Malawi Refugees Receive First-Ever Insurance Payout »
LAMECK MASINA Blantyre, Malawi — Refugees at Malawi’s only refugee camp, Dzaleka, have started receiving their first-ever insurance payouts to mitigate the impact of the El Nino weather pattern, which…
Nov 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »Senegal: EU vessels to stop fishing »
HENNIE STANDER The EU says it will not renew a fishing agreement between Brussels and Dakar following “shortcomings” over illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The accord between the EU and…
Nov 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »Zambia’s Kariba Dam crisis is one of inequality »
For far too long the Zambian and other African governments have prioritized urban over rural communities. HARRY VERHOEVEN As discussions at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku over…
Nov 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »Sierra Leone loves rice and wants to free itself from imports. But how to do it? »
JACK THOMPSON Rice borders on the sacred in Sierra Leone. Unless a meal includes rice, people say, you haven’t eaten at all. But as prices soar, consumers in the West…
Nov 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »Time to dismantle legacies of slavery and colonialism impacting African diaspora »
Despite progress over the past 10 years to promote and protect the human rights of Black people worldwide, racism and…
Nov 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »The Black Church Has a Gen-Z Issue: ‘They Don’t Come into the Building Anymore’ »
These congregations are struggling to attract younger members. That has consequences for social cohesion and Black political power writ large.…
Oct 9 2024 / No Comment / Read More »5 Injuries People Have Actually Gotten from Sex, according to ER Doctors »
These sex-related mishaps can land you in the emergency room. Here’s how to avoid them. KELSEY BORRESEN Sex should be…
Aug 11 2024 / No Comment / Read More »Berlin celebrates Black US activist and LGBTQ+ icon »
JULIE GREGSON Berlin has officially renamed one of its streets for the late activist, scholar and writer Audre Lorde. She…
Jul 14 2024 / No Comment / Read More »Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms »
Dr. Vivek Murthy said he would urge Congress to require a warning that social media use can harm teenagers’ mental…
Jun 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »Microplastics discovered in human penises for the first time »
JACK GUY Scientists have found microplastics in human penises for the first time, as concerns over the tiny particles’ proliferation…
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