Regarded as one of the pioneer figures of African Theology, Fr Prof. Bénézet Bujo has died at the age of 83.The native of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and professor emeritus of the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, died after a long illness on Thursday evening, November 9, at the Friborg Cantonal Hospital.
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In the aftermath of the death of the Congo's first prime minister, students gravitated towards the political left, which led to the rise of a number of intransigent activists who pushed for total liberation from oppression.
DR Congo approves “MANACOVID” as anti-covid drug
MANACOVID was extracted from local medicinal plants.
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The Luozi pharmaceutical research centre (CRPL), on Tuesday approved the “MANACOVID” drug to treat the coronavirus (COVID-19) in DR Congo.
A statement issued in Kinshasa said the results were observed by three teams of doctors on 300 cases that tested positive to COVID-19.
All these cases proved negative with the disappearance of symptoms and a good tolerance, within five days of treatment or 100 per cent recovery.
Approved on November 24, 2020, with a certificate of invention as evidence, “MANACOVID” is a product based on local medicinal plants.
It was discovered in March 2020 by Congolese chemist-doctor, Etienne Flaubert Batangu Mpesa, following his work with a team of pharmacist researchers, the statement said.