Victor Restis: An Extraordinary Career
Billionaire businessman Victor Restis finds strength in the code, “The starting point of all achievement is desire.” Born in Kinshasa, Congo, Victor was educated in Belgium and is a graduate of the prestigious More...
al-Shabaab increase terrorist attacks in Kenya, killing more than 100 people
Just over one month ago, al-Shabaab attacked a bus in Northern Kenya. During the attack, they removed the passengers and executed 11 that they found who were Christians. Then two weeks later, they attacked a bus More...
FinTech Takes Another Leap: Say Hello to the TransferWise Borderless Account
TransferWise has been in the news off late. The company popularly known for its bank-bashing advertisements has branched out by launching a new service that aims to disrupt how cross-border fund transfers are carried More...
Monkeypox increases in Africa raise concerns
The recent apparent increase in human monkeypox cases across a wide geographic area, the potential for further spread, and the lack of reliable surveillance have raised the level of concern for this emerging zoonosis. Monkeypox/CDC In More...
The Best Ways to Look for a Job
photo: photologue_np via Flickr Everyone has the goal of having a good job that can help them support their family and accomplish more in life, but finding just the right job that can give you the salary you need More...
Pope Francis on contraceptives and the Zika virus, says abortion is a crime, ‘absolute evil’
During a press conference aboard his flight following his recent trip to Mexico, Pope Francis was asked by reporters about the church’s teaching on abortion, contraceptives and how prevention may actually be More...
Angelina Jolie opens global summit to end wartime sexual violence
Superstar actress Angelina Jolie spoke Wednesday at the largest global summit focused on ending wartime rape and sexual assault. “It is a myth that rape is an inevitable part of conflict. There’s More...
Africa meningitis deaths near 1500 for first nine months of 2013
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa recently released its updated Meningitis Weekly Bulletin, which shows the number of cases and fatalities from meningitis in 19 countries from the “African More...
Pope Benedict calls for an end to worldwide violence in Christmas message
Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday lamented “savage acts of terrorism” that frequently target Christian churches in Nigeria, during his traditional Christmas message. FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW Pope Benedict XVI delivering More...
Fourteen deaths recorded in Congo Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported Wednesday, as of 3 September 2012, a total of 28 (eight confirmed, six probable, and 14 suspected) cases including 14 deaths had been reported from Haut-Uélé district More...
Olympians from Congo, Ivory Coast and Guinea are ‘missing’
Another bizarre Olympics tradition – the “disappearances” of athletes from third world countries who never return home after representing their nations at the games. Cedric Mandembo (blue) participated More...
The second hemorrhagic fever vaccine success story in less than a month: this time it’s Marburg
As I reported on May 24, 2010, the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in conjunction with other agencies came up with a vaccine which produced immunity in monkeys against the Ebola More...
