African leaders commit to end AIDS among children by 2030
UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced on Wednesday at a meeting in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Fake medicines kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year: UNODC report
Trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, and action is needed to stem the flow, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) states in its new threat assessment report.
A pro-Russian social media campaign is trying to influence politics in Africa
Researchers have identified a large network pushing pro-Russian themes and messages to French-speaking audiences around Africa, amid long-running efforts by Russia to gain influence in the region. (Image credit: Olympia de Maismont/AFP via Getty Images)
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Pope Francis Lands in Congo, Where All His Priorities Converge
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/01/31/multimedia/31pope-congo-new1-zphb/31pope-congo-new1-zphb-moth.jpgThe Central African country is wracked by war, poverty and environmental plunder — and it may be the future of the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis’ cry against new forms of ‘colonialism’
Our Editorial Director says Pope Francis’ first address in the Democratic Republic of Congo was a wake-up call for foreign powers to cease exploiting the lands and peoples of the African continent. Read all
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Why Nigerian elections ‘will not be postponed’ — BBC Africa
The head of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, says that the Nigerian elections will go ahead as planned despite rumours of postponements due to insecurity in parts of the country. Nigerians are set to go to the polls on 25 February 2023 to elect a new president. Professor Yakubu spoke to…
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Nigerians who left their country, planning to return in old age, are reconsidering
Rising insecurity and economic uncertainty in Nigeria are increasingly having an impact on retirees’ decisions not to return home to live out their twilight years in the country of their birth.
France to Pull Troops Out of Burkina Faso, as Its Unpopularity in Africa Grows
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/01/25/multimedia/25burkina-Faso-kbcg/25burkina-Faso-kbcg-moth.jpgThe West African country had demanded that French troops leave. France confirmed they would be out in a month.
Why is France being told to leave Burkina Faso?
The former colonial power has been asked to withdraw its troops from the West African country.
Burkina Faso confirms it has ended French military accord
Burkina Faso gov’t spokesman says the country wants to defend itself and France has one month to pull out troops.