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‘I Supplied Sobolo To Attend My Mother’ – Camidoh Shares His Expertise Of Being Raised By A Single Mother

‘I Supplied Sobolo To Attend My Mother’ – Camidoh Shares His Expertise Of Being Raised By A Single Mother

Ghanaian singer Raphael Kofi Attachie widely called Camidoh has narrated his experience of being raised by a single mother.He made this disclosure while speaking in an interview on Cape Coast’s Kastle FM. He revealed that…

Democratic Republic of Congo publicizes fresh Ebola outbreak in Mbandaka

Democratic Republic of Congo publicizes fresh Ebola outbreak in Mbandaka

Brazzaville/Kinshasa, 23 April 2022 – The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case was confirmed in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province. This…

Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Does a Dodgy Deal With Gertler

Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Does a Dodgy Deal With Gertler

Why is the DRC president withholding details of the deal to recover assets from the controversial mining magnate? Many clues about what the enigmatic President Félix Tshisekedi is really about seem hidden in the secret…

Nigeria: Orlando Julius, Nigeria’s Afrobeat Pioneer, Lived for His Artwork

Nigeria: Orlando Julius, Nigeria’s Afrobeat Pioneer, Lived for His Artwork

Orlando Julius (Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode), who passed on 15 April 2022, lived the sort of life many had hoped fellow Afrobeat star Fela Kuti would. Julius was well-mannered, well-spoken and cultivated a reputation…

Nigeria: The Nation’s Banditry

Nigeria: The Nation’s Banditry

Heightened violence and insecurity in the north-west and north-central regions of Nigeria has become an existential threat to many. Reported security incident trends show the regions experienced 65% of the total security incidents in Nigeria…

Africa: Austerity Is Not the Reply to Africa’s Colliding Challenges

Africa: Austerity Is Not the Reply to Africa’s Colliding Challenges

Countries are cutting billions in spending at a time when they should be investing massively in public services and decent jobs. In a continent where 1.1 billion people live under $5.50 a day, a slew…

Africa: A Switch to Undermine the Anachronistic Veto Powers within the Safety Council Gains Traction

Africa: A Switch to Undermine the Anachronistic Veto Powers within the Safety Council Gains Traction

The five permanent members (P5) of the UN Security Council (UNSC) - UK, US, France, China and Russia - have exercised their veto powers primarily to protect their own national interests or the interests of…

Nigeria: Niger Order Wishes More Militia Operations in LGs Dominated By Terrorists, Pleads With FG

Nigeria: Niger Order Wishes More Militia Operations in LGs Dominated By Terrorists, Pleads With FG

The Niger State Government has appealed to the federal government to direct more military operations in terrorists infested local government areas of the state. The state government named the affected local government areas as Shiroro,…

NIH study funding has poke ‘ripple outcomes’ on future reviews, survey finds

NIH study funding has poke ‘ripple outcomes’ on future reviews, survey finds

National Institutes of Health funding often produces research beyond the study involved in the initial grant, according to a new analysis. Photo by jarmoluk/Pixabay April 22 (UPI) -- Federal funding for medical research has a…

Angola: Trust in Electoral Commission Reaches Novel Low

Angola: Trust in Electoral Commission Reaches Novel Low

As Angolans approach general elections in August, only one in five citizens say they trust the National Electoral Commission, a new Afrobarometer survey shows. While about half of Angolans say the commission does its job…

See: Substantial Junior’s Ryeowook searches for ‘Bluebird’ in fresh video

See: Substantial Junior’s Ryeowook searches for ‘Bluebird’ in fresh video

April 22 (UPI) -- South Korean singer Ryeowook is back with a new music video. The 34-year-old K-pop star, a member of the boy band Super Junior, released a video for the song "Bluebird" on…

Dalai Lama calls for lowered fossil fuel exercise, more tree planting in Earth Day message

Dalai Lama calls for lowered fossil fuel exercise, more tree planting in Earth Day message

1/5 The Dalai Lama marked the 52nd Earth Day with a message saying that all creatures -- humans, animals, birds and insects -- want to live a “happy life” in their “collective existence." File Photo…