Cardiologist Calls for more Research into the High Rate of Heart Disease in the African-Australian Community
Adelaide-based cardiologist, Dr Chukwudiebube Ajaero, said it is a common trend in this community. “What I have noted in the African patients that I have interacted with, seems to be that of greater severity of these conditions and greater suffering.” Ajaero believes not enough research is being done on the heart health of African-Australians, and […]
Children from across Cote d’Ivoire get a Chance to Shine as Visa’s Player Escort Program
Visa, a global leader in digital payments and the chosen digital payment provider for the tournament, has collaborated with several partners including financial institutions, football federations, community partners and NGOs. Together, they have selected more than 800 boys and girls, aged 9 to 13, to escort some of the world’s top football players onto the […]
Sierra Leone is Under Pressure to Amend the Child Rights Act
In January 2024, three girls aged 12, 13 and 17 died in Sierra Leone following complications allegedly associated with the cutting of parts of their genitals. The results of a post mortem carried out on one of the girls was excessive bleeding. Anti-FGM advocates are still pushing the police to exhume the hastily buried body […]
Kenyan Christian Cult Leader Charged
Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 29 other suspects were charged with the murder of 191 children on Tuesday morning by the Malindi High Court. The children’s bodies were exhumed from Shakahola forest in eastern Kenya last year where Mackenzie and his associates are accused of running a death cult. Authorities exhumed over 400 bodies from the […]
Zanzibar is Facing a Shortage of Alcohol which Threatens the Tourism Sector
Prices of beer have shot up by almost 100% after the supply chain was disrupted by a sudden change of importers. The initial shortage early this year began when the Zanzibar Liquor Control Board (ZLCB) delayed renewed permits for the three established importers – One Stop, Scotch Store, and ZMMI. It is not clear why […]
Namibia’s New Leadership
Nangolo Mbumba has been sworn in as the interim president of the southern African country of Namibia. He was installed Sunday, following the death of President Hage Geingob earlier in the day at a hospital in Windhoek. After being sworn in, Mbumba said that he does not plan to run for president in elections later […]
Kenya Media Houses Accuses Government of Gagging Them
Executives at two of Kenya’s largest media houses are considering legal challenges to what they believe is a politically-charged move to centralize government advertising. The executives at Nation Media Group (NMG) and Mediamax fear the move by President William Ruto’s administration could starve them of much-needed revenues and boost a more sympathetic rivals. Late last […]
