The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has signed a deal with South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare to produce human insulin specifically for diabetes patients in Africa where there is a dire need for the life-saving treatment

More carcasses found as animals roam long distances and clash with local people in search for water

India's cheetah reintroduction project has achieved 4 of 6 criteria in first year, including 50% survival, home ranges, cubs, & revenue contributions. Project is on assured path to recovery with concerted efforts from India, Namibia, & South Africa, & support from highest offices.

Former Ambassadors laud India's G-20 diplomacy as "textbook example" for future diplomacy; inclusion of African Union, focus on women's participation and tackling of Ukraine issue praised.

A recent survey of 36 African countries revealed that though citizens support democracy, a slim majority is willing to endorse a military coup if elected leaders abuse their power. As a number of West African nations grapple with this dilemma, some wonder whether longtime Cameroonian leader Paul Biya might face…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni – Africa’s fourth-longest-serving head of state in 2023 – has cemented his place in history. He brought an end to two tyrannies: in 1979 his militia helped to oust Idi Amin’s famously bloody regime; and in the 1980s his army won a guerrilla campaign against the…

Antimicrobial resistance – the ability of microorganisms to resist drugs that have been developed to control them – is a severe problem in African countries. The continent has the highest global burden of antimicrobial-resistant infections, with 114.8 deaths per 100,000 people.

The launch of the Elite World Cup is part of a broader plan by its founders to ignite the EV sector in South Africa and other developing nations

Sept. 8-14, 2023