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Addis Ababa — To address gaps in sexual and reproductive healthcare access, widened by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing humanitarian crises, Ethiopia is reinforcing its health system, making these vital services more accessible for women and adolescents in remote and crisis-affected areas. A key part of this effort is promoting self-care, by giving people the…
New York — The world is losing interest in investing in others, especially when it comes to humanitarian aid. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has slowed to critical levels, weakening emerging markets and further slowing growth across developing nations. As of 2025, FDI has dwindled to its lowest levels yet, largely due to heightened trade tensions…
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) held a three-day capacity-building workshop in Lilongwe, supported by the African Union (AU), COMESA, and International IDEA, aimed at strengthening electoral risk management and addressing gender-based violence in elections. This initiative comes as the country intensifies preparations for the 16 September 2025 General Election. Speaking at the official opening of…
What does it mean to live a good life? Psychologists and social scientists have been focusing on a new idea called flourishing – a sense of well-being that goes beyond just happiness or success. It’s about your whole life being good, including how you interact with other people and your community. So then, how do…
Addis Ababa, — Ethiopia is participating in the summit, which officially began early this morning in Luanda, Angola. A high-level Ethiopian delegation, led by President Taye Atske Selassie, arrived in Luanda on Sunday for the Business Summit. Upon arriving in Luanda, the delegation received a warm welcome from high-level Angolan government officials. This year’s U.S.-Africa…
Kenyan Police Officers Charged with Blogger’s Murder Three police officers in Kenya were charged with the murder of 31-year-old blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody. His death, which followed his arrest over a defamation complaint by Deputy Police Chief Eliud Lagat, sparked national outrage and protests. Lagat, who denied wrongdoing, stepped aside…
On day six of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, the Council heard urgent updates on rising internal displacement driven by organised crime, escalating genocide risks and the trafficking of women in the domestic work sector. Of the record 83 million people internally displaced worldwide, at least 1.2 million were…
The recent meeting between Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa marks more than just a checkpoint on Operation Shujaa’s military scoreboard–it reveals the contours of Uganda’s deepening regional ambitions. Held at the Cité de l’Union Africaine on June 20, 2025, the high-level engagement…
Less than six months into his current term in office, President Donald Trump has already imposed visa and travel restrictions on nationals from eleven countries in North and Sub-Saharan Africa traveling to the United States. In official statements, the Trump Administration has made several arguments for why such country-specific visa and travel restrictions are necessary….
In an age marked by conflicts, disease, dysfunction and mental health challenges, yoga offers a steady, time-trusted path to help find calm and harmony within – and without. This powerful message of International Yoga Day, observed annually on 21 June, reverberated through UN Headquarters in New York on Friday as hundreds gathered to embrace the…
