AllAfrica News: Africa

• Africa: When Tehran Burns, Africa Pays – Fuel, Geopolitics and the Cost of Living March 1, 2026
  [allAfrica] The latest strikes on Iran and the widening confrontation across the Middle East are not distant geopolitical theatre for Africa. They are economic tremors that travel directly to our fuel pumps, supermarket shelves and national budgets.
• Africa: Statement By H.E. the Chairperson of the African Union Commission On Escalation of Conflict in the Middle East February 28, 2026
  [African Union] The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf strongly condemns the missile and drone attacks carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran against the sovereign territories of Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and the Saudi Arabia.
• Africa: Pope Leo to Tour 4 African Countries February 27, 2026
  [Ghanaian Times] Pope Leo will visit four countries across Africa from April 13-23, the Vatican announced yesterday, with the pontiff making his first major overseas trip in 2026 to the continent where the Catholic Church is growing fastest.
• Africa: Single-Dose Treatment for Sleeping Sickness Receives Approval February 27, 2026
  [Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)] Kinshasa / Paris / Geneva / Amsterdam — · Recommendation based on Phase II/III study demonstrating up to 96 per cent success rates at 18 months across both early and advanced stages of T.b. gambiense, the most common form of sleeping sickness
• Africa: Cote d'Ivoire Step Up Wafcon Build-Up With Two Home Matches February 27, 2026
  [CAF] Cote d'Ivoire will play two international friendlies against Benin and Kenya as part of their final preparations for the 2026 TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which is scheduled to take place in Morocco from 17 March to 3 April.