeovers disrupting governance and reversing democratic progress across the continent. From Mali in 2020 to Guinea-Bissau in November 2025, and most recently Madagascar in October 2025, these events reflect deep-seated challenges that demand urgent attention from African leaders, regional organizations, and the…

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