One-third of adults worldwide at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity
Failure to do physical activity puts them at greater risk of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, dementia, and some cancers.
Russian, Congolese leaders hold talks in Moscow
President Denis Sassou Nguesso's trip is expected to culminate in the signing of agreements on energy, trade and security cooperation
West African defense chiefs propose a $2.6 billion security plan
The plan was also aimed at preventing further coups following a string of military takeovers that have destabilized the region, Nigeria’s Defense Minister Mohammed Badaru said.
Police clash with protesters in Kenya as military patrols the streets
Kenyan police on Thursday clashed with protesters in Nairobi before planned protests against a contentious finance bill, despite the president's decision not to sign it after the plans sparked deadly chaos in the capital and saw protesters storming and burning part of the parliament building.
WATCH: Doctors strike for fair pay ahead of UK election
Doctors in England held their 11th strike on Thursday over pay and working conditions, disrupting hospital services ahead of the U.K. general election.
Nigeria: Unlocking Oil Assets Through Nuprc’s Innovations in Bidding Process
[This Day] The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission's focus on production bonus rather than high signature bonus in Nigeria's oil block bidding process will no doubt encourage early development of oil and gas fields, Ejiofor Alike writes.
Authorities in Congo approve new vaccines to combat mpox surge
The World Health Organization (WHO) and scientists recently highlighted a new, more dangerous strain spreading in Congo's South Kivu province. In response, regulatory authorities have granted emergency use authorization for two vaccines
Nigeria: Aliko Dangote and the Power of Conviction – Perspectives From the ‘Left'(2), By Usman Sarki
[Vanguard] "Life demands that we attentively reconsider all our intellectual stock-in-trade when we step on to new ground"-- Georgi Plekhanov, Socialism and the Political Struggle
WATCH: Glastonbury festival’s historic lineup
The UK's Glastonbury Festival, held at Worthy Farm in southwest England, opened on Wednesday, welcoming attendees to one of the world's most renowned summer music events.
Opposition activists arrested in a crackdown in Mali were moved to prisons
Mali, a landlocked nation in the semiarid region of Sahel, has been embroiled in political instability that swept across West and Central Africa over the last decade.