Delegates attend an Agenda 2063 conference during the African Union Summit, February 16, 2025 //Photo courtesy When African heads of state gathered in Addis Ababa in May 2013 to celebrate 50 years since the founding of the Organisation of African…
A Photo from a site visit to a mini-grid operated by Ignite Energy Access in Petauke, Zambia, provided by The Rockefeller Foundation and Sustainable Energy for All. The growing energy inequalities across rural and peri-urban Africa, and the silent suffering…
A general view of artisanal miners working at the Shabara artisanal mine near Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of Congo on October 12, 2022 /photo courtesy Junior Kannah / AFP Conflict-related disruption could cost a large-scale mining project with capital…
Woman rights activist Dr. Sarah Bireete // Photo courtesy The Africans Rising Movement has called for justice for the detained human rights activist Dr. Sarah Bireete. In a statement to the press on Wednesday, 7th January 2026, the movement called…
The Africans Rising Movement has maintained that it will not remain silent in the wake of ongoing genocide in Sudan. In a press conference held at the Mageuzi Hub in Nairobi on Monday, 1 December 2025, the movement’s Coordinator, Yakubu…
Beginning in 2026, Botswana is expected to open a new chapter in its national development by launching a Citizenship by Investment Program, a groundbreaking initiative that will allow eligible foreign investors to obtain citizenship through a financial contribution estimated between…
People Daily journalist Habil Onyango (centre) addressing the press in Homa Bay //Photo courtesy A Kenyan journalist attached to People Daily was on Sunday September 14, 2025 abducted by unknown assailants in Hom Bay county. According to the country’s media…
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has reopened its office in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, becoming the first United Nations agency to re-establish a presence in the city since conflict erupted in April 2023. The return comes at a pivotal…
The idea of humanitarianism is as old as humanity itself. In the aftermath of war, famine, and disaster, communities have always risen to protect the vulnerable. Yet the institutionalisation of humanitarian action as we know it today traces its roots…
Tobacco exposure killed more than 7 million people globally in 2023, according to estimates from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. The analysis, drawn from the Global Burden of Disease study and presented…