Sustainability Of Child Grant Questioned
South Africa’s system of cash grants for children, one of the most extensive of its kind in the developing world, now covers 11 million recipients...
Author : Jide Adesina
Rights To Safe Water, Sanitation Must Not Remain Mirage For Millions Of Kenyans
Drinking clean water. Photo: World Bank/Arne Hoel <div “=””>While Kenyans have rights to safe water and sanitation on paper, it is now time to turn...
Food Insecurity In South Sudan Set To Deepen As Funds Dry Up
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today that food insecurity continues to deepen in South Sudan as funding for life-saving assistance dwindles....
UN Hailed The Annulment of Uganda’s Anti-homosexuality Law
United Nations officials have welcomed the decision of the Constitutional Court of Uganda to annul the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, hailing it as a victory for...
UN Health Official Unveils $100 Million Ebola Response Plan
West Africa is confronted with a “fast-moving…unprecedented outbreak” of the deadly Ebola disease accompanied by “unprecedented challenges,” but the head of the United Nations...
Oil Prices Under Pressure
Oil prices fell further in Asia on Friday following a sell-off...
Sudan 'Apostasy' woman Meriam Ibrahim arrives in US
Supporters wildly greeted her arrival in New Hampshire Continue reading the main story Related Stories Sudan ‘apostasy’ woman meets Pope Sudan case reignites apostasy...
Sudan ‘Apostasy’ woman Meriam Ibrahim arrives in US
Supporters wildly greeted her arrival in New Hampshire Continue reading the main story Related Stories Sudan ‘apostasy’ woman meets Pope Sudan case reignites apostasy...
Two African Leaders Skip Obama Summit to Deal With Ebola
The presidents of Liberia and Sierra Leone plan to skip PresidentBarack Obama’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit next week...
Greater local-level autonomy in Viet Nam would be ‘litmus test’ for religious freedom – UN expert
During his recent visit to Viet Nam, the United Nations independent expert on religious freedom, Heiner Bielefeldt, stressed the need for religious communities in the...
Touch Of Famous Mercedes Trophy Tourney Laid Out At Muthaiga
By LARRY NGALA More by this Author Local golfers will Friday afternoon have a taste of the world’s most famous amateur event, the Mercedes Trophy,...
Sierra Leone declares Ebola state Of Emergency: Questions Over Safety In The U.S.
In this photo taken on Sunday, July 27, 2014, medical personnel inside a clinic taking care of Ebola patients in the Kenema District on the...
Sony Rides PS4 Sales, Web-Slinger To Surprise Profit
By Grace Huang Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg Sony Corp. (6758) posted a surprise first-quarter profit as the PlayStation 4 topped sales for game consoles and “The Amazing...
Heavy shelling, Clashes Spread In Libya’s Tripoli
By Patrick Markey Clashes with artillery and rockets spread on Thursday into two Tripoli districts, where rival militia brigades were battling over the airport in...
Ebola Facts – All You Need To know To Protect Yourself And Loved Ones
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Argentina Debt Crisis: Default Is Imminent, Says Mediator
Argentine president calls hedge funds suing country ‘vultures’ Talks aimed at averting Argentina’s second default in 13 years ended with bitter recriminations Wednesday as the...
Libya Islamists Seize key Benghazi Army Base
Islamist groups have seized the army special forces headquarters in Libya’s...
‘Finding Fela’ spotlights Nigerian Musician
Fela Kuti is center stage in the Alex Gibney documentary, “Finding Fela.”Photo: YouTube Movie Review Finding Fela Running time: 119 minutes. Not rated (violence, profanity,...
Fears 'Out Of Control' Ebola Outbreak Could Spread To Other Continents
Fears that the west African Ebola outbreak could spread to other continents has grown with European and Asian countries on alert and a leading...
Fears ‘Out Of Control’ Ebola Outbreak Could Spread To Other Continents
Fears that the west African Ebola outbreak could spread to other continents has grown with European and Asian countries on alert and a leading...