Malaria vaccine: Doctors warn it’s futile and dangerous experiment on 250,000 African children
Cameroon this week became the world’s first country to routinely vaccinate children against malaria, using a shot that’s only 30 per cent effective and doesn’t stop transmission. The country plans to give the vaccine – known as Mosquirix (RTS,S/AS01) – to about 250,000 children by the end of 2025. The...
Tanzania opposition pushes for trimmed presidential powers and electoral reforms
CHADEMA is pushing for a new constitution that trims presidential powers and also strengthens the independence of the country’s electoral body. Previous attempts to reform the constitution have failed.
Kenya joins league of countries in the world with massive deposits of rare mineral coltan
Kenya has discovered its first deposits of the valuable mineral coltan, the mining minister has annouced. The rare mineral is used to manufacture electric car batteries, mobile phones and other electronic devices. The Democratic Republic of Congo holds more than 70 per cent of the world’s coltan reserves, which have...
Trump vs Biden rematch: Incumbent trails predecessor in White House by four points in new opinion poll
Slightly more than half of respondents said they were dissatisfied with the US two-party system, with just one in four satisfied by it.
How successive regimes in Uganda have deprived Busoga Kingdom of right to citizenship, self-esteem
During his earlier reign as Kyabazinga, Sir William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope II liberated Kyabazingaship from the Busoga Lukiiko, made it Kyabazinga of Busoga, appointed a Katikiiro like that of Buganda and tried to make what was a political institution a hereditary institution.
German minister’s plane fails to land in Djibouti for lack of permit to fly over Eritrean airspace
Djibouti was the first stop of Baerbock’s three-day trip to East Africa, where she is scheduled to hold talks on the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Kenya and South Sudan are the next destinations on the agenda.
Public debt management head quits as Kenya grapples with inability to access foreign credit
Kenya has been tackling acute liquidity challenges caused by uncertainty over its ability to access funding from financial markets before a $2 billion Eurobond matures in June this year.
Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy leads way in world’s first white rhino IVF pregnancy
Northern white rhinos, which despite their name are actually grey, used to roam freely in several countries in east and central Africa, but their numbers fell sharply due to widespread poaching for their horns.
Changing Saudi Arabia set to permit alcohol sales in capital Riyadh as it relaxes social codes
Saudi Arabia, which was relatively closed off for decades, has in recent years relaxed strict social codes, such as segregating men and women in public places and requiring women to wear all-covering black robes or abayas.
Bruised by fluid stock market, Chinese finance sector executives rush into banned bitcoin
After Hong Kong’s open endorsement of digital assets last year, Chinese citizens are also using their $50,000 annual forex purchase quotas to move money into cryptocurrency accounts in the territory. Under Chinese rules, the money can only be used for purposes such as overseas travel or education.
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