South Africa’s election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994/in /by
This national election will not be as momentous as the one South Africa held in 1994 — few have been.
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 10,000 meters/in /by
Chebet bested the previous record of 29.01.03 set by Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey at FBK Stadium in the Netherlands on June 8, 2021.
A cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging Sierra Leone’s youth/in /by
kush, a derivative of cannabis mixed with synthetic drugs like fentanyl and tramadol and chemicals like formaldehyde - makes people lethargic, desperate and ill. But beyond slogans encouraging young people to stay away from the drug, there is not much else the authorities have done to help addicts
Papua New Guinea landslide buries over 2,000 people/in /by
Efforts to dig out the buried village continue, but locals are divided over using heavy machinery, fearing it could further damage the bodies of their relatives. The government and international organizations are working to provide emergency supplies and support to the affected communities.
Kenya: Scientists race to create anti venom as snake bite victims grow/in /by
Some 20,000 people are bitten by snakes annually in Kenya, and yet the country does not produce any anti venom locally. Kenya imports anti venom from Mexico and India. Even worse, 50% of the imports barely work
Kenya: Farmers assess damage after deadly floods/in /by
"I have been farming for 38 years, but I have never encountered losses of this magnitude. This is the most devastating level of loss I've ever witnessed." Martha Waema, flood victim
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery to Begin Export of 10ppm Diesel in June, Gets Nmdpra’s Approval to Refine Petrol/in /by
[This Day] Nigeria's 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery will start exporting diesel conforming to European specifications along with gasoline (petrol) sales in June, its Vice President for Oil and Gas, Devakumar Edwin, said at the weekend.
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Gas Master Plan Stalls, Global Market Share Fell From 15% to 2%/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- Despite owning the world's 9th largest reserves of natural gas, with over 209 Trillion Cubic Feet (TCF), Nigeria's global market share of exports has declined from 15 per cent to just 2 per cent in recent years, a former Group Executive Director, Gas & Power, at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Dr David Ige, has disclosed.
South Africa: Opposition party holds final campaign rally ahead Wednesday’s election/in /by
"For 30 years, our people have watched us as South Africa was undermined by those who were trusted to fulfil the promise of democracy. We have seen our country decline by every measure, becoming poorer, more dangerous, less stable, more debt-ridden, less just, and less respected throughout the world
Uganda: Authorities ramp up campaign on yellow fever amid vaccine hesitancy/in /by
“It was low in the first weeks because people were doubting about the vaccine, they thought why is the government introducing the campaign of yellow fever as they had queries like the government wants to give them expired vaccines.” James Odite, nurse, Gemini Medical Center, Kampala