News Now
-
Over 20,000 women fill online application to become girlfriend of Japanese billionaire, Yusaku Maezawa
London, Jan. 17, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Applications to become Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s girlfriend have topped 20,000, streaming site AbemaTV said on Thursday It comes ahead ... -
Nigeria: James Ibori in fresh trouble as UK launches fresh attempt to seize his £117m assets
London, Jan. 17, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Former Nigerian governor James Ibori jailed by the British government over corruption is in fresh trouble after A British prosecutor ... -
Meet the black American teen admitted by 31 colleges with $900k scholarship offers
London, Jan. 17, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Kayla Willis, a student at Westlake High School in South Fulton in Atlanta, Georgia, has gained a stunning acceptance in ... -
UK to support 3,000 African women in business with £6.8M fund
London, Jan. 17, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Britain will commit to fostering a new generation of African women entrepreneurs at the first big international summit to be ... -
Greece threatens to block Libyan peace deal over sea border dispute
London, Jan. 17, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Greece will block any European peace deal on Libya unless an agreement between the internationally-recognized government in Tripoli and Turkey ... -
Kenya recovers stolen assets worth $20m from corrupt politicians, officials
London, Jan. 16, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Kenya has recovered stolen assets worth $20m from corruption cases, says Kenya’s Public Prosecutor Noordin Haji. However that is only ... -
Ghana, Kenya, Malawi begin pilot trial for new malaria vaccine in babies
London, Jan. 16, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Three African countries, have begun a pilot trial for a new vaccine to treat malaria, one of history’s deadliest and ... -
Temporary relief for firefighters as rain falls over Australian bushfires
London, Jan. 16, 2020 (AltAfrica)-There is what appears to be a temporary relief in Australia after heavy rain fell across parts of fire-ravaged eastern ... -
Ghana, Germany Sign 250 Million-Euro Deal to Upgrade Power Grid
London, Jan. 16, 2020 (AltAfrica)–Siemens AG and Ghana reached a preliminary agreement to upgrade the nation’s electricity grid using 250 million euros of financing from ...
