JOHANNESBURG – Kholekile Dlamini has been devastated by the death of her son Xolani Dlamini, a South African National Defence Force soldier who died in the Central African Republic. Like…
DAKAR — The U.N. Working Group for Women, Peace and Security in West Africa says women are drastically under-represented in peace-building activities in the region. The U.N. working group met…
LAGOS-KANO RAILWAY — For the first time in a decade, Nigeria is operating a train line that links the north and south of the country, which is Africa’s most populous…
A frightening week in the Boston area ended tonight with the capture of a young man suspected of carrying out Monday’s deadly Boston Marathon bombings with his now-deceased brother. By…
Tens of thousands crowded the U.S. Capitol grounds Wednesday, urging Congress to pass immigration reform this year. Advocates want a path to citizenship for the nation’s 11 million undocumented immigrants…
Inadequate mental health care and education in Ghana lead families to seek divine healing for mentally disabled and mentally ill members at prayer camps from self-proclaimed prophets. A Human Rights…
ADDIS ABABA – A combination of an abundance of bamboo and eager foreign investment is making Ethiopia a frontier for the bamboo industrial revolution in Africa, according to this country’s…
Nine years ago, without any experience in journalism, Tanzania’s Emelda Mwamanga started her country’s first lifestyle publication, Bang! magazine, which now also reaches audiences in neighbouring Uganda, Kenya and Zambia.…
On Tuesday April 9th Kenyans will be inaugurating the 4th Kenyan president, the recently elected Uhuru Kenyatta since the country gained independence. By Karanja Gaçuça The young republic that is…
US President Barack Obama has unveiled a new initiative to map the brain. Speaking at the White House, he announced an initial $100m investment to shed light on how the…
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