Infertility: Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late!
June is World Infertility Awareness Month andthere’s no better time to be proactive about your fertility health Parenthood is undeniably one of the most universally desired goals in adulthood, and most people have life plans that include children. However, not all couples who want a pregnancy will achieve one spontaneously and a proportion will need […]
Care E-Book To Help Youth Cope With Covid-19 Lockdown
Honoris United Universities, whose subsidiaries in SA include higher education institution REGENT Business School and MANCOSA, has in conjunction with the Moroccan charity Sourire de Reda, which works to alleviate the silent pain of young people, published “My Care”, a guide to help the youth deal with confinement during the lockdown. The digital booklet aims […]
Africans Rally to Stop the Spread of the Pandemic
The latest action in this regard is that of Facebook and the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement. Today they launch #AfricaTogether. A digital awareness campaign to include performances by artists such as Ayo, Femi Kuti, Ferre Gola, Salatiel, Serge Beynaud, Youssou N’Dour among others, as well as prevention messages developed with health […]
Why have Mount Kenya and Mount Kilimanjaro not been Seen for Years?
In Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, residents have documented that they can now see two prominent mountains – Mount Kenya and Mount Kilimanjaro – from the city. It’s a view they haven’t enjoyed for decades. Evidence shows that the air pollution levels in Nairobi, as with other East African urban areas, are currently at unhealthy levels. But […]
Africa’s Last Two Countries in Economic Chains
Rwandan President Paul Kagame called for the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe and Sudan as they struggle to cope with the economic and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The two nations still face some U.S. proscriptions, complicating attempts to get debt relief that countries on the continent are seeking. Speaking at a summit of […]
Tripoli Is Under New Hands
Libya’s internationally recognised government regained control of Tripoli on Thursday, driving eastern forces out of the capital after a year-long battle in which foreign powers poured in arms and fighters. A military source with the eastern forces, whose base is in the eastern city of Benghazi, said they were pulling back from all of Tripoli’s […]
Helping South African Agribusinesses with Agronomy
South African agri-tech startup Skudu is helping agribusinesses lower input costs while increasing yields by mastering agronomy, or soil science, through technology. Launched in 2018, Skudu came about after Andries Sotfberg, an agronomist with 20 years’ experience, became frustrated with inefficiencies within his industry, such as the length of time it would take to generate […]
How a Bicycle Geared a Community of Zambian Women to Independence
A bicycle scheme is shaving hours off long journeys to get milk fresh to market, boosting women’s incomes and benefiting their whole community. Going by bike has cut the women’s journey to 40 minutes and the milk stays fresh, doubling their income to buy food and school equipment. The bike scheme has helped many women […]
Rot Found at the Top in Gambia’s Fight to Save the Rosewood
A new report by a US-based agency has alleged that the Gambian authorities have systematically undermined their own ban on the export of rosewood. The report, entitled cashing-in on chaos, claims senior government officials are the lynchpins in the illegal trade amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars. The report by the Environmental Investigation Agency […]
#BlackLivesMatter Sparks Protests for Africans in the Diaspora and in Africa
In Nairobi, protesters at the American embassy held signs reading “Black Lives Matter” and “Stop Extrajudicial Killings”. Protests are planned in coming days in Gambia, Britain, Spain and Portugal. In Spain, protesters will mark the death of Floyd and “all sisters and brothers who have died at the hands of institutional racism on our streets,” […]
