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AGRICULTURE Vaccine targets African swine fever Vietnam’s agriculture ministry last week gave limited authorization to a vaccine hailed as an important tool to control one of the most serious animal diseases, African swine fever (ASF). In recent years the sickness has hit pig herds hard in several Asian and European countries. Vietnam’s National Veterinary Joint Stock Company developed the vaccine based on an ASF virus strain engineered by the U.S. Agricultural Research Service…

KAMPALA, Uganda—In Cameroon, thousands of truckers spend weeks stranded at highways and border crossings due to lack of diesel. In Kenya, drivers are lining up overnight to fill their tanks. In Nigeria, airlines have threatened to ground all domestic flights as they scramble for expensive jet fuel.Across Africa, surging fuel prices are straining businesses from bakeries to airlines and adding pressure on consumers already burdened by spiraling food costs and the economic disruptions caused by the continuing Covid-19…

Image used for representation. (File image)The carrier Comair, which is under administration, also operates budget airline Kulula. Those planes are also grounded, with ticket sales for both airlines suspended.AFP Last Updated:June 03, 2022, 11:00 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Comair, the South African operator of British Airways flights, has grounded all of its planes after running out of cash, the company said. The carrier, which is under administration, also operates budget airline Kulula. Those planes are also grounded, with ticket…

As monkeypox stokes here-we-go-again fears in a pandemic-weary world, some researchers in Africa are having their own sense of déjà vu. Another neglected tropical disease of the poor gets attention only after it starts to infect people in wealthy countries. “It’s as if your neighbor’s house is burning and you just close your window and say it’s fine,” says Yap Boum, an epidemiologist in Cameroon who works with both the health ministry and Doctors Without Borders. Now, the fire is…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books African Americans were barbecue's principal cooks and 'most effective ambassadors' after emancipation, so how did that story get pushed to the margins? Publishing date: Jul 19, 2021  •  September 3, 2021  •  7 minute read  •  Join the conversation In the name of research, Adrian Miller ate barbecue at more than 200 restaurants across the U.S., interviewed people in the barbecue industry, judged competition barbecue,…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books For chef Anto Cocagne, beef baguette is a taste of childhood Beef baguette from Saka Saka. Photo by Aline Princet Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Our cookbook of the week is Saka Saka: Adventures in African Cooking, South of the Sahara by Anto Cocagne and Aline Princet.…

A ngalawa. Credit: Lucy Blue The first detailed academic study of East African maritime traditions shows changes in boatbuilding techniques but the continuing use of wooden vessels by fishers. …

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has called for improved collaboration among countries with the aim of exploring alternative rules that will enable market jurisdictions, particularly African countries, to effectively tax digital businesses. This was stated during a presentation by the Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Muhammad Nami last Friday at a Technical Assistance Programme organized by African Tax Administrators’ Forum’s (ATAF) with the theme “Member’s Needs and How To…

The Central African Republic approves the legal framework for economic use of Bitcoin. The Central African Republic passes a bill to regulate crypto use. (Getty Images)…

The Central African Republic (CAR) has become the second-ever country to adopt Bitcoin as a national currency, following El Salvador’s adoption of the cryptocurrency last year. CAR’s government says a bill to adopt Bitcoin was passed unanimously by the country’s parliament, reports Reuters and BBC News. (Though former CAR prime minister Martin Ziguele complained the bill was approved “by proclamation.”) The office of CAR president Faustin-Archange Touadera claimed the move would “improve the conditions of Central…