Day: July 29, 2022
Production Approved of Generic Injectable HIV-Prevention Drug for Sub-Saharan Africa
Global health agencies say a voluntary licensing agreement has been reached to allow for the generic production of the first and only long-acting injectable HIV-prevention drug. Until recently, Cabotegravir, the HIV-prevention medication, was available only in pill form and had to be taken daily, or in some cases before and after sex. The injectable form can provide two months of
Abducted Malawi Rights Campaigner Found Safe
A Malawian rights activist has been found safe a day after his reported abduction led to the cancellation of an anti-government protest. An eyewitness said five men abducted Sylvester Namiwa, the head of the Center for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI), as he was leaving a press conference Wednesday. He was found alive Thursday afternoon in a bush in
UN Weekly Roundup: July 17-29, 2022
Anti-UN protests turn deadly in DRC The acting head of the United Nations mission in eastern Congo said Wednesday that they would carry out a joint investigation with national police into the shooting deaths of three peacekeepers and a dozen Congolese civilians during anti-U.N. protests this week. UN, DRC to Jointly Investigate Deadly Protests Iraq calls for Turkish troop withdrawal
Top US Diplomat Travels to Asia, Africa as Global Powers Fight for Influence
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to East Asia and Africa next week seeking to counter the influence of Russia and China in a fight for global influence. Blinken begins his travels Tuesday on a tour that will take him to Cambodia, the Philippines, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. During his first stop in
Syinix Launches World First Machine that can cook Africa Staple Food: Banku, FUFU etc.
ACCRA, Ghana, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — According to the study, 83% of African eat a variety of Swallow foods (such as Banku, fufu,etc.) as their staple food. For most of African, however, making swallow food is a difficult process, as users have to stir the food throughout, and the whole process is time-consuming as […]