Why Are These Motorcycle Taxi Drivers Wearing Pink?
Kenya’s “Boda Girls” are turning a male-dominated industry upside down. Their favored customers are pregnant women needing ...
The Economist1d
The fall of Goma heralds more bloodshed in eastern Congo
The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...
30 Maps To Expand Your Knowledge Of The World With Random Facts (New Pics)
Depending on how old you are, you might remember having to pull out a paper map to find your way around a place. Back then, ...
Africa's largest human microbiome study sheds light on gut diversity and health
The most extensive study of the gut microbiome in Africa has discovered new microbial species and never-before-reported ...
News Medical1d
Map highlights diagnosis gaps for deadly CNS infections in HIV patients in Africa
A map of deadly infectious diseases known to attack the central nervous system (CNS) of people who are already suffering with ...
The Citizen on MSN1d
West Africa bloc announces formal exit of three junta-led states
Lagos. The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc following their withdrawal last year.West ...
ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.
Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change?
Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...
Radio France Internationale2d
Three Sahel nations exit West African bloc as regional politics shift
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years of ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
The Star Worldwide (English) on MSN3d
Experts: Invasive apple snail could spread to more areas
There are concerns over the potential spread of the invasive apple snail within Kenya’a irrigation schemes. A study conducted by scientists from the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International ...
The Economist4d
Rwanda’s reckless plan to redraw the map of Africa
Back in 2012, pressure on Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, by donor countries including America preceded a swift ouster from Goma of M23 by UN peacekeepers. That scenario seems less likely this time ...