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South African President, Ramaphosa backs lifting of Zimbabwe sanctions
London, Jan. 22, 2019 (AltAfrica)-South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his country favours the lifting or easing of international sanctions on neighbouring Zimbabwe. Ramaphosa ... -
Tragedy strikes English football again as Cardiff’s new striker presumed dead in missing plane
London, Jan. 22, 2019 (ALtAfrica)-Premier League club Cardiff City’s record new signing, Argentine striker Emiliano Sala, is presumed dead after a light aircraft he ... -
Child Right Act: Delta State, Nigeria returns 160 maltreated children to parents
London, Jan. 22, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Delta State Government said on Monday that between 2017 and 2018, it returned no fewer than 160 children being ... -
Nigeria: After weekend of name calling, Buhari shares jokes with Obasanjo at the Council of States meeting
London., Jan. 22, 2019 (AltAfrica)-After a weekend of name calling and public rebuke, Nigerian Political gladiators on Tuesday, shelved their political leanings as well ... -
Nigeria to criminalize estimated billing as bill passes third reading at House of Reps
London, Jan. 22, 2019 (AltAfrica)-A bill for an Act to amend the Electric Power Reform Act to prohibit and criminalise estimated billing by the ... -
Nigeria: State workers get N27k minimum wage, federal workers 30k
London, Jan. 22, 2019 (AltAfrica)-National Council of State in Nigeria has pegged the National Minimum wage at N27,000. This amount is for the least ... -
Ghana finalizes agreement with EU over timber export
London, Jan. 22, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Ghana is close to making history as the first country in Africa to get clearance to export timber to the ... -
Ghana police questions lawmaker over reporter’s death
London, Jan. 22, 2019 (AltAfrica)-A Ghanaian politician who promised to pay anyone who attacked an undercover reporter has been questioned as part of the ... -
Zimbabwe launches home made electricity transformer
The Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) has become the first local institution to produce a working transformer certified for field roll-outs by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply ... -
Egypt invests $9 billion in refineries’ upgrade
London, Jan. 22, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Egypt plans to upgrade six oil refineries at a cost of about $9 billion over four years to increase domestic ...
