Rwanda has launched a satellite named Icyerekezo, which will bring internet connectivity to students at Nkombo Island, in Lake Kivu. Rwanda wants to bridge internet connection in rural areas around the country.
Politics and Society Nigeria’s opposition leader Atiku Abubakar rejects election results
While Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari celebrates his re-election, opposition leader Atiku Abubakar has rejected the results and seeks to go to court. The question remains, will the Nigerian judicial system play its role impartially?
Africans rising Ethiopian Airlines to celebrate Int’l Women’s Day with Addis Ababa to Oslo All-Women Flight
On the 8th of March 2019, Ethiopian Airlines will celebrate International Women’s Day by having an all-women flight from Addis Ababa to Oslo. Ethiopian Airlines’ women professionals will be in charge of all aspects of the flight from flight deck crew, safety and security to air traffic control.
Lifestyle Why ‘money’ gospel followers aren’t simply credulous dupes
Prosperity gospel in South Africa is in the news for all the wrong reasons. But for its followers, it’s not a con, just a different approach to God.
Lifestyle First Muslim drag queen on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” hails from Kenya
The American television series “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has unveiled its Season 11 cast – and it includes the show’s first ever Muslim drag star. “Mercedes Iman Diamond” moved from Kenya to the United States at the age of 11 but the persona was not born for another 10 years.
Politics and Society Caster Semenya: Issues the sporting authority has to consider
Whatever the decision, the emotional toll for athletes is high
African identities Religiosity, risky behaviour and young people: a South African case study
Religiosity has been associated with lower alcohol, drug use and risky sexual behaviours in young people in the Western Cape.
Lifestyle Dorothy Masuku: Africa has lost a singer, composer and a hero of the struggle
Songstress Dorothy Masuku once told South Africa’s public broadcaster that music was like breathing for her.
Arts and Culture “Period. End of Sentence.”: The menstruation movie that won an Oscar
“Period. End of Sentence.” won Best Documentary in Short Subject at the 2019 Academy Awards. The documentary examines cultural omission and the basic obstacles that millions of women still face in accessing disposable sanitary products.