Africa
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EU backs initiative to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Africa
London, Feb. 24, 2021 (AltAfrica)-European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday supported a call by French President Emmanuel Macron to donate COVID-19 ... -
Senegal begins covid vaccination as Ebola vaccines arrive Guinea
London, Feb. 23, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Senegal has joined the covid vaccination train with the Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr first in line to be vaccinated ... -
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 ...
