Category Archives: Right to life

CRACO calls on Gambian president to step down to save the lives of women and children

Senegal’s troops are on alert to intervene if president Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh said a standoff with neighbouring west    African states over his refusal to step aside after losing December election will escalate into war if the alliance doesn’t back down from its stance. In his words: “Let …

The Boko Haram Tragedy: A bitter experience for children

13-year-old Hadja was at school, when Boko Haram insurgents attacked the city of Damassack in northern Nigeria. Within minutes, and in terror, her school had emptied as everyone scrambled to find somewhere safe to hide. Chaos and panic followed the attack. Damassack’s residents fled en masse, and within seconds families had been split. “Going back …

A BABY GIRL PREGNANT WITH PARASITIC TWIN

A toddler whose stomach was so bloated she could not eat or drink was found to be carrying her unborn twin. Doctors were astonished to find the 7lb 11oz (3.5kg) mass of bone, flesh and hair inside the girl’s abdomen. The parasite had been feeding off Nisha, after forming an umbilical cord-like structure that leached its twin’s blood supply. She …

Dangers Of Alcohol In Pregnancy

Agency Report Women trying for a baby and those in the first three months of pregnancy should not drink any alcohol, updated UK guidelines say. Some experts had previously said a couple of glasses of wine a week was acceptable. It now says abstinence is the only way to be certain that the baby is not harmed. There is no proven safe amount that women …

Albinos killed in Tanzania for money

A new report has revealed that about 70 Tanzanian albinos have been killed in the past six years. The body parts of these albinos, ranging from hearts to genitals, are widely believed to be powerful magical ingredients. In a move to stop these killings, the government of the east African country has banned soothsayers from talking about albinos in order …