Medical colonialism in Africa is not new
Opinion Coronavirus pandemic Remarks about testing coronavirus drugs on Africans part of pattern where some bodies are dehumanised, others protected. by Karsten Noko 8-4-2020 ...
Month : April 2020
AU paints grim picture ahead of finance ministers’ meeting
African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat arrives for a meeting at the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and...
Now is not the time to cut WHO funds, says official after Trump threat
The WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has faced calls from Trump supporters to resign. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters US president and supporters have...
Muslims should still fast Ramadan despite coronavirus: Al-Azhar committee
A file photo of Al-Azhar headquarters in Cairo (Photo: Al-Ahram There is no scientific evidence yet of a link between fasting and contracting the virus,...
Panic hits Kenya Parliament as 17 MPs test positive for Covid -19
PRECAUTIONS: National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi and his Senate counterpart Kenneth Lusaka during a presser at Parliament Buildings on March 26 Image: PSC By...
Just grin and bear-hug it, Sir
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs Donald Trump during the US President’s visit to India in February. (PTI) Easy to swallow: Trump’s pill threat By Anita...
Chaos, Misery As Kenyans Hit Hard By Nairobi Order
A police officer helps a new mother who was coming from hospital after the matatu she was travelling in was denied access to Nairobi at...
Trump claims ‘desperate’ UK government asked for 200 ventilators as deaths soar
DONALD TRUMP claimed the British government is desperate for ventilators and had asked him to provide them with 200 of the lifesaving machines. By John...
‘Why I didn’t report it’: Saudi women use social media to recount harassment
by Ban Barkawi | @banbarkawi | Thomson Reuters Foundation Tuesday, 7 April 2020 13:09 GMT Victim-blaming in Saudi deters sexual and domestic violence victims from...
Wajir residents accuse Kenya Power of killing businesses
A view of a section of Wajir Town. PHOTO | BRUHAN MAKONG Tuesday April 7 2020 | NATION MEDIA GROUP In Summary Residents threaten to...