In the sleek laboratories of the University of Cape Town (UCT), the future of African drug discovery is being written. Professor Kelly Chibale is one of its lead authors. [view entry]

Nigerian man, Mr. Adesanya, marries his daughter, Karimotu Adenike, so he can file for her to become a British resident. Mr. Adesanya, a home office employee who has lived in the UK for almost 30 years, went all out to ensure that he presented himself and his new “bride” as... [view entry]

Nigeria’s political officer holders earn the highest pay in the world, Transparency International said in its report released yesterday. Curiously, the Nigerian public servants earn the poorest pay globally, the body also revealed. The body also rated Nigeria as the 38th most corrupt nation in the world. In its 2009... [view entry]

The Kenyan government is currently expanding medical services in order to reach its target of circumcising at least 1.1 million men in the next five years, IRIN News has reported. Around 40,000 men have already had the operation following the launch of a national campaign for voluntary medical male circumcision... [view entry]

A former Louisiana congressman who famously stashed cash in his freezer was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking hundreds of thousands in bribes in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa. The sentence handed down in suburban Washington was far less than the... [view entry]

A former Louisiana congressman who famously stashed cash in his freezer was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking hundreds of thousands in bribes in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa. The sentence handed down in suburban Washington was far less than the... [view entry]

Poor state of infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa—its electricity, water, roads and information and communications technology (ICT)—cuts national economic growth by two percentage points every year and reduces productivity by as much as 40 percent. [view entry]

Poor state of infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa—its electricity, water, roads and information and communications technology (ICT)—cuts national economic growth by two percentage points every year and reduces productivity by as much as 40 percent. [view entry]

Anita Borg Change Agent Award honors technical women living and working outside the United States who work in their community to attract and support women in technology. This year’s winners are Oreoluwa Somolu and Halima Ibrahim from Nigeria, and Anne Ikiara-Kabaara from Kenya. The Change Agent Award winners are being... [view entry]

Anita Borg Change Agent Award honors technical women living and working outside the United States who work in their community to attract and support women in technology. This year’s winners are Oreoluwa Somolu and Halima Ibrahim from Nigeria, and Anne Ikiara-Kabaara from Kenya. The Change Agent Award winners are being... [view entry]