Charles, too, has mellowed his well-known views on issues such as climate change and housing, at least in public, as part of the strict convention of neutrality that comes with being king. His style in the past was far from laid back. One former minister recalled Charles, as prince of Wales, inviting them for tea … Read more
KIGALI — Rwanda said Sunday it had begun administering vaccine doses against the Marburg virus to try to combat an outbreak of the Ebola-like disease in the east African country, where it has so far killed 12 people. “The vaccination is starting today immediately,” Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana said at a news conference in the … Read more
KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda has confirmed six deaths and 20 cases of Marburg disease, the country’s health minister Sabin Nsanzimana said late on Saturday. The majority of victims are health workers in the intensive care unit, Nsanzimana said in a video statement posted on X. “We are counting 20 people who are infected, and six … Read more
Starmer is in Rome trying to boost joint-working with Britain’s European allies on border security — a key part of his election promise to Brits to “smash the gangs” he argues are driving irregular migration to the U.K. Starmer, who is under some pressure from Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK, expressly hopes to learn from … Read more
Who is Jux, the dark-skinned dude spotted recently alongside actress Iyabo Ojo’s 23-year-old daughter, Priscilla? Are they dating, married or could it be just another publicity stunt? These are questions many Nigerians are itching to know as loved-up photos and videos of lovers continue to trend on social media, even stealing the shine of the … Read more
With the continued spread of Mpox across the continent, the African Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) has written to all African health ministers, calling for coordinated efforts to tackle the infection and improved testing methods. In a letter dated 23 August and signed by the Africa CDC Director-General, Jean Kaseya, the public health body … Read more
Religion is a huge part of African culture. Perhaps because most African countries are largely underdeveloped, the church has become a place where people go to get answers and help. However, this has also led to the proliferation of places of worship, most of which, critics argue, are more transactional than spiritual, paying little or … Read more
Our riverboat guide looks at me earnestly. ‘Did you know that hippos are actually really bad swimmers but elephants can swim very well?’ asks Clinton. We are on a small boat in Murchison Falls game park on the Victoria Nile River in north-west Uganda. There are hippo eyes all around our boat, their crinkly eyebrows … Read more
Instead of seeking an electoral route, Britain’s largely atomized far right uses social media to organize — and its most prominent figures, and outriders from abroad, leapt on and contributed to the initial disinformation spread in the aftermath of the Southport attack. There appears to be little formal organization behind the rioting — with social … Read more
Three Nigerian writers, Samuel Kolawole, Uche Okonkwo, and Pemi Aguda, have been shortlisted for the 2024 Caine Prize for African Writing. The Caine Prize for African Writing is an annual literary prize for the best short story by an African writer, whether in Africa or elsewhere, published in English. The Caine Prize for African Writing … Read more
