Africa
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Morocco signs agreement to purchase Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
London, Sep. 19, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Morocco Minister of Health Khalid Ait Taleb signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday to purchase doses of a COVID-19 ... -
Africa CDC vows to conduct 7 million COVID-19 tests by November
London, Sep. 18, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Africa CDC, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has vowed to conduct seven million COVID-19 tests between now ... -
Nigerian launches central database for citizens to access details of recovered assets
London, Sep. 18, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Nigerian government on Thursday launched a Central Database to deepen transparency and accountability of recovered stolen assets. The Attorney-General of ... -
Over 10,000 coronavirus patients in Egypt receiving treatment at home -Health Minister
London, Sep. 18, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Egyptian health ministry is monitoring, and treating 10,168 home-isolating coronavirus patients as part of its programme for non-hospitalised cases, ... -
Nigerian secondary students develop robot to reduce COVID-19 infection among health workers
London, Sep. 17, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A mobile robot named ‘Mairabot’ that can interface between doctors and patients to reduce COVID-19 infection among hospital workers has ... -
Ghana rolls-out free wifi for secondary schools
London, Sep. 17, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ghana is to begin the rollout of the free Wifi for Senior High Schools (SHSs) in October, this year according ... -
Kenya exempts Tanzanians from mandatory quarantine
London, Sep. 16, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Kenya has reviewed its Covid-19 trends and exempted Tanzanians and visitors from Tanzania from the 14 days mandatory quarantine when they arrive ...
