May 26
Africa: Gateway to Graduation - How Free Wi-Fi Is Helping Students Succeed in Malawi [press release]
World Bank
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Liberia: Bong County - Ministry of Education Receives World Bank-Funded Secondary School Project
New Dawn
The International Consolidated Contractors (ICC) company, on Saturday, May 24, 2025, officially handed over a newly constructed senior secondary school in Gbarnga, Bong County, to… Read more »
May 25
Ethiopia: Over 600 Ethiopians Benefit From Erasmus+ Scholarship Opportunities
Ethiopian Herald
-Ministry calls for deepening Ethiopia-EU education partnership Read more »
May 24
Mozambique: Thousands Flee Homes in Mozambique As Conflict and Disasters Fuel Worsening Crisis
UN News
More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent weeks, as conflict and a series of disasters fuel a worsening humanitarian crisis -… Read more »
May 23
Africa: The 'Optimist-in-Chief' Who Made Africa's Premier Development Bank a Global Powerhouse [interview]
allAfrica
Heading the agenda at the five-day annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) that opens on May 26 is the election of the multilateral development bank's next president.… Read more »
East Africa: How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Forcing East Africa's Refugees Into Danger
Global Press Journal
In Uganda's overcrowded camps, refugees survive on shrinking rations. But going home means walking back into war. Read more »
Kenya: Dadaab Voices - What Aid Cuts Mean for Kenya's Refugees
The New Humanitarian
"The president of America, who runs the biggest country in the world with the largest economy, should be ashamed, in my opinion." Read more »
South Africa: HIV Activists Urge Parliament to Respond to Pepfar Cuts
GroundUp
Parliament told that many clinics have closed and people can't access HIV medication Read more »
Africa: UNAIDS Encouraged by Comments from Elon Musk That He Will Fix the US Funding Crisis for HIV Services
UNAIDS
Musk made the remarks during an interview with Bloomberg's Mishal Husain at the Qatar Economic Forum on 20 May Read more »
Africa: Empowering Women and Youth in Agriculture - a Success Story [press release]
World Bank
In the heart of Zambia, Sylvia Chisangano Horemans is empowering women and small-scale farmers through her expanding seed business, Kamano Seed. Thanks to the World Bank-supported… Read more »
May 22
Africa: All of Africa Today - May 22, 2025
allAfrica
'Over 100 Somali Militants Killed' By U.S. Military Under Trump Read more »
Kenya: Refugees Facing 'Lowest Ever' Emergency Food Rations Amid Funding Crisis
UN News
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that it has been forced to cut food aid to unprecedented lows in Kenya's sprawling refugee camps, as a result of severe funding… Read more »
South Africa: The Case of the Minister and the HIV Activists - Are We Entering Denialism 2.0?
Bhekisisa
It's been two decades since the denialism war was won in South Africa. Now HIV scientists and government are pitted against each other once again, with one side saying the health… Read more »
Africa: Who Is Finalizing a New Treaty That Prepares for the Next Pandemic - but the U.S. Isn't Signing [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
On March 20, 2025, members of the World Health Organization adopted the world's first pandemic agreement, following three years of "intensive negotiations launched by governments… Read more »
Africa: Strengthening Water Resilience in Ethiopia's Rural Communities [press release]
World Bank
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Africa: IFRC and Africa CDC Deepen Partnership to Strengthen Health Systems and Emergency Response Across Africa [press release]
IFRC
On the margins of the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red… Read more »
Africa: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in Angola Through Cash Transfers
World Bank
The first experience, when travelling to Catanha Bandi, located about 35 km from the municipality of Chituto in Huila province, was roads drenched from the heavy rains that had… Read more »
Liberia: Liberian Students in China Applaud Embassy for Repatriating Citizens From Myanmar
Liberian Investigator
Liberian students studying in China under the Bilateral Scholarship Program have praised the Liberian Embassy for what they described as the safe and humane repatriation of… Read more »
Nigeria: Osimhen, Ighalo, Obafemi, Aj, Others for 2nd Edition Troost-Ekong Foundation Celebrity Match
This Day
The Troost Ekong Foundation (TEF) is proud to announce the second edition of its high-impact celebrity charity football match, happening on Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 at the Mobolaji… Read more »
May 21
Africa: Global Leaders Pledge Additional $170m to Support WHO
Premium Times
These pledges represent significant contributions from both governments and philanthropic partners Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe in Another Deal With China to Revamp Dilapidated Parirenyatwa Hospital
New Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China aimed at strengthening cooperation in health, specifically in respiratory and critical care medicine. Read more »
Africa: Cabo Verde Takes Strategic Steps to Strengthen Fiscal Sustainability and Create Fiscal Space [press release]
World Bank
The Government of Cabo Verde (GoCV) is undertaking a series of reforms to strengthen fiscal sustainability and accelerate inclusive economic growth. According to the new Public… Read more »
May 20
Sudan: UN Expert Urges End to Attacks on Sudan's Civilian Infrastructure
allAfrica
The designated UN expert on human rights in Sudan, Radhouane Nouicer, has expressed deep concern at the recent intensification of drone strikes and the expansion of the conflict to… Read more »
South Africa: The Proportion Of People Of 50+ With HIV Has Doubled In 10 Years. What Does That Mean For Healthcare?
Bhekisisa
Today, people over 50 make up the second-largest group of South Africa's HIV-positive population. Twenty years ago, they were the smallest proportion. As people age, their chances… Read more »
South Africa: US funding Cuts Shut Down Major Cervical Cancer Screening Unit in SA, Causing Life-Threatening Delays [press release]
Clinical HIV Research Unit
This week, the Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU) in Johannesburg shuts its Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention Clinic, one of the major units in the country, following the… Read more »
