Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
Switzerland’s drug regulator said Tuesday October 28 that it had approved the testing of an experimental Ebola vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline on healthy volunteers, some of whom will be travelling to West Africa as medical staff. The trial will be conducted among 120 volunteer participants at the Lausanne University Hospital, with support from the World Health […]
by Bill Chappell In the latest tweak to America’s plan to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leader Dr. Tom Frieden announced changes to the U.S. response to Ebola and the guidance federal agencies are giving to state and local governments. The new protocol stops short of […]
NIGERIA is taking Coca-Cola to court for allegedly refusing to comply with orders from the Consumer Protection Council over two half-empty cans of Sprite. ATTORNEY General Mohammed Bello Adoke filed suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday against Coca-Cola Nigeria and its chief executive for criminal breach of the Consumer Protection Act. […]
Grace Mugabe, wife of Zimbabwe’s long serving President Robert Mugabe, is venturing into politics as the succession battle rages on. People have these days been watching Grace Mugabe, the wife of the ‘venerable’ President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe, as she goes around the country with her “Meet the People” campaign. Alone the name Mugabe is […]
BOKO Haram has struck again kidnapping 30 young boys and girls in Nigeria’s far northeast. Suspected Islamist fighters kidnapped the children, including girls as young as 11, in Borno state. A week earlier, at least 40 women and girls were seized in neighbouring Adamawa. Both kidnappings – and continued violence in northeast Nigeria and northern […]
by Matthew Taub A new report curating six-months of interviews with everyday Brooklynites portrays residents’ varied hopes and concerns, spotlighting a range of issues from income inequality to rising immigrant populations to inequities in the criminal and juvenile justice systems. The Brooklyn Insights Final Report, produced by the Brooklyn Community Foundation, was released last Thursday […]
By: Karan Murugesu Saving for retirement is something that many people have high on their priority list. The way people save for retirement can certainly vary a great deal, but one of the most common, and beneficial, ways is to participate in a company-sponsored retirement program, such as a 401(k) plan. Today, most companies typically […]
The Kenyan government said on Monday it’s reviewing modalities of setting up a space agency to coordinate exploration of the cosmos. Scientist at the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovations (NACOSTI) chief Margaret Maimba said that the establishment of a space agency is in the works pending cabinet approval. “We have presented a cabinet […]
Two EU envoys to Somalia on Monday called on Somali leaders to end their political differences for the sake of development of the Horn of Africa nation. In a joint statement issued in Nairobi, the EU Special Representative Alexander Rondos and EU Ambassador to Somalia Michele Cervone D’Urso warned that the political feud between the […]
Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma has called on the business sector to seize investment and trade opportunities in Burundi following his first official meeting with Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza. President Jacob Zuma said this when briefing journalists at Tuynhuys in Parliament on Tuesday when he received the Burundi President on his first ever official […]