Kenyan Shilling Falls After C.Bank Holds Lending Rate
The Kenyan shilling reversed earlier gains and fell for a third straight day against the dollar on Wednesday after the central bank said it had kept its key lending rate at 6.25 percent.
EU gives extra $40 mln to African drought victims
The European Union's executive will increase funding for victims of the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, the EU's crisis chief said on Wednesday after visiting Kenya and Somalia.
Number of Kenyans in need of food aid to jump: UN
The number of Kenyans who will need food aid due to drought will rise to 3.5 million by September, the United Nations said on Tuesday, while European officials warned such crises would flare up again unless more money was directed at prevention efforts.
Chicken Pox Deaths Down Dramatically Due to Varicella Vaccine
Health officials and researchers from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the decline shows that the benefits of the vaccine program - established in the 1990s - were larger than expected prior to its start. Chickenpox led to about 105 deaths a year during the pre-vaccine years of 1990 to 1994, researchers say.
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According to a recent study, between 2002 and 2007, the annual average number of chickenpox deaths was the lowest ever reported, with 14 deaths recorded in 2007 and just 13 the year prior, due to a particular vaccine. Chickenpox led to about 105 deaths a year during the pre-vaccine years of 1990 to 1994, researchers say.
Islamist Rebels Prevent Aid to Somalia
Islamist extremist group Al-Shabab has said that international agencies it had banned from its territory would not be allowed to return to help the Somali population with aid for the famine.
How You Can Aid Somalia Famine and Drought Victims
The UN declared on Wednesday that famine now exists in two regions of southern Somalia, which have the highest malnutrition rates in the world. You can help by donating time and money to worldwide organizations like UNICEF, The Red Cross and the World Food Program (WFP), or through Facebook and Twitter.
Mau Mau Kenyans to Sue UK Government for Alleged Torture
Four Kenyans have been granted permission by the High Court to sue the British Foreign Office on charges that they were tortured by colonial officials during the 1950s and 1960s at the time of the Mau Mau rebellion.
Climate Change Will Bring 'Sudden and Abrupt' Shocks Worldwide: U.N. Expert
A senior United Nations official warned that climate change could become a catalyst for sudden and abrupt shocks worldwide and have far-reaching implications for global stability and security. Achim Steiner, executive director of the U.N. Environmental Program, told the U.N. Security Council Wednesday that natural resources are at risk.
Severe Drought and Famine in Somalia: What You Can Do to Help
Millions of people across Somalia are suffering from drought and famine, but you can help by donating to aid agencies working to bring supplies to the Horn of Africa.
Woman Eaten By Lion in her Home
A woman in Kenya was killed on Friday when a Lion entered her home and attacked. Kenya Wildlife Service intensified their search for the lion on Monday as villagers remained panic-stricken.
Millions of Malnourished Children in Horn of Africa are at Risk of Dying (PHOTOS)
With no improvement in the overall food security conditions expected before early 2012, about a million of children in drought-ridden Horn of Africa are at the risk of dying from malnourishment.
Massive Measles Outbreak in Ethiopia and Kenya: UN
The United Nations has reported that measles outbreaks in Ethiopia and Kenya have killed dozens of children and sickened thousands of others. Measles are spread through contact with droplets from the nose, mouth, or throat of an infected person and symptoms include bloodshot eyes, cough, fever, light sensitivity, muscle pain, and rash.
Measles Outbreak: UN Says Measles Running Rampant In Ethiopia, Kenya
The United Nations has reported that measles outbreaks in Ethiopia and Kenya have killed dozens of children and sickened thousands of others. UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie Mercado said today that at least 17,584 measles cases were reported by Ethiopian officials in the first half of the year. The outbreaks have results in 114 deaths.
Alpha Males Are Stressed, Better to be a Beta: Study
While typically being labeled an alpha male would be seen as a compliment, it now might mean you actually suffer from more stress, according to a recent study.
Daily Dose of Antiretroviral Pills Prevent HIV
Healthy HIV-free people could reduce their risk of getting the infection if they take a daily dose of antiretroviral drugs used to treat it, two groundbreaking studies have found.
Antiretroviral Drugs Can Prevent HIV in Hetrosexuals: Studies
The two studies were conducted in Africa among heterosexual couples in Kenya, Uganda and Botswana found that daily drugs for the sexually transmitted disease reduced infection rates by an average of at least 62 percent when compared with placebo.
Antiretroviral Pills Found Highly Effective in Preventing HIV Virus in Heterosexuals
Two HIV studies in Africa have revealed today that taking a daily pill containing antiretroviral drugs can reduce HIV transmission by as much as 75% in heterosexual couples. The results were called so compelling that that larger study was halted, researchers said Wednesday.
HIV Drugs Reduce Transmission Risk for Heterosexual Couples
AIDS drugs designed to treat HIV can also be used to reduce dramatically the risk of infection among heterosexual couples, two studies conducted in Africa showed for the first time on Wednesday.
HIV pills said to dramtically shrink transmission risk
AIDS drugs designed to treat HIV can also be used to reduce dramatically the risk of infection among heterosexual couples, two studies conducted in Africa showed for the first time on Wednesday.
Pills Can Prevent HIV in Hetrosexuals: Studies
Two new studies in Africa have found out that, infection with Aids virus can be prevented by daily pills in heterosexual men and women.
Milestones for South Sudan's New Nation
The newest country in the world is set to get its own currency and to join the United Nations.
Obama's Father Considered Putting Him Up for Adoption
President Barack Obama's birth certificate proves he was born in United States, but he came close to growing up in a foster home.
Ugandan Traders Strike to Protest High Prices, Influx of Asians
A strike in Kampala, Uganda may reflect the growing uneasiness of Africans with having Asian traders in their midst.
200 Illegal Migrants Die in Red Sea Boat Fire
A boat traveling between Sudan and Saudi Arabia caught fire, killing most of the refugees on board.
African Horn Plunges into Drought
Around 10 million people total in the Horn of Africa will need food aid as a result of a massive drought.
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