New Ebola deaths in DRC [The Morning Call]
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC have said they will begin administering an experimental vaccine following a new Ebola outbreak last … source
Mali’s opposition raises alarm on suspicious electoral register [The Morning Call]
More than 8 million voters are expected to go to the polls on July 29th in Mali as President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta seeks a second five-year term. But there are…
Does rescued Nigerian child soldiers indicate progress in Boko Haram fight? [The Morning Call]
Nearly two weeks ago, the Nigerian army announced it had handed over 180 child soldiers rescued in the Northeastern part of the country to government and … source
Officials in Guinea-Bissau continue to put pressure for a salary increase.
Officials in Guinea-Bissau began a 10-day strike on Tuesday to demand an increase in minimum wage and better working conditions. The strike was triggered … source
Zimbabwe’s youth hope election outcome will end biting unemployment
As Zimbabweans head to the polls on Monday, the youth will be hoping a definite change from the Robert Mugabe era will mark a change in a country where ……
Nigeria’s communal clashes deadlier than Boko Haram: Report
Violence in Nigeria between semi-nomadic cattle herders and settled farmers has killed around six times more people than deaths related to the Boko Haram … source
Man’s love for food rich in fats
In this edition of sci-tech we take a look at some major new developments in the Sci-tech domain. Some stories we have picked up include the suspension of … source
Senegal coach Cisse gets contract extension, tasked to reach 2019 AFCON final
Senegal’s football federation has extended the contract of national coach Aliou Cisse by a year but added that he has been assigned a mission to reach the final … source
Euroscience Open Forum 2018 [Sci tech]
The biennial Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF 2018) took place in Toulouse, France from July 9- July 14 where participants celebrated the contribution of … source
Kenyan man jailed for dubious sale of cat meat [The Morning Call]
‘One man’s meat is another man’s poison’ they say. But this time, it is literally the case of “One man’s cat is another man’s meat?”. James Kimani, a Kenyan man…