News on Africa

Nigeria: Pfizer sought dirt on Nigerian official

2010-12-10T01:00:25Z

Nigeria: Pfizer sought 'corruption links' of Nigerian attorney general over fatal drug suit

A U.S. embassy cable released by the WikiLeaks website says drug maker Pfizer Inc. hired investigators to uncover "corruption links" to Nigeria's former attorney general to stop federal cases ...

Time for drug price rethink for chronic diseases

2010-11-10T12:30:14Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world's top drugmakers have slashed prices for medicines to fight AIDS and malaria. Now the debate is moving to the next level as pressure builds for them to do more against chronic diseases in poor countries.

A major United Nations meeting in September 2011 will put chronic noncommunicable dise...

Kano trovafloxacin trial litigation

2010-11-30T13:10:59Z

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Involuntary human drug experiments in the U.S. and abroad

2010-11-03T00:07:16Z

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The Dog With Human Body: Myth or Fact

2010-11-02T23:52:13Z

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US Court Rejects Pfizer Appeal Of Nigerians' Case

2010-11-02T12:39:20Z

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The Middle Eastern Pharmaceutical Market Outlook To 2014: Policy Environment, Market Structure, Competitive Landscape, Growth Opportunities-Aarkstore

2010-10-05T17:20:25Z

Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Kuwait are the major countries of the Middle East with a total population of around 213m. Turkey, one of the key pharmerging markets of the world, is a strong proponent of liberal trade and investment policies. It has an open trading system, especially with countries in the EU, with which it forged a customs union agreement in 1996. Among the Gulf countries, Saudi Arabia is considered as the most attractive healthc...

Middle East and Africa Pharma Sector Forecast to 2012

2010-10-06T02:18:29Z

The Middle East and Africa pharmaceutical industry is entering a new era, with the development of infrastructure system and rapidly changing regulations. The industry is blessed with several advantages like high prevalence of diseases, huge population base and many more, reflecting bight prospects of growth in coming years. With these supportive factors, the pharmaceutical industry in the MEA region is expected to outperform the pharmaceutical industry of other regions in near future.
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Bill Gates says ideology threatens hunger fix

2010-06-11T20:41:42Z

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - The fight to end hunger is being hurt by environmentalists who insist that genetically modified crops cannot be used in Africa, Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of software giant Egypt is banning food imports and exports that are not certified free of genetically modified products, state news agency MENA reported on Wednesday.

Agriculture Minister Amin Abaza "gave instructions... against the entry of any imports, especially wheat, corn and soya beans until samples of the cargo have been examined...in the absence of a certificate," it added.

The agency gave no...

Dr Reddys Expands Presence in Africa

2010-10-22T10:44:17Z

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Pharmaceutical industry

2010-10-22T09:50:35Z

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Pfizer, Kano State Reach Settlement Of Trovan Cases

2010-10-24T09:15:43Z

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Pfizer Finalizing Settlement In Nigerian Drug Suit

2010-10-21T09:56:08Z

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Nigerian court delays Pfizer trial until October to allow prosecutors to prepare

2010-09-09T10:49:03Z

A Nigerian judge has delayed criminal proceedings against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. until October to allow prosecutors more time to prepare, court officials said Wednesday.

Justice Anwuri Shekere heard a 23-count charge against Pfizer before granting a request by government lawyer Babatunde Irukera to spend more...

Mideast Egypt Church Attack

2011-01-04T14:32:25Z

Angry Copts chant anti-government slogans during a protest before clashing with Egyptian riot police in Cairo, Egypt, late Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church appealed to the government on Monday to address Christians complaints about discrimination to ease tensions as fierce riots broke out in the capital following a New...

APTOPIX Mideast Egypt Church Attack

2011-01-04T14:32:25Z

Two Coptic men, center and unseen, warn off two others wielding kitchen knives, left and right, who were trying to kick down the doors of a mosque, seen behind, during heavy clashes between Coptic youths and riot police, in the streets outside the Saints Church and a neighboring hospital, in Alexandria, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. A powerful bomb, possibly from a suicide attacker, exp...

Egypt Al Qaida

2011-01-04T14:32:22Z

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2010 file photo, hundreds of Egyptian Muslims gather following prayers outside Ibrahim Mosque in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt, protesting against what they allege was Egypt's Coptic Church holding two women captive for converting to Islam. In the weeks before the New Year's Day suicide bombing of an...

South Sudan Bashir

2011-01-04T05:30:43Z

Pro-separation activists hold signs and chant pro-independence slogans outside the Juba airport in southern Sudan where Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. President Bashir and his government in Khartoum support the ongoing unity of Sudan, a position fiercely contested by south...

APTOPIX South Sudan Bashir

2011-01-04T03:31:28Z

The President of the Republic of Sudan Omar al-Bashir, center, is escorted by Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Vice President of the Republic of Sudan , left,as he arrives at the airport in the southern Sudanese capital of Juba on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. Bashir visited Juba just five days before southerners are se...