CHINEDU OKAFOR A BBC report reveals that Greek coastguard actions have resulted in numerous migrant deaths. Migrants describe being thrown directly into the sea or placed on deflated rafts, with incidents involving violence and forceful expulsion. Africans are reportedly among the victims. A recent report by the British media outlet, BBC revealed a very disturbing […]
Jun 26 2024 | Posted in
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EMMANUEL AKINWOTU & KATE BARTLETT South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has lost its outright majority for the first time in a devastating blow for the party once led by Nelson Mandela. The ANC has dominated South African politics since winning in the first post-apartheid elections 30 years ago. The ANC was braced for […]
Jun 9 2024 | Posted in
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In Kenya, Revital Healthcare is manufacturing medical products that Africa needs to take charge of routine health care and respond to outbreaks. APOORVA MANDAVILLI On the stunning Kenyan coast, about halfway between 15th-century ruins and the vibrant city of Mombasa, a small factory is helping to achieve one of Africa’s biggest health care goals: self-reliance. […]
Jun 9 2024 | Posted in
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Out of options to defend their currencies, African policymakers from Harare in the south to Juba in the east and Lagos in the west are cracking down on street dealers. Monetary authorities in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and South Sudan are throwing everything at the money changers, who they accuse of undermining their currencies by speculating. […]
Jun 9 2024 | Posted in
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BOB KARASHANI The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has reiterated its longstanding order to Tanzania to revoke the death penalty in line with the continental charter on the right to life. Delivering judgment on two separate cases, the court sitting in Arusha emphasized again that mandatory capital punishment was a violation of the […]
Jun 9 2024 | Posted in
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Ancient Africans believed in the existence of an unseen superpower that manifested itself through daylight and nighttime, lightning and thunder, earthquakes and seasonal changes, as affirmations of its omnipresence. They acknowledged and sought his protection in every function and facet of life through prayers. Libation, utilizing liquid as an offering for invocation, is the most […]
Jun 9 2024 | Posted in
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GODFREY MARAWANYIKA Zimbabwe said 9 million people — more than half of its population — will need food aid until March after the El Niño weather phenomenon resulted in a drought that decimated the nation’s corn crop, a staple in the southern African country. That forecast is a 17% increase from its previous prediction of […]
Jun 9 2024 | Posted in
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High-ranking military officials from the U.S. and its top African allies watched intently as dust and flames shot up from pieces of the Sahara Desert hit by tank and artillery fire. They looked up as pilots flew F-16s into formation. And they listened intently as Moroccan and American personnel explained how they would set up […]
Jun 9 2024 | Posted in
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The Port of Antwerp will no longer be used by oil companies and traders to export so-called dirty fuels to West Africa. The Belgium government banned the export of toxic motor fuels that are highly harmful to public health and the environment. Belgium’s Minister of Environment Zakia Khattabi announced the country has banned the exports […]
Jun 9 2024 | Posted in
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KEMO CHAM In Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. Trash-strewn alleys are lined with boys and young men slumped in addiction. Healthcare services are severely limited. One frustrated community has set up what it calls a treatment center, run by volunteers. But harsh measures can be used. The project in the Bombay […]
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