Mozambique: Of Presidential Guard Attack Journalist
[AIM] Maputo -- Members of the Mozambican Presidential Guard, the military unit that protects President Filipe Nyusi, attacked a journalist as he was interviewing the President on Saturday, after the Mozambican national football team had qualified for the African Cup of Nations by defeating Benin by three goals to two. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news

Bitcoin gains traction in West Africa with educational drive
adoption in West Africa is dominated by Nigeria, the crypto powerhouse and the region’s economic engine. But against a backdrop of anti-French sentiment, Bitcoin educational efforts are also bubbling away in French-speaking West Africa. Senegal recently opened its first physical Bitcoin exchange…#westafrica #nigeria #antifrench #bitcoin #senegal #bitcoinforum #nourou #benin #bitcoinmastermind #izichange (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Understanding the factors of road crash severity in Benin: a matched case-control study - Daddah D, Ahanhanzo YG, Kpozehouen A, Dos-Santos BH, Bonnet E, Lev êque A, Coppieters Y.
This study aims... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Niger's junta has gained upper hand over West African bloc threatening military action, analysts say
One week after a deadline passed for mutinous soldiers in Niger to reinstate the country’s ousted president or face military intervention, the junta has not acquiesced. No military action has been taken and the coup leaders appear to have gained the upper hand over the regional group that issued…#niger #westafrican #mohamedbazoum #nigeria #benin #senegal #ivorycoast #ulflaessing #western #saharadesert (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Niger's Junta Closes Airspace, Bolsters Troops In Capital, Citing Invasion Threat
Niger's Junta Closes Airspace, Bolsters Troops In Capital, Citing Invasion Threat Niger's coup leaders have closed the country's airspace as an alliance of neighboring West-backed countries prepares a possible military intervention to restore the democratically elected government under President…#niger #juntaclosesairspace #mohamedbazoum #bazoum #centralafrican #benin #burkinafaso #caboverde #cote #gambia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

It won ’t cost much to make free school meals a universal right
During the pandemic the Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford turned food into a hot political issue in the UK with his campaign for every child in a low-income family to be guaranteed a free school meal. Since then, things have moved on. The problems facing low-income families – not just…#manchesterunited #marcusrashford #schoolmealscoalition #benin #kenya #nepal #rwanda #senegal #brazil #emmanuelmacron (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

India ’s Rice Export Ban May Drive Global Food Prices Even Higher
India—the world’s largest exporter of rice—banned all exports of “non-basmati white rice” late Thursday in an effort to keep domestic prices in check, raising fears it could further threaten global food security, which has already been impacted by Russia’s scrapping a key UN-brokered deal that…#blacksea #nepal #african #benin #angola #cameroon #djibouti #guinea #ivorycoast #kenya (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Watch: Giant graffiti appears on the slope of the Mont-Blanc
Known internationally for his monumental artworks, French artist Saype's latest piece, depicting a child and an elderly person, is located at more than 2,000 metres above sea level, in the northwestern Italian region of Aosta. Saype has added the Italian Alps in his long list of enormous canvases.…#saype #italian #aosta #benin #montblanc #sosmediterranean #geneva (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Benin: Meet the Woman Whose Study of Insects Helps Prevent Neglected Tropical Diseases
[allAfrica] Africa is on the brink of achieving a major victory over deadly diseases that have plagued its population for generations. With increased access to medical care, improved healthcare infrastructure, and a renewed focus on disease eradication, the continent is closer than ever to rid itself of illnesses that have taken a devastating toll on its people. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 29, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Benin: World Hunger Day - Renewing Our Commitment to Elevating Women As Change Agents for Ending Hunger
[IPS] Porto-Novo, Benin -- This upcoming weekend, on May 28, we are commemorating World Hunger Day. The day serves as a reminder that more than 800 million people around the world are living with hunger and malnutrition. That number is staggering, but there is hope. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 25, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news

As the West surges toward electric cars, here ’s where the unwanted gas guzzlers go
Standing on the stony ground in the bustling Fifa Park car lot, Rokeeb Yaya is haggling over the price of a dark red car. It is one of a couple hundred vehicles, parked in long lines stretching out across the vast lot – some shiny and new-looking, others dented and dusty. The car Yaya has his eye…#fifapark #rokeebyaya #ford #escape #cotonou #westafrica #benin #virginia #maryland #africa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

German right cries foul over return of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
Opposition parties rail against artefacts being entrusted to a king (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mali: WHO Congratulates Benin and Mali for Eliminating Trachoma As a Public Health Problem
[WHO] WHO has validated Benin and Mali as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making them the fifth and sixth countries in WHO's African Region to achieve this significant milestone. Countries that previously received WHO validation for trachoma elimination are Ghana (June 2018), Gambia (April 2021), Togo (May 2022) and Malawi (September 2022). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 17, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Already 13 African Countries Utilize Ripple And XRP: Report
The “African Blockchain Report 2022” report by CV VC in collaboration with South Africa’s Standard Bank reveals that Ripple and XRP are already utilized in 13 African countries. In the report, which was released in late April 2023 but has gone unnoticed in the XRP community, an entire page is…#cvvc #southafricas #standardbank #ripple #xrp #african #africa #ondemandliquidity #odl #benin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news