A new approach to protecting young African children from malaria could reduce deaths and illness from the disease by 70%, a study suggests. Giving them vaccines before the worst season in addition to preventative drugs produced “very striking” results, London researchers say. The trial followed 6,000 children aged under 17 months in Burkina Faso and…
From pushing wheelbarrows to making much of the fact that he was a chicken seller in his youth, Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto is increasingly framing next year’s general election as a contest between “hustlers” and “dynasties”. In Kenya, hustlers refer to those – especially young people – who struggle to make ends meet in…
With untreated sewage in the water and rubbish piled on the sand, pollution on Tripoli’s Mediterranean coast is denying residents of the war-torn Libyan capital a much-needed escape. The environment ministry last month ordered the closure of a number of beaches along the 30-kilometre (18-mile) Greater Tripoli coastline, despite the roasting summer heat. “The situation…
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita says his country is “keen” to maintain “strong ties” with Libya after meeting with member of the Libyan Presidential Council Abdullah al-Lafi in Rabat. During a joint press briefing , Mr. Bourita stated that Morocco will stand by Libya unconditionally, to help promote security and stability of the country. “Our…
US secretary of state raises concerns that large numbers of Eritrean forces have ‘re-entered Ethiopia after withdrawing in June’. The United States and European Union are raising alarm over the recent deployment of troops from Eritrea to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where nine months of war have killed thousands of people and sparked a worsening humanitarian…
Ivory Coast’s first person to test positive for Ebola since 1994 has now recovered, the health ministry says. The 18-year- old woman, from Guinea, had travelled to Abidjan by bus two weeks ago and then tested positive for the haemorrhagic disease. Ivory Coast immediately held a vaccination drive to cover people who’d had contact with…
Rwanda will host dozens of schoolgirls being relocated from Afghanistan following the takeover of their country by Taliban militants. Shabana Basij-Rasikh, the founder of a privately-run School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA) on Tuesday said about 250 students, staff and family members were en-route to Rwanda, through Qatar, to begin a “semester abroad for our entire…
The police in Ghana have notified the public that they will be conducting a mass burial for 200 unidentified and unclaimed bodies The burial will begin “by close of work this week” according to a statement released by Ghana’s Police Service on Monday. The move aims to decongest the mortuary of the country’s police hospital, an official…
Madagascar is on the brink of experiencing the world’s first “climate change famine”, according to the United Nations, which says tens of thousands of people are already suffering “catastrophic” levels of hunger and food insecurity after four years without rain. The drought – the worst in four decades – has devastated isolated farming communities in…
Torture victims of former Chadian president Hissene Habre react to the dictator’s death at 79-years-old in Senegal, where he was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. Habre had succumbed to coronavirus, according to Chad’s consulate. The International Criminal Court had ordered Habre to pay up to 30,000 euros ($33,000) to each victim who…