TWO FIREFIGHTERS DEAD AS PLANE CRASHES DURING TAKE-OFF
(BBC) Two firefighters have died after a plane crashed into a fire truck while taking off at Peru’s busiest airport. The Latam Airlines plane collided with the truck just before…
Priscilla Sitienei: ‘World’s oldest primary school pupil’ dies aged 99 in Kenya
(BBC) A 99-year-old woman, believed to be the world’s oldest primary school pupil, has died peacefully at home in Kenya, her grandson has told the BBC. Priscilla Sitienei started developing…
GRAMMY NOMINATIONS FOR AFRICA STAR TEMS AND OTHERS
The 2023 Grammy Award nominations have been announced and African stars Tems, Burna Boy, Rocky Dawuni and Angélique Kidjo are all up for awards. Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems has been nominated…
He had plans to rebuild Zambia. They have robbed us, cries Lemekani’s sister
(BBC AFRICA) The death of a 23-year-old Zambian student who had been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine has left the family devastated, his older sister has told the…
GAME-CHANGING TYPE 1 DIABETES DRUG APPROVED IN US
(BBC) A “game-changing” immunotherapy drug proven to delay the development of type 1 diabetes has been approved by regulators in the USA. Experts say teplizumab marks a “new era” in…