Trump's First 100 Days: A Chaotic Discovery Of Power

While US President Donald Trump has shown a capacity to change both his tone and positions, he has struggled to convey a clearly articulated worldview

From his resounding setbacks in Congress to his stunning policy flip-flops, Donald Trump has faced a steep learning curve in his opening months at the White House.

President Trump's 100 days in numbers

Tanzania's President Magufuli Sacks 10,000 Over Fake Certificates

John Magufuli is known as the "bulldozer" for his disciplinarian approach. AFP

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has sacked nearly 10,000 civil servants for having fake education certificates.

Children 'Should Read Aloud And Chat About Books To Aid Language Skills'

A child reading a book

Children should be encouraged to read aloud and talk about books with friends to help improve their language skills, it has been suggested.

The Nigeria Football Federation Gets Financial Boost

The Nigeria Football Federation has had financial difficulties in recent years with coaches and players often going months without being paid

The cash-strapped Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has received a financial boost from an energy company worth around US$8.2 million over the next five years.

Don’t Play Politics With Rice Farming — Rice Farmers Tell Members

The Bayelsa State chapter of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has expressed worry over the spate of “political farmers” in the state, urging members to de-politicize farming, to achieve the desired development.

Media 'Never Under So Much Threat', Says Watchdog

Press Freedom rankings, Reporters Without Borders, 2017

Press freedom has never been as threatened as it is now, in the "new post-truth era of fake news" after the election of US President Donald Trump, Reporters Without Borders warned Wednesday.

As Bibliomania Hits Guinea, Book Lovers Seize Rare Chance

Posters are splashed across walls and billboards in Conakry as the city kicks off a year as the World Book Capital

As Conakry's year as World Book Capital gets under way, book lovers in Guinea are seizing a rare opportunity to instill a lifelong appreciation for the written word in a nation where most people are illiterate.

"Nothing can be built without a book" proclaims graffiti on a wall in Conakry. For a country struggling with high rates of poverty, buying books can slip as a priority when it is sometimes difficult to cover basic needs

₦720 Billion Revenue Under Threat As 51 Oil Licences Expire

Photo: Karim Sahib / AFP

Owners, DPR decline comments on status of blocks

About 51 Oil Prospecting Licences (OPL) and Oil Mining Lease (OML) of different oil blocks have expired between 2010 and March 2017 and this is therefore threatening about US$2 billion (₦720 billion) in signature bonuses.

Fighting Fake News: Google’s New Fact-Check Tool Attempts To Combat A Global Issue

Google Inc., in Mountain View, Silicon Valley, California. United States.

This article originally appeared on AlterNet.

Google released its new tool “Fact Check” this week.

Can Crowd Funding Help Scale Up Solar Power For Africa's Poor?

When Ronald Van Harten arrived in Kenya from the Netherlands in 2015 he was determined to invest in solar-powered equipment for homes across Africa, make a profit and help the rural poor get energy.

Trump At 100 Days: 'It's A Different Kind Of Presidency'

President Donald Trump poses for a portrait in the Oval Office in Washington, Friday, April 21, 2017. With his tweets and his bravado, Trump is putting his mark on the presidency in his first 100 days in office. He's flouted conventions of the institution by holding on to his business, hiring family members as advisers and refusing to release his tax returns. He's tested conventional political wisdom by eschewing travel, church, transparency, discipline, consistency and decorum. But the presidency is also having an impact on Trump, prompting him, at times, to play the role of traditional president. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

For nearly 100 days, President Donald Trump has rattled Washington and been chastened by its institutions.

Inadequate Paddy, Poor Electricity Crippling Katsina Rice Millers

A Rice mill at Funtua, Katsina State

Poor electricity supply as well as inadequate supply of paddy rice has been identified as the major challenges facing the newly established rice mills in Funtua area of Katsina State.

Nigerian Govt To Reward Whistleblowers On Illegal Weapons — Presidency

Whistleblower policy Image credit: www.business.dk

The National Security Adviser, Babagana Munguno, has begun work on a template for the discovery and recovery of illegal weapons through a reward system.

3 African Countries Chosen To Test 1st Malaria Vaccine

In this Oct. 30, 2009 photo, a mother holds her baby receiving a new malaria vaccine as part of a trial at the Walter Reed Project Research Center in Kombewa in Western Kenya. The World Health Organization says three African countries have been chosen to test the world's first malaria vaccine. Ghana, Kenya and Malawi will begin piloting the injectable vaccine next year with young children. WHO said Monday, April 24, 2017, that the vaccine has the potential to save tens of thousands of lives if used with existing measures. The challenge is whether impoverished countries can deliver the required four doses of the vaccine for each child. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)

Three African countries have been chosen to test the world's first malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization announced Monday. Ghana, Kenya and Malawi will begin piloting the injectable vaccine next year with young children, who have been at highest risk of death.

‘How Low Drug Production Impedes Epidemic Control’

Experts put the cost of producing vaccines locally in the range of ₦6 billion if the indigenous industries get government support, thus helping to save an import bill of US$1.1 billion that government seeks to spend on procuring vaccines to fight meningitis in the five most affected states.

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The inability of the Federal Government to manage disease outbreaks in the country, occasioned by the lack of political will and low capacity in local drug manufacturing, poses a serious threat to citizens’ well-being and the nation’s economic growth.

‘More People Dying From Hepatitis Than AIDS, TB’

Viral hepatitis is believed to have killed 1.34 million people in 2015, an amount similar to that of tuberculosis and Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged for action to wipe out hepatitis as the ongoing epidemic worsens. In its first global report on the infection, it said the number of people dying from treatable forms of the disease, often caused by alcohol and drug abuse, is rising.