Who Invented Paper? A New Discovery in Egypt Upends The Consensus
A recent find at a long-neglected site reveals it was used there more than 2,000 years before first appearing in China By Lydia Wilson When [Read more …]
Africa
Murder, Kidnapping And Arson: Nigerian Pirates Switch Targets From Ships To Shore
Attacks on commercial vessels have dropped thanks to more security around the country’s coast – but small fishing communities are facing brutal assault Under a [Read more …]
Parole: Man Who Murdered South African Anti-Apartheid Leader Chris Hani Stabbed In Prison
The killer of the South African anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani has been stabbed in prison, days after the country’s top court ordered him to be [Read more …]
Lagos Gridlock: ‘Sorry You Hate It…We Are Loving It!’
Just after 6am, Omowumi Adekanmbi leaves the one-room flat where she lives with her four children. An hour later, she is at work in the [Read more …]
Sacred Ground: The Ancient Grove Where Yoruba Traditions Are Reborn
A centuries-old festival on the banks of the Osun River in Nigeria has seen prayers answered down the ages. Now it faces a modern challenge [Read more …]
Nobel Laureates, Others Urge UK Firm To Cut Price Of ‘Groundbreaking HIV’ Drug For Africa
Nobel laureates, business leaders, former premiers and celebrities have urged a UK pharmaceutical company to lower the price of its groundbreaking HIV prevention drug [Read more …]
Angola Ex-President, José Eduardo dos Santos, Passes On At 79
Angola’s former president José Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Africa’s second-biggest oil producer for nearly four decades, has died aged 79. The former president died [Read more …]
‘He Bought Me Like A Chicken’: How Nigerians Patronise Modern Slavery Markets In Niger Republic
Al-Husseina Amadou was just one of thousands of girls in West Africa who are still bought cheaply as a wahaya, or ‘fifth wife’ Al-Husseina Amadou [Read more …]
Forex Scarcity: FIRS Offers Soft Landing, Asks Foreigners, Others To Pay Dollars Tax In Naira
In a move that is practical, empathetic and brilliant for Nigeria’s revenue generation drive, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has offered soft landing for [Read more …]
