Renson Mwakandana According to the Health Ministry, one additional health worker in Uganda has passed away from the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as the nation fights to stop the virus’s spread. Anaesthetic officer Margaret Nabisubi passed away on Wednesday, according to Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng. Dr. Aceng sent a tweet saying, “The 58-year-old succumbed to Ebola […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Almost every school-age child in Sudan is missing out on education, either completely or facing serious disruption, humanitarian organisations have cautioned. This week, schools in some regions reopened after delays due to severe flooding yet millions of children are still unable to go, leaving the nation facing a “generational catastrophe”. Poverty, a lack of qualified teachers […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenya has unlocked billions for firms investing in the genetically modified organisms (GMO) industry after it gave a nod to the farming and importation of biotechnology crops in a major policy shift that seeks to boost food security and contain runaway prices. On Monday, President William Ruto chaired a Cabinet meeting that lifted the 2012 moratorium […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has officially launched the nation’s Museum of Art and Science, the biggest and most modern science museum in Africa The Ethiopia Museum of Art and Science is built in-front of the national palace or behind Sheraton Addis Hotel. It is built on seven hectares of which 80 percent is green space, the museum […]
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Lisa Mugo Popular Jamaican artiste Adidja Azim Palmer professionally known as Vybz Kartel, is now engaged to his Turkish girlfriend Sidem Ozturk. The king of Dancehall music, who is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of an associate, Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams, proposed to Sidem during a scheduled visit mid-2022. The two are set to get married, despite Vybz being locked up. “So how […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A new statue has been launched in central London’s historic Trafalgar Square. This time round, it is not a monument to one of the UK’s war heroes or kings. Instead it will be a larger-than-life statue of Malawian Baptist preacher and pan-Africanist John Chilembwe, who fought against British colonial rule. Dubbed Antelope, the sculpture,, will be […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A consortium led by the Ethiopian Airlines will own a 49% stake in the new Nigerian airline, Nigeria Air Limited. In addition, the Nigerian Sovereign Fund will own 46% and the Nigerian federal government the remaining 5%. Currently, the Ethiopian Airlines also owns 45% of Zambia Airways, 49% of Guinea Airways, 100% of Ethiopia-Mozambique […]
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Faith Nyasuguta For majority of us, some personality traits remain the same throughout our lives while others change only gradually. However, evidence now shows that significant events in our personal lives which induce severe stress or trauma can be associated with more rapid changes in our personalities. A new study, published in PLOS ONE, suggests that the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Somalia is currently facing a “very alarming” situation after over four years of drought have devastated livestock that majority of the population depends upon, according to a key UN official. The United Nations has cautioned that the Horn of Africa nation is on the brink of famine for the second time in just over a […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa who is currently in jail on corruption charges, has said that he is prepared to run for office again with the current administration. The African National Congress (ANC), which has controlled South Africa since the end of apartheid, has urged Zuma, 80, to run for […]
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