Posts having tag: health
S AFRICA'S BANG BANG CLUB GOES HOLLYWOOD By Peter Biles BBC Southern Africa Correspondent ...
ZIMBABWE ACTIVISTS JAILED AGAIN ! Ms Mukoko was only released on bail two months ago Zimbabwe human rights campaigner Jestina Mukoko has been ordered back to jail for plotting to topple President Robert Mugabe, her lawyer said. Ms ...
SCOTS FIRM MAKES MALAWI AMBULANCE Scots firm makes Malawi ambulance The boat has been designed ...
Cathy Buckle's Letter from Zimbabwe ! Dust and rust Saturday 2nd May 2009 Dear Family and Friends, This month's municipal accounts are the first printed bills we've had from the local council for eight months. The accounts were hand delivered, door to door, post box to post box in residential suburbs. This, believe it or not, is ...
SOMALI PIRATE SUSPECTS CAPTURED ! Some of the pirate suspects were taken on board a French frigate Fourteen suspected Somali pirates ...
S. AFRICA SWINE FLU TESTS NEGATIVE The disease broke out in Mexico; now officials warn of a global pandemic Two suspected swine flu cases in South Africa have tested negative, say health officials, meaning there are no confirmed ...
SOMALI PIRATES SEIZE GREEK SHIP! Several nations have warships in the Gulf of Aden on anti-piracy patrols A Greek-owned ship has been hijacked by Somali pirates south-west of the Seychelles, a seafarers group says. The Ukrainian ...
EXPERTS UNVEIL AFRICAN GENE STUDY The study looked at genetic material from across the African continent A group of scientists have unveiled what they say is the most comprehensive study ever of African genes. Published following a ...
S. SUDAN'S BIKE AMBULANCE LIFELINE South Sudan's bike ambulance lifeline ...
AFRICA AWAITS TWO SWINE FLU TESTS ! The disease broke out in Mexico; now officials warn of ...
CANADIAN WOMAN FREED IN NIGERIA ! A Canadian woman kidnapped over a week ago in northern Nigeria has been released, police say. Julie Mulligan, 45, was seized from a car by gunmen in the city of Kaduna on 16 April. "She is in good health and in the ...
LOCKING UP NIGERIA'S 'CIVIL LUNATICS' Locking up Nigeria's 'civil lunatics' In the third of a series of articles looking at policing in Nigeria, the BBC's Andrew Walker visits a prison in the south-eastern city of Enugu where some people who have not committed any crime are locked up for years on end: "Welcome to the ...
EGYPT SLAUGHTERS PIGS TO STOP FLU Egypt has no cases of swine flu in humans Egypt has begun a mass slaughter of thousands of pigs in an effort to prevent swine flu spreading. The cull was going ahead despite there being no cases of ...
CAIRO'S BIG CLEAN-UP STARTS SMALL Helpers were equiped with tools and cleaning equipment to deal with the mess By Christian Fraser BBC ...
SOMALI KIDNAPPERS FREE AID STAFF ! Two European aid workers with Medecins Sans Frontieres who were abducted by gunmen in Somalia nine days ago have been released. The two men were kidnapped in their car with their Somali bodyguards in Hudur, Bakol region, ...
LONDON MARATHON 2009 ! Watch the start of the London Marathon Marathon is a voyage of self-discovery - Boardman Fancy dress at the London Marathon Celebrities on 'tough' marathon Live map Women's elite Men's elite Wheelchairs Cram on Mara whichTab(); Video - Wanjiru sets ...
ITALIAN CRUISE SHIP FOILS PIRATES! Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. ...
DARFUR REBELS SENTENCED TO DEATH ! The unprecedented rebel attack on Khartoum left more than 200 dead A Sudanese court has sentenced 11 Darfur rebels to death for an attack on Khartoum in 2008. The members of the Justice and ...
ILL HEALTH SEES NIGER EX-PM FREED ! Hama Amadou has denied accusations of corruption ...
MORTARS MISS SOMALIA PARLIAMENT ! A mortar attack on Somalia's parliament in Mogadishu has missed the building but killed eight people, most of them in nearby houses, officials say. MPs had just passed a national budget when the attack happened at midday ...
