AllAfrica News: External Relations

[Foroyaa] The Gambia has stepped up efforts to reduce preventable maternal deaths, with the government, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and other partners calling for stronger investment, improved healthcare services and greater accountability.

[UN News] The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Kenya's efforts to contain Ebola after a second person tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus, the UN agency's representative in the country said on Thursday.

[The New Humanitarian] Geneva -- Notes on how aid works, from The New Humanitarian's policy desk.

[African Arguments] Attacks on Chinese workers in Mali are testing Beijing's reliance on African security forces. Russia's experience there gives China little reason to take on the fighting itself.

[African Arguments] On 19 September 2026, the United States lifted its sanctions on Eritrea, one of Africa's most enigmatic and repressive states. These sanctions were imposed by the Biden administration in 2021 for Eritrea's role in Ethiopia's devastating Tigray War (2020-22). Opinions vary as to the possible meanings of their removal: is it morally permissible on the part of t...