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 […]
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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
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
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 nation to use Russian payment system Mir — RT Africa
Source link A local official says such a move would further enhance Mali’s relations with Moscow, a state of affairs that has been decried in the West Mali is interested in using Russia’s Mir payments system, Badra Alou Coulibaly, the West African nation’s general controller of public services, told RIA Novosti in an interview published […]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
African nation to dispose of more than 400 dead babies — RT Africa
Source link The Kenyatta National Hospital has given families a week to pick up their deceased loved ones for burial Kenya’s oldest hospital has announced that it will dispose of the remains of 541 people, including 475 babies, if their relatives do not claim them. The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), which is the biggest referral […]
African state issues hunger alert — RT Africa
Source link Millions in Zimbabwe will face food shortages this year as a result of a severe drought, according to the government Zimbabwe declared a national state of disaster on Wednesday, as a severe drought continues to affect the African nation. President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the country needs $2 billion in aid to feed millions […]