New HIV infections among adults and children reduced by 40 percent across the globe since the peak in 1997. While this is a good record, a recent analysis from UNAIDS indicate that the number of new HIV infections among adults remained the same for at least five years. Alarmingly, the
Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party’s Presidential candidate is a magnet of controversy. Her honesty is doubted just as much as her ethics are. A short documentary, Clinton Cash, screened at the 2016 Cannes Festival put her back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The premise of the
Many Zimbabweans having been expressing their discontentment with President Robert Mugabe’s government, with some holding successful widespread protests calling for a change in the country. In what seems like the final stroke after a series of recent nationwide-anti-government revolt, veterans of Zimbabwe’s independence war, say they will not
Many people from the Arab Spring countries are regretting loudly the dictatorships they have euphorically booted out of power few years ago, because since, neither has democracy occurred as they were told, nor has their living standards have improved. Worse, they are facing daily instability and all the dangers it
Is there anything Chris Ategeka cannot do? He was a field scare-crow (yes, an actual scare-crow and he excelled at it), once battled a chimpanzee on a rainy day and now he is an engineer, an entrepreneur, pilot and he also runs marathons. Just how super can one man be?
My mentor, who is a structural engineer, told me that, "It is one thing to know how to design a system that will work mechanically and it is another to know how to design a system that will work to meet people’s values, beliefs, modes of behavior and
A while back we looked at why Africa rising remain an unsolved jigsaw puzzle whereby the region is rich, but most of her people grapple with deep-rooted poverty and diseases. One year ago, while speaking in TEDx Talk in London, Ali Mufuruki, a Tanzanian millionaire, and businessman, said: “Africa is
In a new assessment of the quality of government policies and institutions that support growth and poverty reduction in Africa, Rwanda has emerged as the continent’s top performer, according to a new World Bank Review. The latest report which was released in Abidjan Tuesday shows that Rwanda achieved the
Many women will attest to the comfort and safety they feel when their husbands and boyfriends support them throughout the pregnancy and more especially during the birth of their child. For most African men, however, matters to do with reproductive health are solely a woman’s responsibility. Women are left
I have not run marathons since 2013 yet I have been running my life marathon since then until today! I had to take break after realizing that I needed to take a journey of rediscovery, to liberate my soul. Believe me, running marathons ultra for that matter requires a combination
When two great minds meet, the outcome is a magnificent production, and that is what is expected of an upcoming film produced by Ghanaian filmmaker and director Adoma Akosua Owusu. The short film, On Monday of Last Week, is an adaptation from Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s collection, The
President John Magufuli has been a darling of ordinary Africans and he has massive support throughout the continent and better yet, in his own Tanzania. He is seen as the saviour of the poor, the one man who has given himself to the fight against the corrupt systems of governance
“Ali, Boma, ye,” is how the love affair was announced to the world. This was a wedding reception, the crest of a love affair that had started way before. The chant is not your usual romantic lyric as it means “Ali, kill him” but when you express your adoration for
When it rains, and farmers are prepared, there is a bumper harvest, a thing that should be celebrated. While many farmers are happy for the bulk harvests, their joy is short-lived as they have to think fast on how to store or sell off their produce to profit from it.
South Africa President Jacob Zuma should face about 800 corruption charges that were dropped in 2009, a court ruled on Friday, putting more pressure on the battered leader. A South African High Court reinstated the 783 corruption and fraud charges against President Zuma which were dropped seven years ago terming
Today is the Nelson Mandela International Day! Nelson Mandela will always be remembered for his unrelenting pursuit of racial equality and lifelong struggle against segregation and poverty, as well for his passionate belief in humanity. From his testimony given during the trials leading up to his imprisonment to the speech
