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On this episode of Inspire Africa, host Jerry Fisayo-Bambi returns with new stories of people making change, innovation and social impact on the continent.  First in Uganda where a team of health practitioners rose to the demand for early diagnosis and treatment of patients by starting Telephone consultations. The initiative has now grown from providing phone consultations to offering personalised,… Read More

More than 30 people were killed in southern Nigeria Saturday after a stampede erupted during a crowded church charity event where food was being distributed. Shoes and slippers lay scattered on the ground after the disaster in Port Harcourt city in southern Rivers State when people tried to force their way into the event, police and witnesses said. A local… Read More

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is seriously concerned about the soaring food prices that are pushing the poor to the brink of hunger in the landlocked Southern African country.  With nearly 400,000 Malawians already food insecure due to floods and droughts and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, “Malawi’s challenges are now further exacerbated by the effects of… Read More

Last updated: 12 hours ago Hundreds of students protested in Santiago, Chile on Friday, demanding that food subsidies and funds for structural improvements to public schools be allocated in the country’s budget. At one particularly violent intersection police were forced to use their water cannon trucks to put out a bus set on fire by a group of protesters. No… Read More

African leaders met Saturday to discuss efforts to fight a growing extremist threat and push back against a recent run of military coups on the continent. The summit on ‘Terrorism and Unconstitutional Change’ is organized by the African Union and is being hosted in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, by its dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Delegates listened to… Read More

Last updated: 3 hours ago Thousands of NRA members attended the annual NRA Convention in Houston on Friday and Saturday, despite the mass shooting massacre at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, just three days before. The convention was last held in 2019. While some speakers, like Governor Greg Abbott, pulled out of the convention, others, such as Senator Ted Cruz,… Read More

The Democratic Republic of Congo said it will suspend RwandAir flights and summoned Kigali’s ambassador after authorities accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel group. Kinshasa this week said Kigali was backing the March 23 Movement, which Rwanda denies, amid renewed clashes between the Congolese army and the militia in the east of the country. DR Congo authorities said late… Read More

It was banned for years and its authors — including the celebrated Ngugi wa Thiong’o — imprisoned, but after more than four decades, Kenya’s most famous play is finally home. As the lights dim and a hush settles over the Nairobi audience, the theatre explodes into song and actors dance down the aisle. It is a scene few could have… Read More

The African Development Bank Group concluded five days of annual meetings in Accra, Ghana on Friday with the current President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina pushing for a more independent Africa. Adesina called upon all relevant parties to advocate for mass food production for export as this will eliminate hunger and poverty among the population. “Time has come for Africa not just… Read More

President Macky Sall on Friday ordered an audit of Senegal’s neonatal services after the death of 11 newborns in a hospital fire sparked fresh grief and indignation over the country’s health system. The blaze in a neonatal ward in the western city of Tivaouane, weeks after the tragic death of a mother-to-be, has turned a spotlight on flaws and funding… Read More