How India's pharmaceutical pipeline is fuelling West Africa's opioid crisis

Sierra Leone, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria and several more countries in West Africa are in the midst of an overlooked opioid crisis that's crippling the population and devastating families. The drugs that are fuelling this crisis aren't made in makeshift labs, but imported by the millions from India's pharmaceutical industry.

By Diya GUPTA

Into Africa: China continues its dominance on the continent

Tokyo must step up those efforts and work with other partners to ensure that African countries have geopolitical choices.

‘Just a meeting, nothing else,’ says the presidency of Ramaphosa’s Zimbabwe visit

The presidency has rejected DA criticism over President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Zimbabwe visit

By Eyaaz

South Africa is not xenophobic – Ramaphosa tells African countries

President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected claims that South Africa is xenophobic, describing such characterisations as “lazy” amid ongoing protests over undocumented foreign nationals. The post South Africa is not xenophobic – Ramaphosa tells African countries appeared first on Vanguard News.

By efosataiwo@vanguardngr.com

African media criticised for weak geopolitical coverage

Professor Kwame Karikari, former Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has raised concerns about the weakness of African media coverage of continental events and geopolitical issues.

By Ernest Arhinful