How wonder drug Viagra accidentally became source of male happiness; targeting Alzheimer and cancers
The story of how magical pill Viagra became – accidentally – a revered source of happiness for men continues with another ‘accident’ on the horizon after scientists discovered that the Blue Pill has the potential to prevent the onset of Alzheimer by nearly 70 per cent for six years. The...
Afropessimism: There are undergraduates who feel nothing ‘is going to stop these cops from killing us’
In Afropessimism, Frank B. Wilderson III – a snarky signifying furthermucker on the page – describes a moment of extreme annoyance after a film lecture he gave in which junior partner exceptionalism figured in his narrative analysis. A distraught white female academic beseeches him, “What about solidarity between races?” Wilderson’s...
Afropessimism: You sure don’t catch hell because you’re an American; if you was an American, you wouldn’t catch no hell
Afropessimism is all the rage among millennial Black academics and activists – most notably among Black feminist critical race theorists, who themselves are now the prime targets of the MAGA crowd. Black intellectuals haven’t enjoyed this much pop currency among the right wing since Black Power took over buildings to...
Kenya’s opposition leader rolls up sleeves for 5th stab at presidency as he unveils routine economic agenda
After more than two years of waiting, opposition leader Raila Odinga has finally announced he will make a fifth stab at the presidency, sparking excitement and fear in equal measure across Kenya, which was treated to a carnival mood at the venue of the party’s convention at a 60,000-capacity stadium...
Summit for Democracy: Paradox of US President Biden ‘teaching’ Africa sanctity of the ballot
As the Biden administration prepares for its virtual Summit for Democracy this week, and looks ahead to host the second African Leaders Summit in 2022, one of the fundamental challenges for US policy will be how to advance the agenda of the African people, without contributing to the inertia of...
British court rules WikiLeaks Julian Assange can be extradited to the US to stand trial
Julian Assange is another step closer to extradition after a High Court decision. The WikiLeaks founder, who is considered a fugitive by the US government, has avoided going on trial in the US for years. He is wanted over an alleged conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information relating...
Human rights: Ongoing genocide Tigrayan is an indictment on the collective conscience of the world
A full year has passed since Eritrean government forces massacred Tigrayan civilians in Ethiopia’s historical town of Axum. But survivors of the massacre and of other atrocities in Tigray are still no closer to accessing justice and redress – an accountability shortfall that is fuelling further abuses as conflict spreads....
Watchdog: Record number of journalists killed, jailed reflects political upheavals and intolerance to independent reporting
Watchdog: Record number of journalists killed, jailed reflects political upheavals and intolerance to independent reporting The number of journalists worldwide who are behind bars reached a global high in 2021, according to a new report from the non-profit Committee to Protect Journalists, which says that 293 reporters were imprisoned as...
As world marks Human Rights Day, media reflects on 45 journalists killed and 365 others imprisoned in 2021
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has published the lists of imprisoned and killed journalists to mark the International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2021. The IFJ’s statistics show that 45 journalists have been killed since January 1 this year and 365 are still behind bars. In a statement...
Latest research findings seem to dash hopes that Covid vaccines in use can repulse Omicron variant
Early lab results suggest existing vaccines could be less effective against the fast-spreading coronavirus variant, but boosters should improve immunity. The fast-spreading Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant is highly likely to compromise some of the protection from vaccines, suggest the first laboratory studies of Omicron’s ability to evade immunity. But the preliminary...
