Africa: Ivermectin Was Touted As a Cure for Covid, Now It’s Being Tested for Cancer. but What Can It Actually Treat?

Africa: Ivermectin Was Touted As a Cure for Covid, Now It’s Being Tested for Cancer. but What Can It Actually Treat?

Ivermectin was originally celebrated as a revolutionary treatment for parasitic disease in humans and animals. It has since evolved into a focal point of misinformation and heated debate. During the early part of the COVID pandemic, it was touted on social media as a miracle cure for the virus, despite a lack of robust evidence….

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Africa: Ivermectin Was Touted As a Cure for Covid, Now It’s Being Tested for Cancer. but What Can It Actually Treat?

Africa: East Africa’s Largest Fish Feed Factory in Buikwe Touted As Game-Changer for Uganda’s Aquaculture

President Museveni has commissioned the De Heus Fish Feed Factory in Njeru, Buikwe District, marking a major milestone for Uganda’s aquaculture sector and broader agricultural transformation. The $25 million investment by De Heus Uganda — a subsidiary of Royal De Heus of the Netherlands — is the largest fish feed factory in East Africa, with…

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Africa: Ivermectin Was Touted As a Cure for Covid, Now It’s Being Tested for Cancer. but What Can It Actually Treat?

Africa: Camels Touted As a Key to Africa’s Nutrition and Economic Growth At Nairobi Forum

Nairobi — A high-level regional forum on the future of livestock and camel rearing opened in Nairobi on Monday, with calls to unlock the untapped economic and nutritional potential of camels across Africa. The three-day event, co-organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), has…

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