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  Medical aid coverage is the exception rather than the rule across Africa: On average across 28 countries, fewer than one in four adults say they have insurance that helps pay their medical bills if they get sick, the latest Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) findings reveal. Most citizens say they worry about being unable to obtain or afford medical care when they need it, including more than half who say they worry “a lot.” […]

  The 3rd Awareness Enhancing Workshop on the Importance of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Blue Economy in Africa’s Socio-Economic Development, is being held from 07–09 April 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa, bringing together key stakeholders from AU Member States, Regional Economic Communities, development partners, and civil society, and AWFISHNET South Africa Chapter to strengthen regional dialogue and action around Africa’s aquatic wealth. Organized by AU-IBAR and AUDA-NEPAD, the workshop is focusing […]

  On 3 April 2025 in Praia, Cape Verde, an ECOWAS mission led by the Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitisation, Mr Sediko Douka, accompanied by the ECOWAS Resident Representative in Cape Verde and the Acting Director and Programme Officer of the Project Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU), visited the cape Verdean minister for Infrastructure, Spatial Planning and Housing. On the agenda was a meeting on ECOWAS support for the development […]

  The African region has made progress in lowering maternal mortality since 2000 but needs a 12-fold increase in the annual reduction rate to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SGD) target of fewer than 70 deaths per 100 000 live births by 2030, new estimates by the United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Interagency Group show. Despite a 40% decline in maternal mortality, from 727 to 442 deaths per 100 000 live births […]

  “This week, we mark two years of war in Sudan which have caused one of the most harrowing crises of our generation, with the forced displacement of nearly 15 million people. Armed men have for more than 700 days and nights attacked defenceless civilians with impunity. Civilians have not been protected, and peace efforts have failed.  “We are witnessing a confluence of catastrophic factors—the widespread violence that has caused the deepest humanitarian […]

  About 500 participants, including more than 80 Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence (ACEs), policy makers, higher education leaders, industry experts, and development partners have gathered in Accra, Ghana, from April 7 to 9, for a three-day celebration marking the tenth anniversary of the ACE program, a transformative journey in Africa’s higher education. This milestone recognizes a decade of strengthening Africa’s higher education, fostering regional integration, improving industry linkages […]

  On April 2, Ambassador Zhao Weiping paid a courtesy call on Hon. Amb. Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, Minister of International Relations and Trade of the Republic of Namibia. Minister-Counselor Shen Jian attended. Ambassador Zhao congratulated Minister Ashipala-Musavyi on her new appointment and said that, as good friends, China and Namibia have enjoyed frequent high-level exchanges, deepened and expanded cooperation in various fields over the 35 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations. The potential for the bilateral relations is […]

  On World Health day, Uganda reflects on progress, challenges, and collaborative strategies to reduce maternal and newborn mortality under the theme “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures,”.  This theme calls for intensified efforts by governments and communities to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and prioritize women’s long-term health. Marking the start of a yearlong campaign, the commemoration aims to raise awareness, advocate for investments, mobilize collective action, and provide essential health information […]

  World Health Day, observed annually on 7 April, was commemorated at the national level in Asmara under the theme “Healthy Beginnings – Hopeful Futures.” The event was attended by Ministers, senior Government officials, as well as heads of UN offices in Eritrea. Speaking at the event, Dr. AndebrhanTesfatsion, Acting Director General of Public Health at the Ministry of Health, stated that the objective of World Health Day is to […]