A 2022 study from the Health Effects Institute (HEI) took a deep dive into the state of Africa's air and outlined its impact on people's health. Pollution is a significant problem on the continent, whereby civilians are at risk of pulmonary diseases caused by the number
In May 2022, ex-content moderator at Facebook Daniel Motaung filed a lawsuit against Facebook's parent company, Meta, over allegations of poor working conditions, including irregular pay and insufficient mental health support. This week a Kenyan court ruled that Motaung could sue the company despite attempting to have the
As Zimbabwe braces for yet another contested electoral cycle this year, it is palpable that the stakes are astronomical. Politicians obstinately preserve the status quo and their proximity to state power, while the masses resign miserably to their angst exacerbated by a rapidly deteriorating socio-economic situation. For politicians in ruling
Known as the Djidji Ayokwe, the Ivorian drum seized by France during colonization is about to be returned to the Ivory Coast. This follows the restitution plan that was promised by French President, Emmanuel Macron some time last year. Stolen by settlers over a century ago, the sacred Djidji Ayokwe
As the president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is making his state visit to Zimbabwe this week, female journalists have been instructed not to wear “revealing clothes”. This rather odd move comes against the backdrop of Zimbabwe’s government setting stringent conditions for the country’s media practitioners to follow in
On Tuesday, Tanzanian authorities said more passengers would likely have survived a deadly plane crash into Lake Victoria earlier this month had emergency workers been prepared and rescue operations launched swiftly. Nineteen people died when the Precision Airplane plunged into Africa's largest lake on November 6, prompting a
The 90-hectare port promises to secure a better future for Nigeria’s economy. The first construction phase at the Lekki Deep Sea Port in Nigeria is officially done and dusted. The $1.5 billion port just east of Lagos City in Ibeju Lekki is built by engineering, procurement, and construction
Kenya currently faces the worst drought the country has seen. A 2021 report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) stated that approximately 2.1 million people in Kenya's ASAL region are highly food insecure because of failed rains. In addition, low agricultural production and skyrocketing food
The continent was severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and just when things started picking up, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February this year made matters even worse. Debt obligations had been on the rise and commodity prices falling, eroding foreign-exchange earning power in some countries. Another issue
75 cyber crime suspects have now been arrested in an Interpol-led operation spanning 14 countries across four continents. Most of the suspects are believed to be affiliated with Black Axe, one of Nigeria’s biggest cults, which stole millions of hard currency from victims. The rest of them were suspected
Zimbabwe has become the first country in Africa and the third in the world to approve an HIV prevention drug recently recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Regulators in Australia and the US have already given their backing to use the long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA), and the WHO welcomed
The Ghanaian Cedi is currently the world’s worst-performing currency in the financial market. The news confirms the economic struggles that the West African country has been battling since the turn of the year. The Stock Exchange made the news public today after the Ghanaian Cedi slumped to become the
The Kome caves, located in the Lesotho kingdom in the Lesotho rocky mountain range, are still home to a few families. The caves are now a national monument in the country's north and were originally inhabited by native tribes looking for safety from fighting and cannibalism some 200
If you have read or listened to any content about Africa, then you may have heard the term’ sub–Saharan Africa’. But what does it really mean, and why is it still in use? Almost every pan-African writer, analyst, content creator, and activist are guilty of using this term. But
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has launched a campaign aimed at addressing growing gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa. The group announced that it was thrilled to announce its expanded commitment to "bowl and bat against gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa". The hashtag #ENDGBV will be promoted throughout
On Monday, chief of General Staff of South Africa General Rudzani Maphwanya announced that the country is open to taking on joint defence projects with Turkey in the near future. ‘We are aware of the capabilities of the Turkish defence industry. We see that we can move forward by establishing
