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In the West African nation of Sierra Leone, one in 10 women die during childbirth. Healthcare systems are fragile – further strained by Ebola and… Read More »Four Women Share their Stories of Hardship and Survival in Sierra Leone
The army has warned it could step in against “subversive elements and troublemakers” as the protests against police brutality that have erupted throughout the country over… Read More »Nigerian Soldiers Threaten to Leave their Barracks
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Inmazeb, an antibody cocktail made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. With the approval, there are now both a vaccine —… Read More »For the First Time, an Ebola Therapy has been Approved for Use
The country’s internationally-recognised government announced the detention of Abd al-Rahman al-Milad, known as Bija. In 2018, the UN Security Council imposed sanctions against Mr Milad… Read More »Libya Arrests Infamous Human Trafficker
Ed-tech startup Eneza Education has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to launch its SMS-based learning platform Shupavu in Rwanda, enabling students to remain engaged in… Read More »Pushing Feature Phone Learning in Kenya
The severed heads of the resistance fighters were displayed in a market square first. Then they were shipped back to private collections in Paris. For… Read More »The French Legacy in Africa
The West African has announced an increase of the guaranteed the cocoa price it pays to farmers by 28% per ton for the new growing… Read More »Ghana’s Latest Attempt to Improve the Livelihoods of its Farmers
Ugandan police and military forces armed with door cutters, AK-47 guns, tear gas canisters and batons stormed offices of the National Unity Platform party in… Read More »Bobi Wine Gets a Taste of What Opposing Museveni Means
A Cameroonian health researcher whose tweet on his rise from his village to Harvard University went viral has spoken about his success story. Dr Desmond Jumbam… Read More »A Success Story that Started from Cameroon to Harvard
Demanding justice, like-minded campaigners have swiftly mobilised through social media to protest against sexual gender-based violence (SGBV). Marching through the streets of Windhoek and other… Read More »What is Behind Namibia’s #Shutitalldown Movement?