When the now 40-year-old Gertrude Nalule lost her husband in a car crash a couple of years back, a bleak future stared at her with her...
Recently, a new senator listed on his Twitter account the number of tribesmen and women he was able — through his influence — to get appointed...
The National Bureau of Statistics in January 2012 released its ‘Nigeria Poverty Profile 2010’ report which contained data covering the previous 30 years. It showed that...
A little over a week ago, on a Qatar Airways flight journeying to Doha, city of the current World Cup fiesta, I saw a film that...
Nanny, a young Akan woman from present-day Ghana, born about 1686 was captured with her four brothers and sold into slavery. They were taken on ‘The...
Zambia sits on a fountain of untapped potential. Home to over 376,000 square kilometers of arable land, as well as some of the highest-grade copper deposits...
Removal of presidential term limits starts with the seemingly lone voice of a sycophant or ruling party hack. This is met with denials from powers that...
The time for grandstanding is over. In fact, the time for buying time in matters of climate is up. The world has been boxed into a...
The so-called Junkies have been hitting the news lately, well……. for all the wrong reasons. They’ve been wreaking havoc in the Capital Lusaka breaking into motor...
Rwanda, a small country nestled amongst a thousand green undulating hills, has been taking a cue from the rich nature that surrounds and sustains it. Although...
Two Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Zambia, the Transparency International-Zambia (TI-Z) and the Continental Leadership Research Institute (CLRI), have rated the...
Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement over the fourth review of the Extended Fund...
In a recent statement, the eastern government of Libya claimed it had reached a consensus on a plan to eliminate...
To lower borrowing costs for vulnerable nations, the World Bank has announced the elimination of several loan fees. The action...
The highest court in Mozambique affirmed Monday that the incumbent Frelimo party won the October election, sparking widespread demonstrations from...
According to the mining minister, Nigeria has removed a five-year restriction on mining exploration in the northwest state of Zamfara,...
The Russian Foreign Ministry reported Tuesday that two crew members are still unaccounted for after an explosion tore through the...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) withdrawal timeline has been rejected by the Alliance of Sahel States (AES),...
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has expressed his belief and optimism that the future of the country is very bright...
Moroccan doctors across the country on Tuesday staged a nationwide protests in what is known as “Week of Anger,” accusing...