More African nations recall Johnson & Johnson children’s drug — RT Africa

More African nations recall Johnson & Johnson children’s drug — RT Africa

Source link Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Rwanda have followed Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa in withdrawing JNJ’s cough syrup for kids Drug regulatory authorities in Tanzania, Rwanda and Zimbabwe have issued a recall for a batch of Benylin Pediatric, a children’s cough syrup made by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), after Nigeria’s food and drug regulator announced […]

Russia and African nation strengthen security partnership — RT Africa

Russia and African nation strengthen security partnership — RT Africa

Source link Under the terms of the 2024-2025 cooperation deal, Algeria and Moscow will jointly tackle terrorism and other crimes Moscow has signed a cooperation agreement with Algeria on a variety of issues, including fighting transnational organized crime, terrorism, extremism, and corruption, Russia’s General Prosecutor’s Office announced on Monday. The signing came after talks between […]

Collaboration with Russia in space science is well established – South African astronomist — RT Africa

Collaboration with Russia in space science is well established – South African astronomist — RT Africa

Source link South Africa has a geographic advantage when it comes to astronomy, Adrian Tiplady has told RT South Africa excels at space science, Adrian Tiplady, who holds a PhD in radio astronomy, told RT in an exclusive interview. Tiplady, the deputy director of the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), stated that his country […]

West African nation stages protests against US military presence — RT Africa

West African nation stages protests against US military presence — RT Africa

Source link Organizers praised Niger’s rulers for diversifying ties with nations, including Russia, that respect the state’s sovereignty Thousands of demonstrators, including government officials, rallied in Niger’s capital, Niamey, on Saturday, demanding the withdrawal of the US Army from the West African nation, which kicked French troops out last year. The protests took place in […]

African states recall Johnson & Johnson children’s medicine — RT Africa

African states recall Johnson & Johnson children’s medicine — RT Africa

Source link Kenya has followed Nigeria in withdrawing a batch of cough syrups, saying they contain deadly toxins Kenya’s drug regulator says it is recalling a batch of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) children’s cough syrup, Benylin Pediatric, due to concerns that the product contains an unacceptable level of a potentially fatal toxic substance. In a […]

UK to start deporting migrants to African nation within weeks – PM — RT Africa

UK to start deporting migrants to African nation within weeks – PM — RT Africa

Source link The announcement comes even as a bill promoting Rwanda as a safe haven is still being debated in the British Parliament The first deportation flights under Britain’s controversial scheme to send thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda will take place in the spring, the office of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Tuesday. […]

Former South African president wins legal bid to run in elections — RT Africa

Former South African president wins legal bid to run in elections — RT Africa

Source link Jacob Zuma is seeking a seat in the National Assembly after previously leading the country for more than eight years Former South African president Jacob Zuma can run for office as a lawmaker in the upcoming general election, the country’s Electoral Court has ruled, reversing an earlier verdict that had blocked him from […]

Putin is twice as popular as Biden in multiple Mideast and African states – poll — RT World News

Putin is twice as popular as Biden in multiple Mideast and African states – poll — RT World News

Source link The US is losing its influence in the region to China and Russia, according to Al-Monitor/Premise survey Moscow and Beijing are already playing more important roles in the Middle East and North Africa today, than ten years ago, and in another decade could rival Washington’s influence in the region, according to a recent […]

African region accuses France of supporting ‘illegal’ occupation — RT Africa

African region accuses France of supporting ‘illegal’ occupation — RT Africa

Source link Paris is determined to be a conspirator in Morocco’s crimes against the Sahrawi people, Western Saharan authorities say France’s plan to finance projects in the disputed Sahrawi regions through the French Development Agency (AFD) is a provocative step, Western Sahara’s Information Ministry said on Saturday. Such a move represents support for Morocco’s “illegal” […]

West African nation declares emergency over drug believed to be made from human bones — RT Africa

West African nation declares emergency over drug believed to be made from human bones — RT Africa

Source link The substance, known as ‘kush’, has reportedly caused hundreds of deaths in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone has declared a “national emergency on drug abuse” amid calls from health services and local communities to stop the spread of a synthetic drug that reportedly contains human bones and has led to hundreds of deaths. The […]

First-ever African Kung Fu master talks about cooperation with Moscow — RT Africa

First-ever African Kung Fu master talks about cooperation with Moscow — RT Africa

Source link Dominique Martin Saatenang, a Cameroonian martial arts expert, calls Russian athletes “amazing” Securing cooperation with Russia will be a significant achievement for the African Martial Arts Festival (FADAM), Dominique Martin Saatenang, founding president of the festival’s organizing committee, told RT in an exclusive interview on Thursday. Saatenang, who trained at China’s renowned Shaolin […]

Russia covers nearly a quarter of East African country’s wheat imports – UN — RT Africa

Russia covers nearly a quarter of East African country’s wheat imports – UN — RT Africa

Source link Somalia is facing a grain shortage, according to an official from the Food and Agriculture Organization Russian wheat deliveries to Somalia accounted for 23% of the country’s yearly consumption over the past year, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Russian branch, Oleg Kobyakov, told Sputnik in an interview published […]