Fifty-Four Years Ago Today
The AU (African Unity) was initially referred to as the OAU (Organisation of African Unity) The African Union (AU) at 54 today has long come of age. Were it to be human it would have been inching...
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Insecurity, Underfunding Hamper Nigeria Hunger Relief
Aid agencies warn that humanitarian efforts against hunger in northeastern Nigeria are dangerously underfunded and some communities remain cut off from aid and their farms as the military continues...
Palestinian President Wants US To Mediate Hunger Strike
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Thursday he has asked the United States to mediate on a standoff between Israeli authorities and Palestinian prisoners on a weeks-long hunger strike. Speaking...
Funding Shortfall Hits Starving In NE Nigeria
Lack of funding is forcing aid agencies to cut feeding programmes for starving people in northeast Nigeria, the UN said Thursday, warning of growing pressure on resources as refugees return. The...
Seven Tips To Get Rid of Vaginal Odor
Many women are self-conscious about the scent of their vaginas. The vagina, just like the mouth, the skin, and other areas of the body, has a unique fragrance. Diet, health, and other factors can...
Speaker Meets With Moroccan Housing and Tourism Ministers In Rabat
Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye has held talks with the Ministers of Housing and Tourism in Morocco as part of his visit to Morocco. According to the Speaker the move is to foster...
Egyptians Brace For Austere Ramadan After Reforms
Ramadan is a time for daytime fasting and lavish evening feasts, but Egyptians are scaling back preparations for the Muslim holy month this year after austerity measures fuelled decades-high...
Dumelo Vs the A1 ‘Bread Seller’
Dumelo vs the A1 ‘Bread Seller’: A different view John’s post should have been given a more nationalistic view Anytime I see street hawkers working very hard to live, I get the feeling that as...
Rebel Parts of Syria Revive Beloved Arabian Horse Races
Perched on his chestnut steed Shams, teenager Munzer triumphantly held up his first place trophy at a rare horse race staged in an opposition-held area of Syria. Dozens of men and young children,...
Why We Need To Urgently Stop Taxing Womanhood
Why we need to urgently stop taxing womanhood During adolescence, boys and girls go through stages of cognitive, psychological and physical growth and development. For girls or women, one of the most...
Farmers Encouraged To Explore Economic Potential of Sweet Potato
Farmers and other stakeholders are being encouraged to explore the business potential of sweet potato along its value chain. Besides its rich in Vitamin A content, potato is said to have other...
As US Mulls Action On Steel, Foreign Producers Urge Caution
Foreign steel producers on Wednesday called for prudence as the Trump administration considers possible actions to shield domestic companies from unfair imports on national security grounds. The...
Chairman Wontumi Targets 1.5 Million Votes In 2020 In Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has revealed plans of garnering 1.5 million votes in the region in the 2020 general elections. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as...
Ashanti NPP Targets 1.5 Million Winning Margin In 2020
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is targeting a 1.5 million winning margin in the region during the 2020 general elections. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as...
Chairman Wontumi Targets 1.5 Million Votes In 2020
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has revealed plans of garnering 1.5 million votes in the region in the 2020 general elections. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as...
Pakistan’s Karachi Bans Swimming For Six Months After Drownings
Pakistanis in the port megacity of Karachi have been banned from swimming in the sea for six months, authorities said Wednesday, after a recent spate of drownings as residents sought relief from the...
400,000 DR Congo Children At Risk In Violence-Hit Kasai
Almost 400,000 children risk dying of hunger in DR Congo's troubled Kasai region where months of violence has driven over a million people from their homes, UNICEF said Wednesday. The UN children's...
Pope Risks Joke About Trump’s Size
It could have caused a diplomatic incident but a culinary quip from Pope Francis seemed to have gone down well with Donald Trump and his wife Melania. In one of the lighter moments of his meeting...
Ghana Set To Make Sweet Potato the Next Food Security Crop
The production of sweet potato in Ghana is less than 20 percent of targeted production levels, mainly hindered by perception that the crop is food for poor people. But the role of sweet potato is...
Japanese Yakuza Arrested For Stealing Food
Life as a Japanese "yakuza" mobster is getting so hard that some are resorting to shoplifting food to stay in business. Two members of an organised crime gang were arrested for allegedly trying to...