“Goodwill is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.“ - Ludwig Borne There are still selfless men on the surface of the earth and it is the few like this who carry the hope for sustained humanity in the world despite the unimaginable hardships and heartlessness
Ever since we were young, all we have known are pyramids from Egypt.Well, Sudan actually has more pyramids than Egypt. Except Sudan’s pyramids are steeper and smaller than those of Ancient Egypt. The area of the Nile valley known as Nubia, which lies within present-day Sudan, was home
An insurgency led by General Khalifa Haftar is gaining momentum, in what the UN-backed Prime Minister of Libya Fayez al-Serraj described as Haftar being "barbaric and savage". Fayez al-Serraj has since been incensed by the silence of the international community which he claims has his back. He said
Amon N'Douffou V, king of Sanwi in southeastern Ivory Coast has said he is in consultation with the elders of his kingdom to make a donation towards the restoration of the historic Notre Dame cathedral. He told AFP: "I am in full consultation with my elders -
Nigeria and Cameroon troops killed 27 Boko Haram terrorists, destroyed gun trucks, and recovered arms and ammunition belonging to the terrorists in joint clearance operations, Col. Sagir Musa, the Acting Director Army Public Relations, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. The colonel said that the operation took place in
There has been a stark rise in Ebola cases in DRC in the past couple of weeks. Latest figures from the DRC Ministry of Health indicate that 764 people have died from the disease, an increase of about 100 in just two weeks. The current number of cases stands at
Globally, depression is the second-leading cause of disability, with slightly more than 4% of the world's population diagnosed with it. Depressive disorders are characterized by sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, feelings of tiredness, and poor concentration. They
A World Bank report has revealed that money sent by immigrants to their home countries in sub-Saharan Africa reached a record $46 billion in 2018. This represents a 15% jump in remittances from the previous year, the largest annual growth for any world region. The remittances surpass the $27 billion
Citizens look up to their government for the provision of basic amenities among which is food security. How will Ugandans feel when their government has informed them to start rationing the food they currently have because an impending famine is inevitable. The government of Uganda led by President Yoweri Museveni
The divisive issue of land reform in Zimbabwe that left the country in tatters over as it was haphazardly carried out has now reached a point where the Zimbabwean government has decided to start paying compensation to dispossessed white farmers after April. The major conflicting issue is that how can
Saif al-Islam, who is the son of the late Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, was confirmed as a candidate for Libya's presidential elections. A tweet posted by Africa Research Centre reads, "Saif al- Islam Gaddafi, Son of the late Libyan Leader Col Muammar Gaddafi is to run as a
Tanzanian start-up Ubongo, an education and entertainment (edutainment) media platform that reaches millions of families through accessible technologies, has won the ‘Next Billion’ Edtech Prize at the 2019 edition of the Global Education & Skills Forum. The Next Billion Edtech Prize is an award launched by The Varkey Foundation which
The government of Burundi under the administration of President Pierre Nkurunziza has outrightly declined to lift its ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Voice of America (VOA) services in the country. In what appeared to be the government's disapproval of services rendered by the BBC and
"The great thing about social media was how it gave a voice to voiceless people." - Jon Ronson No matter the reason or excuse, banning an entire country of over 15 million people from accessing social media services is indeed an abuse of their fundamental human rights to
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, will clock one year in office on the 2nd of April, 2019. At just 42-years-old, the ever-smiling prime minister sits on the helm of affairs of one of Africa’s greatest countries and chairs both the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Foreign ministers and liberation party loyalists from member states of the Southern Africa Development Community converged in Pretoria for a solidarity conference for the people of Western Sahara. The conference follows a decision taken at the 37th Summit of the SADC heads of state and government, held in Pretoria in
