Managing chronic inflammation with psoriasis

Medically reviewed by Nancy Carteron, M.D., FACR — By Jillian Kubala, MS, RD Although the exact cause of psoriasis is unknown, doctors consider it an immune-mediated inflammatory disease. This means that inflammation is at the root of this condition. Up to 3%Trusted Source of adults in the United States have psoriasis. It causes skin symptoms, such as…

Airtel Nigeria launches commercial 5G

Airtel Nigeria has confirmed that it launched commercial 5G services recently. Customers can use a 5G-compatible router to access fixed services, or a 5G-ready handset or tablet to access mobile services. Once they have activated a device on the Airtel 5G network, customers will be gifted a one-off bonus of 10GB data. The service will…

South Africa: uncertainty surrounding Zulu king’s health

Uncertainty reigned on Sunday over the health of South Africa’s Zulu king, the head of the country’s most influential traditional monarchy, with his spokesman denying reports he had been hospitalised. Misuzulu Zulu, 48, ascended the throne last year after the death of his father, Goodwill Zwelithini, amid a bitter feud over the royal succession. Overnight…

A war on nature’: rangers build mountain out of wildlife traps found in Uganda park

“Over the past 10 years, we’ve removed about 47 tonnes of snares and bear traps,” says Michael Keigwin, the founder of Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF), a charity that works with the country’s wildlife authorities. Speaking from the Ugandan capital, Kampala, Keigwin is referring to a set of photographs showing a 12-tonne pile of tangled snares and metal…

Beware of ‘contaminated’ Sprite, says Nigeria

Nigeria’s food and drug regulator, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has issued a recall order for a batch of Sprite glass bottles in circulation due to possible contamination with particles. The recall was initiated following a consumer complaint, and subsequent investigations revealed that over five crates of the implicated…

AU Troops Begin Withdrawal From Somalia

Mogadishu — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has started to drawdown in compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 2628(22) and 2670(22) which mandates ATMIS to drawdown 2000 soldiers by the end of June 2023. Supported by the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), ATMIS, has handed over the…

UK govt to appeal judges’ block of Rwanda deportation plan

London – The UK government said it would challenge a court ruling issued Thursday that blocks its plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, a set-back to its controversial bid to cut migrant numbers. Three Court of Appeal judges ruled that Rwanda could not be considered a safe third country, after a challenge to the…

Uganda expects to start oil production from Tilenga project in 2025

SINGAPORE, Uganda National Oil Co (UNOC) expects to start oil production from the Tilenga project in the first half of 2025, the company’s CEO said on Wednesday. “The drill kits have been put up and the drilling has started,” Uganda National Oil Co CEO Proscovia Nabbanja told Reuters on the sidelines of an Energy Asia…