Africa

African governments, funders and health innovators have made 10 commitments to accelerate digital health transformation across the continent. The commitments target healthcare financing, primary healthcare, maternal and child health, innovation and ethical health data sharing. Organisers say progress...

The WTO's Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says Africa has a rare opportunity to benefit from global supply-chain diversification driven by geopolitical tensions. She urged countries to move beyond exporting raw materials and develop regional value chains. Okonjo-Iweala also...

African governments, development partners and private investors are seeking to mobilise up to $3 billion over the next five years to commercialise the continent's pastoral livestock industry. The initiative aims to connect millions of pastoralists to formal markets,...

- Africa has produced Nobel Prize winners across four categories: Peace, Literature, Chemistry, and Physiology or Medicine. The continent's laureates include presidents, scientists, writers, activists, physicians and human rights champions whose work has shaped the world. From Max...

May 13, (THEWILL) — Sub-Saharan African countries are continuing to struggle with widening gaps between approved national budgets and actual fiscal outcomes, raising fresh concerns over fiscal discipline, debt sustainability, and long-term economic growth across the region. This was revealed...

December 03, (THEWILL) — The year is 2025, yet many American politicians still behave as though the world is frozen in the post–World War II and Cold War era, when the myth of U.S. exceptionalism held strong influence across...

December 03, (THEWILL) — Public health experts have called for stronger action by governments and the people to contain the growth of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Africa, warning that many countries on the continent risk the burden of...

September 19, (THEWILL) — Africa is bearing the brunt of a climate crisis it did not create. While the continent contributes just about 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, it is home to seven of the world’s 10...

July 20, (THEWILL) — Lagos, Johannesburg, Cairo, Nairobi – name it. These commercial hubs are currently experiencing a particular shift in their corporate powerhouses. It’s not headline-grabbing yet, but it can’t be denied. You see it in the novel...

July 13, (THEWILL) — The question is: are Africans genetically inferior? This is a question that has been raised repeatedly over the years and throughout history. To respond, you must understand both the science of genetics and the history...