WHO launches project to curb spread of COVID-19 across Somalia

MOGADISHU, Aug 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday launched a new project to prevent the community spread of COVID-19 across Somalia. WHO Representative to Somalia Mamunur Rahman Malik said the project will address existing gaps in coordination, surveillance, vaccination, and the operational response to COVID-19 and…

Ethiopia-Djibouti railway starts vehicle shipment

ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway on Thursday started vehicle shipment from ports in Djibouti to Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. The first vehicle shipment arrived at the Indode Freight Station on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. A special ceremony was held at the station to…

We can’t do much for you in Northern Cyprus, govt warns Nigerians against travelling there

Director-General of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa ABUJA, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian government said Nigerian students are being killed daily in Northern Cyprus, advising Nigerians to think twice before going there.Director-General of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, at the weekly Ministerial Media…

Nigerian govt awards N718m contract to private security outfits to protect Abuja-Kaduna Rail from terrorists

A train in Nigeria ABUJA, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian government has coughed up N718.19million in contracts to private security firms for the protection of the 45-kilometre Abuja-Kaduna railway and stations.The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved it on Wednesday, according to Federal Capital Territory Minister, Mohammed Bello.This was made…

Rwanda’s President Kagame resumes in-person citizen outreach

Rwandan President, Paul Kagame KIGALI, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Thursday begin a four-day in-person citizen outreach programme in the western and southern provinces, the first in three years and the second in his third term.During the tour that runs until Sunday, in the districts of…

US consultation request over Mexico’s energy policy “foolish,” says Mexican President

MEXICO CITY, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador described as “foolish” the US government’s request for dispute settlement consultations under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) over Mexico’s energy policy. “There is a consultation coming and it is totally foolish,” Lopez Obrador said during his daily press…

Update: Zelenskyy says crisis averted as Russian-held Ukraine nuclear plant regains power

KYIV, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster on Thursday as the last regular line supplying electricity to Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was restored hours after being cut. Zelenskyy blamed shelling by Russia’s military for fires in the ash pits of…

Covid-19: Million deaths in 2022 bringing toll to 6.45 deaths since 2019, says WHO

GENEVA, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization announced that a million people had died from COVID-19 in 2022, calling it a “tragic milestone” when all the tools existed to prevent deaths. Nearly 6.45 million deaths have been reported to the WHO since the virus was first detected in China…

Monkeypox: Europeans cross borders to get vaccine

PARIS, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of Europeans have crossed borders for the monkeypox vaccine, sparking calls to address a gaping inequality in access to doses between nations. The current outbreak began in Europe in May, when the virus began spreading rapidly outside areas in Africa where it has long…

Monkeypox: Global cases dropped last week – WHO

GENEVA, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Monkeypox cases fell by a fifth last week as infections in Europe dropped but the outbreak is going through “intense transmission” in the Americas, the World Health Organization said. The WHO sounded the alarm for Latin America in particular, pointing to a lack of awareness and…