Women’s stories of breaking the mould as Muslim preachers in Kenya

An Imam addresses a Kenyan Muslim Youth Alliance meeting flanked by community leaders. (Photo by Neil Thomas/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Ramadan is a period during which Muslims across the world are deeply immersed in worship and are particularly attuned to exhortations by religious scholars. In...

After COVID-19, what will Africa look like in 2030 and 2063?

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African leaders need to look in the mirror and ask where this continent will be in 2030 and 2063 By Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka The COVID-19 pandemic, one...

Coronavirus – Africa: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases

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Coronavirus – Africa: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 2, 2020/ -- African Union Member States (49) reporting COVID-19 cases...

SIHA: We demand accountability for the brutality by Ugandan law enforcement agents

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On Thursday 26th March 2020, a group of women street vendors who had been selling food items were attacked and beaten by law enforcement...

Coronavirus – Africa: World Health Organization (WHO) urges African countries to scale up COVID-19 response

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The African region is witnessing a rapid rise in the number of reported confirmed COVID-19 cases BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (Republic of the), March 26, 2020/ --...

Opinion Piece: With simple, fact-informed hygiene measures, Africa can slow COVID-19 spread

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For countries in Africa and other areas where health resources are limited, a little-understood pandemic such as COVID-19 is a challenge that requires a...

Hosni Mubarak: Former Egyptian President dies aged 91

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Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – ousted by the military in 2011 – has died in Cairo at the age of 91. Mubarak spent three...

Unrepresented: The Curious Absence of Somaliland From AU Summits

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It is famously noted that the African Union (AU) summit is an opportunity for demagogues and dictators of the continent to come together and...

Kenya’s former President Daniel arap Moi has died, aged 95

Moi often blamed the West for bad publicity and the economic hardships many Kenyans had to endure during his rule [FILE: Pedro Ugarte/AFP]
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Moi was seen as a unifying figure when he took power in 1978. He led Kenya for 24 years before stepping down in 2002. Former...

Nile Basin states must build a flexible treaty. Here’s how

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Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt are a step closer to resolving their disputes over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The dam –...