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Nigeria is projected to be the world’s third most populous country by the year 2050, according to a report released by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Check also: Top 5 African Countries Where Slavery Is Still Uncontrolled The report, titled ‘World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision’, said with such development, Nigeria would overtake the United States in terms ...

The Refugee Solidarity Summit in Kampala has raised $358.2 million in pledges towards support of refugees in Uganda. The money raised in pledges is way below the $2 billion that the government of Uganda had hoped to raise from the summit hosted by President Yoweri Museveni and attended by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Check also: Uganda Deserves World Support For ...

Four Arab states that have boycotted Qatar have handed the country a list of 13 demands, including some likely to infuriate Doha and exacerbate the region’s worst crisis in decades. Check also: The Teenager Who Was Arrested For Building A Clock Is Set To Move To Qatar Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt sent Qatar the list which ...

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has been condemned for comments that girls who give birth should not be allowed to return to school. Check also: This Is What Tanzanian Government Is Doing To Protect Its People From Ebola An online petition has been set up and a pan-African women’s organisation is mobilising to get the president to apologise and reverse his comments. Mr ...

One Ugandan farmer has donated half his land to refugees who have fled South Sudan so they can grow crops.  Imagine this: A refugee flees unspeakable violence and finds herself in a peaceful village where, not only is she welcomed, but the local farmer offers her half his land to farm. Dreamland? Check also: Peace Calling In South Sudan Through Video ...