Malawi Albino Attack Survivor
Femi Achulani survived an attempted kidnapping in Malawi by people wanting to kill her for her body parts. In Malawi, like other countries in the region, people with albinism are hunted down because...
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Free Education Policy Under the Economic Microscope
For the past decade, one topical issue that has been exhaustively debated especially during the electioneering campaigns was “free SHS policy”. The then candidate (now president) rightfully...
Armyworms Threaten Southern Africa Food Supply
An outbreak of armyworm caterpillars present in several southern African countries threatens to strip the entire region of key food supplies, warned the UN food agency Thursday. "It is probably only...
UK Reverses Decision To Cut Aid To Ghana
UK’S foreign secretary, Boris Johnson has assured that the United Kingdom will maintain its £130m annual aid package to Ghana to enhance the bilateral trade relationship between both countries....
Malawi President Signs Right To Information Law
Malawians will now be able to demand any type of information from elected officials Malawians are now empowered by law to seek information from elected officials and public entities. This comes after...
South Africa’s Battle With Armyworms
South African farmers are battling an alien armyworm invasion that has already caused devastation on their crops. The maize-destroying caterpillars have destroyed eight per cent of this farm....
New Transparency Law In Malawi
Malawi's President Peter Mutharika has finally signed into law an access to information bill which will allow Malawians to obtain information from the government and other public bodies. Campaigners...
Police Investigate GBP3.9m Fraud At Ashimolowo Church
The City of London police are investigating an alleged fraud involving a former Premier League footballer who lost £3.9m from one of Britain’s richest evangelical churches in a disastrous...
On A South African Farm, Despair Over Armyworm Attack
Peeling back the maize plant's leaves reveals a small brown caterpillar -- an armyworm that writhes as it burrows into the heart of the crop, producing a sticky dark paste. Eighty percent of the...
Malawi Minister’s Offices On Fire
Workers fled the building while firemen arrived to extinguish the blaze Malawi's The Times newspaper is reporting that a fire has raged through the offices of the Minister of Agriculture, George...
Emergency UN Meeting In Harare Over Armyworm Outbreak
International experts will hold emergency talks in Harare on Tuesday to tackle an outbreak of crop-eating "armyworm" caterpillars advancing across several African countries. The armyworm has already...
Police Open Fraud Inquiry After ‘mismanagement’ At Ashimolowo’s Church
The City of London police are investigating an alleged fraud involving a former Premier League footballer who lost £3.9m from one of Britain’s richest evangelical churches in a disastrous...
8.2 Percent of the World’s Facebook Users Are In African Countries
Facebook beat Wall Street expectations for sales and user growth in the fourth quarter of 2016, and it credits Internet.org, its free basic version of the internet in developing countries, for...
Angola Probes Football Stampede After 17 Killed
Angola announced an investigation Saturday into a stadium stampede that killed at least 17 and injured scores in an incident that the host team blamed on police error. The government has set up a...
‘Children Swept Away’ In Malawi Floods
Heavy downpours overnight caused the Lilongwe River to burst its banks. Two children on their way to school this morning have been swept away as floods hit Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, the...
Madonna Granted Permission To Adopt Two Children From Malawi
Madonna has been granted permission to adopt two more children from Malawi after the High Court in the impoverished southern African country gave its approval. The U. S. singer's previous adoptions...
Ghana’s Ranked 70th In Best
Ghana was ranked 70th with a score of 57 in terms of the world’s best passports, according to 2017 Passport Index rankings. The country was ranked the same position with Uganda, Mongolia and China....
No, This Isn’t Trump’s Brother
Okay, you've probably guessed it. This isn't Donald Trump's Kenyan half-brother. But that hasn't stopped the internet having a good laugh at this man's uncannily Trump-esque locks. When the photo was...
Investing in the resilience of smallholder farmers is more important than ever if we are to maintain the food security gains now being threatened by the after effects of El Niño and La Niña....
Prof Ken Attafuah Appointed NIA Boss
Prof. Kenneth Agyemang Attafua has been appointed the Executive Secretary for the National Identification Authority. His appointment comes on the back of recent reshuffling in major positions at the...