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Niger’s Diffa region could face Hepatitis E outbreak
Doctors Without Borders is warning that an epidemic of Hepatitis E in Niger may get worse with the imminent rainy season. The Niger Government insists the situation is under control. But 25 women, all of them pregnant, have died of the liver disease in the Diffa region in the last…
Read More »AMMKaS, CHR commemorate 2017 African Vaccination Week
The Accountability Mechanism for Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health in Kano State (AMMKaS), and Community Health & Research Initiative (CHR) Nigeria, with support from the Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health (PACFaH) have hosted an interactive session with journalists, development partners and members of the civil society…
Read More »UN: 20 dead in Kasai amid Lulua-Luba, Chowe-Pende feud
At least 20 people were killed in ethnic clashes last week in Democratic Republic of Congo‘s troubled Kasai region, according to the United Nations. The UN’s DR Congo mission said in a statement on Wednesday that the clashes took place in the central region, east of the Kasai capital, Tshikapa. Violence…
Read More »Zambian court upholds treason charges against Hichilema
A Zambian court refused a request to drop treason charges against Hakainde Hichilema, the main opposition leader, after he allegedly blocked the president’s motorcade earlier this month. Wednesday’s ruling comes after Hichilema, the United Party for National Development (UPND) leader and a self-made businessman, was arrested in a police raid at…
Read More »Gambian migrants return home from Libya
Gambia‘s new foreign minister has called for its illegal migrants in Europe to come back home, saying there is no need to flee anymore with Yahya Jammeh, former president, having left power. The International Organisation for Migration has started repatriating Gambian migrants stuck in Libya back to their home country.…
Read More »South Africa: Julius vs The ANC
Julius Malema is one of the most controversial political figures in South Africa today. Malema was a rising star in the ruling African National Congress party (ANC) until 2012 when he was expelled after a bitter fallout with President Jacob Zuma. Many commentators thought he would disappear into oblivion after…
Read More »ICC unseals warrant for Libya’s Gaddafi-era official
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has unsealed an arrest warrant for Libya’s former security chief, accusing him of carrying out war crimes in 2011 to stop opposition against the country’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi. The warrant, first issued in 2013 by the ICC, charged Al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled with three charges…
Read More »Kenyans speak out against widow-cleansing tradition
Nyanza, Kenya – In parts of Kenya tradition dictates that a widow is inherited by another man, usually a relative. Before that happens, however, she first has to engage in so-called widow-cleansing rituals which can include a sexual act with another man. Alice Akinyi, a widow in western Kenya’s Nyanza…
Read More »APPLY! Mobilising for Development (M4D)’s Communications Advisor
Vacancy Name: Communications Advisor Work Location: Kano Location Country: Nigeria Company Overview Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions…
Read More »“Healthcare and humanitarian services still desperately needed in north-eastern Nigeria”
In October 2016, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) commenced offering primary healthcare services in Pulka town, situated on Nigeria’s border with Cameroon, which has become a last resort for people fleeing Boko Haram and the Nigerian military’s onslaught against the insurgents in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Borno. Here, Danca Paiva,…
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OP-ED | Centuries of Bad Choices Deny African Women Clean Cooking Solutions, By Mohamed Adow
Over 800,000 women and girls die prematurely each year from exposure to polluting fuels …
