Kenya seeks to lease key ports to private firms »
ANTHONY KITIMO Kenya has revived the process of leasing its key ports to bolster competitiveness of its maritime sector in order to generate at least $10 billion annually by 2030. Kenya…
Sep 27 2023 / No Comment / Read More »Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso establish Sahel security alliance »
The Sahel nation signed a pact that will allow them to cooperate against threats of armed rebellion or external aggression. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have signed a mutual defense…
Sep 27 2023 / No Comment / Read More »Why Root Crops Are the Future of Food Security in Africa »
HUGO CAMPOS Despite the dominance of the “Big Three” cereal crops and a steady rise in meat consumption, an overlooked food sector is projected to become ever more central to…
Sep 27 2023 / No Comment / Read More »Chinese Social Media Platforms Fail to Control Racism Against Black People: Report »
WILLIAM YANG A new report by Human Rights Watch finds that racist content denigrating Black people is increasingly common on the Chinese internet, and that major social media platforms and…
Aug 28 2023 / No Comment / Read More »Cameroon grants indigenous Baka more access to protected forests »
The government of Cameroon and the indigenous Baka people in the country’s southeast have agreed to an updated memorandum of…
Sep 27 2023 / No Comment / Read More »NJ councilwoman’s accused killer forces Gov. Murphy to get involved »
Rashid Bynum was charged with killing Eunice Dwumfour He declined to waive extradition to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy can…
Jul 13 2023 / No Comment / Read More »Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests »
MIKE STOBBE Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients…
Jun 14 2023 / No Comment / Read More »Report on medical access finds one-third of Black Americans live in ‘cardiology deserts’ »
ELAINE CHEN Many Black Americans would have to travel across county lines just to find an open spot with a…
May 13 2023 / No Comment / Read More »Loneliness poses risk as deadly as smoking, surgeon general warns »
AMANDA SEITZ Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the…
May 13 2023 / No Comment / Read More »In counties with more Black doctors, Black people live longer, ‘astonishing’ study finds »
USHA LEE McFARLING Black people in counties with more Black primary care physicians live longer, according to a new national…
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