https://www.africa.com Stay Smart About Africa Fri, 10 May 2024 13:08:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.africa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-Blue-africa-32x32.png https://www.africa.com 32 32 https://www.africa.com/ghanas-support-for-new-free-education-treaty-crucial/ Fri, 10 May 2024 07:15:07 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201804 Ghana has been at the forefront of Africa in providing free education to its children Now, as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, there is a crucial […]]]> https://www.africa.com/sudan-ethnic-cleansing-in-west-darfur/ Fri, 10 May 2024 05:57:14 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201806 Thousands Killed, Half Million Remain Displaced Attacks by the Rapid Support Forces and allied militias in El Geneina, capital of Sudan’s West Darfur state, killed at least thousands of people […]]]> https://www.africa.com/eritrea-music-concert-in-connection-with-33rd-independence-day-anniversary/ Thu, 09 May 2024 06:10:00 +0000 https://www.africa.com/eritrea-music-concert-in-connection-with-33rd-independence-day-anniversary/ A music concert in connection with the 33rd Independence Day anniversary was held for students yesterday evening, May 7, at Bahti Meskerem Square here in the capital. The concert, featuring […]]]> https://www.africa.com/the-gambia-must-not-repeal-fgm-ban/ Thu, 09 May 2024 06:01:06 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201756 By Alimatu Dimonekene Earlier this month, a UNICEF report on the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) showed that while some success is taking place, the pace of progress remains slow […]]]> https://www.africa.com/mali-islamist-armed-groups-ethnic-militias-commit-atrocities/ Wed, 08 May 2024 14:16:39 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201798 Provide Accountability, Improve Protection for Civilians An Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist armed group killed at least 32 civilians, including 3 children, and set fire to over 350 homes in central Mali in January […]]]> https://www.africa.com/mutual-suspicion-grates-u-s-south-africa-relations/ Wed, 08 May 2024 11:07:20 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201669 Tensions in the U.S.-South Africa relationship only heighten as both countries head towards national elections.  In 1994, when South African President Nelson Mandela made his first state visit to the […]]]> https://www.africa.com/nigers-military-coup-triggers-child-marriages-sex-work-in-neighboring-countries/ Wed, 08 May 2024 10:58:03 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201306 By Issa Sikiti da Silva A group of young girls aged between 15 and 17 sit tight, following attentively a lesson being taught by a Mualim (Islamic teacher) in a makeshift […]]]> https://www.africa.com/multilateral-collaboration-is-indispensable-to-unlocking-africas-potential/ Tue, 07 May 2024 09:31:00 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201185 As the world manages numerous geopolitical and economic challenges—including high inflation and interest rates, conflict, or water and food insecurity—multilateral collaboration is indispensable to achieving both peace and prosperity in […]]]> https://www.africa.com/three-wheeler-financing-for-cleaner-vehicles-unveiled-in-tanzania/ Tue, 07 May 2024 08:05:00 +0000 https://www.africa.com/three-wheeler-financing-for-cleaner-vehicles-unveiled-in-tanzania/ Today, Watu Credit (Tanzania) Limited (https://WatuAfrica.com/) announced an initiative to expand its asset financing support for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered three-wheelers across Tanzania. This initiative is part of Watu’s ongoing […]]]> https://www.africa.com/south-africa-toxic-rhetoric-endangers-migrants/ Mon, 06 May 2024 14:11:51 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201796 Stop Scapegoating Foreign Nationals Ahead of Elections Candidates in South Africa’s forthcoming general elections have been scapegoating and demonizing foreign nationals, risking stoking xenophobic violence, Human Rights Watch said today. […]]]>