Author: alternativeafrica
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Nigeria: Civil defence rescues teenager chained, locked by mother
London, Feb. 23, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has rescued a teenage girl identified as Ada, who was chained by ... -
LGBT community in Ghana targets 35 seats in next parliament as police shuts Accra office
London, Feb. 23, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Members of the LGBT community in Ghana are targeting at least 35 seats in Parliament in 2024 to give them the platform ... -
Largest subsea cable on the African continent extended to Namibia
London, Feb. 23, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Largest subsea cable on the African continent is to be extended to Namibia courtesy of Paratus and Telecom Namibia which signed an unprecedented ... -
Ghana beats US to win world robotics, coding competition for second consecutive time
London, Feb. 23, 2021 (AltAfrica)-A secondary school in Ghana has won the World Robotics and Coding competition for the second consecutive time. The Methodist ... -
Tunisian doctor plays violin to boost morale of covid-19 patients
London, Feb. 23, 2021 (AltAfrica)-In Tunisia, Violin, a stringed musical instrument has become a new innovation in medical therapy for the management of covid-19 patients, ... -
Nigeria directs immediate deployment of sign language interpreters on TV stations
London, Feb. 23, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Sign language interpreters are to become regular features on most Nigerian TV soon The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji ... -
Moroccan University partners Dell, Intel to Inaugurate Africa’s most powerful supercomputer
London, Feb. 22, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) has officially launched its new datacentre that hosts Africa’s most powerful supercomputer. The new entity ... -
AU, FIFA launch new African schools football competition
London, Feb. 22, 2021 (AltAfrica)-A new schools football competition among African schools is to be launched soonest to harness the possibilities of football to ... -
US, Europe may ban African travellers over covid vaccination- CDC boss warns Africa leaders
London, Feb. 22, 2021 (AltAfrica)-John Nkengasong, Director of the African Union’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, is worried that the inability ... -
5 African countries authorise Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for covid vaccination
London, Feb. 22, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Five countries in all have given authorization for the role out of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines. Two from north ...
