Addis Ababa — Health Minister Dr. Mekdes Daba has called for government-led priorities, workforce motivation, and integrated, innovative solutions to transform surgical care across Africa. Addressing the Pan African Surgical Healthcare Forum (PASHeF) that opened in Addis Ababa today, the Minister stressed that surgery is central to universal health coverage in Africa. Surgical care must…
France and Togo are co-hosting a conference in Paris on Thursday to support peace and prosperity in the Great Lakes region of Africa. A coalition of international NGOs will urge participants to step up their financial response to the “unprecedented humanitarian crisis” in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries. The conference aims to…
The Primate of Brazil and Bishop of the Amazon, the Most Revd Marinez Bassotto, is in the United Kingdom this week (20-24 October), advocating for environmental justice and the importance of indigenous voices being central to this November’s COP30 (Conference of the Parties). The week began with an ecumenical press conference on 20 October, facilitated…
Geneva — About 4 million people are now displaced across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and neighbouring countries – about two-thirds more than five years ago – the UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) regional head for West and Central Africa, said on Friday. Abdouraouf Gnon-Konde addressed a UN press conference in Geneva, saying that the increase in…
Dakar, Senegal, 10 October 2025 – To mark the International Day of the Girl, over 100 girls from West and Central Africa came together in Dakar for the West and Central Africa Girls’ Summit. Their message to presidents, policymakers, and the rest of the world is clear: “We want to be taken into account when our…
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In this Interview, Regional President for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA), Visa, Tareq Muhmood, speaks on Nigeria’s place in digital payments globally, why Visa is are making long-term commitments through partnerships with banks and fintechs to co-create products and solutions that make digital payments more accessible to individuals, SMBs, and the…
With elections planned for December, authorities should use their position of strength to tackle the roots of the country’s crisis. Since his re-election in 2021, Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has enjoyed several diplomatic and military successes. In 2024, the United Nations Security Council lifted its embargo on arms to the Central African…
“They used us in human wave attacks, treating men as cannon fodder. So many of the people I trained with in Rostov-on-Don were lying dead on the ground in Donetsk.” Late last year, the world was alerted to the disturbing news that Russia was recruiting hundreds of young African women, aged 18-22, to go and…
Under the bright Nairobi night, Mauritania finally found their rhythm at the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) “Pamoja” 2024, edging past the Central African Republic 1-0 in a tense Group B clash that breathed life into their qualification campaign. While the scoreboard told one story, the coaches’ words revealed another — a tale of resilience,…
