The Zambian authorities announced on Thursday that they were stepping up their health campaign to combat cholera, a disease that has been on the rise since October and has already claimed the lives of nearly a hundred people in the southern African country this year. The Minister of Health, Sylvia Masebo, called for more drastic hygiene measu...
Mbongeni Ngema, author of the musical "Sarafina" about student revolts in apartheid-era Soweto, died Wednesday in a road accident at the age of 68, his family announced. "It is with a heavy heart that we announce the brutal death of our beloved brother, father, husband, and compatriot, Mbongeni Ngema," the family announced in a statement, say...
The year 2023 has witnessed significant strides in the fight against malaria and Alzheimer's disease, marking a continued commitment to health and scientific progress despite the presumed end of the COVID-19 pandemic, as reported by the World Health Organization. New vaccines are being rolled out globally to combat seemingly incurable disease...
Bad weather on Sunday left four people dead and around twenty missing in South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, when a building was swept away by a swollen river, the authorities said on Monday. The accident occurred in a rural mining area in the Mwenga territory. In heavy rain, local residents, small-scale miners, shopk...
Во Всероссийском НИИ рыбного хозяйства и океанографии (ВНИРО) состоялось заседание Совета по науке, которое прошло под председательством руководителя Федерального агентства по рыболовству Ильи Шестакова.Основной вопрос – приоритетные морские и пресноводные экспедиционные исследования: подвели предварительные итоги 2023 года и обозначили планы на 20...
Sofia Boutella says she was "terrified" to lead the ensemble cast of Zack Snyder's Netflix epic "Rebel Moon." "It was very intimidating to me. And this is the biggest movie I've ever been on. And just I, I think I but to be honest, I always start a movie thinking I'm not going to be able to do it. And I always end up finishing it and doing it...
Tourism in Tunisia recorded a clear rebound in 2023 with 8.8 million visitors, up 49.3% in one year, and is well on the way to surpassing a record reached in 2019, before the Covid pandemic, a Tourism Ministry official told AFP on Thursday. "Our objective was to recover 80% of the tourist flows recorded in 2019", a record year which serves as...
Pterocarpus angolensis, широко известный как дикий тик или кровавое дерево, представляет собой вид дерева, которое растет в Южной Африке. Он известен прежде всего своим темно-красным соком, похожим на кровь, которую он выделяет, когда дерево срубают. Дикий тик, хорошо известный в тропической Африке, где используется для изготовления высококачествен...
Russia was ready to supply more grain to Tunisia, Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday during a visit to the North African country grappling with shortages fuelled by drought. At a meeting with Tunisian President Kais Saied in the capital Tunis, Lavrov said Russia's crop yields had been good "for the second or third year in a...
More than 300 firefighters were battling a blaze on the slopes of a mountain near Cape Town in South Africa for a second day on Wednesday. Meanwhile residents were evacuated from at least one neighborhood overnight, emergency services said. Five firefighters were injured and two were taken to the hospital, the city's Emergency Services spokes...
Цикл лекций и практических занятий в г. Бужумбура (Республика Бурунди, Африка) провела к.м.н., биолог Тюменского медицинского университета Мария Владимировна Орлова для студентов Национального института общественного здоровья. В состав российской делегации также вошел представитель Роспотребнадзора. Доцент кафедры мобилизационной подготовки здравоо...
Абу-Даби, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Сегодня его высочество шейх Мухаммад ибн Заид Аль Нахайян (Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan), президент ОАЭ, наградил победителей конкурса Zayed Sustainability Prize передовой глобальной премией ОАЭ за достижения в области устойчивого развития и филантропии в ходе церемонии, прошедшей на ...
Сотрудники отдела природно-техногенных геосистем Института степи УрО РАН Роман Ряхов и Антон Щавелев в ноябре провели научные исследования в Республике Гвинея (Западная Африка), сообщает orensteppe.org. Оренбуржцы работали в составе международной группы вместе с организаторами исследований – представителями Института биологии южных морей имен...
Kenya's competition watchdog has imposed a record $7.1m (£5.6m) fine on the local Carrefour franchise holder, Majid al Futtaim, following allegations of coercing suppliers into accepting reduced prices. The regulator accused the retail giant of leveraging its dominant negotiating position against two suppliers, resulting in the highest-ever p...
Улучшение отношений между Германией и Африкой немецкие политики видят в совместных проектах по климатической безопасности, об этом 18 декабря сообщает издание «megatrends-afrika». Африканский союз (АС) поручил Комиссии АС разработать континентальную оценку рисков безопасности, связанных с климатом, чтобы предоставить информацию для разработки общей...
In the heart of Kenya, a discreet church has quietly flourished over the past decade, choosing not to publicize its services in a deeply religious country due to its inclusive stance towards the LGBTQ+ community. John, a pastor initially ordained in a mainstream church, shared with the BBC the emotional impact of finding this church after lea...
A strong explosion followed by a fire on Monday in Guinea's main fuel depot hit the centre of Conakry, injuring dozens of people according to a medical source and leading to the closure of schools and administrations. The fire occurred at around 00:00 (local time and GMT) at the Guinean state-owned oil company's main fuel depot in Kaloum, Con...
Burundi is grappling with a growing crisis as landslides intensify, sparking alarm in both the economic capital, Bujumbura, and the surrounding provinces. The western part of the city has already witnessed the collapse of several houses, instilling fear among residents along the Ntahangwa River. Pelagie Niyukuri, a resident, expresses gratitu...
A few days ahead of the presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, scheduled for December 20th 2023, is causing a stir on the web and leaving public opinion stunned. The creation of the "Alliance Fleuve Congo" was made official on Friday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. At the helm is Corneille Nangaa, the former chairman of t...
Infinix Nigeria has reaffirmed its position as a leader in the mobile technology industry by being awarded the "Most Outstanding Mobile Phone Brand of the Year 2023" by the Nigeria Technology Awards (NITA). This accolade follows their dual victory in 2022, where they clinched the titles of "Most Exceptional Phone Brand" and "Best Customer-Centric P...
