Ghana confirms 2 cases of Lassa fever

ACCRA, Feb 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ghana has confirmed two cases of Lassa fever, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said in a statement. Both cases reside in Accra, the capital of Ghana. “The first case was a 40-year-old trader who was unwell for about two weeks and finally died at the…

US: California rare winter storm brings flooding and leaves thousands without power

The storm is one of the strongest to hit the western US state  LOS ANGELES, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mass power outages, flooding and the closures of both motorways and beaches are affecting California as a rare winter storm sweeps the US state. More than 120,000 people – many of…

Russia in firing line of top UN rights meet

GENEVA, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s war in Ukraine looms large as the UN Human Rights Council meets Monday, with calls for unity in condemning Moscow and extending a probe into war crimes in the conflict. Days after the United Nations General Assembly in New York voted overwhelmingly to demand…

Far-reaching UN treaty a must to cut global plastic use: experts

 PARIS, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Only a bold and ambitious UN treaty with sweeping reforms of the entire plastic life cycle can stem the world’s waste crisis, experts said Monday. Even if measures thought to have the greatest potential for reducing plastic consumption are implemented, they would still fail to…

Kenya: Two seriously injured as light aircraft crashes in Baringo

NAIROBI, Feb 27 (NNN-KBC) — A light aircraft has crashed in Baringo. Reports indicate that two passengers on board sustained serious injuries after the plane crashed while attempting to land at Kampi ya Samaki airstrip on the shores of Lake Baringo. Assistant County Commissioner Charles Gumba said the two were…

Rwanda’s weather agency predicts disastrous rains in coming months

KIGALI, Feb 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — Torrential rains from March to May could trigger potential disasters in different parts of Rwanda, the country’s weather agency has warned. Rwanda Meteorology Agency said in its latest forecast that heavy rains of between 500 mm and 600 mm were forecast in parts across the…

ATMIS probes helicopter crash with three people killed in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Feb 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said it has launched investigations into circumstances in which its helicopter crashed Saturday in southern Somalia, killing three passengers on board. The AU mission said its helicopter with 11 officers from the Somali National Army was on…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia halts oil supply to Poland, says Polish refiner

WARSAW, Feb 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — Russia has halted oil supplies to Poland via the Druzhba pipeline, Poland’s leading oil and gas conglomerate PKN Orlen said. The company said it is fully prepared for such a situation and that deliveries to its refinery can be made entirely by sea. “Only 10…

1 illegal migrant from Afghanistan dies, 32 injured in traffic accident in Bulgaria

SOFIA, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One migrant died and 32 were injured when a van crashed in Bulgaria on Sunday before dawn, the country’s prosecutor’s office said in a statement. According to the statement, the vehicle that carried 45 men from Afghanistan, hit a roadside guardrail on the Trakia motorway…

Nigeria: Fire razes popular 10,000-shop Monday Market in Maiduguri, traders lose millions of Naira

The fire razed over 10,000 shops MAIDUGURI (Borno, Nigeria), Feb 27 (NNN-GNA) — A popular Monday market in Maiduguri, Borno State has been set ablaze.The fire, according to numerous eyewitnesses, sparked off at 4 am on Sunday morning.An eyewitness who was seen in the viral video said personnel of the…