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06Nov/17

Rwanda laughs out loud with 1st international comedy festival

November 6, 2017TheaterBanyarwanda, City: Kigali, Congo, Continents, Countries, Daniel Omara, Entertainment/Culture, Fabrice Ishimwe, Geography of Africa, Guinea, Human Interest, India, Israel, Japan, Kigali, Rwanda, Saku Yanagawa, Shubadju Devandra, Stand-up comedy, the Kigali International Comedy Festival, Uganda, United Statessmbale

The first ever Kigali International Comedy Festival held at the weekend featured popular local and international acts in an event organisers hope can give people a platform to further express themselves. Continue reading →

03Oct/17

Fragile immigrant minors risk being exploited in Italy

October 3, 2017ImmigrationAustria, Bassir, Culture, Europe, France, Guinea, Human behavior, Intersos, Italian language, Italy, Kostas Moschochoritis, Languages of Europe, Mamadu Bassir, Rome, Social Issues, Switzerland, Syed Hasnain, Unaccompanied minorsmbale

ROME, ITALY (INTERSOS) – The doors open every evening at the Italian charity Intersos in Rome to feed at least a few of the nearly 65,000 immigrant minors who have arrived in the city after making a perilous sea crossing from North Africa. Continue reading →

16Jul/17

Young Gambian shines light on risks of perilous migrant routes

July 16, 2017ImmigrationAfrica, BANJUL, Benin, Continent: Europe, Country: Libya, Country: The Gambia, Eastern Mediterranean, Gambia, Geography of Africa, Ghana, Guinea, Italy, Lamin, Libya, Mali, Mustapha, Niger, Nigeria, Slavery in Libya, Social Issues, South Africa, Togosmbale

Like many young Gambians in search of a better future, 25-year old Mustapha set off on the perilous journey from Africa to Europe. He now shares his harrowing experience with other young people to deter them from following in his footsteps.

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20Mar/17

Norway unseats Denmark as world’s happiest country – report

March 20, 2017Human InterestAustralia, Burundi, Canada, Central African Republic, Continents, Countries, Demography, Denmark, Environmental social science, Finland, France, Geography of Africa, Germany, Guinea, Human geography, Iceland, Landlocked countries, Least developed countries, Liberal democracies, Liberia, Life expectancy, Member states of NATO, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the Council of Europe, Member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Member states of the United Nations, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oslo, Quality of life, Rwanda, Scandinavian countries, Social Issues, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, United Kingdom, United States, World Happiness Report, Yemensmbale

Norway displaces its neighbour Denmark as the world’s happiest country in a new report that assesses life expectancy, freedom, social support and corruption, among other measures.
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21Jan/17

Gambia’s Jammeh announces he is relinquishing power

January 21, 2017PoliticsAdama Barrow, Africa, Alpha, BANJUL, Countries, Country: The Gambia, Dakar, Decades, ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia, Gambia, Gambia Yahya Jammeh, Gambian constitutional crisis, Guinea, In Africa, Jammeh, Jammeh Foundation for Peace, Kanilai, Lieutenant generals, Mai Ahmad Fatty, Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Ousman Badjie, Politics, Senegal, The Gambia, Yahya, Yahya Jammehsmbale

Longtime ruler of Gambia Yahya Jammeh announces he is stepping down as president to avoid bloodshed.

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07Jan/17

Soccer-African Footballer of the Year winners

January 7, 2017FootballAbedi Pele, Abuja, Abuja Investments Company, Africa Cup of Nations, African Footballer of the Year, Ahmed Faras, Al Ahli, Algeria, Asante Kotoko, Association football, Aubameyang, Ayew, Badou Ezaki, Barcelona, BBC African Footballer of the Year, Belgium, CAF Team of the Year, Cameroon, Cherif Souleymane Hafia, Company: Canon, Confederation of African Football, Congo, Dhiab, Didier Drogba, Diouf, Economy, Egypt, El, El Hadji Diouf, Emmanuel Adebayor, Emmanuel Amunike, Federal Capital Territory, FIFA 100, Footballers, France, Frederic Kanoute, Gabon, Geography of Africa, George Weah, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Ibrahim Sunday, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jean Manga, Kalusha Bwalya, Karim Abdoul Razak, Lakhdar Belloumi, Leicester City, Liberia, LISBON, Liverpool, Mahmoud Al Khatib, Mahrez, Mali, Mass media, Mazembe Englebert, Mohamed Timoumi, Monaco, Morocco, Mustapha Hadji, Nigeria, Nwankwo Kanu, Patrick Mboma, Paul, Paul Moukila, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Portugal, Reuters, Riyad Mahrez, Roger Milla, Salif Keita, Samuel Eto'o, Senegal, Sevilla, Spain, Sports, Squash at the African Games, Tarak Dhiab, Thomas Nkono, Togo, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Victor Ikpeba, Yaounde, Yaya Touré, Zambiasmbale

ABUJA, Jan 5 (Reuters) – List of African Footballer of the
Year award winners: Continue reading →

26Jan/16

President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana

Ghanaians decry transfer of ex-Guantanamo prisoners to their country

January 26, 2016WorldAccra, Adongo Thomas, Africa, Al-Qaeda, Azoya Philemon, Boko Haram, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Chukwuemeka Eze, Continents, Countries, Cuba, France, Ghana, Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Bay detention camp, Guinea, Islam and antisemitism, Islamist, John Mahama, Khalid Muhammad Salih al-Dhuby, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef, Mali, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the United Nations, Nigeria, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Ouagadougou, Pentagon, Russia, Splendid Hotel, Terrorism, United Kingdom, United States, War on Terror, West Africa, Western Asia, Yemensmbale

Public outcry in Ghana following decision to transfer two Yemeni detainees held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the country. Many say they view the men as a security threat to the West African nation, located in a region struggling to cope with the rise of several militant Islamist insurgencies.
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28Dec/15

africa healthcare summit

A review of Africa’s health gains and challenges in 2015

December 28, 2015HealthcareAnimal virology, Anthony Sesay, Ashley Chin, Biological weapons, Cape Town, Congo, Donwon Dahn, Ebola, Ebola virus, Ebola virus cases in the United States, Ebola virus disease, Ebola virus disease in Nigeria, Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone, Esther Kabumo, Guinea, Infectious diseases, Kampala, Liberia, Medical specialties, Medicine, Medtronic, Nigeria, Nubia, Pedro Alonso, Saidouba Soumatt, Sarah Kaba, Siah Tamba, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tarere Obaigbo, Tropical diseases, Uganda, West African Ebola virus epidemic, Zaire ebolavirus, Zoonosessmbale

Healthcare in Africa made huge strides in reducing malaria deaths below half a million this year but still faced challenges fighting the elusive Ebola virus which has claimed over 11,000 lives. The outbreak in West Africa has exposed major gaps in development aid, prompting a rethink of the balance between building health systems and tackling specific diseases like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.

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07Nov/15

Sierra Leone declares end of Ebola epidemic

November 7, 2015HealthcareAnimal virology, Biological weapons, Ebola, Ebola virus disease, Ebola virus epidemic in Liberia, Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Health, Infectious diseases, Liberia, Medical specialties, RTT, Sierra Leone, Tropical diseases, West African Ebola virus epidemic, Western African Ebola virus epidemic, Zoonosessmbale

Sierra Leone’s Ebola epidemic is declared over, following 42 days with no new cases.
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31Jul/15

WHO: Ebola vaccine trials promising

July 31, 2015MedicineAnimal diseases, assistant director general, Biological weapons, Biology, Ebola, Ebola vaccine, Ebola virus, Ebola virus disease, Guinea, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Infectious diseases, MARGARET CHAN, Marie-Paule Kieny, Médecins Sans Frontières, Medical specialties, Medicine, Microbiology, Mononegavirales, nee, Responses to the West African Ebola virus epidemic, Reuters, Tropical diseases, Vaccination, Vaccine, Virology, Virus, West Africa, West African Ebola virus epidemic, World Health Organization, Zaire ebolavirus, Zoonosessmbale

REUTERS/ MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES HANDOUT/ WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION) – It may soon be possible to protect humans against the deadly Ebola virus.

A new vaccine being tested in Guinea has been 100-percent effective,
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