Last week, Portugal's president acknowledged his country's responsibility for crimes committed during the transatlantic slave trade and colonial era, hinting at the need for reparations.
The Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has narrated how African countries have been frustrating his airline from operating seamlessly in their home countries with airport charges. Onyema narrated the hostilities towards Nigerian carriers…
Climate change and human activities like deforestation are causing more fires in central and west Africa's wet, tropical forests, according to the first-ever comprehensive survey there. The fires have long been overlooked.
A new study presents the first large-scale analysis of fire patterns in West and Central Africa's wet, tropical forests. The number of active fires there typically doubled over 18 years, particularly in the Congo Basin. The increases are…
The length of telomeres in white blood cells, known as leukocytes, varies significantly among sub-Saharan African populations, researchers report. Moreover, leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is negatively associated with malaria endemicity…
In a sport filled with tough men, Duane Vermuelen stood out across a 19-year career. You don’t earn the nickname “Thor” by playing nice, and for nearly two decades, this 6 ft 4 in, 260 lbs hammer of a man pounded opponents on either side…
The length of telomeres in white blood cells, known as leukocytes, varies significantly among sub-Saharan African populations, researchers report in The American Journal of Human Genetics. Moreover, leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is…
Rather than owning warehouses or trucks, Renda partners with existing providers, creating a network of over 300 warehousing facilities, 3,000 delivery vehicles, and 2,000 cash collection partners
Wife of Ogun Governor, Mrs Bamidele Abiodun, has trounced four other First Ladies to clinch the coveted 2024 African Iconic Woman award. She garnered 2,228 votes representing 31 percent of...
Alex Edelman, the comedian, actor and writer who made his Broadway debut last year in his solo show Just For Us, will receive a Special 2024 Tony Award for the production, the Tony Administration Committee announced today. The committee…
The South African government has failed to reverse the decline in smallholder farming that began during apartheid. A different approach is needed to support smallholder livelihoods.
The 49-year-old speculated that there is an 'inequality' in 'who gets to do the naming' and we are 'unwittingly wielding some form of power by naming wild animals'.
The African Development Bank Group and the World Health Organisation have agreed to strengthen their partnership and scale up the transformation of Africa's primary healthcare.