Uganda begins new EBOLA vaccination trial
Uganda’s started vaccination trials against EBOLA. Two people died in the central African countrry in June after returning from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo where a year-long outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic disease has killed more than 1800 people. Uganda’s trying out a double dose anti-Ebola vaccination on 800 people. The vaccination was deemed […]
Political toil lies ahead for Sudan’s civilian and military leaders
The constitutional declaration signed by Sudan’s military and civilian leaders creates a pathway to democracy in the giant on the Nile. But the great deal of political toil lies ahead for the country’s new rulers. It was vital to get something inked in Sudan after a week of violence that saw schoolchildren cut down by […]
Nigerian court grants Shia leader bail to seek medical treatment in India
Detained Nigeria Shia leader Ibrahim Zakzaky has been given bail to seek medical treatment in India. Several people have died in recent months in demonstrations in the capital Abuja calling for this concession. The ailing 66-year-old Ibrahim Zakzaky will be accompanied by Nigerian officials tasked with ensuring he returns home to face trial on charges […]
Restoration begins on King Tutankamun’s badly damaged coffin
White-coated and masked Egyptologists have begun restoring the badly damaged coffin of the boy Pharaoh Tutankamun found nearly a century ago. It will go on display at the new grand museum opening next year overlooking the pyramids of Giza. The gilded coffin is the the outer container of three concentric coffins containing the mummy of […]