Robertson’s comments on disease in Africa: Why they say such silly things

So we read in Daily Nation that the American TV CBN network that carries conservative 80-year-old preacher Pat Robertson’s daily programme apologised on Monday for his false claim that visitors to Kenya could contract Aids from towels.

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Habari Zinazoendana

5 years ago

BBC

03 Apr

Coronavirus: France racism row over doctors' Africa testing comments

Two French doctors spark anger by suggesting coronavirus vaccines be trialled in Africa.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Nov

Africa moves to curb maize disease

Tanzania is among five countries in Africa to be covered by a new project to curb the spread of a disease lethal to the vital maize crop in sub-Saharan Africa.

 

9 years ago

BBC

18 Sep

Africa this week: Five things

... and other nuggets from the news in Africa this week

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Aug

Why Ebola has avoided East Africa so far, and others stories of disease

Just as the African story was beginning to sound interesting again, now that we were learning to forget the violence in Central African Republic and South Sudan, along comes Ebola and it spoils the party.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Africa in 2013: 10 things we've learnt

... and nine other things we've learnt in Africa this year

 

10 years ago

BBC

Africa this week: Five things we've learnt

And four other African facts from the week

 

10 years ago

BBC

Africa in 2014: 10 things we've learnt

... and nine other things we've learnt in Africa this year

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Feb

OUR KIND OF PLANET: Of a ‘Mzungu’, 1.3m tuskers and my silly question!

Any occasion to shake off an ugly rub in our lives can be hilarious, particularly if such episodes lead to a rewarding learning curve.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Dec

In Africa, how we steal or don’t steal affects our democracy and things like terrorism

Transparency International just released its 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index. So which are the least and most corrupt countries in Sub-Sahara and North Africa (the countries there being grouped with Middle East and North Africa)?

 

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