Author: alternativeafrica
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Nigerian local Airlines slash fares by 50% to encourage voters
London, Feb. 19, 2029 (AltAfrica)-Two Nigerian local airlines, Aero Contractors and Arik Air, have introduced promo fares to help Nigerians who wish to travel ... -
Zimbabwe fires four generals over deadly crackdown against post-election protests
London, Feb. 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)- Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa retired four generals on Monday, in the first major shake-up of the armed forces since ... -
Zimbabwe snubs Africa free trade to stabilise local industries
London, Feb. 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Zimbabwe has shelved its plans to join the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA). The country declined to sign the ... -
Nigeria: 11 oil thieves bag 3 years jail term
Adetokunbo Fakeye London, Feb. 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Eleven persons arrested for oil theft have been found guilty and sentence to jail term by Justice M.S. ... -
Nigeria: Saraki claiming credit for my appointment is infamy award in fiction-Lai Mohammed
London, Feb. 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has debunked a statement by Doyin Okupe, crediting Senate President Bukola ... -
49 African countries sign free trade agreement deal
London, Feb. 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-At least 49 out of the 55 African Union (AU) member states have signed a Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) ... -
Lagos, Kaduna, four others to benefit from £50 million UK malaria intervention project in Nigeria
London, Feb. 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)- In a move to reduce Nigeria’s high malaria burden, the Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom is to ... -
Mali secure first U-20 tittle beating Senegal on penalties
London, Feb. 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Mali on Sunday defeated Senegal 3-2 on penalty kicks to claim their maiden Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title ... -
Nigerian broadcaster Nkechi Idiaye launches The Boys Hub, a special awareness programme on issues relating to boys
London, Feb. 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-A Nigeria broadcaster Nkechi Idiaye has launched a special programme “THE BOYS HUB” dedicated specifically to the development of young ... -
African Minerals Development Centre moves from ECA to African Union Commission
London,February 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)- The Economic Commission for Africa on has officially handed over the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) to the African Union ...
