Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announced plans Monday to run for a second presidential term in the 2019 elections, a much-anticipated decision amid concerns over the 75-year-old Buhari’s health and fitness for office. Buhari made the decision public ahead of his departure for the UK on Monday, where he plans to meet…
There’s little visible progress in the doctors’ strike in Nigeria, and now separate organizations of health care workers have threatened to join them if government officials fail to meet with them this week. The Joint Health Sectors Union (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) issued a seven-day…
Officials in Benin said Monday that President Patrice Talon did in fact undergo two separate surgeries during a recent visit to Paris that sparked much speculation about the state of his health. On May 26, Talon received treatment for a prostate lesion, the statement released to media said. The minor…
Kenya’s Two Rivers Mall opened last week in Nairobi, and President Uhuru Kenyatta – no stranger to scissors and ribbon cuttings – was on hand to formally open the USD$10 million facility. The Valentine’s Day event at the mall, billed as sub-Saharan Africa’s largest, featured chocolate, flowers and hearts. The mall reflects…
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Nigerian sources say they are expecting President Muhammadu Buhari to return home after an extended visit in London that has caused much public speculation about his health. Activity at the president’s Aso Rock villa suggested that his return is imminent, as aides prepared for Buhari to arrive as early as…
Matibabu, the startup launched by computer science students trained at Makerere University in Uganda, headed to the United States and this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with a project they hope will revolutionize malaria testing and diagnosis. The Matibabu team at CES 2017 was invited to compete in the TechCrunch…