Human Rights Watch calls on Tanzania’s President to lift ban on pregnant girls
Compulsory pregnancy testing on teenage girls a violation of right to privacy.
Tag: africa
Google to invest $1 billion in Africa over five years
“Today I’m excited to reaffirm our commitment to the continent through an investment of $1 billion over five years to support Africa’s digital transformation to cover a range of initiatives from improved connectivity to investment in startups,” said Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet.
A ‘Historical Event’: First Malaria Vaccine Approved by W.H.O.
“This is a historic moment. The long-awaited malaria vaccine for children is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “ Using this vaccine on top of existing tools to prevent malaria could save tens of thousands of young lives each year.”
UN condemns threats from a group of local youth in South Sudan
A group of local youth in South Sudan threaten to expel some UN staff.
Over 60,000 Rwandan students to repeat classes after failing exams
Students who performed poorly to be offered government help through a special programme.
Je, mwanamume huyu kutoka Eritrea ndio mzee zaidi kuwahi kuishi?
Mjukuu wake Zere Natabay, anasema anarekodi za kanisa, ikiwemo cheti chake cha kuzaliwa kinachoonesha kuwa alizaliwa mwaka wa 1894, pamoja na mwaka aliobatizwa ikithibitisha aliaga dunia akiwa na umri wa miaka 127.
WFP warns at least 2.4 million Kenyans at risk of going hungry by November
2.4 million people at risk of going hungry in Northern and Eastern Kenya.
Mwanamke kutoka Kenya anadaiwa kumuuma mwanamke mwingine vidole na kuvitafuna.
Inadaiwa kuwa, mtuhumiwa huyo mwenye umri wa miaka 45, alimshambulia mwathiriwa kwa kumpiga na kumuuma vidole ili amtoe pepo.
Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz is accused of living a “fake lifestyle”
“He (Diamond) is living a lie and everyone believes it”
Guinea’s coup leader Col Mamady Doumbouya sworn in as interim president
Guinea’s military leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya who led last month’s coup in the country is sworn in as Interim President
