In May, the World Health Organization certified that the countries of Benin and Mali eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, the fifth and sixth African countries to do so. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, while the Carter Center is celebrating…
The Carter Center was already a decade into its fight against Guinea worm globally when former President Jimmy Carter and his nonprofit took on another neglected tropical disease in the African nation of Mali.“From 1996 to 1998, it was estimated about …
Mali’s military-led government on Thursday seized the diplomatic passport of influential and outspoken Muslim cleric Mahmoud Dicko, who is a vocal critic of the ruling junta.Community-based station Radio Nostalgie reported that the authorities seized M…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says about 97,000 passport booklets still remain uncollected in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).The Service Public Relations Officer, Comptroller of Immigration, Mr Tony Akuneme said this in a…
The Federal Government has urged the United Nations and development partners to strengthen support towards implementation of regional strategy for stabilisation, recovery and resilience of areas affected by terrorism in Lake Chad.The National Coordinat…