Life & Development

UN: At least 140 women, girls killed by partners, relatives per day in 2023

The highest number of intimate partner and family killings was in Africa – with an estimated 21,700 victims in 2023, the UN said.

Africa's military-led nations leverage music, culture in anti-imperialist drive

Thousands of masses and delegates from Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali took part in a three-day conference that ended on Thursday in Niamey.

S. Sudan rejects 'malicious' report on Kiir family businesses

South Sudan has termed an investigative report by a foreign organisation "malicious" after it alleged that President Salva Kiir's family is deeply rooted in the country's economy through businesses.

South Africa's health minister rejects police move to give trapped miners ARV

The decision to send medication to the miners follows an interim order issued by a court in Pretoria for relief workers to be granted access to the mine shaft.

Nigeria starts mpox vaccination

Nigeria has started mpox vaccinations, administering shots to health workers and people with weak immune systems at hospitals in the capital Abuja.

Live Updates: Israel's dawn strikes at Gaza's Mawasi kill 4 from same family

Israel's war in Gaza — now in its 409th day — has killed at least 43,846 Palestinians and wounded over 103,740. In Lebanon, Israel has killed over 3,480 people since October 2023.

Malcom X's assassination: Family now sues CIA and FBI for $100m

The family claims the agencies knew in advance of the plot to kill Malcolm, but did nothing to stop it.

COP29: Wars diverting funds and focus on climate change

The wars are a distraction from confronting the climate crisis and waste money that could be used to address it, but a Sudanese activist driven from her home by civil war says countries like hers don't have the privilege

Dindefelo: Senegalese youth group training women on entrepreneurship

A youth association in south-eastern Senegal has redefined social entrepreneurship with a grassroots training programme focused on making women drivers of economic change in their hitherto isolated commune.

Marburg virus: Rwanda declares end to deadly  outbreak

Health minister Sabin Nsanzimana said all patients being treated for the virus were being discharged.

Mpox: African countries 'interested' in Russian vaccine

Russia's consumer and health watchdog says African countries most affected by the mpox outbreak have expressed interest.

Climate change: Simple guide to 25 common terms

Negotiations critical to the planet's survival are currently underway at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan's capital Baku, but the complex science language, acronyms and abbreviations may make it challenging to follow the c

Tanzania's Diamond, protégé girlfriend Zuchu 'break up'

After three years of dating between a teacher and his musical student, Tanzania's Diamond Platnumz and his partner, Zuchu, have broken up.

Africa asks the West to honour climate change commitments

African leaders, taking part in a climate summit in Azerbaijan, have asked Western nations to honour climate change commitments they made in the past.

Türkiye commits to net zero emissions by 2053, expand renewables at COP29

This year’s gathering focuses on actionable commitments and explores innovative funding mechanisms to drive climate action worldwide.

Lesego: How beauty queen strode to Botswana cabinet

Botswana's President Duma Boko has appointed Miss Botswana 2022 Lesego Chombo as the country's youth and gender affairs minister.

Alarming population decline in African elephants documented

A survey conducted in 37 countries between 1964 and 2016 reveals forest elephant populations fell by about 90% on average and the savanna elephant populations dropped by about 70%.

Tyla is MTV Europe Music Awards 2024 Afrobeats queen

The 22-year-old South African stunned the audience, triumphing over fierce competition from Nigerian artistes.

How Africa's monitored wildlife shrunk by 76% in 50 years

WWF’s 2024 Living Planet Report reveals a 'system in peril' as Africa faces dangerous, irreversible tipping points driven by nature loss and climate change.

Live Updates: Israeli air strike on tent in Gaza kills 2 family members

Israel's war on Gaza — now in its 402nd day — has killed at least 43,603 Palestinians and wounded over 102,929, with another 10,000 feared buried under debris. In Lebanon, Israel has killed over 3,189 people since Octobe

Türkiye’s first lady demands gender balance, fairness in tech sector

Emine Erdogan warns that technology alone cannot guarantee a brighter future for humanity unless it is intertwined with justice.

Floods in South Sudan affect 1.4m people as hospitals overwhelmed - UN

A surge in malaria has overwhelmed the health system and exacerbated the situation and impact in flood-hit areas.

No other war targets women and children like in Gaza — Erdogan

‘In last 13 months, more than two-thirds of the over 50,000 innocent people killed in Gaza were women, children,’ says Turkish President.

Ghana street art festival lights up Volta region

The three-day festival celebrating Ghana's arts and culture kicked off in the coastal town of Keta, a tourism hub in the Volta region.