Namibia: Analysts Warn Nandi-Ndaitwah Power Expansion and Petroleum Bill Could Centralise Authority in Presidency/in /by
[Namibian] Political analysts and some members of parliament say proposed legislative changes expanding president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's authority could signal an executive overreach.
Ivory Coast considers cocoa price cut after Ghana/in /by
Ivory Coast could emulate Ghana by cutting the price paid to farmers for their cocoa beans, Reuters reported Thursday citing government sources
Former Prince Andrew arrested by British police after revelations in Epstein files/in /by
He has been detained on suspicion of misconduct in public office linked to his dealings with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Over a million children vaccinated against polio in southern Malawi/in /by
The four-day campaign comes following the detection of a new polio case in late January.
Nigeria: Gas Flaring in Nigeria – Why Compliance Still Lags/in /by
[Premium Times] Until gas utilisation is enforced as a condition of operation, rather than encouraged as a policy preference, flaring will remain an accepted inefficiency.
Conservationists help save the eyesight of a rhino in Zimbabwe/in /by
They used his favourite foods to coax him into the tight space and then took steps to desensitise him to humans, allowing rangers to administer eyedrops.
At least 15 children killed in Sudan drone strike: UN/in /by
A drone strike on a displacement camp in Sudan killed at least 15 children earlier this week, the United Nations reported late on Wednesday.
School in Kenya transforms learning for students with dyslexia/in /by
In the classroom everything is taught step by step with a multitude of props to help youngsters understand, whether the subject involves numbers or letters. Dyslexia affects around 10% of learners and represents a stumbling block to literacy
War devastates Sudan’s ancient acacia forest, threatening ecosystem/in /by
Nearly three years of conflict have reduced Sudan's historic Al-Sunut acacia forest south of Khartoum to barren fields of stumps, destroying a vital green shield against Nile floods and a haven for migratory birds from Europe.
Nigeria’s president signs amended Electoral Act into law despite push back/in /by
Critics are unhappy about the removal of a clause mandating the 'real-time' electronic transmission of election results.