Train Collision In Angola Kills 18 People
The number of deaths caused by the collision of two trains in the south-western Namibe Province rose to 18, plus fourteen other citizens that are receiving treatment in hospital for serious injuries. The tragedy took place when a Moçâmedes Railway Company (CFM) train transporting black granite collided with another CFM train operating at the service […]
Medica Liberia, UNDP Conduct Gender Mainstreaming Refresher Workshop
In a bid to advance women’s human rights by ensuring gender is mainstreamed into Liberia’s ongoing security sector reform, medica Liberia (mL) in partnership with the government of Liberia with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) completed a two-day Gender Mainstreaming Refresher Workshop for Gender Focal Points and Advisors of various Gender Units […]
The Techniques Of Getting People’s Attention In The Midst Of Distractions
Few things conjure up a feeling of dread quite like the anticipation of a lengthy PowerPoint presentation. Professionals spend an average of 40 percent of their workday in meetings, many of which include a presenter painfully reading straight from a slide deck. Seventy-one percent of people report that the meetings they attend are a waste of time. Meeting attendees […]
Nigerian-Born Taofeek Abijako Is The Youngest Designer To Present At New York Men’s Fashion Week
At only 19 years of age, the creator of the brand Head of State+, Taofeek Abijako, is presenting his 2019 spring/summer collection at New York Fashion Week. Abijako’s clothing brand Head of State+ has a twist that makes it unique: It pays homage to the styles of 1970s Afrofuturism and West African youth culture. He […]
Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority Arrests Nine Air Traffic Controllers On Strike
Nine Ethiopian air traffic controllers alleged to be leading a weeklong work boycott have been arrested. Police deputy commissioner Tekolla Ayfokiru is quoted by state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting saying the nine workers were preventing international flights from landing at the Bole International Airport, Ethiopia’s busiest hub. Air traffic controllers downed their tools on August 25 demanding […]
Zimbabwe Congress Trade Union Pushes For 50 Percent Pay Hike As Prices Soar
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has reiterated its demands for a 50 percent pay hike for Zimbabwean workers in the wake of the continued increase in prices of goods and services in the country. In a statement, ZCTU secretary general Japhet Moyo said the price surge threatened to erode wages which remain unchanged […]
Taking A Break Can Be Productive For Your Business
Great news: taking time off is good for your career. Usually, taking time off is considered the antithesis of a good work ethic. You’re supposed to be productive, and that means busy at all times, right? But as it turns out, busy is always be better. As author Alan Cohen wrote, “There is virtue in work […]
Acting President Mr Slumber Tsogwane Calls For Citizens Support On Violence Prevention
Acting President Mr Slumber Tsogwane has stated that citizens’ support remained the only option to the elimination and prevention of Gender Based Violence. Mr Tsogwane said this at the Gender Based Violence (GBV) meeting organised by Botswana Police and Security Association of Botswana in Letlhakane on August 31. Gender Based Violence or its fear, he […]
Newspaper Headline Helps Woman Retrieve Lost Cash In Sudan
Office employee Hanan Mohammad Abdelrahman had never thought it possible to lose a huge sum of money sent to her from her cousin working abroad to help his family buy a home. Hanan said in a Sudanow interview that after cashing the sum in Sudanese pounds, she took the money secured to her by the […]
EU Donates €138 Million To Vulnerable Communities In Nigeria
The donation will provide humanitarian and development assistance in the four countries; as part of overall EU aid package for the Chad Basin worth €232 million. According to a post on the EU commission website, the Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides, said at a conference on the Lake Chad Region in […]
Lagos Records 3,089 Cases Of Sexual, Domestic Violence In 8 Months
Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) on Monday disclosed that no fewer than 3,089 cases of sexual, domestic violence were reported in the state in the past eight months. The state’s Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Mr Adeniji Kazeem, revealed this at the media parley commemorating, the Domestic and Sexual Violence […]
Break Into Male- Dominance And Change The Game
When I see young women making their way through school and starting their careers, I feel a variety of emotions. I’m excited for them. I’m hopeful for them. I’m angry for them. I’m angry because most young women have not been adequately prepared for the challenges they are about to face. Colleges prepare men and women in […]
Millions Of Refugee Children Are Out Of School
Burundi refugee children at Furaha Primary School in Nduta Refugee Camp in western Tanzania, study in a makeshift classroom under the trees. UNHCR/Georgina Goodwin Four million refugee children do not attend school, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says in a report released today. This is an increase of half a million of out-of-school refugee children […]
Muslim Marriages Approved By Court – Women Can Now Be Protected
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has welcomed the order by the Western Cape High Court that the state must introduce legislation to recognise Muslim marriages as valid, and to regulate the consequences of these unions. The application for the recognition of Muslim marriages was brought by the Women’s Legal Centre, which said it was […]
Buhari, Merkel Sign Pact On Volkswagen Manufacturing In Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari and the visiting German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, yesterday in Abuja signed a bilateral agreement to deepen relations between Nigeria and Germany. The agreement will see the German car Volkswagen manufactured in Nigeria. This was disclosed during a joint press briefing conducted by the two leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, following Merkel’s […]