By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Libya Herald
Twenty-five Libyan doctors took part from 3 to 23 July in a three-week training course on paediatric techniques in China. China’s ambassador to Libya, Ma Xu liang, said the initiative had received support from the Chinese embassy in Libya.
Libyan electricity company GECOL trained national technicians in Germany for three weeks to carry out mechanical maintenance on the generators and turbines at the South Tripoli power plant. Launched on 28 September in Erlangen, Duisburg and Berlin, the programme prepares teams for future operations, according to GECOL, cited by Libya Herald.
🇱🇾 Libya · Source: Libya Herald ·
South Africa’s Democratic Alliance has opened a criminal investigation after 408 people fell ill in the Tshwane region following three weeks without water chlorination. The proceedings aim to establish responsibility for the health crisis, according to South African media outlet IOL.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: IOL ·
A van hit seven pupils aged between five and 12 in Aboabo, in Ghana’s Ashanti Region, killing four and injuring three. The driver was arrested and police are investigating the causes of the loss of control, the Ghanaian Times reports.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: Ghanaiantimes ·
Sierra Leone is seeking support from the United Arab Emirates to create the Jembe medical campus, with a 300-bed regional hospital and training facilities. Minister Austin H. Demby also announced falls of 32% in maternal mortality and 11.4% in infant mortality, according to Sierraloaded.
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · Source: Sierraloaded ·
Libya flour price falls below 325 dinarsThe price of a quintal of flour in Libya fell from 380 to less than 325 dinars through direct sales from mills to bakeries, a decrease of more than 14.5%. Libya’s Economy Ministry linked the change to the replenishment of soft-wheat stocks, Libya Herald reports, although it found no fall in bread prices in Tripoli.
Egypt: 12 killed and 30 injured in road collisionA tourist bus collided with a stationary lorry on the Assiut Western Desert Road, near Tamia, killing 12 people and injuring 30. Emergency crews took the injured to hospital and Egyptian authorities are investigating the circumstances of the accident, Egypt Independent reports.The week in Africa
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