Africa's meningitis belt: why there's a case for a booster vaccination drive: A child receives the MenAfriVac™ vaccine in Burkina Faso. WHO/Flickr, CC BY-NDA number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa – including Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, collectively known as the meningitis belt – have been repeatedly devastated by overwhelming epidemics of meningitis. In 1996-1997 the … [Read more...] about Africa’s meningitis belt: why there’s a case for a booster vaccination drive | The Conversation
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SA News: Protests test tribal authority on South Africa’s platinum belt
Protests test tribal authority on South Africa's platinum belt: MOGALAKWENA, South Africa (Reuters) - A new power struggle is unfolding in South Africa’s old homelands between global mining giants, traditional leaders and an impoverished rural populace. Parts of an industry long used to labour unrest are now ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews IRBA extends scope of … [Read more...] about SA News: Protests test tribal authority on South Africa’s platinum belt
Where Africa fits into China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative | The Conversation
Where Africa fits into China's massive Belt and Road Initiative: China's proposed one belt, one road route map ShutterstockChinese President Xi Jinping made it clear at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos that the world should abandon protectionism and commit itself to an open global economy. A recent summit in Beijing that focused on China’s most ambitious foreign … [Read more...] about Where Africa fits into China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative | The Conversation
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) announces investment opportunities in the Kivu Belt, hotbed for luxury and leisure tourism
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) announces investment opportunities in the Kivu Belt, hotbed for luxury and leisure tourism: The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) (www.RDB.rw) today held a press conference to announce the Africa Hotel Investment Forum that is happening in Kigali, Rwanda from 4th to 6th October. The forum will provide an excellent platform for Rwanda to showcase … [Read more...] about The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) announces investment opportunities in the Kivu Belt, hotbed for luxury and leisure tourism
