Africa

Malawi, Kenya, Ghana trying out first malaria vaccine in babies

A pinch in the leg, a squeal and a trickle of tears. One baby after another in Malawi is getting the first and only vaccine against malaria, one of history’s deadliest and most stubborn of diseases. The southern African nation is rolling out the shots in an unusual pilot program along with Kenya and Ghana. […]
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Rangers urges time change in CAF group fixtures

Rangers International FC of Enugu has appealed to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for a change of time fixed for the group matches scheduled to kick off on December 1. The Media Officer of the club, Norbert Okoli, made the appeal in a statement issued on Saturday in Enugu. Okoli stated that the General […]

Me, me, me, …: Zimbabwe’s President names 10 streets after himself

The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the renaming of ten streets after himself. His decision seems to not have settled well with some citizens of the country. News media in the country reported that there was an uproar following the public announcement of decision after a cabinet meeting on Thursday. According to the report, […]

Nkrumah – Quao: Africa still pays heavily for the truth

IT follows a familiar pattern. African  leaders who are courageous enough to speak the truth to powerful countries, pay quite heavy prices. They are vilified, victimized, blackmailed or sometimes murdered.  Ambassador Arikana Chihombori-Quao, who was the African Union, AU, Ambassador to the United States until this month, is lucky. All she got for speaking out for Africa against its continued looting particularly by France, was a sack. At least the ambassador of Zimbabwean origins, is alive.

African scientists move to combat outbreaks of infectious diseases

By Chioma Obinna – Lagos African scientists have urged governments on the continent to prioritise research to prepare for outbreaks of infectious diseases and promote public health to reduce the current frightening infectious diseases like Ebola and monkeypox ravaging communities. The scientists, who spoke at the 6th International Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Institute of […]

Nigerian businessmen storm Anambra for share of $250bn global capital fund for Africa

NO fewer than 3,000 corporate organizations and private businessmen and women from almost all the 36 states of the federation and Abuja, recently gathered at Agulu, Anambra State to grab a chunk of the $250 billion global capital for the African Continental Free Trade Area said to have been provided by the United States of America, USA, Canada, China, Japan and some European organizations for the third world countries.

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