Monthly Archives: March 2019

An entrepreneur brings professional grieving to eastern Congo

Deborah nzigire, a 65-year-old Congolese woman, is nervous when she sits down for her job interview. Her hands are clasped tightly together, her words are slow and deliberate; she is blinking too much. “What inspired you to pursue this career?” asks one of the two people on the interview panel. Her answer is garbled, she mentions money. When asked to… Read more »

What we’ve learnt from the Nigerian election

With 73 million able to vote, this could have been Africa’s biggest-ever election – but only a third of the electorate showed up. President Muhammadu was just re-elected for his second for year term. It recorded the lowest turnout in an election since the establishment of democracy in Nigeria. The turnout rate has been gradually declining since 2003, due to… Read more »

THIS PARASITIC WORM CAN BE DEADLY – AND IT’S COMING TO EUROPE

This worm can make anyone who gets it more susceptible to getting cancer and aids. This outbreak has been going on for almost two decades and there is just now a treatment that helps with the signs of infections, it doesn’t 100% prevent the infection. The worm lives and grows in water and can only survive in unclean water, which,… Read more »