By Peterking Quaye – One of Ghana’s most talked about actress Yvonne Nelson is leaving no stone unturned in her quest to campaign against Glaucoma through creating awareness on the aliment and its negative impact on people in the society. She is offering a two-week fully-paid holiday trip to the UK to entice Ghanaian students to join her in the fight against glaucoma. The Yvonne Nelson Foundation, which was launched last October to purposely raise awareness and educate people about the ailment. A campaign to present the message to Ghanaians has started by the actress, ‘Glaucoma Essay Competition’ among students... Continue Reading
MBABANE, 18 July 2011 (PlusNews) – Unease is mounting in Swaziland after reports that supplies of antiretrovirals are dangerously low. Resources have never been adequate to tackle the world’s highest HIV infection rate in the tiny kingdom, but in recent months, the cash-poor government and dwindling donor funding have led to increasing panic among people living with HIV. “Only Two Months Supply of ARVs Left,” headlined the front page of the Swazi Observer recently, quoting an MP’s remarks to parliament warning that the country’s economic troubles could put people’s lives in danger. One in four Swazis between the ages of... Continue Reading
DADAAB, 13 July 2011 (IRIN) – About 1,300 Somalis are arriving at the Dadaab refugee camps in northeast Kenya every day. The help they are seeking – refuge from a severe drought and the effects of years of conflict – is being handed out as fast as possible. But in a camp complex that has already been stretched well beyond its limits, the new arrivals need more assistance than can be provided. The nutritional state of older children, as well as under fives, is of concern, but the local Kenyan population is faring little better. “The number has skyrocketed,” a... Continue Reading
By Cameroon Shout-Africa Correspondent – His intention was disclosed yesterday during the launch of “Stand Up for Cameroon” slogan at the Omega Hotel in Bonanjo, Douala. Political analyst and former African Movement for New Independent and Democracy, MANIDEM, President, Banda Kani, has officially declared his candidacy in the forthcoming presidential election in the country. The declaration, which comes shortly after his election at the helm of the new slogan, paves the avenue for him to drive his longstanding political ambition through a non-partisan system of governance that excludes all foreign intrusion which until now, according to him, has subverted national... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson – Reporting from Kampala – Uganda Public transport taxi drivers and conductors have started a two day sit down demonstration paralyzing transport sector in the country. By Monday morning, Commercial motorcycle riders, Boda Bodas, in Kampala where in brisk business and doubled fares after most Taxi drivers parked their vehicles in protest. Taxi drivers and conductors announced a countrywide demonstration protesting what they called Uganda Taxi Operators and Drivers Association (Utoda)’s continued harassment of drivers and charging of exorbitant illegal loading and welfare fees. “We have decided to park our vehicles at home come Monday to show dissatisfaction... Continue Reading
