Africa

CT scans ‘unwrap’ secrets of three mummies

Source: ET Scientists have put three unusually motionless patients through the CT scanner: Egyptian mummies. One of the mummies already was known to have a brain, but scans revealed she also still has lungs. In many mummies, lungs typically were removed prior to burial. The scientists—radiologists with the Washington University […]

UNHCR warns Kenya not to close Dadaab refugee camp

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned Kenya not to expel Somali refugees in response to al-Shabab’s massacre of students. Kenya has given UNHCR three months to close the the Dadaab refugee camp, which houses 350,000 Somali refugees. The Kenyan government believes al-Shabab militants who killed 148 people at […]

Malawi to evacuate citizens from South Africa

Malawi says it will repatriate its nationals from South Africa, following an upsurge in xenophobic violence. At least five foreigners, including a 14-year-old boy, have been killed in attacks in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban since last week. Some foreign-owned shops in the main city Johannesburg have shut amid […]