Monthly Archives: June 2017
EU trade agreements unfair
Germany is calling for the renegotiation of some of the European Union's trade agreements with Africa, terming them unfair.
Some African countries have been calling...
World’s poorest countries to benefit from duty-free exports post Brexit
Sierra Leone, Haiti and Ethiopia and some 48 countries across the globe will continue to benefit from duty-free exports into the UK on all...
First ever memorial to African and Caribbean Service Personnel unveiled in Brixton
The first ever memorial to African and Caribbean servicemen and women was unveiled in a ceremony attended by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and Mayor...
1976 Soweto uprising remembrance in London
By Eugene Smith - A selection of mainly South African expats gathered around a sculpture at the top of Max Roach Park Brixton Road...
IS A SMOKE-FREE NIGERIA ACHIEVABLE?
Professor Rotimi A K Jaiyesimi - Smoking is the primary cause of preventable illness and premature death, accounting for approximately 100,000 deaths a year...
New UK drive to end deadly migration route
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced a new £75 million package over three year programme to tackle the migration crisis and help reduce the...
Ade Aluko survives sickle cell disease with comedy
Ade Aluko a sickle cell disease survivor is supporting the NHS Blood and Transplant new campaign #ImThere (I’m there) to inspire new donors to...
Drones as Medical Response agents
Drones are being trialled in Sweden as a way to get emergency medical care to patients who have suffered a cardiac arrest, in the...
6 yr-old boy creates computer game
The six-year-old child, Ethan Theodore Yona, a first grader, launched an android app that features a superhero character called Ethan Man who talks about...
Climate change threatens Ethiopia’s coffee
Up to 60 percent of Ethiopia's coffee production area could become unsuitable for coffee farming before the end of the century, says a new...