Author: alternativeafrica
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Despite unrest, Libya to install 1,000 solar-powered street lamps
London, Sep. 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The municipality of Hay Al-Andalus has just completed the pilot phase of a project to install 1,000 solar-powered street lamps ... -
Ugandan army kills 13 prison escapees after massive jailbreak
London, Sep. 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Five more prison escapees have been killed in an ongoing pursuit of 219 inmates who had escaped in a massive ... -
Britain on the brink of second nationwide lockdown as covid-19 cases reach tipping point
London, Sep. 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)- Britain is at a tipping point on COVID-19, health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday, warning that a second ... -
Letter containing ricin poison sent to White House for Trump
London, Sep. 20, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A package containing ricin poison that was addressed to US President Donald Trump has been intercepted before it reached the ... -
South African churches host prayer service to stop COVID-19 corruption
London, Sep. 20, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The South African Council of Churches (SACC) will host a prayer service led by the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin ... -
Singing without mask spreads COVID-19 swiftly, new study confirms
London, Sep. 20, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Singing indoors, unmasked can swiftly spread COVID-19 via microscopic airborne particles known as aerosols, confirms a new peer-reviewed study of ... -
WHO approves guidelines for clinical trials of COVID-19 herbal medicine in Africa
London, Sep. 20, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Africa will soon begin phase three clinical trials for herbal medicine for the treatment of covid-19 This is made possible ... -
European drugs agency endorses dexamethasone steroid for COVID treatment
London, Sep. 19, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday endorsed use of the steroid dexamethasone to treat oxygen-starved patients of COVID-19. Dexamethasone, ... -
Over 46,000 Ghanaians living with HIV refuse treatment – AIDS Commission
London, Sep. 19, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has revealed that about 46,000 people infected with HIV have refused to accept treatment for ... -
French MPs storm out of meeting over student wearing hijab
London, Sep. 19, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Several French MPs left a parliament meeting on Thursday due to the participation of a woman wearing hijab, a Muslim ...
