Research into the link between disordered sleep and disease show an outsized burden on the most vulnerable. It’s sounding alarms for sleep equity to have a place on the public health agenda, reports Ufrieda Ho. Scientists are increasingly connecting the dots on how a lack of sleep places a disproportionate health burden on at-risk population […]
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With nearly 80 percent of the world’s users of risky forms of tobacco living in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs), the poor uptake of safe nicotine products in these countries remains a cause for concern. A myriad of shortcomings have enabled the tobacco industry to expand its markets in at least 137 World Bank rated LMICs by […]
As elections approach in Chad, the country’s civil society fears that nothing will change. The vote should mark the country’s transition back to democracy after three years of military government, but the opposition says France, which has a military presence there, has an interest in maintaining the status quo. Mahamat Idriss Deby, who took power […]
In this report, Vanguard’s Law and Human Rights examines two notices dated June 14 and June 19, 2023, respectively, issued by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on his request for fresh nomination for consideration for appointment into the Supreme Court at a time Nigerians were waiting for the National Judicial Council, […]
Attorneys in Lottery case will have to explain why they should not pay costs personally on a punitive scale Suspended National Lotteries Commission (NLC) company secretary Nompumelelo Nene’s urgent application to halt a disciplinary hearing was struck from the court roll last week. Johannesburg High Court Judge Stuart Wilson found the application to be without […]
At least two dozen presidential, national, regional and local elections are held across the African continent each year. The sometimes fierce electoral competition, a history of violence or vote rigging make it especially important to know that elections are free, fair and credible. This is where election observers come in. The Conversation Africa’s politics editor, […]
A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate makers around the world reliant on west Africa for cocoa, there is significant concern about the impact on the prices of chocolate and the livelihood […]
As Senegal waits to learn whether President Macky Sall plans to plans to run in next year’s presidential election, he has promised to speak publicly after the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, which ends on Sunday. “I will respond because now is the time to respond, but not today,” Sall said last weekend at the […]
Over the weekend of 16-17 March, the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team on board the rescue vessel Geo Barents witnessed two violent incidents involving the European Union (EU) funded Libyan Coast Guard that deliberately endangered the lives of hundreds of people seeking safety. MSF calls on the EU and its member states to immediately suspend […]
Sports infrastructure is one of sectors that continue to make strides in Rwanda 29 years after the country was liberated. The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi left a number of major sports infrastructures destroyed and, just like other sectors, the country had to start from scratch in its rebuilding process and has since invested billions […]
Mogadishu, Somalia — The government of Somalia has issued a report on the latest developments in the country, including president’s trip to Eritrea and war on Al-Shabaab. 1- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held talks with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Asmara, where they discussed strengthening relations between the two countries and security cooperation. 2- President […]
The leader of National Unity Platform(NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, has accused President Museveni of being a “pathological liar” in regard to fair elections in Uganda. Kyagulanyi remarks came shortly after president Museveni ordered the State House Anti-Corruption Unit to kick off investigations into last months’ violent Bukedea LC5 by-election. The by-election among others […]
Kenya’s government will limit the use of popular Chinese social media platform TikTok by government officials in order to protect sensitive data as well as the security of Kenyans, The East African reports. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki told parliament that the National Security Council (NSC) is currently dealing with the threats posed by social […]
The EU observers’ report, which was critical of INEC’s conduct of the disputed election, was admitted as an exhibit in the case filed by Atiku Abubakar to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February poll. The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, where the outcome of the 25 February presidential poll is being challenged, […]
Ironically, it is the Nigerian state that fostered it through its acts of omission or commission. Evidence has continued to emerge by the day that insecurity in the country has gone haywire, which the gruesome massacre of 17 soldiers by hoodlums in Okuama community in Delta State on 14 March is an irrefutable corroboration. The […]
As the 10th National Assembly resumes today, after its two-week break, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has warned Senate President Godswill Akpabio against unveiling a fake list of minority leaders saying it was still consulting and yet to take a stand on the issue. The party’s National Working Committee, NWC, yesterday, met with […]
It has been more than 60 years since Ghana’s first post-independence leader Kwame Nkrumah first mooted the idea that Ghana should produce aluminium from the country’s ample supply of bauxite. Under the Volta River Project, Nkrumah’s vision was to construct a dam on Ghana’s Volta River to provide dedicated electricity to a newly built smelter. […]
Mr. Alexander Benedict Cummings and Cllr. Charlyne M. Brumskine aim to assume the presidency because they firmly believe that they can bring about substantial positive changes in the lives of ordinary Liberians. They intend to achieve this by implementing various policies that focus on crucial areas such as job creation, ensuring affordable healthcare, promoting financial […]