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…
Rwanda: Comedian Kibonge Opens Up On His Secret Battle With Childhood Illness
[New Times] Emmanuel Mugisha, better known by his stage name Clapton Kibonge, is a multitalented comedian with a career spanning over a decade in the industry.
Nigeria: Actress Turns Spotlight on Nigeria’s Nutrition Crisis
[allAfrica] “I want to leave a legacy of having to be someone who championed good causes.”
South Africa: Outraged Over Years of Delays on Sarah Baartman Project – South African News Briefs – September 11, 2024
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Africa: Spontaneous Acts By Yoko Tawada – an Adroit Poetic Novel About Connection Post-Pandemic
[The Conversation Africa] Spontaneous Acts by German-Japanese writer Yoko Tawada follows a fierce and scrupulous search for connection and meaning in a noisy and overwhelming world emerging from the loneliness of COVID lockdowns.
Liberia: Liberian Gospel Artist Unveils U.S.$1.2m Health Facility in Margibi.
[New Dawn] Monrovia — Liberian gospel musician Charles Sleyon has unveiled a US$1.2 million health facility in Morris Farm, Lower Margibi County.