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Tingo’s path to building sustainable agriculture ecosystem in Africa

Tingo’s path to building sustainable agriculture ecosystem in Africa

By Cynthia Ugochukwu The idea that technology can be used to solve everyday problems has been tested so many times over the years, and has proven valid. In 2012, Tingo Mobile founder, Dozy Mmobuosi was on a trip to China when what they were doing with the agricultural value chain, among other things, in Shenzhen caught […]

‘They removed my uterus and I didn’t know for 11 years’

‘They removed my uterus and I didn’t know for 11 years’

A woman in South Africa has told the BBC how she was sterilised without her consent after she gave birth at the age of 17, and only learned about it 11 years later when she tried to have another child. Bongekile Msibi was among 48 women sterilised without consent at state hospitals, the Commission for […]

Life is slow, burials fast in Italian town in virus hotspot

Life is slow, burials fast in Italian town in virus hotspot

Coronavirus: The burial was over and done in five minutes. Just enough time for the priest to utter a prayer over the body of the elderly woman, in the presence of one relative and two undertakers. The growing coronavirus outbreak in Italy leaves little room for decorum, and Zorlesco, a northern town of 1,700 residents […]

Rural Woman’s quiet on the front burner

Rural Woman’s quiet on the front burner

The concerns of the rural woman are core aspects of governance at all levels in Nigeria. Also there are ministries, departments and agencies dedicated partly or totally to her. And the mass media report them and their activities. These put her on the front burner. But, as this content analysis shows, there is limited and/or no feedback from her.

Investigation: Illegal oil exploration destroying Warri Royal Cemetery

Investigation: Illegal oil exploration destroying Warri Royal Cemetery

… As Indigenes Lament, Call for Protection of Cultural Heritage By Iteveh Ekpokpobe Palpable disaster looms over lives and property of residents around the Warri Royal Cemetery located in Jala-Ikeren community of Warri South Local Government Area, following illegal activities of crude oil merchants on the land. A visit to the historical and cultural heritage […]