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TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Dogs can be trained to sniff out certain cancers, people at risk of a diabetic coma and now, children with malaria just by smelling their socks, researchers said Monday. According to the findings presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual meeting in New Orleans, dogs were trained to sniff out malaria parasites in African children who tested positive for the mosquito-borne disease but did not have […]
By Darlene Superville Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Melania Trump briefly lost her footing when a baby elephant startled her with a sudden move, but the first lady was anything but out of step when children at an orphanage welcomed her to their home with African song and dance. It didn’t take long for the typically reserved U.S. first lady to dive fully into the moment. Mrs. Trump arrived at The Nest orphanage […]
BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) — At least 12 Tuareg civilians died Tuesday in an attack in eastern Mali, a region hit by chronic unrest between local tribes and jihadist militants, sources said. About 200 people, many of them civilians from the Fulani and Tuareg tribes, have been killed in the area this year. Militants claiming allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) have been clashing with local groups backing a French security force and the Malian army. […]
UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) — The world should help Africa invest in its people as the continent confronts a demographic boom, said billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, whose foundation released its annual report on Tuesday. Gates put forward a “simple idea” that investing in the health and education of Africa’s younger generation would help tackle poverty. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation released its annual “Goalkeepers” report measuring progress towards achieving UN poverty-reducing goals in […]
RWENSHAMA, Uganda ( AFP)- Ugandan navy speedboats sliced through murky Lake Edward towards a fleet of wooden canoes carrying illegal fishermen from the Democratic Republic of Congo, hightailing it back to their own waters. “Stop the boat, hands up, surrender any weapons,” yelled Lieutenant Deogratius Kato as the soldiers surrounded a motorized canoe after a 20-minute chase, pointing guns at two terrified fishermen. The rest of the boats escaped to the safety of Congolese waters, leaving a trail of […]
BENI, DR Congo (AFP) — The death toll from an outbreak of Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 88, the health ministry said Thursday, as the virus spread to the city of Butembo, an important commercial hub of one million people. The first confirmed cases in Butembo were a woman and one of the medical staff who had been treating her, it added. The woman died on Tuesday after fleeing nearby […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged Monday to provide $60 billion in financing for Africa’s development over the next three years at a summit with leaders from the continent. The financing will include $15 billion in “free assistance and interest-free loans”, he said, in remarks meant to ease growing concerns that China’s assistance to developing nations is miring them in debt. © Agence France-Presse
by Ben Dooley Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — President Xi Jinping told African counterparts and business leaders Monday that China’s investments on the continent have “no political strings attached,” even as Beijing is increasingly criticized over its debt-heavy projects abroad. Xi spoke before the start of a two-day China-Africa summit that is expected to focus on his cherished Belt and Road initiative, a global trade infrastructure program. The massive scheme is aimed at […]
by Nina Larson with Carole Landry in New York Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — From his native Africa to the United States, tributes continued to pour in from around the world Sunday after UN chief, Nobel peace laureate, and “diplomatic rock star” Kofi Annan died at the age of 80. The Ghanaian national was a career diplomat who projected quiet charisma and was widely credited for raising the world body’s profile in global […]
by Maxime Popov with AFP bureaus in Africa © Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Touting military cooperation and “instructors,” arms deals and investment, Russia is making a comeback in Africa after years of inactivity and now aims to rival European countries and even China, analysts say. Moscow has worked hard over the last three years to strengthen its position in Africa, a pace that seems to have accelerated in recent months, they say. Its […]
by Stephanie Findlay with AFP bureaus in Africa Agence France-Presse LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Dr. Isima Sobande was in medical school when she first heard of mothers who bleached the skin of their babies. She dismissed it as an urban myth. But it wasn’t long before she saw it with her own eyes. At a health center in Lagos, a mother brought in a two-month-old infant who was crying in pain. “He had very large […]
The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) conducted a massive Aid to Fight Poverty where it gave 50,000 parcels of free food to families and residents of Malawi and Kenya during visits of the Felix Y. Manalo (FYM) Foundation, the charitable institution of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC or Church Of Christ), last June. The recent activities were held in fulfillment of the Church’s commitment to help those in need and to help alleviate poverty, […]
