Nigerian Govt Orders Probe of Global Fund Grants
Abuja — Following the global public outcry over the misappropriation of about $3.8 million Global Fund grants to Nigeria, the federal government monday set up a committee to thoroughly investigate the alleged stealing of the funds by government officials. In a report by Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Geneva-based organisation said there […]
Read how a network Aims to Promote African Women as ‘Gamechangers’
Cape Town — Woman journalists across Africa are being invited to join a network which aims to achieve better coverage of initiatives led by women and children and of the issues that affect them. The “Women in Media Network” is the brainchild of the civil society trust formed by Graça Machel, the advocate for women’s […]
President Buhari to Host Regional Security Summit
President Muhammadu will host the second Regional Security Summit in Abuja on Saturday, the presidency has said in a statement. Participants in the summit will include President Francois Hollande of France who hosted the first Regional Security Summit in Paris on May 17, 2014. President Buhari and the French President, who is scheduled to arrive […]
UN Criticises Kenya’s Plan to Close Refugee Camps
The United Nations has condemned Kenya’s decision to close down Kakuma and Daadab refugee camps. The government was asked to reconsider its decision and avoid taking any action that might be at odds with its international obligations. In a statement from Geneva on Monday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said the move […]
Zimbabwe Elite’s Role in Billion Dollar Diamond Leakages Revealed
president, Robert Mugabe, got the world jawing angrily in early March this year. He used his traditional birthday interview with State television to reveal that his country had produced diamonds worth more than $15billion over six years, yet only about $2 billion of the gems had been accounted for (https://soundcloud.com/zimpapers1980/president-interviewwav). He dumped the stinking carcass […]
How to Stop People Dying From Aid Shortages? Tackle Roots of Crises
Barcelona — Women in Niger travel miles by donkey cart to health centres in the hope of getting food for their malnourished infants, leaving their vegetable gardens unattended and chores undone, only to be turned away with nothing. Children in Somalia and Democratic Republic of Congo find their grades start to drop when they no […]
Fela Kuti and the Tools of his Trade: Sex and Politics
Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti would have been 78 this year. It is well within the realm of possibility that he would still be alive if not for the maltreatment meted out by the Nigerian state and the lack of standard antiretroviral therapy. So, considering the delights of possibility, let us assume Fela is still alive, […]
Zimbabwe: Serial Rapist Jailed for 76 Years
A serial rapist who lured 11 women from Norton by promising them employment in Harare before raping and robbing them, has been jailed for 76 years. Trymore Musakanya (27) – jailed last Friday – was facing 22 counts of rape and robbery was convicted of 17 counts after a full trial. On the other five […]
Guinea: Survival after surviving Ebola
In her forties, Maimaïssatou Toure is a mother of six and an Ebola survivor from Forécariah Prefecture, Guinea. Known for her dynamism and courage, this woman devoted one year of her life to caring for children whose parents were infected by Ebola and admitted to the treatment centre in Forécariah. Her story resembles that of […]
Congo: Traditional Leaders Mobilize to Fight Sexual Violence in DRC
On April 28, 40 traditional leaders, representing all provinces of the DRC, convened in Gombe to demonstrate their commitment to addressing sexual violence in their local communities. During the training session, organized by the DRC’s Office of the Personal Representative in Charge of the Fight against Sexual Violence and Child Recruitment and the United Nations […]
Lagos Records First Successful Bone Surgery in West Africa
Lagos — The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has successfully carried out the first bone bridge rurgery in West Africa. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris who disclosed that the operation was successfully carried out in December 2015, said that the teaching hospital also successful carried out cochlear implant surgeries on three […]
Eradicating Poverty in Africa – by Amina J Mohammed
There is an old Nigerian proverb that says “fine words do not produce food”. So I will keep my words as simple and clear as possible. Africa is facing a harsh reality that is exacerbated by climate change, poverty and conflict. Data shows that one in every two people on the continent lives in extreme […]
Malawi: President Vows Albino Killings to End in Malawi
Albino people, who lack pigment in their skin, have faced attacks for their body parts, which witchdoctors believe bring good luck and wealth. But speaking in an audience he held on Thursday with representatives from Association of People with Albinism in Malawi (APAM), the President strongly spoke against the tendency saying it is inhuman from […]
Uganda: Court Petitioned to Stop Museveni Swearing-in
Two citizens yesterday asked the High court to halt the May 12 inauguration of President Museveni. In their application, Moses Bigirwa and Hakim Kizza contend that Museveni is 79 years old, which according to the Constitution would make him ineligible to be president of Uganda. In his affidavit, Bigirwa wrote: “That I verily believe that […]
Global Fund Uncovers Fraud in Malaria, TB, HIV/Aids Grants to Nigeria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, GFATM, an international financing institution that invests the world’s money to save lives, has suspended disbursement of funds for malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, following discovery of large scale fraud by recipient organisations in Nigeria. The discovery of the fraud, involving millions of dollars, was uncovered after […]