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Compound houses remain an important housing type in most West African societies. These are mostly single-storey structures with series of single-banked rooms surrounding a square… Read More »Compound Housing Isn’t the Solution to Ghana’s Growing Housing Deficit

Almost 2,000 protesters in Tunisia are threatening to cross into Italy illegally by the sea in protest at their local football club’s suspension from the… Read More »Tunisian Fans Plan to Demonstrate

Tramadol is known as the poor man’s cocaine. Deutsche Welle travelled to Liberia and Ivory Coast, where we meet a drug dealer, a user and… Read More »The Painkiller Addiction Spreading in West Africa

For 18 years, Thokozile Ncube has been planting her crops in manure-filled holes covered with straw — and every year, she grows enough to feed… Read More »Going Back to the Basics for Zimbabwean Farmers

A child has lost an arm and his mother suffered “deep wounds” in a shark attack in a marine reserve near the Red Sea resort… Read More »Tragedy at Egyptian Resort

In October 2000, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1325 – the first resolution that acknowledged women’s unique experience of conflict and their vital role… Read More »The Women On the Frontlines of Africa’s Conflicts

Abuja-based healthcare startup 54gene has launched its Clinical Program Services (CPS) division, which will provide end-to-end clinical development services, intelligence, logistics, and infrastructure and ultimately enable… Read More »Precision Medicine Makes Safer Drugs for People of African Descent

Tanzania’s main opposition presidential candidate on Thursday declared he would not recognise the election result as key seats fell to the governing party in a… Read More »Trouble Brewing in Tanzania

At least 140 migrants bound for Europe have drowned after a boat carrying around 200 people sank off the coast of Senegal, the UN has… Read More »Scores of Africans Die in the Worst Shipwreck of 2020