Last year, American billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, was roundly condemned by many for peddling racist stereotypes of African helplessness after he warned that the coronavirus pandemic could ….. Read More
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UN agencies say millions at risk of famine without massive aid influx
Hunger is expected to rise in 23 global hotspots in the next three months with the highest alerts for “catastrophic” situations in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, southern Madagascar, Yemen, South ….. Read More
The power of radio in Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone, the Radio Teaching Programme is helping children access education during disease outbreaks and beyond. I was only a few months into my new role as Sierra Leone’s ….. Read More
Nigeria’s Okagbare fails drugs test, suspended from Olympics
Sprinter provisionally suspended hours before she was due to run in the semi-finals of the women’s 100 metres. Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been provisionally suspended for doping just hours ….. Read More
Kenya bans in-person meetings, public gatherings as COVID surges
Hospitals becoming overwhelmed as East African country witnesses a jump in cases from the Delta variant. Kenya said it is extending a nighttime curfew and banning public gatherings and in-person ….. Read More
UN running out of food in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as 400,000 people face famine
The agency confirmed that no food trucks have been allowed into the region for two weeks. They told CNN in a statement that 100 trucks need to arrive every day ….. Read More
Borrell: EU’s ‘insufficient’ vaccine donations open door for China
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Friday lambasted the bloc’s “insufficient” coronavirus vaccine shipments to Africa and Latin America, warning that Europe risks losing influence to China. The remarks ….. Read More
Eritrean refugees rally against ‘dire situation’ in Tigray camps
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Eritrean refugees have organised a protest in front of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) office in the capital Addis Ababa, demanding the relocation of thousands of ….. Read More
Born Free: Reporting on the front line of elections in Zimbabwe
A local journalist covering Zimbabwe’s 2018 election records people’s hopes for change despite the fear of violence. SOURCE LINK
How parents and teachers empower Nigeria’s special needs children
Abuja, Nigeria – Joseph was about to turn two when his mother noticed that he liked to keep to himself. He would not associate with other children, was not maintaining ….. Read More