Columnist / Yemisi akinbobola
Vaccine, operational support crucial in preventing future Ebola epidemics
In this interview by Yemisi Akinbola for Africa Renewal, Julien Potet, the Policy Advisor on Neglected Tropical Diseases Vaccines with Medecins Sans Frontieres, talks about the challenges and advances...Published: 01 Feb 2015 at 07:33hrs | | by Yemisi Akinbobola
Early treatment is key in managing Ebola
As efforts to find a cure for the Ebola virus gather momentum, Yemisi Akinbola for Africa Renewal caught up with Dr Bernadette Murgue, the Deputy Director of the French Institut de Microbiologie et de...Published: 01 Feb 2015 at 07:33hrs | | by Yemisi Akinbobola
There's No need for more oil wells in Nigeria
Nnimmo Bassey, an award-winning environmentalist, is one of Africa's leading campaigners, particularly for his work in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region. Mr. Bassey was a human rights advocate...Published: 29 May 2014 at 19:25hrs | | by Yemisi Akinbobola
Slippery justice for victims of oil spills
...Published: 18 Oct 2013 at 14:24hrs | | by Yemisi Akinbobola
Social media stimulates Nigerian debate on sexual violence
"Kill me, kill me, you people should just kill me," an unidentified woman begged as she was being gang raped by five men while her ordeal was filmed with one of their mobile phones. The crime is belie...Published: 13 Dec 2011 at 16:31hrs | | by Yemisi Akinbobola
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