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342 Egyptians to take part in final trial for two Chinese coronavirus vaccines
London, Sep. 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Final trial of two Chinese covid-19 vaccines is in progress in Egypt where 342 Egyptians are taking part according Egypt’s ... -
Saudi Arabia to launch app for Umra pilgrims to reserve space, time amid COVID-19
London, Sep. 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Saudi Arabia released new details on how it plans to gradually allow Muslims back to Islam’s holiest site in Mecca ... -
Four Cameroonian soldiers jailed 40 years for murdering women and children
London, Sep. 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Four Cameroonian soldiers were on Monday sent to forty years in jail for the killing of two women and two children ... -
Kenyan Chief Justice recommends dissolution of parliament over gender imbalance
London, Sep. 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Kenya’s Chief Justice, David Maraga, has written to the country’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, recommending that he dissolves parliament for its ... -
Mandatory Testing: Ghana detects 26 covid-19 positive cases among international arrivals
London, Sep. 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the government’s decision to test international passengers for Coronavirus at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has ... -
Despite unrest, Libya to install 1,000 solar-powered street lamps
London, Sep. 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The municipality of Hay Al-Andalus has just completed the pilot phase of a project to install 1,000 solar-powered street lamps ... -
Ugandan army kills 13 prison escapees after massive jailbreak
London, Sep. 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Five more prison escapees have been killed in an ongoing pursuit of 219 inmates who had escaped in a massive ... -
Britain on the brink of second nationwide lockdown as covid-19 cases reach tipping point
London, Sep. 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)- Britain is at a tipping point on COVID-19, health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday, warning that a second ... -
Letter containing ricin poison sent to White House for Trump
London, Sep. 20, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A package containing ricin poison that was addressed to US President Donald Trump has been intercepted before it reached the ...
