Foreign NGOs draw a blank in Uganda’s northern region
Survivors of the brutal war waged by the Lord’s Resistance Army in the northern region of Uganda are still mired in poverty and hopelessness despite ... Read more
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South Africa: Why Mmusi Maimane and the DA engine has failed to fire
Although on paper the Democratic Alliance under Mmusi Maimane, ticks all the racial and ethnic boxes, on the ground it has failed to gain the ... Read more
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“We are outraged by this attack. Health workers must never be targets,” WHO as Ebola doctor is killed in DRCongo
The World Health Organisation and the United Nations are just some of the global agencies that have condemned the killing on 19 April, of Dr ... Read more
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Ghana: Google opens Artificial intelligence centre in Accra
Google has opened an Artificial intelligence (AI) research laboratory in Accra, Ghana – the first of its kind on African soil. The new lab will ... Read more
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Book Review
My Sister, the Serial Killer: Inverting the typical book thriller plot
Nigerian authors continues to enthrall and surprise the world of literature. The latest to do so is Oyinkan Braithwaite with her debut novel, My Sister, …
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Analysis
Kenya: Jockeying for State House 2022
When President Uhuru Kenyatta and his erstwhile arch-rival Raila Odinga shook hands in March last year, the country’s political status quo was thrown into disarray. …
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Analysis
Second chance for Buhari to shine
The drama of the Nigerian Presidential elections have come to an end, yet the myriad of issues that have bedevilled Africa’s largest economy and most …
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People
Libya: Who is Khalifa Haftar: Rogue general or strongman?
General Khalifa Haftar is a former Gathafi loyalist turned CIA-backed enemy who in the past year became Libya’s most prominent “rogue general” and is now …
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Current Affairs
Sudan: The fall of Omar al-Bashir
The reign of Omar al-Bashir is over. His 30 years of rule are finally at an end. Like previous Sudanese leaders, he was finally toppled …
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Current Affairs
Education: 2019 WISE Awards – Three African projects make final cut
Three projects based in Africa, one in Rwanda and two from Kenya, are among 15 finalists selected for the 2019 WISE 2019 Awards. Report by …
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Longread
Africa’s Pulse: A look into the state of African economies from new World Bank report
Africa’s economic growth performance was mixed in the past year. Growth in resource-intensive economies was buoyed by stronger commodity prices and higher mining production, but …
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In The News
Facebook considering building ‘Simba’ – an Underwater Ring Around Africa – WSJ
Facebook, according to the WSJ, is planning an undersea cable, dubbed ‘Simba,’ – the lead character in “The Lion King,” – to lower its bandwidth …
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Current Affairs
Rwanda Unvanquished: 25 years after genocide
Rwanda is commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the 1994 genocide, and 7th April, marked the beginning of 100 days of national remembrance, to mark the …
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Analysis
Sierra Leone: Squaring up to its challenges
Sierra Leone has had more than its fair share of calamities over the recent past, with natural disasters and outbreaks of Ebola as well as …
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Current Affairs
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda banned from entering the US
Donald Trump’s America has made good on its threat, banning International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda from entering the country, as she investigates “American …
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Interviews
Exclusive: President Julius Maada Bio: “The rule of law is supreme…There should be term limits.”