Zambia plans to cancel over $2 billion projects to rein in debt »
CHRIS MFULA Zambia is cancelling more than $2 billion worth of projects financed by commercial loans to reduce the risk of accumulating more non-concessional debt, the ministry of finance said.…
Jul 27 2022 / No Comment / Read More »Ghana loses GHS5 billion to corruption in 2021 — Report »
Ghana lost approximately GHS5 billion in cash through the payment of bribes to public officials in 2021, the Ghana Integrity of Public Services Survey (GIPSS) has disclosed. This is equivalent…
Jul 27 2022 / No Comment / Read More »Malawi’s struggle with deadly witchcraft violence »
The calm air cloaking Lupembe, a sleepy village on the sandy shores of Lake Malawi, conceals a dark secret. On December 26 2019, a mob driven by rumors of sorcery…
Jul 27 2022 / No Comment / Read More »Hausas in Sudan: The pilgrims’ descendants fighting for acceptance »
ZEINAB MOHAMMED SALIH A demand by Sudan’s Hausa community to be recognized as traditional custodians of some land in Blue Nile state has erupted into deadly violence. Clashes broke out…
Jul 27 2022 / No Comment / Read More »Police and sheriff’s deputies try to curb spike in catalytic converter thefts »
Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise in San Diego County and nationwide DAVID HERNANDEZ The job usually gets done…
Dec 28 2021 / No Comment / Read More »Muslim and Arab voters may have secured Biden’s Michigan win »
ROWAIDA ABDELAZIZ Arab and Muslim communities likely substantially contributed to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s victory in Michigan, according to…
Nov 13 2020 / No Comment / Read More »Breast Cancer Is Killing Black Women at Alarming Rates »
The Tigerlily Foundation, an advocacy organization supporting young women diagnosed with breast cancer, wants to help close the racial disparities…
Nov 13 2020 / No Comment / Read More »Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements »
CLAUDIA LAUER Police unions nationwide have largely supported President Donald Trump’s reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and…
Oct 31 2020 / No Comment / Read More »Planet Pharmacy bounces back after destruction »
KOFI AYIM A neighborhood family-owned and -operated pharmacy in the Bronx, New York City, that became a victim in the…
Jul 12 2020 / No Comment / Read More »“Read Your Vehicle Manual,” A Master Mechanic Advises »
KOFI AYIM On a fenced wall tucked in the middle of Light Industrial Area, near Community 25 in Tema, Ghana,…
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