INFOGRAPHIC/EYEWITNESS MEDIA GROUP. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] African climate stakeholders have called for urgent reforms to the UN’s Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), warning that current global responses to climate impacts are “grossly inadequate.” Speaking at the 5th African Regional Conference on Loss and Damage in Lilongwe, Malawi, the Pan African Climate…
In today’s attention economy, talent alone is rarely enough. Visibility is what counts and Director Peacock understands that better than most. When the concept of a talent hunt landed on his desk, Director Peacock didn’t just direct a campaign. He architected a movement. The result is what many are already calling one of the most…
Dar es Salaam — The East African Community (EAC), in collaboration with AGRA, has officially launched a high-level regional validation meeting for the Draft Regional Agri-Food Systems Investment Plan (RASIP 2026-2035) in Dar es Salaam, marking a significant step toward transforming agriculture and food systems across East Africa. The three-day meeting, running from April 21…
The State Minister for Sports, Peter Ogwang, has called for full commitment from East African governments and football stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. He described the AFCON 2027 that will be co-hosted by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania as a defining moment for the region. Ogwang made the…
Pope Leo XIV Urges Justice and Freedom in Equatorial Guinea Pope Leo XIV continued his African tour with a Mass in Equatorial Guinea. He addressed a Mass that drew some 100,000 people, including Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the country’s leader and the world’s long-serving president. Leo, who is on an 11-day tour of Africa,…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — When Africa’s Heads of State and Government gathered in Addis Ababa on 14 February 2026 for the African Union’s 39th Ordinary Session, they did more than adopt another resolution. They made a choice: to place at the centre of the agenda the most fundamental, life-sustaining and strategic resource our continent possesses:…
On 25 March 2026, a high-level interagency coordination meeting took place at Ukraine’s Presidential Office, chaired by Kyrylo Budanov. The subject was the expansion of Ukraine’s presence on the African continent — and it was the first such meeting in the country’s history at this level. Priority countries have been identified. Coordination mechanisms agreed. A…
The Trump administration and the AU have started a bold journey that could ‘flip the script’ on decades of development cooperation. The United States (US) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have announced a new plan to secure investment inflows and develop trade in Africa. The Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Working Group (SIWG) formed on…
Oslo — “All illicit financial flows are immoral, with deeply negative effects on people and planet.” As humanitarians scramble for cash, high-profile calls for “innovative finance” are proliferating – often with the intention of tapping the private sector to further aid policy objectives. A new report, however, takes an arguably more effective approach, highlighting the…
HIV remains one of the biggest public health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, a region that accounts for approximately two-thirds of about 40 million people living with HIV globally. Young people continue to account for a large share of new infections, with an estimated 370,000 new infections occurring among those aged 15-24 in 2024 alone. This…
