President Bola Tinubu has called for comprehensive reforms of the United Nations Security Council, arguing that the current global power structure does not reflect the realities of 2026. Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Tinubu called for at least two permanent seats for…
The World Health Organization, WHO, has classified the anticipated health and humanitarian impact of a developing strong El Niño as a Grade Three emergency in Africa. The agency warned that the climate phenomenon, expected to intensify from late 2026 and continue into 2027, could worsen flooding, drought, disease outbreaks, food insecurity and malnutrition. WHO Programme Area Manager for Emergency…
President Bola Tinubu has called on African countries to end the export of raw minerals and prioritise local processing, manufacturing and value addition across the continent. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made the call at the third Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) High-Level Roundtable on Critical Minerals Development, held on the sidelines of…
The United Kingdom has increased its support for the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing its total assistance to €78.7 million. Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya, welcomed the additional funding, saying it would strengthen efforts to contain the outbreak affecting…
The European Commission has allocated €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian funding to Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad to support efforts to contain ongoing cholera outbreaks. The funding comes as the World Health Organisation reports more than 61,000 cholera cases across the African Region in the first five months of 2026. Nigeria will…
Lagos will host the 2026 CAF Awards after Nigeria secured the rights to stage African football’s biggest individual awards ceremony, marking the event’s return to the country after several years in Morocco. The prestigious ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts in Lagos, reinforcing Nigeria’s position…
The Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Winnie Byanyima, has called for a radical shift in Africa’s approach to healthcare financing, urging governments across the continent to increase domestic investment in health following significant cuts in international aid. Speaking on the sidelines of the African Union Health Summit in Accra,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for stronger collaboration and increased investment in drowning prevention across Africa, warning that an estimated 66,000 people die from drowning each year in the region. In a message to commemorate World Drowning Prevention Day 2026, observed annually on July 25, the WHO Regional Director for Africa said this year’s theme, “Unite to Turn…
Former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has arrived in Lake Como, Italy, to join global leaders, policymakers, scholars and strategic experts at an international workshop, where he is expected to advocate for a new development model that prioritises strategic partnerships over aid dependency for Africa. The workshop, organised by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS),…
Nigeria’s health sector has recorded another major milestone, with the Federal Government announcing that the country now ranks fourth in Africa for health system performance while approving the disbursement of ₦32.88 billion under the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) to strengthen healthcare delivery nationwide. The announcement was made by the Coordinating Minister of Health and…
