Kenyan Politicians and Sport Leaders Send Off Marathon World Record Holder Kelvin Kiptum
President William Ruto attended the ceremony, which was held in Kenya’s Elgeyo Marakwet county, and was accompanied by his Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. Kiptum, 24, and his coach Gervais Hakizimana died at the scene of the crash outside the Rift Valley town of Eldoret, police said. Kiptum’s widow, Asenath […]
Senegal’s President Macky Sall Says his Term Will End in April as Expected
“On April 2, 2024, my mission ends at the head of Senegal,” the president said during a televised interview on Thursday, seemingly ending suspicions that he might remain in office longer than expected. Sall, who is wrapping up two terms in office and who has said he would not run again, postponed the election till […]
Nigeria has Millions of Youths Who have Never Experienced Work Under a Corporate Structure
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, 87% of Nigerians of working age are self-employed. But it’s not primarily because people have entrepreneurial instincts. For many youths, self-employment is a survival tactic born from their lack of faith in the job market. Only 12.7% of Nigeria’s workforce is in wage employment. Nigeria has a crunching […]
Africa’s Frequent Flyers
If racking up air miles is the measure of a successful presidency, President William Ruto of Kenya and President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria would stand out significantly from their peers, given their notable frequency of international journeys since the commencement of their terms. In the eight months since his inauguration, Tinubu has made 14 trips […]
Moms Sentenced for Forcing Children to Beg on the Streets of Kampala
A Ugandan court magistrate has sentenced over 100 Karamojong teenage mothers to serve one-month community service each, after pleading guilty to sending their children to solicit money from public places. These mothers who were remanded for three weeks, were arrested during the smart city campaign in preparation for Non-Aligned Movement summits in January this year. […]
Tackling the Health Crisis in Francophone Africa
Health workers, officials and humanitarians from 15 French-speaking sub-Saharan countries are meeting in Cameroon’s economic capital, Douala, to discuss chronic child malnutrition in the region. Many of the children in crisis have been displaced from Sudan and other conflict-ridden countries. Their chronic malnutrition, say those at the meeting, has been compounded by climate shocks that […]
Anywhere but Home for African Migrants
Migrants and asylum seekers in Tunisia’s capital on Thursday expressed divided opinions over Albania’s controversial migration deal with Italy. Albania’s parliament approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of asylum seekers for Italy in a vote on Thursday, despite protests from opposition lawmakers and human rights groups. For some of the people currently […]
Smarter Funding for Schools can Help Young Africans Fuel a Colossal Powerhouse
The African Union (AU) is marking 2024 as its first Year of Education. This could not have come at a better time. Commitment to education has marked the continent’s progress since the 1960s era of independence. Now more than ever, this resolve must transform Africa into the world’s powerhouse for the 21st century. In 60 […]
Unique Indigenous Knowledge Strategies Practised in Four Coastal Communities of Africa
In the Lapai Gwari community of Niger state, north central Nigeria, elders predict the weather by observing a large stone in the Chachanga River. The LapanGwagwan stone serves as a tool to determine the frequency of flooding and gauge the severity of rainfall. When the colour of the stone changes to brown, it signifies an […]
Why Africans are Apprehensive about Vaccines
In the early days of colonialism, many unsafe vaccinations were tested on African subjects without their knowledge or consent. This unaddressed trauma may explain vaccine hesitancy to this day. SOURCE: DW
