Importance of effective Higher Education in Africa
According to UNESCO and World Bank statistics, Africa still lags 20% behind the world average in university enrollment rates. On
Hijabs now allowed in professional basketball games
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has changed its rules to allow female players to wear hijabs during games. Hijabs, a
Egypt poised to become the capital of the new Silk Route
Egypt is striving to implement the Suez Canal axis development project which is in line with the China Belt and
Mozambican opposition leader Dhlakama extends truce indefinitely
Mozambican opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama has indefinitely extended a truce between his opposition RENAMO group and the government. The leader
Lake Victoria Series: Why tiny island without amenities attracts hundreds
The tiny Migingo Island on Lake Victoria is less than a third of the size of a football pitch, yet
Nigerian officials jailed for selling food aid
Two Nigerian officials in the north-east of the country were sentenced to two years in jail on Thursday for selling
Uganda’s President donates copies of his biography to public schools
Uganda’s President Kaguta Museveni has donated copies of his biography to all government-assisted secondary schools in the country. The book
Red Cross delivering hay to prevent cattle deaths in Ethiopia
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) are delivering hay to families
President Mugabe: Zimbabwe is not a fragile state
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe says his country is not a fragile state. Zimbabwe is struggling with a debt crisis, a
Designers create a robotic system capable of 3D printing building in hours
U.S. researchers have designed a system that can 3D-print the basic structure of an entire building in under 14 hours.