Raising Funds for Much Needed Relief in the DRC
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a cycling club faces an uphill struggle: getting the financial support to compete, including in pan-African races. SOURCE: VOA
Compound Housing Isn’t the Solution to Ghana’s Growing Housing Deficit
Compound houses remain an important housing type in most West African societies. These are mostly single-storey structures with series of single-banked rooms surrounding a square and unroofed courtyard. One side of the enclosed units hosts shared amenities like toilets, kitchens and bathrooms. Compound houses usually provide accommodation for about eight to 15 households. The units […]
Tunisian Fans Plan to Demonstrate
Almost 2,000 protesters in Tunisia are threatening to cross into Italy illegally by the sea in protest at their local football club’s suspension from the league. Earlier this month The Tunisian football federation banned CS Chebba for a year for an incomplete and late membership application. The club’s president has for months been at odds […]
The Painkiller Addiction Spreading in West Africa
Tramadol is known as the poor man’s cocaine. Deutsche Welle travelled to Liberia and Ivory Coast, where we meet a drug dealer, a user and a doctor who tell them why more and more young people are taking the painkiller and are struggling with addiction. SOURCE: DEUTSCHE WELLE
Going Back to the Basics for Zimbabwean Farmers
For 18 years, Thokozile Ncube has been planting her crops in manure-filled holes covered with straw — and every year, she grows enough to feed her family, as other farmers in Zimbabwe’s drought-prone Matobo district watch their crops shrivel. The traditional planting method helps crops survive droughts by keeping them hydrated for longer than tilling […]
Tragedy at Egyptian Resort
A child has lost an arm and his mother suffered “deep wounds” in a shark attack in a marine reserve near the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. According ot media reports the Ukrainian tourists were attacked by a shark while swimming in the Ras Mohammed National Reserve on Sunday. The tourists were rushed […]
The Women On the Frontlines of Africa’s Conflicts
In October 2000, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1325 – the first resolution that acknowledged women’s unique experience of conflict and their vital role in peace negotiations and peacebuilding. Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa is head of police at the UN mission in South Sudan (UNmiss). Appointed in 2018, she became the first woman to hold the […]
Precision Medicine Makes Safer Drugs for People of African Descent
Abuja-based healthcare startup 54gene has launched its Clinical Program Services (CPS) division, which will provide end-to-end clinical development services, intelligence, logistics, and infrastructure and ultimately enable successful conduct of clinical trials in Africa, starting out of Nigeria. The launch comes at the same time as the appointment of 54gene as the Nigerian country partner for the […]
Trouble Brewing in Tanzania
Tanzania’s main opposition presidential candidate on Thursday declared he would not recognise the election result as key seats fell to the governing party in a vote he said was marred by irregularities. Counting was taking place across Tanzania and its semi-autonomous archipelago Zanzibar – which also elects its own president and legislators – where early […]
Scores of Africans Die in the Worst Shipwreck of 2020
At least 140 migrants bound for Europe have drowned after a boat carrying around 200 people sank off the coast of Senegal, the UN has confirmed. The boat caught fire and capsized on Saturday, shortly after leaving the town of Mbour, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. About 60 people were rescued, according to […]
