Founded in 2016, Helium Health takes hospitals and clinics instantly digital with its flagship Electronic Medical Records/Hospital Management Information System (EMR/HMIS) product, the most widely… Read More »Lagos-based e-Health Startup Raises $10m in Series A Funding
Lesotho has been plagued by political instability since its return to democracy in 1993. Throughout this period, South Africa, often under the auspices of the… Read More »South Africa’s Big Brother Role in Maseru Does More Harm than Good
President Patrice Talon has ordered investigations into allegations of sexual harassment made by two female journalists. Angéla Kpeidja, who works for the national television station… Read More »#MeToo at Benin’s National Broadcaster
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The Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (Naptip) says many young girls in south-eastern Nigeria have been drawn into a lucrative trade in baby trafficking. According… Read More »Nigeria’s Young Mothers Take Desperate Measures
Godfrey Mwampembwa, popularly known as Gado, has been holding politicians accountable for nearly 30 years. Now, the cartoonist’s concern has shifted to the coronavirus. Titled… Read More »Meet Tanzanian Cartoonist and Provocateur
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