Nigerian Activists Turn Focus to Next Election
Young Nigerians are backing a petition on Change.org calling on the country’s electoral commission to begin voter registration for the 2023 polls. William…
Nigeria: Over 92% of Nigeria’s Covid-19 Cases Treated, Recovered
By Alfred Olufemi A total of 4,846 patients recovered and were discharged last week, which represents a 388 per cent…
Kenya: Mombasa Closes Its Largest Isolation Centre
The 300-bed Covid-19 isolation centre at the Technical University of Mombasa (Tum) has been shut down to pave the way…
Africa: Museums Must Come Clean On How They Acquired African Collections
OPINION By Janice Cheddie In June 2020, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote: “We cannot now try to edit…
West Africa: Nigeria Will Continue to Support Democracy in West Africa, Says Buhari
By Omololu Ogunmade Nigeria will do its best to support efforts to consolidate democracy in West African countries within the…
Nigeria: Kickback for Referral – How Doctors, Diagnostic Centres, Defrauded Us – Victims
By Nicholas Ibekwe Some Nigerians recount how they or their loved ones fell prey to medical referral kickback scam of…
Libya: Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Mission in Libya for 12 Months, Adopting Resolution 2542 (2020)
DOCUMENT The Security Council today decided to extend for one year the mandate of its integrated special political mission in…
South Africa: Advertising Campaigns – What You Don’t See
By Dr. Raeesah Chohan The advertising and media industry, like many, have taken a hit from the Covid-19 pandemic. But,…
Kenya: Women ‘Suffering Under Covid-19’
By Dorothy Kweyu Women bear the brunt of Covid-19–not so profound a statement in the Kenyan context, where a spike…
South Sudan: Covid-19 – South Sudan Reopens Schools After 6-Month Lockdown
By David Mayen South Sudan’s Council of Ministers has lifted the ban on learning that President Salva Kiir imposed in…
Somalia: Mass Exam Failure Stirs Up a Storm
By Aggrey Mutambo Somalia’s education policymakers are under pressure to explain how secondary schools in the capital Mogadishu reported massive…
Malawi: Parliament Confirms Malawi Police IG Kainja
By Elijah Phimbi Members of Parliament on Wednesday confirmed George Kainja as Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service (MPS).…
Africa: Over 230,000 Active Covid-19 Cases Across Continent After 11.9 Million Tests
As of September 10, the confirmed cases of COVID-19 from 55 African countries have reached 1,322,472. Reported deaths in Africa…
George Bizos, Mandela’s treason trial lawyer, dies at 92
Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, addressed the nation with a message of condolence on the death of Nelson Mandela’s…