Africa
Scientists grasping at straws to explain Africa’s low Covid-19 death rates after their failed grim predictions
By BBC | 4 years ago
For months health experts warned that living conditions in poor, urban communities across Africa will contribute to rapid spread of Covid-19....
WHO ‘fears silent virus epidemic’ in Africa
By BBC | 4 years ago
There have been almost 3,400 deaths and almost 115,000 infections across Africa according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control...
Algeria confirms the first case of coronavirus
By BBC | 4 years ago
Algeria minister Abdel Rahman Ben Bouzid says patient is an Italian man who arrived in the country on February 17....
Excessive Greed Sign of Cultural Malaise
By Muiru Ngugi | 5 years ago
Muiru Ngugi Over the last few years, Kenyan headlines have revealed a deep-seated malaise afflicting Kenya’s, and Africa’s, emerging culture. Am...
Gospel artiste Mercy Masika gets new job at UNHCR
By Susan Kogi | 5 years ago
United Nations has appointed gospel singer Mercy Masika as its Goodwill Ambassador for Kenya. Prior to her appointment, Masika served as UNHCR’s...