In the Republic of congo, medical centers all around the state are rushing to vaccinate all people against measles. Since January of last year measles has been a big problem in the Democratic Republic of Congo, already claiming over 4,000 lives. This nearly doubles the number dead from the ebola outbreak a few years ago. This is the most active… Read more »
Millions of people are heading to the polls in Mozambique’s general election after a heated campaign marred by sporadic violence and allegations of electoral fraud. The Frelimo party, which has ruled the impoverished southern African country since independence from Portugal in 1975, is widely expected to beat its arch-rival, Renamo, a former rebel group turned main opposition party. Acceptance of… Read more »
The Nobel prize was just recently announced to be awarded to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia. Not only did he recently end a 20 year war between his own nation and Eritrea, but he has also been responsible for sweeping democratic reforms in his home nation, already one of Africa’s strongest economies. However, growth is expected to shrink in… Read more »
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy will accelerate going into next year but could be derailed as the world moves onto an uncertain path that could bring an end to the recent synchronised uptrend, a Reuters poll showed on Monday. Economists’ views differ starkly about where exactly in the cycle the global economy is and some reckon it is already in a downturn…. Read more »
Two albino people have been murdered in Malawi since the beginning of the year, while five more have been abducted. As the severed head of a nine-year-old victim was discovered 20km from his home, Amnesty International called on the Malawian government to do more to protect members of the vulnerable minority group. Last year, Malawi’s Inspector General of police authorised his officers to shoot… Read more »
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (CNN) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the 20-year war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Announcing the prize in Oslo, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Ahmed’s “efforts deserve recognition and need encouragement.” Abiy was the second favorite to win after the climate change activist Greta Thunberg, according to… Read more »
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) Police in Nigeria have rescued 67 men and boys who were subjected to “inhumane and degrading treatments” at an Islamic school in the northern state of Katsina, a police spokesman said Tuesday. The religious school, which also served as a rehabilitation center, was run by a 78-year-old Muslim cleric in Daura, the birthplace of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu… Read more »
(Kampala) – Ugandan authorities should thoroughly investigate the fatal attack on October 4, 2019 on an activist for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, Human Rights Watch said today. The death of the activist, Brian Wasswa, comes as the Ugandan government calls for reintroducing an anti-homosexuality bill that would provide the death penalty for consensual same-sex… Read more »
Kinshasa/Dakar/Geneva/New York — UNICEF is vaccinating thousands more children against measles and rushing life-saving medicines to health centers across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as deaths from the world’s largest measles outbreak top 4,000. Since January, 203,179 cases of measles have been reported in all 26 provinces of the country, and 4,096 have died. Children under the age… Read more »
The federal government and the labour unions should find a common ground The battle line seems drawn, once again, between labour unions in the country and the federal government over the implementation of the minimum wage for workers. But as we went to press last night, a meeting between the government and the labour unions was on to resolve the… Read more »