GENEVA, 18th May 2026 -A decade after Ebola exposed severe gaps in global outbreak management and six years after COVID-19 triggered a global catastrophe, an expert monitoring group has issued a stark warning that the world is not safer from pandemics. A new report launched today by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) at the…
“As we consolidate our efforts, let’s turn our growing political commitments into investments,” Rashid Abdallah,AFREC Executive Director KISUMU, Kenya -The air in millions of African households carries more than smoke. It carries a $791 billion annual economic drain. Ahead of the Second Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa, set for July 9–10, 2026, in Nairobi,…
Nairobi, May 2026 –President William Ruto has emphasized that the era of traditional aid is being replaced by a framework of “sovereign equity” and strategic co-investment. Speaking during the Africa Forward Summit held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), he spotlighted the summit’s role as a catalyst for a new age of African self-reliance….
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 2026-Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have progressed work on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex, a key part of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, and recently agreed additional time was needed to finalize the framework for ensuring a better, more equitable, response to future pandemics. Countries today ended…
GENEVA, April 2026 –The World Health Organisation (WHO) released its annual Results Report on Thursday, 23rd April, revealing significant global health improvements in 2025. While the data shows millions more people are accessing healthcare and living healthier lives, the agency warned that recent funding cuts and resource constraints threaten to derail long-term objectives. The report…
KISUMU, 6th March -In my previous reflection on Trump 2.0 and the escalating confrontation with Iran, I argued that we were witnessing one of the most consequential presidencies in the history of American power projection. I located the crisis within the long arc of US–Iran hostility: from the 1979 Revolution that dethroned Washington’s ally in…
KISUMU, 6th March 2026-On Nov 6, 2024, just after Donald Trump won, for the second time, against the American Establishment, against the Democratic-Woke Establishment and it’s Fundamentalist Libertarian Instruments, I wrote that his presidency would likely become one of the most consequential in the history of American presidentialism, particularly for world peace and deal against…
ADDIS ABABA, February -African leaders are backing a new financial architecture designed to unlock the continent’s economic potential and reduce dependence on external capital. The New African Financial Architecture (NAFA) was presented by Dr Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank Group, at the 39th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. Held over…
NAIROBI, February, 2026 –The introduction of long-acting HIV prevention marks a significant step in Africa’s response to the epidemic. With Lenacapavir now available in countries such as Kenya, attention is turning to what it will take to ensure equitable access and sustainable delivery. In this interview, Dr Githinji Gitahi, Group CEO of Amref Health Africa,…
GENEVA, Switzerland– After a week of intensive discussions, member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) have made significant headway in finalising a crucial annexe to the landmark Pandemic Agreement, designed to ensure the rapid sharing of pathogen data and the fair distribution of vaccines and treatments during future global health crises. Delegates concluded the…