May 02, 2018
South Africa: South Africa's #MeToo Moment - Film-Maker Khalo Matabane Named
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The #MeToo movement has inspired and encouraged women to come forward and call out influential people for sexual assault. The most high-profile case was from Hollywood, with film… Read more »
Ethiopia: Local Soccer League Put on Hold After Referee's Assault
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Ethiopia soccer officials have put on hold all domestic games after a referee was attacked by players in a game between military team Defence and Welwalo Adigrat University, BBC… Read more »
Kenya: What Will Kenyatta Deliver for His 5th State of the Nation?
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President Uhuru Kenyatta will be delivering his first State of the Nation Address after his re-election in the highly contested and controversial 2017 general election that ended… Read more »
April 30, 2018
Africa: U.S. to Punish Those Who Vote Against It? [blog]
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Burundi, South Africa and Zimbabwe look set to be punished - or at least sent to the naughty corner - by the United States if the Trump administration acts on threats to penalise… Read more »
Nigeria: Ahead of White House Meeting, Abuja Touts Newly Agreed GE-Led Rail Project
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A few hours before Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's White House meeting April 30 with President Trump, the Presidency in Abuja announced agreement to build a new rail network,… Read more »
April 26, 2018
Nigeria: Immunization: A National Health Emergency [guest column]
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As we mark Africa Vaccination Week and World Immunization Week, the World Health Organization, the Gates Foundation, the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI) and… Read more »
South Africa: We Are Loving Cassper Nyovest's Touch to the World Cup Song
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The popular hip-hop rapper has collaborated with U.S. singer Jason Derulo for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Coca-Cola anthem – and we are here for it. Read more »
April 25, 2018
Africa: New IAAF Rules Set to Limit Caster Semenya's Career
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Caster Semenya will be handed what is likely a career-limiting ultimatum by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) tomorrow - take daily medication to… Read more »
Africa: We are Ready to Beat Malaria, Are You? [blog]
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Today the world commemorates World Malaria Day. Although Malaria is a life-threatening disease the good news is that it is curable and can be prevented. You can be infected with… Read more »
April 24, 2018
Africa: When Malaria is Just Part of Growing Up [blog]
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Growing up in West or Central Africa, malaria is the most common illness you suffer from. I would say, where I lived in Buea at the foot of Mount Cameroon, that nearly… Read more »
Africa: African Migrants to the U.S. Are the Cream of the Crop [document]
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The growing number African immigrants who settle in the United States are more highly educated than those who go to Europe, according to a new survey by a major American research… Read more »
Africa: Zambian Malaria Expert Honoured on World's Greatest Leaders List
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An African scientist on the cutting edge of research into drugs which have the potential to both protect and cure people from malaria in a single dose has been named as one of… Read more »
South Africa: Racist Post Lands Actor in Trouble
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South African actor Rajesh Gopie landed himself in hot water after a racial post calling soccer supporters who caused a chaos at the Moses Mabhida stadium in KwaZulu-Natal… Read more »
April 23, 2018
Africa: 'You're Miserable. You're Beyond Miserable.' - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Having Malaria
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For millions of Africans, malaria is a debilitating disease which repeatedly disrupts their lives and their productivity, leaving them "miserable, beyond miserable" every time it… Read more »
South Africa: What You're Saying About Former President Zuma's Young Fiance... [blog]
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With everything that was on former President Jacob Zuma's to-do list in 2017, from reshuffling Cabinet ministers to traveling the world, he still found the time to start a… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Coup Joke - Was It Too Soon For Mugabe?
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In a video that has been doing the rounds on social media, former president Robert Mugabe appears to be half asleep during his nephew's joke. Read more »
Africa: African Writers Whose Work You Should Be Reading [blog]
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How are you celebrating World Book Day? Read more »
Kenya: Brave Cop Directs Traffic 'Knee-Deep' in Floodwater
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Pictures of a policeman standing on the edge of a submerged bridge helping traffic to flow again at Sultan Hamud have sparked a fountain of praise. Read more »
April 22, 2018
Nigeria: Miracle Wins Big Brother Naija
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Miracle Ikechukwu Igbokwe has emerged the winner of Big Brother Naija show after garnering the most votes. Read more »
April 20, 2018
South Africa: Trevor Noah, Mnangagwa Named in TIME 100 Most Influential List
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Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa and South African comedian Trevor Noah have been featured on TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People. Read more »
South Africa: Former President Zuma a New Father at 76
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A 24-year-old woman apparently engaged to former president Jacob Zuma delivered a baby boy at the Busamed Hillcrest Private Hospital on the same day he turned 76, The Sowetan… Read more »
Eswatini: Swaziland Name Change - How Much Will it Cost?
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King Mswati III has announced that Swaziland's name has been changed to 'eSwatini', Deutsche Welle reports. The 50-year-old monarch made the declaration during the country's… Read more »
South Africa: Check Out South Africa's Music Award Nominees
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Mafikizolo, Mi Casa and songstress Simphiwe Dana are leading the pack with three nominations each. Read more »
April 19, 2018
Africa: Malaria Summit Sees U.S.$4,1 Billion Committed to Fight Disease
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More than a dozen heads of State and government, Bill Gates, ministers from 19 Commonwealth countries, scientists and private sector and international organisations have made… Read more »
April 18, 2018
Africa: Now or Never - Quashing Malaria Before It Roars Back
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A powerful international coalition of civil society organisations launches a new campaign in London today to fight back against the threatened resurgence of malaria. Read more »