Jailed Tunisian Presidential election candidate goes on hunger strike
A front runner in Tunisia’s presidential election has gone on hunger strike in jail where he is awaiting trial. The country’s appeal court will today consider another bid by television mogul Nabil Karoui to be given bail so he can vote on Sunday. Tunisia’s parliament passed a bill that as a television station owner Nabil […]
Crunch time for migrants
The wind picks up on the sea these late summer evenings, whipping up the waves. If one hopes to navigate the Mediterranean with any safety in a small boat, it had best be before winter turns the water colder and rougher. So this is a crucial time for those fleeing conflict and persecution back […]
Game changer anti-Malaria vaccine rolls out in Kenya
The world’s first Malaria vaccine is being rolled in Kenya today. The vaccine, which has proved effective in more than forty percent of children between 17 months and five years, is already available in Ghana and Malawi. The RTS,S vaccine, which trains the immune system to destroy the malaria parasite, requires four doses. It has […]