Women Held As Sex Alaves in South Sudan ‘Rape Camps’
A woman, her cousin, her son and her son’s friend carry their belongings as they walk through the United Nations base outside Bentiu, which hosts...
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EU Gives Zimbabwe 89 mln Euro Funding Support
The European Union (EU) on Monday gave Zimbabwe 89 million Euros (100 million U.S. dollars) to support the southern African country’s health, agriculture and institutional...
Pharmaceutical Company to Launch Cheaper Drugs For Chronic Diseases in Kenya
Kenyans will soon benefit from cheaper drugs to treat chronic diseases after a pharmaceutical company announced it would launch its products next month. The portfolio...
Buhari Change Factor May Help APC Abubakar Audu To Win Kogi State Governorship Election
At the recently-held Kogi State APC gubernatorial primaries, a man who is described by many Kogites as a great grassroots mobiliser and who also happens...
Rescuers Save 373 Migrants off Libya Coast: MSF
Rescuers plucked 373 migrants from international waters off the coast of Libya on Monday after their boats ran into trouble, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said....
Tanzania Tightens Security Ahead of October Polls
The National Electoral Commission in Tanzania said on Monday it was beefing up security at its headquarters to protect election facilities to be used in...
Benefits of Reading Bedtime Stories
Have you heard people say, “The kids today have short attention spans. Because of quick-paced television, they’re used to watching three to four-second bites and...
I said, “I Don’t See Myself As a Politician – Mauritius First Female President
56-year-old Ameenah Gurib-Fakim has just been made president of Mauritius. Take a look at her accomplishments. You’ve heard of a philosopher king. But what about...
Liberia Struggles To Regain Economic Footing After Ebola
Liberia needs two years to regain its economic footing after it was battered by the Ebola epidemic, as it moves to boost access to electricity...
Saudi Authorities Blamed After Hajj Stampede Kills 717
Blame shifted towards Saudi authorities Friday after a crush at the hajj killed at least 717 people during the worst tragedy to strike the annual...
Nigerian Migrants Trying To Enter Kiev Under Guise of Football Team Detained At Airport
The men said they arrived in Ukraine to play in a match that would take place in the Transсarpathian region, however nobody was waiting for...
Nigerian Firm to Host Branding, Etiquette Event in Nairobi
A Nigerian consultancy firm will host a key forum in Nairobi next month. Poise Nigeria Ltd specializes in making executives become invaluable ‘brands’ and the...
Tanzania in Syndicated Loan Talks
Tanzania is talking to banks about a syndicated loan of between $500 million and $800 million, with proceeds earmarked to finance development projects, a central...
Volkswagen Hacks Their Software to Cheat on Fuel Emission Tests
Karla Dieseldorff Karla is an award-winning actress and producer. She graduated summa cum laude from University of Central Florida with a degree in Radio/Television and...
World Leaders Adopt Ambitious UN Goals To End Extreme Poverty in 15 Years
Teenage Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai speaks at a press conference during the UN General Assembly on September 25, 2015 in New York. She urged leaders...
Burkina Faso To Freeze Assets of Coup Plotters, Accomplices
Burkina Faso is freezing the assets of the leaders of the coup launched earlier this month, the state prosecutor said on Saturday. An investigation will...
UN strikes Nigeria off Polio-Endemic List
Polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria, the World Health Organisation says. The World Health Organisation says polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria. Only...
BUHARI URGES WORLD LEADERS TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO ELIMINATE ILLITERACY, HUNGER AND DISEASE BY 2030
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in New York reaffirmed his Administration’s total commitment to the entrenchment of a fully transparent and accountable public revenue management system...
Good News For US Economy Gives Oil A Lift
Oil prices edged up on Friday, boosted by stronger than expected US economic data, although the longer-term outlook for energy markets remains weak due to...
Pope Confident of Climate Deal in Paris
Pope Francis on Friday voiced confidence that a high-stakes conference on climate change in Paris in December would lead to an agreement. “I am …...