Xenophobic violence and systematic discrimination allegedly prevents thousands of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants living in South Africa from accessing basic health care. Human Rights Watch released a new report yesterday accusing South African health care professionals of endangering the health of the country’s large foreign population by routinely denying... [view entry]

Laurence Fishburne has built a successful film career that spans three decades and talks to AfricanLoft about his latest heist drama "Armored". [view entry]

I have tried to keep away from having a say on this topic of Yar'Adua’s failing health for a while now for all I kept on thinking of was the need to PRAY for the President as a human being regardless of what his Presidential dilemma or political indisposition was... [view entry]

A help-the-poor-in-Africa campaign ran through the summer this year in Canada. For every hundred Caramilk, Dairy Milk or Dentyne gum consumed, Cadbury (Canada) donated one bicycle to needy children in Ghana. But instead of feeling inspired I was disturbed... [view entry]

On October 1, 2009, Grace Ushang, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Maiduguri, Borno State, was raped and brutally murdered by some unknown men, who were apparently offended by her indecent dressing. Guess what she was wearing? The Federal Republic of Nigeria ascribed khaki uniform... [view entry]

WHAT IS THE HOPE IN OUR HOME? I saw a scroll descend from the heavens and on it was inscribed what the gift of God is to every Chrisitan home. I pray we all receive this gift in faith. Jesus Christ is the Head of this house The unseen Guest... [view entry]

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]