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20 Aug 2019
TanzaniaHaving multiple husbands can be beneficial for women, observes study
Polygamy in our society is often frowned upon, especially for women. In India, the practice is also largely illegal.
07 Aug 2019
WhatsAppJioPhone 3 likely to launch on August 12: Details here
Over the last two years, Reliance JioPhone and JioPhone 2 have taken services like WhatsApp and Facebook to the mass market.
19 Apr 2019
MaliMali's PM Maiga, his cabinet resign over Ogossagou massacre
Mali's prime minister resigned along with his entire government yesterday following criticism over their handling of an upsurge of violence in the center of the country and the massacre last month that left 160 people dead in the village of Ogossagou near the border with Burkina Faso.
10 Apr 2019
FacebookWhy Facebook is using AI to map global population density
If you are familiar with Facebook's practices, you already know that the company has got some crazy projects in the works, be it the merging of different messaging services or creating a mind-reading machine.
24 Mar 2019
Mali115 reported dead after militia attack on central Malian village
Militia fighters descended on a village in central Mali before dawn Saturday, killing at least 115 people in the latest deadly attack blamed on an ethnic militia, local authorities said.
03 Jan 2019
NigeriaMiss Africa 2018 winner's hair catches fire soon after announcement
When 24-year-old Miss Congo 2018, Dorcas Kasinde, was crowned Miss Africa 2018 recently, she set the stage on fire, literally.
24 Dec 2018
IndiaHere are world's safest and most-unsafe travel destinations for 2019
As we are stepping into 2019, we have also started making our travel lists.
14 Dec 2018
MaliOver 40 killed in attack near Mali's border with Niger
Suspected jihadists, on motorcycles, have killed at least 42 people during a series of attacks on Tuareg nomadic camps in Mali yesterday.
06 Dec 2018
KenyaPeople in this Kenyan town use polythene paper as condoms
We are 7.7bn people in this world.
29 Nov 2018
SmartphonesHow this African country is converting e-waste into robots
Every year, more than 40 million tons of electronic waste is generated, making up about 70% of the world's toxic waste.
16 Nov 2018
AndroidWhy Zuckerberg ordered Facebook executives to not use iPhones
Just recently, the New York Times reported that Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg asked his top executives to switch to Android phones.
10 Nov 2018
Narendra Modi#RepublicDay: Top African leader may attend celebrations after Trump's snub
Days after President of United States Donald Trump said he would not attend India's Republic Day event on January 26 due to prior commitments, India may have finalized the new chief guest.
07 Nov 2018
BBCCameroon kidnappings: All 79 students released by captors
79 school students who had been abducted from Nkwen village in Cameroon's troubled northwestern region have been released, according to Issa Bakary Tchiroma, Cameroon's communications minister.
03 Nov 2018
Narendra ModiVice President Venkaiah Naidu meets Indian community in Zimbabwe
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, on his second leg of three-nation Africa visit, addressed the local Indian community in Zimbabwe today.
17 Oct 2018
Sexual Harassment#MeToo: MJ Akbar resigns in light of allegations against him
Embattled Minister of State for External Affairs, MJ Akbar, has resigned from his post in light of sexual harassment allegations against him.
19 Sep 2018
South AfricaSouth Africa's apex court legalizes marijuana consumption for adults
On Tuesday, South Africa's apex court, in a unanimous ruling, legalized the use of marijuana for personal consumption in private spaces.
10 Sep 2018
IndiaMust ensure Africa doesn't become 'theater of rival ambitions': Swaraj
India will work with Africa to keep the oceans open for benefit of all nations, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, asserting that the two sides must work together to ensure that the second largest continent doesn't again turn into a "theater of rival ambitions".
04 Sep 2018
Xi JinpingXi announces another $60bn for Africa; dismisses 'debt trap' criticism
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday announced a whopping $60 billion in new development financing for the African nations as he sought to refute criticism that the massive funding under China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is drawing the countries into a debt trap.
09 Aug 2018
GoogleGoogle to offer more "instant" app previews this year
On the back of releasing Android Pie, Google, among other things, is now looking to improve engagement between its massive developer community and end-users by offering "instant" app previews for users.
28 Jul 2018
BBCGhana MPs can't stop laughing over villages named after genitals
Ever heard a funny name and just couldn't stop laughing?
28 Jul 2018
Mount Everest17-year-old Hisar girl scales Mount Kilimanjaro
It was another illustrious feather in the cap of 17-year-old Shivangi Pathak.
27 Jun 2018
FacebookPorn detectors, 'gossip tax' on the cards for Uganda
In a bid to raise revenues and clamp down on 'gossip and immorality', the Ugandan government is looking to impose tax on social media use, and claims to have devices that can scan computers for pornography.
27 Jun 2018
IndiaIndia no longer has the largest number of poor: Report
Global poverty trends are changing drastically, and it is exceptionally good news for India, a recent study points out.
25 Jun 2018
MaliMali: 32 Fulanis killed, 10 missing in traditional hunters' attack
At least 32 Fulani civilians, including children, were killed and ten are missing following an attack in central Mali, believed to have been carried out by traditional hunters, as the government said 16 bodies had been found.
10 Apr 2018
Star Wars'Black Panther' pounces past 'Titanic', becomes third-highest grossing film ever
Adding another feather to its cap, 'Black Panther' has now moved ahead of 'Titanic' in the list of all-time highest grossing movies.
09 Apr 2018
TechnologyApple may introduce iPhone 8 (PRODUCT)RED edition today
Apple will reportedly introduce the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus (PRODUCT)RED editions today.
08 Feb 2018
HollywoodBlack Panther's Rotten Tomatoes score is a perfect 100
Marvel first standalone black superhero movie 'Black Panther' has got a rare 100% rating from review aggregator RottenTomatoes.com.
04 Feb 2018
IndiaOil tanker with 22 Indian sailors suspected hijacked in Africa
An oil tanker with 22 Indian sailors on board has gone missing off the coast of Benin in West Africa.
24 Oct 2017
FacebookWhy does Zimbabwe have a 'Ministry of WhatsApp?'
Zimbabwe has become the first country to set up a ministry exclusively dedicated to cybersecurity and online monitoring.
24 Oct 2017
Animal RightsGlobal ivory seizures hit record high of 40-tonnes
Nearly 40-tonnes of trafficked ivory was seized around the world last year, a record high, according to a report by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
22 Oct 2017
AsiaThere are over 1.1 billion "invisible people" in the world
Over 1.1 billion people - one in every seven individuals- worldwide do not officially exist as they have no proof of identity, revealed World Bank's Identification for Development (ID4D) program.
19 Oct 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaKenya: Election official resigns, says upcoming polls are "not credible"
Roselyn Akombe, a senior official of Kenya's election commission (IEBC) has resigned amid the furore surrounding the 2017 Kenyan national elections.
14 Oct 2017
Plane CrashPlane crashes into sea off Ivory Coast amid heavy storm
A plane has crashed into the sea off Ivory Coast in West Africa moments after taking off from the Abidjan airport.
20 Sep 2017
International Labour OrganizationReport: 40 million people trapped under clutches of modern slavery
Decades after its abolition, the ugly practice of slavery continues to thrive in modern times.
08 Aug 2017
TechCrunchGhana's first satellite, GhanaSat-1 is now orbiting Earth
Ghana's first satellite GhanaSat-1, built by a Ghanaian engineering team at All Nations University, is now operational. It was made possible with a little help from others but it's still a significant achievement.
15 Jun 2017
FacebookFacebook makes GIFs available for comments
To mark the 30th anniversary of the GIF, Facebook has introduced a new feature enabling users to add GIFs to comments.
23 May 2017
IndiaIndia to invest $2 bn for solar projects in Africa
Three countries, Ivory Coast, Somalia and Ghana signed up for the International Solar Alliance, on the sidelines of the African Development Bank's annual meeting held in Gandhinagar, taking the total number of signatories to 31.
17 May 2017
World Health OrganizationWHO - Road accidents biggest killer of teens worldwide
According to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), road accident injuries are the biggest killer of teenagers worldwide.
06 Feb 2017
TechnologyAfrica transformed by path-breaking digital image technology
Selfies, which swept across the world at lightning speed, were made possible due to cutting-edge engineering inventions in digital image sensors.
24 Nov 2016
United Nations (UN)Record week for migrant rescues in Europe
Italy's coastguard confirmed that at least 1,400 people had been saved in 12 separate operations between Monday evening and Tuesday.