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Inspiring Elections in Nigeria After Years of Corruption
International observers have been understandably wary about the elections in Nigeria. In a country where political intimidation and violence have marred every election since...
Nigerian Rebel Leaders Give up Arms in Amnesty Deal
Hundreds of Nigerian rebel fighters gave up their weapons and accepted an amnesty deal on Saturday in the most concerted effort yet to end...
Nigeria, Cameroon Settle Decades Old Border Dispute in Oil-Rich Atlantic
"After decades of sometimes bloody disputes over the Bakassi Peninsula, Cameroon and Nigeria have settled their long-disputed maritime border, ending years of uncertainty as...
Nigeria’s Thriving ‘Lady Mechanics’ Once Disadvantaged
Sandra Aguebor, an activist known to Nigerians as the Lady Mechanic, is a mother of two who rose from humble beginnings to national prominence...
Nigeria Signs Accord with Cameroon Ending Border Dispute
The presidents of Nigeria and Cameroon today signed an agreement settling a decades-old, sometimes violent, border dispute over the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula following intensive...
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
New Mosquito Nets Prevent Millions of Malaria Cases in Insecticide-Resistant Areas
For years, aid workers knew that among all the billions being poured into aid foundations for Africa, if a measly few million could be...
British Man Finishes His Run Across Africa: 385 Marathons in 352 days
A red-headed Brit named Russ Cook claims he's become the first person ever to run across the entire length of Africa after crossing a...
Good News in History, April 1
51 years ago today, the federal government of India, under the administration of Indira Gandhi, implemented Project Tiger, a comprehensive strategy to try and...
8-year-old Boy Becomes Youngest Player to Beat a Chess Grandmaster: ‘I felt amazing’
At the tender age of eight years, six months, and 11 days, Singaporean Ashwath Kaushik became the youngest player ever to defeat a grandmaster...
Good News in History, March 8
45 years ago today, the Philips electronics company demonstrated the first CD, unveiling the single-sided compact disc that was impervious to scratches, dust, and...
Good News in History, March 5
50 years ago today, a very special performance was held at Berkeley University to witness the singing of the Hymn to Nikkal. It had...
Good News in History, February 27
5 years ago today, the smallest baby boy ever born that would survive to leave the hospital went home in Tokyo with his mom,...
Good News in History, January 16
45 years ago today, Life on Earth debuted on BBC 2. Its gravitas at the time for British television has a parallel in our time to...
Good News in History, December 5
144 years ago today, Clyde Cessna was born. Founding the Cessna Aircraft Company in the 1920s, the company was one of the highest-volume and...
Good News in History, October 1
162 years ago today, the illustrious Mrs. Beeton published her Book of Household Management, a tome with everything to know about the running of a...
Ultrasound Scanners Inside of a Bra Could Detect Breast Cancer Earlier, and Between Screenings
A miniature ultrasound device, fitted to a flexible polymer strap, can be slipped into a bra and detect breast cancer tumors among those most...
Good News in History, July 15
Though not a pilot, on this day in 1939 the fashionable and smashing Clara Adams stepped off her passenger aircraft in Newark, having completed...
Good News in History, June 22
85 years ago today, Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling in a re-match of perhaps the most famous fight series in history. It completely...
Good News in History, May 29
70 years ago today, New Zealander Edmund Hillary, and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest. The...