Vic Mensa hopes Black Star Line festival will beckon U.S. artists to Africa
The Chicago rapper could not stand artists skipping Africa on their world tours, and decided to show the music industry it could be done.
This Holiday Season We Can Save Mozambique, Chad and the DRC
You could donate meals to the World Food Program and help save the hungry.
Africa Needs Reliable Energy
With the right funding and structure in place, the private sector will come together to power Africa.
COP15 Should Address Indigenous Land Rights
International actors should meet with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), not only to understand the situation on the ground, but also to spread awareness of positive impacts.
U.S. pans "China's malign influence" in Africa as Beijing seeks "open mind"
"We welcome greater international focus on and investment in Africa, including from the U.S.," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said.
Elon Musk apologizes to Norway government over fake Nigeria Twitter label
The Twitter CEO issued the apology after the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was labeled as a "Nigeria government organization."
Girl, 9, dragged into river by crocodile survives by hitting it in face
The girl was taken to hospital with leg injuries. Crocodiles are thought to kill around 1,000 people each year, with the Nile crocodile being the most deadly.
Hippo swallows 2-year-old boy, throws him back up alive
Hero saves 2-year-old swallowed by the hippo by throwing stones at the beast to get it to release the boy.
Creating Oases of Change Amid the Hunger Crisis in Africa
Local, indigenous knowledge is critical to early warning and early action needed to get ahead of climate crises.
U.S.–Africa Leaders Summit Presents Opportunity for Partnership
Yes, the United States has a lot to offer to Niger, but we also have a lot to give in return.
African journalist accuses press secretary Jean-Pierre of "discrimination"
Simon Ateba told Fox News: "I can confirm that the level of discrimination against me and against African journalists in the White House is astounding."
Giant crocodile said to have eaten 300 people: 'They never kill for fun'
Gustave the Nile crocodile has not been since since 2016, but experts say he could still be out there.
Time Is Running Out to Secure Nigeria's Elections
Successful elections in 2023 will be a giant stride toward consolidation of democracy in the most populous Black nation on Earth, but the risks are equally high.
The COP27 Loss and Damage Fund is Way Too Little, Way Too Late
Climate change is a global problem.
The Commonwealth Helps Gabon Widen Its Horizons
As a small, French-speaking West African country with big ambitions, membership of this organization of friends allows us to broaden our horizons as a people and a nation.
Boy, 4, survives 6 days lost in African wilderness with hyenas and jackals
"It was the most surreal feeling. I couldn't believe it," pilot Roan Carr-Hartley who found the boy told Newsweek. "The feeling at first was shock and disbelief."
Human Rights Abuses in Tigray Need Global Action
We cannot be misled by the recent peace agreement into thinking that our work here is over.
Stop Holding International Women's Health Hostage to Ideology
Abortion is illegal or heavily restricted across most of Africa. But money has a way of maneuvering around the law.
Russia sets sights on Africa ties amid "heavy confrontation with the West"
"Russian leadership regards developing ties with the continent as a strategic foreign policy objective," Moscow's top Africa diplomat Oleg Ozerov told Newsweek.
A condom shortage is forcing sex workers to reuse contraception
The Kenyan government will only be able to provide 150 million condoms, short of the expected demand of 262 million, says AIDS Healthcare Foundation Kenya.
Four Solutions to the Failed Climate Conference in Egypt
The world leaders who gathered for the past two weeks knew they had to reduce burning fossil fuels by half by 2030 to effectively fight climate change, just like the landscaper who placed the formerly green tree at the entrance knew there should be a drip-irrigation pipe to water the tree. Yet neither happened.
Woman explaining how she "almost died" during bungee jump shocks internet
"Guys, I thought I was gonna die, [you could see] the fear in my eyes," the woman says in the video that left TikTok users stunned.
Baby elephant steals reporter's spotlight in "hilarious" video
The reporter kept going after the elephant's trunk poked his ear, but when it tickled his nose, he finally gave in to a fit of giggles.
Poachers caught butchering giraffe in bloody scenes ending in gunfight
Poaching of vulnerable and endangered animals has increased in recent months because of a drought scorching Kenya and other nearby African countries.
Hippos "sweat blood," sleep underwater and bite harder than a lion
Everything you never knew about hippos, including how they are closely related to whales.
The Forgotten, Starving Victims of Climate Change
If we fail to help poorer countries cope with climate change, we will see continuous hunger emergencies.
Europe's Failure to Meet Its Climate Goals Should Not Be Africa's Problem
We will not accept one rule for them and another rule for us.
Tanzania plane crash: 19 dead after aircraft plunges into Lake Victoria
The aircraft was about 328 feet in midair when it encountered weather-related problems.
Heart-wrenching photos show elephant mom carries body of dead calf for days
"These behaviors, like similar behaviors in primates, seem to upend the popular belief that only humans have an awareness of death," an expert told Newsweek.
The witch camps where hundreds of elderly women are left to die
Women still accused of witchcraft today are forced to flee to camps, where they suffer deplorable conditions.