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Flamboyant former culture minister and bad boy Frederic Mitterrand dies age 76

France, March 22 -- Former culture minister Frederic Mitterrand, a high-profile and sometimes controversial figure on France's arts scene, died on Thursday in Paris at the age of 76 after several mont... Read More


Queries over teacher readiness ahead of new subject combinations

Tanzania, March 22 -- Dar es Salaam. Questions about teacher preparedness are arising concerning the government's decision to introduce more subject combinations for students who are set to join the a... Read More


STEM, unlocking potential of rural girls will help to narrow gender gap

Uganda, March 22 -- According to results from all national exams, rural learners are evidently lagging behind in performance. Despite the provision of free education both at primary and secondary leve... Read More


With Soludo, being Yoruba and Anambran is possible, By Majeed Dahiru

Nigeria, March 22 -- I spent part of my formative years in the market town of Onitsha, in Anambra State in the mid 1980s. During my sojourn there, I lived with my uncle, then popularly known as Alhaji... Read More


Longer genes are associated with ageing

Illinois, March 22 -- What causes our bodies to age? Four complementary research, including one from Northwestern Medicine, reached the same conclusion, long genes. In a recent study, the scientists ... Read More


The plagues have hit Kampala: What a Ramadhan!

Uganda, March 22 -- Everything that could happen, has happened. The night is no better than the day. The clothes cannot keep on. I check the temperature, it is at its lowest. When did 30 degrees becom... Read More


Pakistan's recent airstrikes in Afghanistan show its fraying patience with the Taliban

India, March 22 -- On March 18, Pakistan conducted intelligence-based airstrikes on terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan's Khost and Paktika provinces, resulting in the death of eight civilians. Pakistan... Read More


Gensol Engg rallies on bagging Rs 520-cr solar project

Mumbai, March 22 -- The scope of order involves the development of a 100 MWAC/135 MWp ground-mount solar PV power project across 500 acres in Maharashtra. The project is expected to be completed with... Read More


Sarda Energy soars after JV units get LoI for licensing of Surjagad-1 iron ore block

Mumbai, March 22 -- The aforementioned LoI has been issued by the Industry, Energy, Labour and Mining Department, Government of Maharashtra. Sarda Energy & Minerals has integrated steel manufacturing... Read More


Gambari hails Senegal for choosing democracy, insists failure not an option

Nigeria, March 22 -- The Head of the ECOWAS Observer Mission to Senegal and former Nigeria's minister for external affairs, Ibrahim Gambari, on Friday praised the resilience of the people of Senegal a... Read More