Yaounde, 25 April, 2008— Local production of basic foods in Cameroon will double in the next two years if an emergency programme announced by the government on 24 April achieves its goals. “My hope is […]

Eldoret, 25 April, 2008— Ndirangu Mwangi, 26, one of 14,000 people camping in the Rift Valley town of Eldoret’s showground, was less than encouraged after Kenya’s political leaders visited the town as part of a […]

Accra, 22 April, 2008— Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, on Tuesday said South African President Thabo Mbeki was “not an honest mediator” in the Zimbabwean electoral crisis. He told journalists […]

Nairobi, 21 April, 2008— Hundreds of families fled their homes in Mogadishu over the weekend as intense fighting between Ethiopian troops and insurgents raged on, claiming the lives of up to 100 people, local sources […]

Berlin, 18 April, 2008— Follow-up care for breast cancer patients costs less if it is conducted by nurses rather than physicians, yet there is no difference in the patients’ anxiety, depression, satisfaction or outcome, according […]

Berlin, 18 April, 2008— — Researchers in Belgium have discovered that increasing age affects the way breast cancer behaves. As women approach the age of 70, they become less likely to be diagnosed with aggressive […]

Berlin, 18 April, 2008— Acupuncture provides effective relief from hot flushes in women who are being treated with the anti-oestrogen tamoxifen following surgery for breast cancer, according to new research presented here today at the […]

Berlin, 17 April, 2008— New evidence has emerged that, contrary to some current fears, aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are not associated with an increased risk of heart problems in women who take them to prevent their […]