Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called for an end to the stigma around mental health issues. One of the challenges around mental health is that only 27% of patients who suffer from mental illness receive treatment and the majority do not. “There also exists a deficit in our society’s understanding of mental health, causes of […]
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A new Ministerial Order signed by the Minister of Environment, Jeanne D’arc Mujawamariya, and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, approved the expropriation of assets in public interest along four roads set to be constructed. The approval of the expropriation – published on December 20, 2023, in the official gazette – was […]
Nairobi — Provide Redress; Adopt New Conservation Model After Consultations The Tanzanian government’s forced eviction of Maasai communities from areas in northern Tanzania they have long inhabited violates their rights to land, livelihood, and culture, Human Rights Watch said today. Since June 2022, the authorities have engaged in abusive and unlawful tactics, including beatings, shootings, […]
By Jonathan Browne President George Manneh Weah nominates Dr. Samora P. Z. Wolokolie Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA). The Executive Mansion in Monrovia says the nomination is subject to confirmation by the Liberian Senate, as required by the Liberian Constitution. If confirmed, Dr. Wolokolie will replace the late Thomas Doe Nah, who […]
·Supreme Court slates May 11 for a definite hearing The Federal Government, yesterday, got permission from the Supreme Court to file nine fresh grounds of appeal to oppose the release of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. The apex court granted FG’s request to include the fresh […]
Washington, DC — For two months after the coup in Niger on 26 July 2023, the Biden administration refrained from calling or chose not to call it a “coup” because that would have triggered American legislation that would have required it to suspend security cooperation and most other forms of assistance to the junta. It […]
The Smart Potato Greenhouse Technology app uses sensors to monitor soil quality and temperature and automates irrigation Fresh from undertaking a six-month training in “Internet of Things” (IoTs) at the Catholic University of Rwanda (CUR) in the country’s Huye and Gisagara Districts, 24-year-old Clemence Uwamutarambirwa developed a mobile phone application that uses sensors to monitor […]
Any moment from now the discussions on a new national minimum wage by stakeholders will commence. However, in a chat with the Director-General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, Adewale-Smart Oyerinde, he gives reasons why Nigerian workers cannot have a living wage. He also speaks on the dollarisation of the nation’s economy, strikes, and […]
Nairobi — The opposition Azimio Coalition has dismissed a public order decree forbidding protests in the capital vowing to proceed with its planned demonstration in Nairobi’s Central Business District on Tuesday. Narc Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua fired the first salvo against police authorities on Sunday saying the opposition does not need permission from the […]
A hunter in Oku village, in Cameroon’s North-West region, has been awarded a “red feather” for killing a leopard in the Kilum-Ijim Forest, West Africa’s largest remaining patch of mountain rainforest. But the accolade has spurred mixed reactions from conservationists and local authorities. The Kilum-Ijim Forest has a rich biodiversity, and is a source of […]
The survey by the Institution of Engineers Rwanda (IER) recommended capacity-building and awareness to ensure that employers have an understanding of gender equality. The recommendation was made on Friday, April 28, 2023, during the stakeholders’ engagement meeting after presenting the findings of the survey on the challenges faced by women engineers in practice. The survey […]
The BBC World Services investigative unit, code-named ‘Africa Eye’ came out this week with weird and strange episodes of atrocities against the late Prophet T BJoshua, founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, SCOAN. To investigate and publish or broadcast reports is a central kernel in journalism But to do this outside the ethics […]
The people of Southern Kaduna, under the aegis of Atyap Community Development Association, ACDA, have, again, expressed deep worry over the persistent attacks and killings in Atyapland in the Zangon Kataff Local Government Area of Kaduna State. They also faulted the recent security report presented by the sector commander of Operation Safe Haven in the […]
A host of football prospects have their eyes set on using the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) spotlight to not only lift their respective countries to glory but to also show the football what their talent can offer for the future. The 34th edition of AFCON, the continent’s most prestigious nations football tournament, will […]
South Sudan says rival generals in Sudan have agreed “in principle” to a seven-day truce. Meanwhile, clashes in Khartoum have undermined an already existing ceasefire. DW has the latest. The two factions battling for supremacy in Sudan have agreed to a seven-day truce starting May 4, a statement from South Sudan’s foreign ministry in Juba […]
It is time for Africa to focus on producing vaccines for its population. In February 2021, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres highlighted vaccine equity as “the biggest moral test before the global community.” This statement was evident during the COVID-19 pandemic which exposed the vulnerability of Africa’s health systems and amplified the urgency for the continent […]
…We will go by APC zoning arrangements for Reps’ Speaker-Joint Task Group Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, the Acting National Chairman of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Umar Damagum has charged the party’s members-elect to put the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on their toes. Damagum also enjoined the […]
South Africa’s legal team is presenting at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, on Thursday about the devastating effects of the ongoing war in Gaza About 100 people gathered outside the Western Cape High Court on Thursday to express support for South Africa’s legal team at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) […]