Food slaves: Since AGRA’s launch, African biodiversity has been severely lost, farmers tricked into dumping nutrient-dense, drought-resistant crops
In 1999, Monsanto’s CEO Robert Shapiro bragged that the company planned to control “three of the largest industries in the world – agriculture, food and health – that now operate as separate businesses. But there are a set of changes that will lead to their integration.” Today these chemical manufacturers control a huge percentage of the world’s food supply.
Nigeria’s fashion, dancing styles come alive as spotlight shines on Prince Harry and Meghan in Lagos
The couple, invited to the West African nation by its military, were treated to different bouts of dancing, starting from the Lagos airport where a troupe’s acrobatic moves left both applauding and grinning. One of the dancers, who looked younger than five years old, exchanged salutes with Harry from high up in the air, standing on firm shoulders.
How daring homeless woman lodged inside rooftop of grocery store sign with computer, coffee maker for a year
The Family Fare store is in a retail strip with a triangle-shaped sign at the top of the building. The sign structure, probably five feet (1.5 metres) wide and eight feet (2.4 metres) high, has a door and is accessible from the roof, Warren said.
Woman who stabbed classmate to please Slender Man ordered to remain in psychiatric hospital
Morgan Geyser pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree intentional homicide and was sent to the psychiatric institute because of mental illness. She was initially diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder but has been off antipsychotic medications since 2022 with no new symptoms, said Dr Ken Robbins.
While abortion is now legal in much of Africa, few women know and providers don’t publicise it
More than 20 countries across Africa have loosened restrictions on abortion in recent years, but experts say that like Efua, many women probably don’t realise they are entitled to a legal abortion. And despite the expanded legality of the procedure in places like Ghana, Congo, Ethiopia and Mozambique, some doctors and nurses say they’ve become increasingly wary of openly providing abortions.
American R&B icon Bruce Springsteen becomes first international songwriter to be made fellow of Britain’s Ivors Academy
Over the last half century, the Born to Run musician has sold more than 140 million records worldwide — from his 1973 debut Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ to his most recent studio album Only the Strong Survive in 2022, with a liberal dusting of top honours along the way, including 20 Grammys, an Oscar and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Rwandan woman Anitha Ingabire’s epic story of rising above adversity through courage, grit
Ingabire’s inspiring journey is a sign of triumph over adversity. The completion of her beautiful house in Kigali sends the message that perseverance can indeed conquer obstacles. She currently works as an architectural engineer and real estate agent.
Why in Senegal’s capital Nicaragua is popular flight path for illegal migrants headed for US
US authorities arrested Senegalese migrants 20,231 times for crossing the border illegally from July to December. That’s a 10-fold increase from 2,049 arrests during the same period of 2022, according to US Customs and Border Protection. Many like Ba cross in remote deserts of western Arizona and California.
It’s not Makerere University that’s sending its retired staff to early grave, it’s Uganda’s deathly benefits structure
Today, the sociocultural and socioeconomic environment of Uganda is not friendly to the old and the young. Many retirees have entered the wider society when the extended family system, which used to provide social and economic security to the old and elderly is collapsed, and government’s preferred economic models do not favour the old and elderly
Lid off: Experts accuse US of imposing Covid vaccines use to protect bioweapons industry
David Gortler, a doctor of pharmacy and a scholar at the Ethics and Public Policy Centre in Washington, DC, focusing on FDA oversight and drug safety, said the lipid nanoparticles used in Covid-19 vaccines are “quite new” and as such, lack evidence of their safety.
