‘Butchered’: The Kenyan FGM clinic serving Europeans
In a “good month”, about 100 girls will be brought by their families to Halima Hirsi’s* underground clinic in Nairobi to…
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Health Minister Offers ‘Clinic’ on Explaining COVID-19 to 200 Million Nigerians
One of every six Africans is Nigerian, according to widely cited calculations, but that may underestimate Nigeria’s share of the…
Manu Dibango, African Jazz Legend who influenced Michael Jackson dies at age 86
The Cameroonian multi-instrumentalist and singer celebrated for his blend of jazz, funk and traditional west African styles, and best known…
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…
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,…