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It is still a taboo topic but homosexuality is gaining grounds in Africa where most countries are highly intolerant of homosexuality and have high-security risks for same-sex couples. South Africa is the only country on the continent where same-sex marriage is allowed. Besides Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Lesotho, Mozambique and Rwanda where it is legal without guaranteedContinue reading “African homosexual couples come out strong online with trending hashtag”

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a list of the world’s most polluted cities based on the amount of particulate matter under 2.5 micrograms found in every cubic meter of air. Data was collected from 4,300 cities between 2010 and 2016 and India is home to six of ten cities in the world withContinue reading “This is the only African city among the most polluted cities in the world”

In this bright future, you can’t forget your past. These were the words of one of the world’s greatest philosophers, reggae legend Bob Marley in his 1975 song with The Wailers titled No Woman, No Cry. These words quickly invaded my thoughts when rapper Kanye West hit below the belt with his, “When you hearContinue reading “Kanye West is insanely wrong, slavery was not a choice and we can’t forget the past”

As the world awakens to the sexist and racist behaviors and actions against women, many victims have come forward with their experiences with the hope that people get to know that it doesn’t feel good to be discriminated against. One field often overlooked in the medical field where women make up the majority of nursesContinue reading “Sexism in Medicine: It’s about time we stop calling female doctors Auntie nurse”

There is a dark cloud of uncertainty around African athletes at international competitions outside the continent after several incidents of players running away from camps to start a living in the United States, Europe and other parts of the world. This was again repeated at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia where eight Cameroonian athletesContinue reading “8 shocking times African athletes have fled at events in the West”