The World Health Organization’s latest situation report shows how food insecurity in the Greater Horn of Africa has become a combined nutrition, disease and health-system emergency. More than 37.8 million people are experiencing or projected to experience acute food insecurity across the countries covered by the response, while more than 4.9 million children are projected […]
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African telecommunications leaders have backed the Abuja Declaration on Meaningful Connectivity, placing affordability, digital skills and usable access alongside network coverage. The shift matters because a signal alone does not allow people to learn online, use digital public services or participate safely in the AI economy. What meaningful connectivity changes Traditional connectivity targets often focus […]
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African Union member states have adopted the 2026 Luanda Declaration on the African Blue Economy, shifting the continental conversation from broad strategy toward deadlines, financing mechanisms and measurable delivery. For governments and development organizations, the declaration creates a practical agenda linking oceans, rivers and lakes to jobs, food security, climate resilience and regional trade. What […]
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The African Union Extraordinary Summit on Health, held in Accra on 21–22 July 2026, has placed sustainable health financing, local medicine production and stronger health systems at the centre of Africa’s 2030 agenda. For public-health leaders, NGOs and development professionals, the practical question is no longer whether reform is needed, but how institutions can turn […]
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AU Health Summit 2026: Turning Continental Commitments into Stronger African Health Systems African leaders meeting in Accra for the African Union’s Extraordinary Summit on Health are considering a costed roadmap to 2030 and beyond. The agenda links ending AIDS, reducing preventable maternal and child deaths, controlling communicable and non-communicable diseases, strengthening health security and building […]
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Africa and the 2026 Global Hunger Report: What Development Organisations Must Do Differently The 2026 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World offers a mixed global picture. Hunger has eased modestly, yet 2.1 billion people still experienced moderate or severe food insecurity. Africa recorded early signs of improvement, but it […]
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NGO Funding Diversification Africa: Life After USAID NGO funding diversification in Africa has moved from a long-term strategic goal to an urgent operational necessity. For decades, USAID was the financial backbone of humanitarian and development work across the continent, channeling billions of dollars a year through NGOs, health programmes, and grassroots organizations. Its abrupt dismantling […]
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Africa Sustainable Development Report 2026: Closing the Gap Between Plans and Results The 2026 Africa Sustainable Development Report arrives with less than five years remaining in the 2030 Agenda. Its message is both familiar and urgent: African countries have made measurable gains, but progress remains uneven and too slow to reach many targets on time. […]
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Africa’s 2026 El Niño Outlook: What Early Warning Must Change for Humanitarian Programmes The African Union’s latest continental climate outlook is more than a weather update. It is an operational warning for governments, NGOs and development partners to move resources, decisions and responsibilities forward—before climate hazards become humanitarian emergencies. At the 21st African Continental Climate […]
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20 Million Lives Saved, Yet Measles Is Resurging: The Split Story Public Health Teams Need to Understand Two measles headlines are true at the same time in 2026, and the gap between them is exactly what public health programme designers need to understand. The WHO’s African regional office confirmed that nearly 20 million measles deaths […]
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