Last week’s Tanzania elections failed to comply with democratic standards, says the African Union, adding to mounting international pressure on President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration over the deadly vote.The AU’s election monitoring arm, which sent a team of 72 obs
An individual's natural sleep preference (chronotype) is linked to mental well-being, with evening types being more susceptible to depressive symptoms due to a misalignment with a society structured for early risers.Staying up late itself isn't the direct cause of poor mental health.
Nigeria’s most celebrated writer and Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has revealed that his U.S. visa has been revoked, a move he described as “bizarre, comic, and authoritarian.” The 91-year-old, who has long chronicled Africa’s dictatorships with razor-sharp wit, shared the news during a p
What your sweat says about your well-being: 5 key signs to look out forSweat. It’s that natural bodily function we all experience, especially when pushing our limits, feeling the heat, or just plain stressed out. But did you know that your sweat can actually tell
A growing body of research suggests that how you cook your food — not just what you eat — may influence health and longevity.The same high-heat methods that give steak its smoky crust, roast chicken its crispy skin, french fries their golden coating and pastries their browne
Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson is in police custody in Fort Bend County, Texas, according to official jail records.Peterson, 40, was arrested the morning of Oct. 26 in Sugar Land, Texas on charges of DWI and unlawful carrying of a weapon, according to Fort Bend County r
A distinguished older man with a dramatic white beard and styled hair wears a thick, luxurious fur coat and a heavy chain necklace, gazing upward against a clear turquoise sky.Many of us are chronic over-apologizers. For some, it’s due to people-pleasing or the aftermath of ha
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has thrown his weight behind efforts to support individuals living with vitiligo, a chronic skin condition characterised by the loss of skin pigment.Tayebwa expressed concern over the tax imposed on sunscreen for people with vitiligo, stati
The Parliamentary Committee on the National Economy has approved a government request to borrow Shs772 billion to address long-standing water supply challenges in four Ugandan districts.The funds will finance the Strategic Town Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Kayunga, Mayuge, Kamuli
Rev Gideon Byamugisha speaking during the health weekKampala | State House this week sounded alarm over Uganda’s HIV epidemic, revealing that five Ugandans are infected with the virus every hour—equivalent to 100 new cases daily—at an annual cost of
