Thousands of cases of cholera have been reported in Nigeria between January and June 2021. The northern states of Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Plateau and Zamfara are…
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At least five people were killed in a powerful car bomb blast by Al-Shabaab Militants in Mogadishu. Somali Top Police Chief who was at the scene…
Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Cornell University and Lizzy Attree, Richmond American International University The 6th edition of The Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature, suspended last…
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has signed an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV to supply up to 220 million doses of the J&J single-dose vaccine to all 55…
Nigeria’s north central region, consisting of the country’s capital city Abuja and six other states, is home to several minority ethnic groups. More than 200 languages…
Recent disturbing events in different regions of the world poignantly reveal how the creative arts can contribute to making sense of difficult situations and stressful times.…
Zambian President, Edgar Lungu has officially declared April 28 as a public holiday to honour the life and legacy of late President Kenneth Kaunda. President Edgar…
A local company in Botswana is set to buy Britain’s firestone Diamond mine for fifty thousand dollars. Visionary Victor Recourses, a company registered in Botswana entered…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank group has approved two grants worth $83.6 million to boost cross-border trade in electricity between Ethiopia and…
Okunola Alabi, Federal University of Technology, Akure A new World Health Organisation report warns that pregnant women’s exposure to electronic waste raises the risk of stillbirth…