Africa researcher Emira Woods of Washington’s Institute for Policy Studies has been following the Liberian leader’s efforts to raise conditions for African rulers to achieve power and govern their people through democratic means. She points out that Mrs. Sirleaf is one of a growing number of African voices to speak out for the people of [...]

The whole notion of sperm banks aroused a bunch of questions one of which is - would a sperm bank work in Nigeria, or even in Africa? And if yes, what are the socio-cultural constraints or factors to consider?

Fibroids is a world mostly known to Blacks worldwide and Fibroids operations are now becoming all too common. Nevertheless most women talk about this ailment but not many have bothered to research and learn more about the cause and how to prevent it.
WHAT ARE FIBROIDS?
Fibroids are common, benign growths of womb (uterine) muscle. They [...]

It was January 2006 and, from Nigeria, reports were surfacing of chickens dying from a mysterious illness. Within days, a series of laboratories had confirmed the worst fears—that a new strain of influenza called H5N1 was infecting poultry. It was the first time the infection, which had been killing thousands of chickens in Asia, had been discovered in Africa.

Video: Gambia president Yahya Jammeh cures AIDS and Asthma using natural herbs. Should the world pay attention?

Gloria doesn’t hide her condition…she has AIDS. She discovered she is infected shortly after watching her mother died of the disease.
Gloria is a single-parent mother who earns paltry wages as an office cleaner in Nata, a Botswanian village of 5000 inhabitants. Botswana has the second highest HIV infection rate in Africa. The current [...]

An article in today’s Washington Post reports on the sad reality of AIDS in Africa - treatment is outpaced by the rate of infection.
In South Africa, for example, for every infected patient - who has crossed the hurdles of being put on treatment while combatting issues of adherence and stigma - another five people [...]