Last year, at least 70 children in Gambia lost their lives due to the consumption of four types of medicine manufactured in India, as revealed by a presidential commission of inquiry. The investigation found that the syrups contained dangerously high levels of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol, chemicals commonly used as antifreeze, which proved to […]
West Africa
Africa grapples with severe food insecurity, Speaker Abbas urges legislative solutions
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has expressed concern over the disproportionate burden of food insecurity borne by Africa, as he addressed the ongoing 18th Commonwealth Speakers’ and Presiding Officers’ Conference (CSCOP) in YaoundĂ©, Cameroon. In his address titled “Addressing Challenges of Food Security in Africa by Promoting Investment […]