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By Charles Mpaka On March 3, 2022, Malawi declared a cholera outbreak after a district hospital in the southern region reported a case. This was the first case in the 2021 to 2022 cholera season. That single case was a warning for what would become Malawi’s worst cholera outbreak in decades. For nearly a year now, […]
...Global energy major, Eni, has announced the launch of a second floating liquefied natural gas facility offshore the Republic of Congo in a move set to amplify the country’s LNG production and exports At a time when Africa most needs its oil and gas resources, the Republic of the Congo is taking the lead, driving […]
...By Michael Gandombi Vaccination of animals is a start to reviving hope for people terrorised by rebels and agricultural diseases The Central African Republic remains fragile almost 10 years since its civil war in 2013. But, there are still bouts of violence which affect innocent people trying to rebuild their lives. Smallholder farmers across the […]
...For the first time, Lilly will supply API at a significantly reduced price along with pro-bono technical assistance, enabling EVA Pharma to manufacture and supply insulin to at least one million people in lower income countries Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and EVA Pharma (https://www.EVAPharma.com/) announced today a collaboration to deliver a sustainable supply […]
...A new exhibition by Accra’s ADA\Contemporary Gallery is the latest affirmation that Ghanaian artist Foster Sakyiamah is a talent on the rise. Known for taking the subjects of Old Master paintings and reimagining them with African women, bold colors, and vivid patterns, he creates works that are familiar and utterly new at the same time. […]
...Sustainable fashion is experiencing meaningful advancement in South Africa as witnessed at the recent Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards. Twyg, an online content platform, debuted the awards to draw attention to the importance of such initiatives and to recognize those making a difference. Cleo Droomer was awarded the main award of the programme, the Changemaker Award, […]
...Ernest Cole was a South African photojournalist, who brought the atrocities of apartheid to the broader world with his 1967 book ‘House of Bondage.’ Both he and his book were banned from South Africa in 1968, but the work is now being reissued. A testament to the injustice and horrors of the movement, it also […]
...Although Washington, DC’s US-Africa Leaders Summit has since passed, this article provides a helpful survey of some of the best African cuisine in the US capitol. As vibrant and diverse at the continent from which they draw their inspiration, these restaurants should be on everyone’s radar on their next pass through DC. When you enter […]
...As part of its series profiling West Africa’s architectural future, Wallpaper turns its focus to Ghana’s Hive Earth. While they aren’t architects per se, their specialization in rammed earth construction is having major influence on the local built environment and beyond. Husband-and-wife team Joelle Eyeson and Kwame Deheer formally established Hive Earth in 2017, but […]
...Mt Kilimanjaro is, with an elevation of 5,891 metres above sea level, the highest mountain in Africa and one of the most photographed in the world thanks to its striking profile, the way it emerges from the African plateau, and the ice field that occupies its highest parts. However, that ice field has been melting […]
...On the fringe of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana, stands Great Tsau Hill Lodge proudly above the surrounding grasslands. The unique desert-adapted wildlife species make for excellent game viewing. At the eastern extreme of the Zambezi Region, you’ll find Rupara Campsite on the banks of the Kwando-Linyanti river system. It is ideal for […]
...Algeria will allow foreign tourists heading to its vast desert south to obtain visas on arrival. Africa’s biggest country by surface area – comprises a major chunk of the Sahara, including nature reserves and prehistoric sites. It also boasts 1 200 kilometres of Mediterranean coastline and several historical cities. The Tassili reserve, in the south-eastern […]
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