Africa
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Kenya close to 30,000 Covid-19 cases
London, August 15, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Five hundred and fifteen more Covid-19 infections have raised the total number of confirmed cases in Kenya to 29,849, according ... -
What hope for Africa as wealthy countries buy up Covid-19 vaccine
London, August 15, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Against the hopes of the World Health Organization (WHO), the search for a vaccine to the novel coronavirus has devolved into a ... -
225 years after, a former slave market in Georgia to be pull down
London, August 15, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Following a vote by officials, a structure that used to be a slave market in the former capital of Georgia is set to be ... -
Only 40 per cent of Rwandan men are circumcised-Health ministry cries out
London, August 15, 2020 (AltAfrica)-More Rwandan males are embracing circumcision, but the Ministry of Health says the number is not yet at the levels ... -
Rwandan Researchers develop new model for covid-19 testing
London, August 14, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Like many countries, Rwanda is finding it impossible to test each of its citizens for the coronavirus amid shortages of ... -
Africa begins continent-wide study of COVID-19 antibodies
London, August 14, 2020 (AltAfrica)-An Africa-wide study of antibodies to the coronavirus has begun, while evidence from a smaller study indicates that many more ... -
Global outcry as Somalia introduces new bill that encourages child marriage
London, August 13, 2020 (AltAfrica)-An outcry is rising in Somalia as parliament considers a bill that would allow child marriage once a girl’s sexual ... -
Chadian President Idriss Deby is Africa’s new field marshal
London, August 12, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Chadian President Idriss Deby has been named Africa’s new field marshal by his parliament. Deby, a 68-year-old general who came ...
