Why are more and more people avoiding the news?
The 2025 Digital News Report has found that the proportion of people with a high interest in news has fallen across every age group. Avoidance comes with a lack of trust and…
1 million people to live in Mars in 20 years: Elon Musk
Space X founder Elon Musk provides an update on the company’s plans to send humanity to Mars, at Starbase, an industrial complex for Starship rockets, located at Boca Chica, Texas, United States,…
US presidential inauguration: What Joe Biden presidency means for Africa
Expectations are high among Africans and African leaders as former US vice president, Joe Biden takes office as the 46th President of the United States. The biggest question right now on the…
Traditional staple food ‘Fufu’ gets global attention
Traditional staple food 'Fufu' common in many countries in West Africa and Central Africa is getting attention and popularity among different people in the United States and around the world.…
Nigerians relive that most unforgettable of years called 2020
2020 has been a year of upheaval and crisis - one that was shaped by the coronavirus pandemic. But was it all gloom and mayhem? As we say goodbye to 2020 and…
Thousands of people seek refuge in Canaries
The Canary Islands have become a major destination for Africans seeking refuge in Europe. Human rights activists describe the conditions in the camps as squalid and say authorities are not giving people…
10 unforgettable Boko Haram and ISWAP massacres in 2020
In 2010, Boko Haram's insurgency climbed to its peak and the group was called the world's deadliest terrorist group, considering the number of attacks it launched and the people it killed. Here…
US: El Paso grapples with COVID-19 and economic fallout
The COVID-19 pandemic is infecting record numbers of people in the city of El Paso, Texas. Hospitals are preparing for months of strain on the health care system, funeral homes are overwhelmed…
NYC food banks provide Thanksgiving meals for people in need
Hundreds of people pick up holiday meals at food banks in New York City days before Thanksgiving, as the US continues to battle high unemployment from the coronavirus-induced recession. US authorities have…
Peru: Calls for interim president to resign, three die in protest crackdown
Thousands of people have taken to the streets across several Peruvian cities as citizens vented their frustrations at the impeachment of Martin Vizcarra. Congress has urged interim president Manuel Merino to step…
In southern Madagascar, people are dying of hunger
Famine is once again ravaging the south of the island of Madagascar. Victims of drought, poor governance, predatory businesses but also rural banditry, hundreds of thousands of people are acutely malnourished and…