Reports: Vaccine that can treat cancer might already exist but finding causes of its soaring rates does not serve interests of people in power
According to Nature, “A vaccine that helps to fight cancer might already exist. People being treated for certain deadly cancers lived longer if they had received an mRNA-based vaccine against Covid-19 than if they hadn’t, finds an analysis of medical records.”
Studies show Covid boosters only improve Big Pharma’s bank accounts but don’t boost public health
Whatever Covid-19 is and whatever the vaccines do, there has indeed been long-standing evidence that they are more effective in older people who are also at greater risk if they are infected with Covid-19.
Trump and China’s Xi Jinping sign deals to trim tariffs on China, Beijing to crack down on illicit fentanyl exports
Chinese state media portrayed the meeting as a triumph of Xi’s policymaking. “We have the confidence and capability to navigate all kinds of risks and challenges,” the official news agency, Xinhua, quoted him as saying.
Coup in the offing? Tanzania sinks further into abyss as military appears sympathetic to protesters
A similar situation to what is happening in Tanzania is also currently unfolding in Cameroon where 92-yar old Paul Biya – in power since 1982 – was early this week declared winner, sparking protests that have since received the support of the military. Like President Suluhi Hassan, President Biya – who spends more than 80 per cent of his time in France – had used the courts, police and electoral commission to arbitrarily lock out opponents.
Decision to shut down internet denies Tanzania platform to repulse rumours ex-president Kikwete has fled Kenya as violence spirals
The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi or CCM (Revolutionary Party), which has been in power since independence in 1961 after changing name from Tanganyika African National Union – TANU), sought to extend its rule in Wednesday’s election, with presidential candidates from the two main opposition parties barred from running.
New violence erupts in Tanzania as voters say they transitioned from ‘cows to active citizens’, state directs civil servants to ‘work from home’
Hundreds protested on Wednesday in Tanzania’s largest city, tearing down banners of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and burning a police station, as the East African country went to the polls in elections where the main challengers have either been jailed or barred from standing.
Kenya and Uganda draw up joint marketing plan to attract 1.4 million African tourists
Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano said the two nations are keen on boosting regional tourism through collaboration and sustainable investments.
Macadamia farmers in central Kenya decry poor prices, blame ban on export of raw nuts
Macadamia Growers of Kenya Association official Muriithi Gichabi requested the government through the ministry of agriculture to support farmers access better prices from the emerging markets.
Suluhu coronation: Rising political tension in Tanzania forces state to deploy the military to man streets and key installations
Human rights organizations have long accused Tanzania’s administration of arresting, detaining and intimidating critics and opposition members. The leader of the main opposition CHADEMA party, Tundu Lissu, is in prison and faces treason charges after calling for electoral reforms, while the candidate of the second-largest opposition party was barred from running.
Kenya: KTDA directors blast agriculture Principal Secretary Kiprono Rono over tea bonus payment
Led by Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe, John Mithamo and Enos Njeru, the directors observed that Rono’s sentiments can fuel discontent between farmers east of Rift Valley and west of Rift Valley over discrepancies in bonus payment.
