Africa

African and non-regional donors on Tuesday pledged $17 million to replenish the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund, an initiative which aims to provide food security and eliminate rural poverty on the continent. The pledges were made…

The rating carried out by the Fortune Magazine, an American multinational business magazine headquartered in New York City, United States was released recently and focused mainly on the businesses run by the men and how they have…

Despite the ongoing reorganisation, the International Labour Organization (ILO) remains key to fast-tracking the implementation of sustainable decent work deficits in the continent. According to the ILO, World Employment and Social…

By Leo Igwe Africa’s religious landscape is changing very rapidly, in various ways. These changes include the introduction of new religions and adjustments in the modes of worship as well as the personalities that are…

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers’ two-day meeting kicked off in Tshwane this morning with a call for increased focus on industrialisation. With increased industrialisation, the regional bloc…

By Amos Tauna Kaduna (Nigeria)-- A Lecturer with the Faculty of Vetenary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, northwest Nigeria, Shuaibu Mohammed, has said that there are about 70,000 cases of sleeping sickness in Nigeria every year,…

By Ahmad Umar Gombe (Nigeria)--African Development Bank has said that African loses about 25 billion dollars yearly to malnutrition, while 800 million people live in extreme poverty and hunger globally with about 1.3 billion tonnes of…

By Iyakale Yakubu Jos (Nigeria) -- A non governmental organisation, aimed at empowering women with disabilities through access to education, quality health care and skill acquisition have conducted a training on catering, tailoring, soap…