A study conducted in Senegal is casting doubt on the effectiveness of bednets treated to fight malaria. The research suggests that malaria-transmitting mosquitoes quickly build up resistance to the insecticide used to coat the nets. In an article published Thursday in a British journal The Lancet Dr. Jean-Francois Trape of the Development Research Institute in […]
Study Raises Doubts About Malaria-Fighting Bednet Program
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
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UN Pushes for Measures to End Hunger Cycle in Horn of Africa
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
A United Nations official says the world must help build “sustainable livelihoods” in the Horn of Africa to end cycles of hunger in the region. The head of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, Jacques Diouf, said Thursday it is “unacceptable” that more than 12 million people in the region are at risk of starvation […]
Mozambique and South Africa Set to Issue Single Visa
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Mozambique and South Africa will soon issue a single visa for individuals traveling to both countries. Mozambique Tourism Minister Fernando Sumbana says the initiative makes it easier for people to move between the countries without a second visa. He not specify a date for the start of issuing single visas. Sumbana also told a local […]
UN: Children at Ethiopia Camp Dying at ‘Alarming’ Rate
Posted August 17th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. refugee agency says children at an Ethiopian camp for Somali refugees are dying at an “alarming” rate. The agency reports that an average of ten children under the age of five are dying each day at the Kobe refugee camp in eastern Ethiopia. It says malnutrition is the major cause of death but […]
UN: Children at Ethiopia Camp Dying at ‘Alarming’ Rate
Posted August 17th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. refugee agency says children at an Ethiopian camp for Somali refugees are dying at an “alarming” rate. The agency reports that an average of ten children under the age of five are dying each day at the Kobe refugee camp in eastern Ethiopia. It says malnutrition is the major cause of death but […]
UN: Children at Ethiopia Camp Dying at ‘Alarming’ Rate
Posted August 17th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. refugee agency says children at an Ethiopian camp for Somali refugees are dying at an “alarming” rate. The agency reports that an average of ten children under the age of five are dying each day at the Kobe refugee camp in eastern Ethiopia. It says malnutrition is the major cause of death but […]
Fitch: Sub-Saharan Africa Economy Improving
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
One company that rates investments around the world, Fitch, says Sub-Saharan Africa will continue with “robust” economic growth if it can overcome problems with infrastructure and governance. Tuesday’s report from Fitch says the region’s annual growth rate slowed to 2.8 percent in 2009 during the global economic crisis. Growth rebounded to 5 percent in 2010, […]
13 Killed in Crash of Two Small Planes in South Africa
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
South African officials say they have found the wreckage of two small planes that disappeared Sunday in the country’s northeast and confirmed there were no survivors among the 13 people on board. The officials say rescuers using helicopters and vehicles located the wreckage of the Albatross planes and the bodies of the victims Tuesday, in […]
WFP Investigating ‘Possible Theft of Food’ in Somalia
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. World Food Program says it is investigating the alleged theft of food aid brought into famine-stricken Somalia. The WFP released a statement Monday following an Associated Press report that said thousands of sacks of food meant for famine victims have been stolen. The report said the food sacks, stamped as coming from the […]
China Pledges $55 Million in Famine Aid for Horn of Africa
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
The Chinese government has pledged $55 million in food aid for Horn of Africa nations dealing with severe drought and famine. The official Xinhua news agency said Monday that Premier Wen Jiabao made the offer during talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in Beijing. The pledge is in addition to nearly $8 million in […]
