Jul 18 Trump’s pivot to ‘trade not aid’ leaves African nations wary as they face tariffs and uncertainty By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s new Africa strategy shifts from aid to trade under a “commercial diplomacy” push, urging ambassadors to broker business deals rather than manage aid programs. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 8:55 Projects bringing water to drought-ridden land could end with USAID’s dismantling By William Brangham, Molly Knight Raskin As the Trump administration ends USAID's mission, a project to bring water to drought-ridden lands is now in peril. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, William Brangham and producer Molly Knight Raskin traveled to a community in central Kenya to… Continue watching
Jul 14 President of Cameroon seeks 8th term at age of 92 By Wilson McMakin, Nalova Akua, Associated Press Cameroon's 92-year-old president, Paul Biya, announces he will seek an eighth term in October's elections. Continue reading
Jul 10 WATCH: Trump praises Liberian President Boakai’s ‘beautiful English’ By Mark N. Mengonfia, Monika Pronczuk, Wilson McMakin, Associated Press There was confusion and anger in Liberia on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the English skills of President Joseph Boakai. English has been the west African nation's official language since the 1800s. But Trump did not stop there. Continue reading
Jul 09 WATCH: Trump hosts West African leaders as region hit by U.S. aid cuts By Monika Pronczuk, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump promised West African leaders a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting Wednesday as the region reels from the impact of sweeping U.S. aid cuts. Continue reading
May 01 African Catholics say it would be nice to see themselves reflected in the next pope By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 8:37 Senegal struggles to cope with climate change despite promises of help from other nations By Fred de Sam Lazaro In 2009, a group of wealthy nations committed to helping less developed countries cope with the effects of climate change. But where the $100 billion goes has been tough to verify and critics say the effort has done little to… Continue watching
Mar 11 Ugandan special forces deploy to South Sudan to protect government as civil war fears grow By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy threatens a return to civil war in the east African… Continue reading
Mar 04 In the wake of Trump administration aid cuts, UN food program closes its southern Africa office By Gerald Imray, Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press A WFP spokesperson says Monday the WFP had launched a plan to streamline its structure in 2023 but as “the donor funding outlook becomes more constrained, we have been compelled to accelerate these efforts.”… Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 8:38 Senegal group finds some success in stopping genital mutilation in African communities By Fred de Sam Lazaro It's a taboo topic and an age-old practice across several countries and religious traditions in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. An estimated 230 million women and girls are subjected to genital mutilation. One group in Senegal has had success… Continue watching