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SENEGAL: The collective “my darkness, my pride, my identity” against depigmentation.

The ban on the advertising of depigmenting products launched by the CNRA since November 2019 is not enough to stop the evil, according to...

GUINEA: Ban on chicha in Guinea: head of bar owners denounces measure

The ministries in charge of the Budget, Trade and Security announced yesterday Wednesday, January 6, 2021 via a joint decree, the...

DR CONGO – Bombé, a home-made drug that wreaks havoc

Bombé, a harmful substance that is highly prized by young Congolese, is an artisanal drug made from black dust extracted from...

ALGERIA will defeat the pandemic in the near future according to minister Benbouzid :...

The mask is one of the most important means of dealing with Covid-19. The Minister of Population Health and Hospitaller Reform Abderahmane Benbouzid called...

SENEGAL: The Covid-19 Curve Continues to Rise

Senegal is facing a second wave of uncontrollable Covid-19 contamination. Despite the various measures taken by the government to break the...

INFANT MORTALITY – 340 children under 5 die every day from preventable diseases

On average, nearly 1.6 million people get sick every day because they have consumed food that is not safe to eat....

RAMADAN: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a statement for muslims.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the following statement(declaration) today to underline Ramadan:

AFRIQUE : COVID-19 compromises essential health services in Africa

Brazzaville, November 5, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to key health services in Africa, raising concerns...

SENEGAL – Didier Raoul visits Dakar

Didier Raoult will be in Senegal from this Sunday, March 27, 2021, for a working visit of a few days, according to...

CORONAVIRUS: WHO raises the alert level.

Faced with the spread of the new coronavirus, the director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described the epidemic as...

SENEGAL: Dizzying rise in the number of coronavirus infections and deaths

In Senegal, the staggering increase in the number of coronavirus infections and deaths has aggravated the health situation. The second wave of...

SOUTH AFRICA – Scientists suspect new variant of Covid-19

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases of South Africa (NICD) said in a statement on Monday, 30 August 2021, that the country’s...

BURUNDI: Divorce between the State of Burundi and WHO

The divorce between the State of Burundi and the World Health Organization (WHO). President Pierre Nkurunziza invited WHO experts to leave the country by...

SOUTH AFRICA: Astra/Zeneca vaccine temporarily suspended

South Africa has decided to suspend the vaccine developed by the Astra/Zeneca-Oxford laboratories following a study by the University of Witwatersrand...

SENEGAL – Ndèye Khady Ndiaye’s lawyers appealed in the Sweet Beauty case

Another twist in the Sweet Beauty case! Ndèye Khady Ndiaye’s lawyers have just filed an appeal this Wednesday, 07 2023. The...

NIGERIA: Couple Who Tried To Conceive For 17 Years Welcomes Sextuplets.

A Nigerian couple who had been trying to conceive for 17 years had their baby dreams come true last month — times six! On May...

SENEGAL: The country owes WHO a debt of gratitude in its fight against COVID-19

(Dakar, 09 November 2020) - NGO statement Human Action for Integrated Development in Senegal (AHDIS): After eight (08) months of response...

GABON – 162 Cuban doctors arrive in Libreville

One hundred and sixty-two Cuban doctors landed on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Gabon. Their mission is to strengthen the medical...

CORONAVIRUS: Strong measures taken around the world.

The cornavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China has now reached indescribable proportions. It has become a pandemic that worries the whole world. Governments and...

MADAGASCAR: Set up a green number for people traumatized by the coronavirus

The National Order of Psychologists of Madagascar, in partnership with some international NGOs, has made available to the population, since October 2020,...

IVORY COAST – There is «no evidence» of the presence of Ebola virus according...

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 that there was no Ebola virus in Côte d'Ivoire. New...

SENEGAL: Dr Sokhna: “In Senegal, there are 04 types of Coronavirus circulating.”

Dr Cheikh Sokhna, Director of the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), spoke on the progress of research on Coronavirus mutations. The various...

NIGERIA: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to take over WTO Leadership

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is expected to be the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). She is now the only candidate...

HEALTH – WHO recommends stricter policies to protect children from food marketing

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new policy directive yesterday to protect children from the harmful effects of food marketing.The...

BENIN: Health Sector Notice of Strike.

On 30 and 31 August 2017, the health sector in Benin will be paralyzed. The medical corps gathered in his collective decided to go...

SENEGAL: Celebration of the International Day of the Fight against HIV AIDS

Senegal celebrated, this December 1, 2020, the World Day against HIV / AIDS under the theme: "Global solidarity and shared responsibility"....

COVID-19 – Pfizer to apply for authorization for a third dose of vaccine

Trials are already underway for a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine, administered six months after the second, to increase the level...

CORONAVIRUS : Rehabilitation of working hours in Senegal and Ivory Coast.

In Africa, prevention measures are linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. With the closing of borders and schools and curfews observed in some countries of...

SEYCHELLES: Start of the vaccination against the coronavirus

The Seychelles archipelago began vaccination against the coronavirus on Sunday 10th January. President Wavel Ramkalawan was the first to be vaccinated,...

AFRICA – Johnson & Johnson decides to stop testing for a vaccine

A real stop in the fight against HIV AIDS. The “Imbokodo” test programme, launched in Southern Africa since 2017, has not...

KENYA: Country seeks 400 volunteers to test covid-19 vaccine

ZE-AFRICANEWS - At Nairobie, researchers are looking for 400 volunteers to participate in a clinical test of a candidate coronavirus vaccine.This vaccine is developed...

AFRICA: Mortality up as Africa marks year of COVID-19 according to WHO

Deaths due to COVID-19 have skyrocketed 40% in Africa over the past month, bringing the number of victims closer to the...

SENEGAL – 400 cases of measles recorded

Measles is back in force, with more than "400 cases recorded nationally". It is a revelation of Doctor Boly Diop, responsible...

GABON: Faso Soap, this anti-mosquito soap that could revolutionize the fight against malaria.

The adventure began in 2013. Nearly four years ago, Moctar Dembele and Gérard Niyoudiko announced the creation of a very special soap ... These...

UGANDA: Start of first clinical trials of a vaccine against Covid-19

Uganda has started the first tests of a vaccine against Covid-19. The announcement was made by President Yoweri Museveni in an...
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