There is good news for many African women as a new HIV preventative is being developed to help prevent the contraction of HIV. Previously woman have had to rely on a pill that they have to take daily, Truvada, which has proven difficult to maintain as they are not discrete and create a social pressure…
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The Fight to End SARS
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria, have long been accused of extortion, beatings, killings and more. Protesters have marched daily, nationwide, for a week demanding an change in police forces. During these demonstrations, they have been met with beatings, tear gas and gunfire from police which has killed at least ten people, says the…
Continue readingLatest on Coronavirus in Africa
While coronavirus continues to peak and trough all over the world it seems that cases in Africa are, for the time being, declining with the continent-wide daily average dropping by 700 known cases last week, compared to the week before. The CDC director of Africa, Dr John Nkengasong said this was a “sign of hope”…
Continue readingWorld Elephant Day 2017
Today on the 12 August, we celebrate World Elephant Day. This day was first launched back in 2012 and aims to raise awareness of elephants in Asia and Africa. Unfortunately, some elephants are taken out of their natural habitats and are incorrectly treated, used for poaching, human-elephant conflict and mistreatment. It is important to conserve…
Continue readingIs the Ebola Crisis Still On-Going?
One of the worst results of the Ebola crisis, besides the large list of casualties, was the harm that the epidemic caused to the tourism industry. A lot of African communities (which is where most Ebola cases occurred) are highly dependent upon tourism for their financial security, and the massive reduction we saw in people…
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