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Catherine Mahugu is a seasoned techpreneur, independent ICT for social innovation and development consultant, change maker, youth empowerment champion and a strong advocate for equality and equity. She is the founder of Chiswara. An agri-tech and online platform, that offers...

Secondary schools reopen in Nigeria  Secondary schools in Nigeria reopened Tuesday, almost four months after they closed to halt the spread of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19.  There are indications the government may be using this reopening to test-run the system for...

The elections are coming up in Ghana and voters have been making attempts to register to be eligible to vote who their next president would be later in the year

Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga, who was released on bail after being arrested, has said she took a risk to defend what she saw as shrinking civil rights in the country.

The award-winning youth activist and social entrepreneur, Venuste Kubwimana, based in Rwanda and Kenya, is the founder at the International Transformation Foundation (ITF), where he currently serves as a Secretary General. ITF is an international youth led non-profit organisation providing...

The utter disregard for human lives has taken a new dimension a few years running now; and it seems hashtags don't move the people who should be willing to solve the inherent problems without recourse to demonstrations. But, we...

Zimbabwe Booker Prize nominee released on bail  Award-winning Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga, a nominee for this year's Booker Prize, has been released on bail after her arrest on Friday during an anti-government demonstration.  She and Fadzayi Mahere, spokesperson for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)...

You don't need to look past South Africa to see a real life definition of a paradox. Arguably the most technologically advanced African country, and one of the largest economies in the continent, South Africa is an industrial...

Ivory Coast president names new prime minister  Ivory Coast's President, Alassane Ouattara, has named Defence Minister, Hamed Bakayoko, as prime minister.  Bakayoko had acted as interim prime minister when his predecessor Amadou Gon Coulibaly was being treated in France and after his sudden death.  The president...

Dr. Enow Awah Georges Stevens is the founder & CEO, Organisation for Health in Sustainable Development. He is a Health specialist, Clinical Officer, Sexual and Reproductive Health practitioner in Developing Countries and Communities. Dr Enow has wide experience in...