Africa

The Ugandan Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, has concurred with the recommendation from a section of educationalists that science be taught in local language at primary level, DailyMonitor reports. “Teaching science in local language will make sense to us and we will become transformational when we really get …

The new Guinean Prime Minister, Mohamed Beavogui, has called for unity to ensure a smooth transition to civilian rule. Mr Beavogui said his administration will be “a government with a specific mission”. “We will be honest about what we can do and what we must do. What is important, once …

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) is studying options to offer support to troops fighting against militant jihadists in the Sahel region, UN chief António Guterres has said in a letter reported by the AFP news agency. The UN is calling for more international support for the soldiers in the …

Army in Nigeria has confirmed the arrest of the famous actor Chiwetalu Agu for wearing an outfit bearing the flag of the proscribed group Ipob and inciting people to join it. The Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) is a group that wants a breakaway state in south-east Nigeria. The army …

At least 187 villagers who were abducted from their homes by criminal gangs have been rescued by police in northwest Nigeria. The victims, who had spent several weeks in captivity, were freed by security forces following an operation in Tsibiri forest in Zamfara state, police spokesman Mohammed Shehu said. The …

The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the first against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 400,000 people a year, mostly African children. The move follows a review of a pilot program rolled out since 2019 in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi in which more than …

Human Rights Watch has called on the Tanzanian government to reverse its ban on pregnant students and adolescent mothers attending school. The campaign group describes the ban as discriminatory and inhumane. The policy was imposed four years ago by former President John Magufuli and is still in place under the …

The biotechnology company, Moderna, says it is intending to build a factory in Africa to produce mRNA vaccines, including its Covid- 19 jabs. Moderna said it aims to produce up to half a billion doses per year at the new facility which could also include bottling and packaging capacities. Read …

Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Wednesday has appointed Col-Maj Ouédraogo Gilbert as the new head of army amid rising terrorist attacks. The appointment was read through a statement on state TV. Col-Maj Somé Vinta was named the new deputy head of the army, while Col Ouédraogo Souleymane …

The UN Security Council has been told that increasingly alarming accounts of hunger-related deaths are emerging from the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, said life-saving humanitarian efforts were being crippled. He again appealed to the Ethiopian government to allow the unhindered movement of desperately needed …