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...

Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, Trump says

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The US has the highest number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the world/AFP President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order...

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/ --...

COVID-19: Statement on the disruption of immunization services due to the COVID-19 pandemic

On 27 January 2020, Mama Bwanga, 25, holds her son, Dieu Merci, 1 month, as they wait to be seen at a health clinic in Nsele district, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Bwanga's two youngest children, sons Dieu Merci and Mélé, 7, will receive measles vaccines; daughter Raissa, 10, has already been vaccinated.
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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the disruption of immunization and basic health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic NEW YORK, 26 March...

Al Qaeda Branch in Somalia Threatens Americans in East Africa — and Even the U.S.

Al-Shabab still controls parts of Somalia's south and central regions after being chased out of Mogadishu [File: AP]
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Several ominous signs indicate that the Qaeda affiliate, the Shabab, is seeking to expand its lethal mayhem well beyond its home base, and attack...

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...

Trump lashes out at Fox News for new poll showing him losing to all the Democratic candidates

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President Donald Trump lashed out on Friday at the network that normally covers him so favorably over a new national poll that shows him losing hypothetical...