Africa: All of Africa Today – July 1, 2026
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Africa: Joint Statement By the Committee On the Rights of the Child and Unicef On the Plight of Migrant Children in South Africa
Geneva/Nairobi — The Committee on the Rights of the Child and UNICEF express their deep concern regarding the plight of migrant children in South Africa and the challenges they face while moving across the African continent. As enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and…
Africa Urged to Prioritise Sustainable Palm Oil Production
Nairobi — African governments and industry players have been urged to integrate sustainability into the expansion of the continent’s palm oil industry as production grows to meet rising regional and global demand. Speaking during the RSPO Africa Supply Chain Forum 2026 in Nairobi, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Head of Africa Market Transformation Elikplim…
Africa: The 20km Ripple Effect – How Mines Can Trigger Distant Deforestation in Africa
The global push for a transition to green energy has sparked demand for critical minerals such as lithium, vanadium, copper and cobalt. These are needed for electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels. Sub-Saharan Africa hosts about 30% of the world’s mineral reserves, including huge quantities of critical minerals: 92% of all platinum, 36% of…
Africa: Diplomatic Forum Positions Liberia As W/Africa’s Next Investment Frontier
The government has intensified its campaign to reposition the country as one of West Africa’s emerging investment destinations, using economic diplomacy to showcase opportunities across critical sectors while seeking to convert international goodwill into long-term capital inflows. At a High-Level Diplomatic Investment Forum organized by the Embassy of Liberia in Accra, ambassadors accredited to Liberia,…
Africa Only Has Partial Visibility of its True NCD Burden, Says WHO Official
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are often described as Africa’s “silent epidemic,” but much of that silence reflects how little of the true burden is actually visible. The burden of NCDs now accounts for a growing share of deaths across Africa, driven by rising risk factors such as unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and air…
Africa: Whatsapp to Introduce Usernames, Allowing Users to Reserve Handles Ahead of Launch
The username feature is the latest in a series of privacy-focused additions WhatsApp has introduced to enhance user privacy. Meta-owned WhatsApp has announced plans to introduce usernames, a new feature aimed at allowing its users to connect with others without sharing their phone numbers. The messaging platform disclosed the feature on its website on Monday,…
Africa: Students’ Shenzhen Win Cue for Kenya to Lead Africa’s Tech Revolution
The news that four Kenyan university students have clinched the Grand Prize at the Huawei ICT Competition in Shenzhen is more than a victory; it is a testament to a quiet revolution. For the first time in the competition’s ten-year history, Team Kenya has soared above 210,000 global participants to claim the highest honor, marking…
Africa: Building Peace Infrastructures – African Leaders Reflect On Peacebuilding
United Nations — As the United Nations held its first-ever Peacebuilding Week (June 22-26), UN officials and developmental partners gathered at Egypt’s Permanent Mission on June 23 to hold a dialogue on the main question that emerged from the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PBAR): “How can global commitments to peacebuilding translate into tangible results on…
Africa: UN Tells South Africa to Respect Human Rights As Deadline Day Arrives
UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric says the world body is closely monitoring South Africa’s planned protests against undocumented migrants. Amnesty International accuses March and March of encouraging the public to carry out unlawful “citizen’s arrests” of suspected migrants. The United Nations has stepped into South Africa’s anti-immigration crisis, calling for calm as nationwide protests begin on…