In a move that has sent shockwaves through the global health community, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order initiating the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO). Citing dissatisfaction with the WHO’s handling of global health crises and perceived inefficiencies, this decision carries profound implications for Africa and low- and middle-income countries (AFRICAs), where health systems are heavily reliant on international aid.
As the largest global health donor, the United States contributed $15.8 billion in 2022...
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 12 February 2025: As the geopolitics of our world change, bold, visionary African leadership is needed now more than ever. As African leaders convene for the African Union (AU) Summit, the ONE Campaign is calling for bold and decisive action to address Africa’s deepening fiscal crisis. Across the continent, governments are forced to choose between servicing debt and providing essential services like education and healthcare, an unjust reality rooted in decades of financial systemic underinvestment....
From the airport to our accommodation, all we could feel was a sense of progress from a society that had successfully transitioned from a horrendous past to a present state of peace, and a secure future. We could already see the trans-generational shift away from the pain and horrors of genocide, to a hopeful younger generation.
Le Rwanda a pu se relever d’un génocide et à pu se hisser à une plus admirable en Afrique et dans le monde faisant...
Earlier this month, we kicked off our search for the ONE Award 2022 winner with a call to African-lead advocacy organisations. We called on those addressing social development issues through innovative advocacy in promotion of attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and those with the #JobsNowAfrica Campaign to apply to this year’s award.
We asked, and they answered. We received over 500 applications from all across Africa! After reviewing all the applications, we’ve narrowed down to the four finalists.
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The ONE Africa Awards are back! Through this award, we recognize the best practices of African-lead advocacy organizations.
The organizations we recognize are addressing social development issues through innovative advocacy in promotion of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
And applications for this year’s award are officially open! Here’s what you need to know and how you can apply.
About the ONE Award
The ONE Africa Award celebrates African efforts aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the world’s blueprint for a better future. SDG...
View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter. This week: the debunking of vaccine hesitancy, the long-term impacts of COVID, presidential election outcomes, and more.
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Debunker mentality: New research has debunked the well-trodden claim that vaccine hesitancy is the primary driver of low COVID-19 vaccine rates in low-income countries. The analysis of 14 countries instead found that “unpredictable vaccine supplies, lack of antiviral treatments and poor funding for health systems” were the main causes of low vaccine rates....
View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter. This week: Kenya’s “bellwether” election, Sierra Leone’s groundbreaking land ownership laws, climate change super-charged pathogens, and more.
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With the grain: Of the fourteen grain-carrying vessels that have finally left Ukraine (as of Thursday), none are destined for African countries. An estimated three million tonnes of grain are already in Ukrainian ports awaiting export, with 20 million tonnes in storage across Ukraine. Experts caution that grain shipments from Ukraine – while welcome –...
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F*** famine: Somalia is on the verge of its fifth consecutive failed rainy season, exacerbating an ongoing hunger crisis that experts warn is at “real risk of famine.” Nearly half of the country’s 7 million people are confronting crisis levels of food insecurity and 1.5 million children are at risk of acute malnutrition. Over 37 million people across the Horn of Africa face acute hunger. Climate change has been a driving factor behind Somalia’s 12 droughts and 19...
A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter. This week G7 leaders meet in Germany to address the converging crises of COVID-19, climate change, and conflict. Spoiler alert: You can’t deal with one while ignoring the others.
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Marshalling plans: G7 leaders have signalled their long-term support to Ukraine, with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressing hope that progress can be made against Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian...
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Must read from ONE: Did you know solving global hunger could cost half of what we spend on pet food? To understand the impacts, drivers and solutions to the food crisis check out our new data dive.
A 5 Point Plan to End the Pandemic: We got fed up waiting for world leaders to come up with a plan to end the pandemic. So we wrote our own. Read it here.
Getting worse: The World Bank slashed its economic growth projections and cautioned that things could get...