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Africa East Africa World 

Kenya’s government wants caning re-introduced in schools

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– – Corporal punishment has been widely accepted as negative way of disciplining children whether at home or at school. For many activists against the practice, the human rights of these children are violated when caned. Corporal punishment is said to have serious effects on the health, safety and security of children as well as increasing the risk of physical… Read More
Africa Business World 

Here are 20 of Africa’s best countries to do business

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The World Bank Group has a major flagship publication which it publishes every year called the Doing Business report. The 2020 publication is the 17th in a series of annual studies measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business, according to World Bank “presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that… Read More
Africa Business World 

Here are Africa’s top ten most developed countries

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – Every year the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ranks countries through its Human Development Index (HDI) project. The Human Development Report (HDR) by the UNDP measures a country’s health, education, and standard of living as part of the index. The agency also ascertains a nations’ average achievement in three basic scales of human development – education, life expectancy,… Read More
Africa World 

Climate change remains a global emergency despite Covid-19

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – Results of a new survey conducted on the impact of climate change has revealed that many people around the world believe that the current Covid-19 pandemic isn’t the number one global emergency. For many climate change still remains the biggest global emergency requiring serious action to save lives. The Peoples’ Climate Vote, the world’s biggest ever survey of… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World Zambia 

Zambia alarmed by surge in suicide and passion killings among youths

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – The rate at which young people are reportedly committing suicide and crimes of passion/ passion killings in Zambia has become a source of serious concern. In recent months, the country has seen a spate of such deaths with victims being under or slightly over 20 years of age. Overlapping Cases A recent case involved a 17 year old… Read More
Africa World 

Covid-19: The stories of 300 global Black doctors’ and nurses’

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – A project called the THE BLACK FRONTLINE has been launched and aimed at framing the pandemic through the stories of 300 global black doctors and nurses in 3 cities on 3 continents. In what founders of the project call the oral history project, 100 doctors and nurses in Accra, another 100 in New York City and similar number… Read More
Africa World 

Here are four of Africa’s longest serving Presidents

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – Africa over the years has been known for its leaders who refuse to leave power even when it is glaring that they were no longer needed. Some of them hold on to power attributing it to the desire of citizens who still want them to continue to serve. Many of these leaders oversee elections considered by analysts as… Read More
Africa World 

300m Covid-19 vaccine doses secured by the African Union

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – The African Union has reportedly secured close to 300 million Covid-19 vaccine doses for the continent. But that number of doses still falls short of the anticipated doses required for protection for the over 1.2 billion people in Africa. Over 3,085,009 cases of the virus have been confirmed in Africa and more than 73,504 deaths, according to Africa… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World 

South Africa: Covid-19 vaccinations to begin in February

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , ,
– – South Africa, which has been hard hit by a second wave of Covid-19 cases, hopes to obtain its first vaccine doses for the disease next month, the country’s health minister announced Sunday. In recent weeks, the South African government has come in for criticism, particularly from health experts, over the delay in starting a programme of inoculation against… Read More
Africa World 

UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, to roll out next week

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , ,
– – Britain on Wednesday said it had approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use and that it will be rolled out from next week. “The Government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for use,” the government said. “The vaccine will be made available across the UK… Read More