A deadly sickness is spreading near a Chinese natural gas project in Ethiopia’s Somali region
At first, 23-year-old Khadar Abdi Abdullahi’s eyes began turning yellow. Then the palms of his hands did the same. Soon…
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President Mutharika Sacks Malawi Army Chief
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has fired the country’s army commander, Major General Andrew Lapken Namathanga, whose men have in recent…
Africa: Novel Coronavirus – How Close Are We to Treatment And Vaccine?
The new coronavirus, declared a pandemic on March 11 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) because of its global spread,…
Trudy Morgan – First African Woman Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers of the UK
According to data captured by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics on women in science, only 28 percent of the world’s…
Viral ‘Unicef’ message about preventing coronavirus infection a mix of truths and half-truths
A viral message supposedly from Unicef – the United Nations Children’s Fund – carries several claims about the new coronavirus…
As More Migrants from Africa and Asia Arrive in Latin America, Governments Seek Orderly and Controlled Pathways
During the last decade, the demographic profile of migrants moving through Latin America—many with hopes of reaching the United States—has…