Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 13:06 EAT on Monday 24 2025 A mother in northern Nigeria is visibly upset as she clutches her two-year-old child, who has burns and discoloured skin on his face and legs. The 32-year-old used skin-whitening products on all six of her children, under pressure from her family, with…
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Kirsty Coventry Becomes First Female and African IOC President.
Zimbabwe’s sports minister, Kirsty Coventry, has made history by becoming the first woman and first African to be elected as the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The former Olympic swimmer, aged 41, replaces Thomas Bach, who has led the organization since 2013. Coventry’s election also makes her the youngest president in the IOC’s…
Nearly 70,000 South Africans Show Interest in US Asylum.
Close to 70,000 South Africans have expressed interest in moving to the United States after Washington announced an offer to resettle people from the country’s Afrikaner community, according to a business group. The South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA (Saccusa) revealed that its website received tens of thousands of registrations from individuals seeking…
Nigeria and Kenya Among Countries Facing HIV Drug Shortages,WHO.
Eight countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Lesotho, are facing a potential shortage of HIV drugs, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported. The warning comes after the United States decided to pause foreign aid, a move that could severely disrupt HIV treatment programs in these nations. The decision was made in January following…
HTP Statement on Arrests & Torture of Ugandan Journalists.
Heal The Planet Global Organisation (HTP), in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations, expresses grave concern over the escalating tensions between certain members of Ugandan security agencies and journalists. We strongly condemn the recent attack, arrest, and torture of journalists during a local by-election in Kampala. These acts of violence are a direct violation…
UPDF deploys in South Sudan again
Updated by Faith Barabara.N. Ruhinda at 17:20 EAT on Tuesday 11th March 2025 Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has deployed in South Sudan to help prop up the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Chief of Défense Forces-CDF Muhoozi Kainerugaba has revealed. “UPDF Commandos arriving in Juba to support South Sudan People’s Defence Forces…
M23 Rebels Close In on Key DRC Town as Government Offers $5M Bounty for Leaders
Updated by Anastasios Gordon Sekandi at 04:02 EAT Monday 10 March 2025 Rebel fighters are pushing toward the critical town of Walikale, intensifying the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) ongoing conflict as government forces face internal defections and escalating violence. The M23 armed group has advanced further into the country’s mineral-rich east after capturing Goma…
Nigerian Senator Suspended After Alleging Sexual Harassment by Senate President.
A Nigerian senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has been suspended for six months following allegations she made against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The suspension, which was announced a day after she formally submitted a petition regarding the alleged sexual harassment, has sparked widespread debate across the country. Akpoti-Uduaghan first made the allegations public in an…
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