Bruising tussle for sea resources pits Lagos fisher-folk against sand harvesters as dredging reshapes Nigeria’s megacity coast
Dredgers and local traders say the price of sand, crucial for making concrete, has risen steadily as development in Lagos has accelerated. A standard 30-tonne truckload of what’s known as sharp sand – coarse and gritty – now sells for about 290,000 naira or roughly $202, reflecting strong demand.
Inside Room 16: How Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Referral Hospital in Kisumu restores cancer patients’ hope
Cervical cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among Kenyan women, largely because many patients seek care when the disease is already advanced. Early screening remains the most effective way to reverse this trend.
Papa stop the war: How African sports icon Didier Drogba scored more goals against conflict than in football to end Ivory Coast civil war
The origins of the first Ivorian civil war can be traced back to the death of Felix Houphouet-Boigny in 1993. Houphoeut-Boigny was the country’s first president after gaining independence from France in 1960 and he remained in power until his death. Houphouet-Boigny helped Ivory Coast’s economy grow significantly.
Bayer kicks off civil war in drug industry with lawsuit that accuses Pfizer, Moderna of stealing Monsanto’s technology to make Covid vaccines
Pfizer and BioNTech earned more than $3.3 billion from global sales of their Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine in 2024 alone, and Moderna earned $3.2 billion from Spikevax, according to Reuters. The companies’ 2025 earnings from the vaccines are only a fraction of what drug-makers made at the height of the pandemic.
Tradition, changing tastes driving demand for chicken demand in Zambia in post-Christmas and New Year spending
As demand and spending during the festive season flattens, small-scale poultry businesses in Zambia are still recording a surge in demand for chickens and eggs. The Christmas and New Year period has traditionally been a peak season for these businesses but last year’s demand and spending activities appear to be...
Thirsty Tanzanian commercial capital ravaged further by water acute shortages and soaring temperatures
The burden is compounded by soaring costs. According to Ntaula, the cost of a 1,000-litre water delivery has risen from Tsh20,000 (about $8.2) to Tsh30,000 (about $11.7 ) in just a few weeks, putting it increasingly out of reach for low-income households.
Climate change: Kenya ranked fourth in Arica for mental health disorder, flood-prone regions most affected
Dr Boniface Chitayi, a consultant psychiatrist with the Ministry of Health and President of the Kenyan Psychiatrist Association says that events leading to loss of property, loved ones and forced migration, tend to cause higher rates of depression and anxiety.
World Bank: Africa’s glut of young workers is not a threat but an extraordinary opportunity upon which prosperity of the world depends
The most recent UN estimates project that Africa’s population, driven by both falling mortality and high fertility, will grow from 1.4 billion today to 2.5 billion by 2050. With China, Japan, Korea and European countries all likely to experience a sharp decline in young workers, the world economy is set to slow sharply unless it receives a productivity boost from the billion young people being added to Africa’s population in the next quarter century. The dynamism of Africa’s youth is central to the future of the global economy.
Wealth: When Jeff Bezos moved from Seattle to Miami, he shook Washington’s entire budget
Washington’s capital gains tax is unusual by American standards. The state does not tax wage or salary income, but since 2022, it has imposed a 7 per cent tax on long-term capital gains above roughly $262,000 from assets such as stocks and bonds. Real estate sales are exempt.
MP Obo’s historic Wildlife Compensation Law extends cover to injuries and fatalities caused by sharks, stonefish, whales and stingrays
The historic legislation was sponsored by Lamu East Member of Parliament Ruweida Obo. It explicitly extends compensation to cover injuries and fatalities caused by sharks, stonefish, whales and stingrays – species that had previously been excluded from Kenya’s wildlife compensation regime.
