Peter Macharia, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme and Emelda Okiro, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme Improvements in child survival globally have been remarkable. Deaths of children…
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South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, receives the COVID-19 vaccine. Leaders have publicly taken the vaccine to encourage others to do the same. Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo…
The time was some minutes to 3 a.m and I woke up to two missed calls on my phone. A third ring woke me up. Worried…
By the mid-1990s, it was clear to the world that Somalia had become Africa’s first failed post-colonial state. But this vast country of just 10 million…
Idris Deby’s 30-year rule as Chad’s Head of State came to an abrupt halt on Sunday April 18, when he was killed as he fought alongside…
In December 1990, 38-year old Idris Deby came to head the Government of Chad after a successful coup. The country’s hope soared and they saw, finally,…
As Nigeria’s resident doctors commenced an indefinite strike on Thursday over unpaid salaries, the man voted to be responsible for their welfare, sought medical services overseas,…
Nigeriens went out to pick a President in Historic Runoff on Sunday. A peaceful transition of power is crucial in the country’s ability to combat economic woes and insurgency along its borders.
When the African Nations Championship kicked off at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Cameroon showed the world a glimpse of what Africa deeply entails. Beyond football, Africa’s…
The polarization in Nigeria today is akin to that of the sixties-the very kind that left a scar in our history. Besides the polarisation, the standard…