Ignorance Increasing Abortions Among Adolescents
As more young people are becoming sexually active early, many are being exposed to the dual risk of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Among unmarried adolescents, sex ...
View ArticleUN Seeks 40 Percent Internet Access
The Broadband Commission for Digital Development, formed last year by the UN and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has set four ambitious targets with faster Internet penetration as ...
View ArticleMother Tongue Answer to UPE Deficiencies
Following research findings by the non-governmental organisation Uwezo, Buganda is pushing for the reintroduction of teaching in mother tongues at the lower levels, to help pupils grasp hard ...
View ArticleShumuk Takes Kazini's Hotel
The Shumuk group of companies has taken over the management of late Maj Gen Kazini's (RIP) hotel in Kasese. The hotel name has also changed from KEPP resort to Springs International hotel. The ...
View ArticleMulago Takes Leap in Renovation Plans
As one makes one's way to Mulago hospital's reception area located on the fourth floor, one notices that the one-roomed house originally occupied by security personnel manning the ...
View ArticleRights group urges Cameroon to release jailed gay men
Cameroon to release two men men sentenced by a court in the capital, Yaounde, to five years in prison for homosexuality. A third man sentenced to the same term had skipped bail. Many fundamentalist ...
View ArticleAfrica Forces Surprise Many With Success in Subduing Somalia
Somalia after all, the graveyard of several other doomed interventions, and the African Union soldiers were a last resort for a deeply troubled ...
View ArticleFatal Attacks in Kenya Tied to Incursion Into Somalia
NAIROBI, Kenya - At least four people, three of them civilians, were killed Thursday in a wave of attacks in northern Kenya that the authorities believe were connected to the country’s recent ...
View ArticleSierra Leone probes alleged bribe in vice president office
FREETOWN (Reuters) - The government of Sierra Leone is investigating allegations that individuals in Vice-President Samuel Sam Sumana's office accepted kickbacks offered to them by undercover ...
View ArticleRival militia briefly holds Libya Islamist chief
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The Islamist who heads one of Libya's most powerful armed groups, Abdel Hakim Belhadj, was detained briefly at Tripoli international airport by security staff loyal to a ...
View ArticleEgypt braces for fresh rally against army rule
CAIRO (Reuters) - Activists vowed to crank up pressure on Egypt's generals on Friday with an overwhelming show of people power to cap almost a week of protests against army rule that have left ...
View ArticleMDC wants Marange nationalised
Campaigns to nationalise Zimbabwe's resources are normally associated with Zanu-PF. But amid a spike in foreign interest in the country's diamond wealth, it is the opposition Movement for ...
View ArticleEgypt protesters killed by live ammunition during Tahrir clashes
Egypt's ruling generals have been accused by a human rights organisation of having blood on their hands after medical workers confirmed that live ammunition had been used against anti-junta ...
View ArticleJammeh sure of victory in Gambia poll
Gambians voted on Thursday in polls which some observers said were skewed in favour of long-time incumbent Yahya Jammeh, who heaped scorn on criticism that his regime is repressive. The main west ...
View ArticleGeothermal expected to meet half of Kenya’s energy needs
Kenya plans to obtain half its electricity from geothermal by 2018, to meet rising demand and cushion against the uncertainty of ...
View ArticleBaptism of fire for Kenya at the Gold Coast 7s
Kenya face baptism of fire as they launch their Gold Coast Sevens campaign against IRB World Sevens Series champions New Zealand at Skilled Stadium in Gold Coast, Australia, at ...
View ArticleZimbabwe to spice up competition
No reason was given for the withdrawal of Namibia who had been included in the revised draw released last week. Zimbabwe, who were once members of Cecafa, will play their first match on Tuesday ...
View ArticleS.African youth leader appeals ANC suspension
South Africa's firebrand youth leader Julius Malema has appealed his five-year suspension from the ruling African National Congress, his lawyer said Friday. Malema and five other top leaders ...
View ArticleBridging the Emissions Gap to Meet 2-Degree Target Doable
press release London/Nairobi - Cutting emissions by 2020 to a level that could keep a global, 21st century, temperature rise under 2 degrees C is technologically and economically feasible, says a ...
View Article'Polluticians' Occupying the Climate
press release Our latest report, entitled 'Who's Holding us Back?', reveals how a handful of major corporations are adversely influencing governments, and polluting the political ...
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