Zambia, Namibia sign natural gas pipeline construction deal

The first oil tanker unloads oil at a terminal in Namibia’s port town of Walvis Bay on Dec 1, 2020 LUSAKA, Oct 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Zambia and Namibia have signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of a natural gas pipeline project, a Zambian senior official said. The deal…

Floods kill 24 people in northern Nigeria, 16,600 houses destroyed

ABUJA, Oct 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 24 people have been killed and more than 18,000 others displaced by floods in the rainy season starting from May in Nigeria’s northern state of Katsina, a relief agency official said. Some 16,625 houses were destroyed by the floods which have affected 34…

Re-emergence of cholera in Haiti raises international concern

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Haiti’s Ministry of Public Health has sounded the alarm about the resurgence of cholera, which has claimed at least seven lives on the Caribbean island, raising concern among international organizations. General Director of the Ministry of Public Health Laure Adrien said recently the government has…

Damage from fire to Easter Island’s Moai statues in Chile irreparable, says mayor

SANTIAGO, Oct 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The damage caused by forest fires this week to the Moai, monolithic statues on Chile’s Easter Island in Polynesia, is irreparable, said the island’s mayor Pedro Edmunds Paoa. “The damage is incalculable because there is no recovery for the cracking of an original and emblematic…

3 killed in blast at petrol station in Ireland

DUBLIN, Oct 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Three people have been killed on Friday in an explosion at a petrol station in Co Donegal, Ireland, according to local media reports. The explosion took place just after 3 pm local time at the Applegreen petrol station on the outskirts of Creeslough in an…

Covid wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start

GENEVA, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new Covid-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over the types of shots available will likely limit booster uptake.Omicron subvariants BA.4/5 that dominated this summer are still behind the…

Uganda Police probe spike in suicide cases among officers

Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, ASP Luke Owoyesigyire KAMPALA, Oct 8 (NNN-GNA) — Uganda’s Police’s Directorate of Welfare has embarked on probing the causes of the rising number of suicide cases among police officers. At least eight police officers have committed suicide since the start of this year.Out of eight…

Another health worker in Uganda succumbs to Ebola, 4th so far

Doctors dressed in protective gears KAMPALA, Oct 8 (NNN-GNA) — Another health worker in Uganda has succumbed to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as the country struggles to contain the spread of the virus, the Health Ministry has reported.Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng announced the death of Ms Margaret Nabisubi,…

Nigerian Pres Buhari accuses UK, others of encouraging Nigerian leaders to launder stolen funds

President Buhari ABUJA, Oct 8 (NNN-GNA) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has accused the United Kingdom and other western countries of encouraging the laundering of public funds looted by leaders of the African country.Buhari, while justifying the need for such western countries to return money looted by former Nigerian leaders,…

Cuba regrets loss of lives in Venezuela under heavy rains

HAVANA, Oct 8 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed his solidarity with the Venezuelan people and government after heavy rains and floods caused deaths and huge material damage over the past days.On his Twitter account, the head of state extended his support to President Nicolas Maduro for the damage…