A groundbreaking chemical analysis has provided definitive proof that ancient Egyptians consumed opium, confirming what textual and archaeological evidence has long suggested. Researchers from the Yale Ancient Pharmacology Program analyzed organic residue from a 2,500-year-old alabaster vase from the Babylonian Collection…
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By Rédaction Africanews with agencies Government officials in Cameroon updated the death toll in last month’s post-election protests, saying on Wednesday that 16 people died and more than 800 others were arrested. Data from two United Nations sources estimate that…
By Agencies Doctors in Gabon say a new single-dose malaria treatment could help curb the disease’s growing resistance to existing drugs. Led by Dr. Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma at the Medical Research Centre of Lambaréné, researchers tested a one-time treatment combining four…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, has sacked one of his five vice presidents in a series of firings that come amid escalating internal conflict. Benjamin Bol Mel was appointed in February and had been widely…
By Agencies Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop has rejected claims that Islamist militants are close to seizing the capital, Bamako, calling such fears “far-fetched.” Speaking at the BAMEX’25 Defense Expo on Wednesday, Diop said the government had largely contained the…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP A constitutional court in the Central African Republic began examining on Wednesday a request to disqualify the head of state from the presidential election scheduled for next December. The petition, filed by the Observatory for Democratic…
By Rédaction Africanews and Reuters Former Finance Minister Mwigulu Nchemba is set to become Tanzanai’s new prime minister, after being nominated by President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Parliament is expected to approve the nomination when it votes on Thursday. The appointment…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AP South African leaders across the political spectrum have condemned the U.S. decision to boycott the upcoming G20 summit, with President Cyril Ramaphosa calling the move a “loss” for Washington and opposition figures decrying the baseless…
By Rédaction Africanews Nigeria has dropped plans to introduce a 15 percent import duty on petrol and diesel, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) announced on Thursday, citing assurances of adequate fuel supply through the holiday season.…
