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Catherine Kyobutungi, Africa 11 February 2025

AFRICA | USAID Closure, US WHO Exit, Major body Blow to African Health

US president Donald Trump has taken a series of decisions that have delivered body blows to the global management of health. He has announced that the US will leave the World Health Organization. And a 90-day freeze has been placed on money distributed by the US Agency for International Development (USAid) pending a review by the US State Department.

Catherine Kyobutungi, Africa 11 February 2025

AFRICA | USAID Closure, US WHO Exit, Major body Blow to African Health

AFRICA | Kenya’s churches have a powerful political voice – they fill a vacuum left by politicians

Kenyan religious institutions have become strongly critical of President William Ruto’s government for months now. The criticism grew stronger still recently when the assembly of Catholic bishops bluntly called out...

Hassan Juma Ndzovu, Moi University Africa 30 November 2024

AFRICA | Ghana’s outgoing president Nana Akufo-Addo failed to live up to expectations – a look at his time in office

For the first time in seven years, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will end the year without Ghana’s presidency weighing on his shoulders. Ghana goes to the polls on 7 December....

Lloyd G. Adu Amoah, University of Ghana Africa 30 November 2024

AFRICA | Kenya’s female freedom fighters were the silent heroes of the anti-colonial movement

Each year in Kenya, familiar faces are feted at the national remembrance of the country’s heroes and heroines. Dedan Kimathi is arguably the most commemorated of figures. As one of...

Bethany Rebisz Africa 21 October 2024

NAMIBIA Takes a Stand Against Israeli Aggression: Blocks Explosives-Laden Vessel and Upholds International Law

NAMIBIA, September 5, 2024 - In a bold and principled move, the Republic of Namibia has refused to allow a vessel carrying explosive materials to Israel to dock at one...

WiredJA News Team Africa 05 September 2024

AFRICA | Africa on the UN security council: why the continent should have two permanent seats

Sithembile Mbete, University of Pretoria Africa’s desire to be fully represented in all decision-making organs of the United Nations (UN), particularly in the security council, is informed by three factors. First,...

Sithembile Mbete Lecturer in Political Science, University of Pretoria Africa 19 August 2024

Jamaica's African GAA Queen wants help for Ghana's Cape Coast Children

ACCRA, Ghana, July 6, 2024 - In the heart of Cape Coast, Ghana, where the Atlantic whispers ancient stories to the shore, a tale of hope struggles to emerge from...

WiredJA News Team #2 Africa 07 July 2024

AFRICA | Kenya protests: Ruto pulling the finance bill is unlikely to satisfy angry young protesters – here’s why

In a move that shocked observers, Kenya’s President William Ruto announced on 26 June he was withdrawing his government’s highly controversial finance bill.

Kathleen Klaus, Uppsala University Africa 28 June 2024

South Africa’s unity government: 4 crucial factors for it to work

Governments of national unity built on power-sharing arrangements are common in Africa and elsewhere in the world. Now South Africa also has a unity government, following the 2024 general election...

Joleen Steyn Kotze, Africa 22 June 2024

Somalia army vs al-Shabaab: as African Union troops leave, which is the stronger military force?

The African Union (AU) has gradually reduced its troop numbers in Somalia since late 2017, from a peak of over 22,000 to about 14,000 today. Another 4,000 AU peacekeepers are...

Paul D. Williams, George Washington University Africa 22 June 2024

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AFRICA | Kenya’s female freedom fighters were the silent heroes of the anti-colonial movement

NAMIBIA Takes a Stand Against Israeli Aggression: Blocks Explosives-Laden Vessel and Upholds International Law

AFRICA | Africa on the UN security council: why the continent should have two permanent seats

Jamaica's African GAA Queen wants help for Ghana's Cape Coast Children

AFRICA | Kenya protests: Ruto pulling the finance bill is unlikely to satisfy angry young protesters – here’s why

South Africa’s unity government: 4 crucial factors for it to work

Somalia army vs al-Shabaab: as African Union troops leave, which is the stronger military force?

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