GAMBIA FAMILIES REJECT $20,000 FOR COUGH SYRUP DEATHS
(BBC) Families of the 70 Gambian children who died of acute kidney injury (AKI), allegedly linked to consuming Indian made cough syrups, have rejected a compensation offer from the government.…
LAB-GROWN BLOOD GIVEN TO PEOPLE IN WORLD-FIRST CLINICAL TRIAL
(BBC) Blood that has been grown in a laboratory has been put into people in a world-first clinical trial, UK researchers say. Tiny amounts – equivalent to a couple of…
ZAMBABWEN MAN’S DREAM SHATTERED AS GOVERNMENT PREVENTS HIS HAND-MADE HELICOPTER FROM FLYING
By Maboshe Nyambe Daniel Chingoma born in 1963 is a Zimbabwean entrepreneur and musician. He is the founding director of Taisek Engineering (PVT) Ltd. Chingoma is known for making a…
DR CONGO CONFLICT: WHY KENYAN TROOPS ARE JOINING THE BATTLE
(BBC) More than 100,000 people have fled their homes and dozens been killed after fighting reignited between Congolese soldiers and the M23 rebel group, in one of the world’s longest…
TANZANIAN PLANE CRASH LANDS INTO LAKE VICTORIA
(BBC) A Tanzanian passenger plane has crash-landed into Lake Victoria near the north-western town of Bukoba. More than 20 of the 49 passengers have been rescued, according to local media…