Liberia: Former President Sirleaf Launches Book On Fight Against Ebola
[New Dawn] Monrovia — Former President Sirleaf launches a book on Liberia’s fight against Ebola, as she reflects on resilience of the population here.
Nigeria: Five Cowries Art Programme Graduates 85 Adolescents in Reproductive Health Awareness
[Nigeria Health Watch] In many communities, myths and misconceptions about reproductive health persist, leaving young girls uninformed and vulnerable. But in Kano State, 85 adolescent girls from Dala, Wudil, and Ghari Local Government Areas are breakin…
Africa: Three Memorable Ways the Covid Pandemic Shaped Black Music – Five Years On
[The Conversation Africa] Five years ago, at the start of 2020, I was looking forward to the publication of my book, Terraformed: Young Black Lives in the Inner City and eagerly anticipating a long-awaited holiday to Jamaica.
Tunisia: WFP Launches Salla Salla – a TV Series Driving Behavioral Change, Healthier Lives and Stronger Communities in Tunisia
[WFP] TUNIS- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the European Union and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), announces the launch of Salla Salla, a family-focused series that premiered on January 20 on t…
South Africa: Can Old Racists Change? Book Tracks Seven Years in a South African Nursing Home
[The Conversation Africa] God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End is a beautifully written and intimate book about the characters in an old age home in South Africa. To write it, anthropologist Casey Golomski spent seven years travelling bet…
Uganda: Acholi Cultural Festival Makes Comeback After Covid-19
[Nile Post] The fourth edition of the annual Acholi Cultural Festival returned to Kaunda Grounds in Gulu City, marking a vibrant celebration of the rich heritage of the Acholi people.
Nigeria: JAP Organises Cultural Entertainment to Attract Children for Polio Vaccination
[Leadership] Journalists Initiative on Immunisation Against Polio, JAP, in collaboration with the Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB), and World Health Organization (WHO), have facilitated the vaccination of 237 children in the Dutsen-Wai co…
Nigeria: UNAIDS Appoints Artist Funke Akindele As National Goodwill Ambassador for Nigeria
[UNAIDS] The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Funke Akindele, a multiple award-winning actress, movie producer and director, as its new National Goodwill Ambassador (GWA) for Nigeria. This pr…
South Africa: Cape Mental Health Celebrates 30 Years of Its Colourful Kite Festival
[GroundUp] The organisations hosts the annual event to raise funds so it can continue offering mental health services to thousands of people
Africa: Some People Love to Scare Themselves in an Already Scary World – Here’s the Psychology of Why
[The Conversation Africa] Fall for me as a teenager meant football games, homecoming dresses – and haunted houses. My friends organized group trips to the local fairground, where barn sheds were turned into halls of horror, and masked men nipped at our…