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 most stubborn of diseases. The southern African nation of Malawi is rolling out the shots in an unusual pilot program along with Kenya and Ghana. Unlike established vaccines that offer near-complete protection, ...

London, Jan. 7, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Kenya has inaugurated yet another Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant built and financed by the China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Co-operation (CJIC READ ALSO: NIGERIA RELEASES DETAILS OF VISA-ON-ARRIVAL APPLICATION FOR AFRICAN VISITORS The 50MW Garissa solar power plant is the largest grid connected solar power plant in East ...

London, Jan. 6, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Worshippers of Ground For Jesus Church were on Sunday left in shock after the pastor stabbed his wife to death before committing suicide during a church service in Mombasa, Kenya. READ ALSO: GHANA RECORDS 243 FIRE OUTBREAKS IN TEN DAYS According to police report, the Pastor, Elisha Misiko, unleashed a knife ...

London, Dec. 26, 2019 (AltAfrica)-A Kenyan court has locked out students enrolled in the international curriculum like the British IGCSE from joining local universities on State sponsorship. High court judge Thripsisa Cherere ruled that the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services (KUCCPS) — the public universities admissions agency—could not be compelled to sponsor students ...

London, Dec. 16, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Two families in Kisumu are mourning their two children who together committed suicide 4 days after their beautiful wedding. READ ALSO: 20 ARRESTED FOR MODERN SLAVERY IN LONDON According to Sources, the newly married couples allegedly killed themselves because of the huge debt they incurred during the wedding. Mr. & Mrs. ...

London, Dec. 9, 2019 (AltAfrica)-President Uhuru Kenyatta has inaugurated the Habitat Heights, one of the projects of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and their partners that will see the delivery of 8,888 affordable housing units to Kenyans when completed READ ALSO: UNDP AWARDS $150,000 GRANT TO SUPPORT WOMEN INITIATIVES IN GHANA The ...

London, Dec. 6, 2019 (AltAfrica)– Flamboyant Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has been airlifted to Nairobi following his arrest just hours after orders by chief prosecutor Noordin Haji AFP reports that Sonko, who recently posted on social media videos of his swanky office and house parties, was arrested at a road block in Voi while headed ...

London, Nov. 22, 2019 (AltAfrica)– 68 sub-locations across the country, previously not linked to the basic mobile telephony, are now enjoying services thanks to the Universal Service Fund (USF) administered by the Communication Authority of Kenya The beneficiary sub-locations, connected at a cost of Sh1.245 billion, are in Narok, Turkana, West Pokot, Samburu, Marsabit, Kajiado, ...

London, Nov. 20, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday led an exercise destroying thousands of illegal firearms and ammunition collected from civilians in disarmament drives. 8,745 guns were set ablaze in Magadi located to the southwest of the capital, Nairobi. READ ALSO: OSUN RECEIVES N100M SIGN-ON FEE FOR EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT OF MINING SITE Kenyan ...

London, Nov. 17, 2019 (AltAfrica)-A record number of Kenyans are rushing to take cancer insurance cover to protect themselves against the likelihood of the dreaded disease The insurance firms which introduced the cancer cover that adequately takes care of the expensive treatment are projecting high rates of subscription. Already, ICEA Lion, the latest entrant into ...