Drug Experiments To Begin On Ebola Patients Next Month
Three clinical trials of experimental Ebola drugs will start within a month in the West African countries heavily affected – Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The treatment centers will be run by the volunteer...
Europeans Thought That Coffee Was A Satanic Drink
The history of coffee goes at least as far back as the thirteenth century and its origin is shrouded in myth. In the Ethiopian highlands, where the legend of Kaldi, the goatherd, originated, coffee...
US Media Piles Attack On Civil Rights Leader Al Sharpton’s Reputation
With the tax liability outstanding, Mr. Sharpton traveled first class and collected a sizable salary, the kind of practice by nonprofit groups that the United States Treasury’s inspector general for tax administration recently characterized...
Can African Art Still Shock? Negotiating African Art With Chris Ofili
Mr. Ofili
Born in Manchester on October 10, 1968
Uses blaxploitation films and gangsta rap references to question racial & sexual stereotypes in a humorous way.
Studied Fine Art at Chelsea School of Art
Obtained Masters degree in...
Burkina Faso Vows To Identify Remains Of Folk Hero Sankara
Burkina Faso's new transitional president has promised to open an investigation to identify remains believed to be those of the nation's revolutionary hero, Thomas Sankara, who was assassinated more than 27 years ago.
President Michel...
Burkina Faso President Still Defiant Amidst Protests
Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore says he will stay in power for a year under a transitional government, following a day of violent protests demanding his resignation.
Further, contained in a press statement signed by...
African Doctors Fight International Doctors On Ebola Therapy
Some medical experts from around the world ‘seeking’ to lead medical teams in the Ebola epidemic are caught sharply opposed to entrenched traditional medical practices in the West African sub region. In places hard-hit...
What You Need to Know About Ebola
How many people have been infected?
More than 6,200 people in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone have contracted Ebola since March, according to the World Health Organization, making this the biggest outbreak on...
Revenge Porn An Increasing Trend In Uganda And Our Union
Revenge porn - the publication of nude pictures of an individual without their consent - has become a global issue over the past few years. In Uganda, naked photos of the musician, Desire Luzinda,...
African Food Security, Cheap Talk, Do Something
President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is right when he puts it quite bluntly that it is about time the African continent takes control of her development - both agricultural and economic - and desist from being constantly influenced and bribed by the monopoly of the world market, the World Bank and the IMF.