As Africa strives to strengthen food and nutrition security amid mounting climate shocks, key stakeholders and experts are calling for gender inclusive, sustainable financing and resilient agri-food systems across the continent. These concerns took center stage during a side event of the 21st Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Partnership Platform (CAADP PP) held in Kigali…
Durban, South Africa — Public health in Africa is at a pivotal moment, shaped by both longstanding challenges and emerging opportunities. However, a revolution is brewing. Africans are taking control of their health destiny with innovation and resilience through cutting-edge digital health solutions and bold strides in local manufacturing. The 2025 Conference on Public Health in…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) announced today a new agreement to support the digital transformation of health systems and wider adoption of WHO’s Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) in sub-Saharan Africa. This EU-WHO partnership will improve pandemic preparedness and accelerate progress towards better health and well-being for all. The…
President Paul Kagame, who also serves as the African Union Champion for Domestic Health Financing on Monday, October 13, met with the Amb. Amma Twum-Amoah, AU Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, and Dr. Delese Mimi Darko, Director General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA). ALSO READ: What it means for Rwanda to…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has guardrails that are supposed to stop users from generating information that could be used for catastrophic purposes, like making a biological or nuclear weapon. But those guardrails aren’t perfect. Some models ChatGPT uses can be tricked and manipulated. In a series of tests conducted on four of OpenAI’s most advanced models, two…
Johannesburg — The Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) has officially rolled out its new Anti-Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) Policy Tracker Tool, a collaborative tool or an innovative digital system designed to strengthen accountability, evidence-based advocacy, and learning across Africa’s tax and fiscal policy landscape. The policy tracker was also launched in partnership with the African…
The Sorbonne University, founded in Paris in 1253 and known globally as a symbol of education, science and culture, has just announced that, starting in 2026, it will stop submitting data to Times Higher Education (THE) rankings. It is joining a growing movement of universities questioning the value and methodology of these controversial league tables….
Many municipalities struggle to deliver services efficiently due to siloed, incomplete or outdated data. Revenue collection, for example, is hampered when departments do not have a unified view of assets or service areas. Waste management often exposes these gaps. During audits, municipalities may report the number of households served, yet thousands of units (often unregistered…
United Nations — On September 24, African-led organizations convened a high-level side event during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) The event – African-led Innovation: Shaping Sustainable Futures With or Without Aid – was organized in partnership with eHealth Africa, Population Services International (PSI), Population Council, and Reach Digital Health. The…
Geneva — Systemic racism against Africans and people of African descent in criminal justice systems around the world is pervasive and deeply entrenched, a group of UN experts said Wednesday. The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement published a new report that identifies 12 key elements needed…
