NIGERIA: NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL AGENCY APPEALS FOR NATIONAL CALL-CENTRE FOR HIV AWARENESS
For an effective achievement to be recorded in the battle to control the spread of HIV/AIDS, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS has appealed to the National Communication Commission and the Global System Mobile operators in the country to assist in the establishment of a national call centre spread awareness information about HIV/AIDS. More
GHANA: LET'S WORK HARD TO DEMYSTIFY THE RUMOURS AND MISCONCEPTIONS
Dr Gloria Quansah-Asare, Director of the Family Planning Division of the Ghana Health Service, has invited all to join in the education to demystify the misconceptions about contraceptives.
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KENYA: KENYA HOST REGION'S FIRST GAY FILM FESTIVAL
Kenya has made history by hosting the region's first gay film festival. The event, titled the OUT film festival, showcased films, features and documentaries on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) issues in Africa. More
NIGERIA: ONLINE RAPE VIDEO ANGERS NIGERIANS
In the grainy video, a Nigerian woman repeatedly asks her attackers to kill her as they take turns raping her at a university dormitory. The five men only promise to drive her home, pushing her back down each time she starts to stand up. More
SOUTH AFRICA: PRESIDENT APPOINTS CONSERVATIVE PASTOR AS SOUTH AFRICA'S CHIEF JUSTICE
President Jacob Zuma on Thursday appointed Mogoeng Mogoeng as chief justice of South Africa, casting aside accusations that the judge has been lenient on rapists and is homophobic. More
NIGERIA: FIFA TO INVESTIGATE WOMEN'S FOOTBALL COACH OVER ANTI-GAY COMMENTS
The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) say they have opened an investigation into homophobic comments made by Nigerian football coach Eucharia Uche. More |