In the 13th Century, Mansa (King) Abubakari II of Mali gave up his throne to find out what was lying on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. He equipped the finest men, sorcerers, doctors, sailors, and navigators with...

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that the 1st International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA), which was postponed earlier this year due to COVID-19, will now take place virtually 14-16 December...

The working-age population of sub-Saharan Africa is set to increase more than twofold by 2050 to become the largest in the world, offering unprecedented opportunity for economic growth, according to S&P Global Ratings.  In a report published Wednesday, the...

On International Youth Day, the African Development Bank announces the enrolment of 130,000 users in its Coding for Employment digital skills program.  The milestone comes as Coding for Employment works to equip African youth with information and communication technology,...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced $500,000 to grantees in North Macedonia, South Africa, Nigeria, Botswana, and Bosnia and Herzegovina for projects that will reduce gender-based violence (GBV). Through the Collective Action to Reduce Gender-Based Violence (CARE-GBV)...