Kenya: Four dead in Mandera over cholera outbreak

NAIROBI, Feb 26 (NNN-KBC) — Four people, among them two children and a secondary school student have died as a result of cholera outbreak in Mandera County. Mandera County CEC for Health Mohamud Eda confirmed the deaths adding that over 622 cases have been reported across the county with average…

Nigeria election: Votes counted after tight poll, final results may take days

ABUJA, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vote counting is under way in Nigeria’s tightest presidential election since military rule ended in 1999. Voting was marred by long delays as polling stations failed to open on time in some areas because of logistical problems and security incidents. Turnout appeared to be high,…

Brazil mobilizes largest warship to assist landslide victims

SAO PAULO, Feb 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — Brazil mobilized its largest warship to assist victims of landslides caused by last Sunday’s heavy rains, which killed at least 54 people and displaced over 2,500 others in the coastal area of Sao Paulo state. The aircraft carrier arrived at the port of Sao…

US aircrash: 5 dead in medical plane crash in Nevada

RENO (Nevada, US), Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people on board a medical plane were all killed after the plane crashed in the southwestern US state of Nevada, authorities said on Saturday. Care Flight, a program of the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (REMSA), said in a news release that…

Rescuers recover two bodies of four missing pupils in boat accident in western Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — Rescuers have recovered two bodies of four pupils who went missing on Friday after a boat in which they were travelling to school capsized in a crocodile and hippo-infested river in Tanzania’s western region of Kigoma, an official said. Jacob Chacha, the commander…

Tanzania plans to construct 33 km fence to control wild animals from raiding villages

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — Tanzania’s Mara regional authorities said plans are underway to construct a 33 kilometers fence to control wild animals from raiding five villages in the Serengeti district in the region. Suleiman Mzee, the Mara regional commissioner, said the fence will protect the villages from…

Cuba and Dominican Republic to strengthen parliamentary ties

HAVANA, Feb 26 (NNN-ACN) — A meeting between the president of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba (Parliament), Esteban Lazo, and members of the Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Dominican Republic with Cuba, showed the willingness to deepen bilateral relations, especially the links between the two legislative bodies.This…

Cuban March 26 National Elections, a One-of-its-Kind Vote

HAVANA, Feb 26 (NNN-ACN) — Cubans will go to the polls March 26 to vote 470 Parliament lawmakers in an electoral process with its own characteristics, said authorities in the field.The president of the National Electoral Council Alina Balseiro said that over 200,000 people take part in the election’s logistic…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: 121 hit in new EU sanctions over Russia’s war

 BRUSSELS, Feb  26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New EU sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine adopted on Saturday target 121 individuals and entities, including Iranian drone manufacturers, officials said.  The measures, agreed late Friday ahead of Saturday’s formal adoption, are the 10th round of European Union sanctions aimed at undercutting Russia’s finances and military supplies used…

Tanzania approves $3.5 billion oil pipeline project

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania’s government gave its approval for the construction of a $3.5 billion crude oil pipeline, part of a controversial mega-project that has raised concerns over human rights and the environment. The 1,443-kilometre pipeline will transport crude from vast oilfields being developed in Lake…