Panama confirms first new acute hepatitis case in 2-year-old boy

The outbreak has affected almost 170 children in 12 countries around the world, the WHO said PANAMA CITY, May 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Panamanian health authorities on Thursday confirmed a case of acute hepatitis in a two-year-old boy, which corresponds to an alert issued by the World Health Organization/Pan American Health…

Covid-19: South Africa’s daily cases soar 50% in one day amid new surge

 PRETORIA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s new Covid-19 cases shot up by more than 50 percent Thursday from the previous day, official data showed amid a surge of infections driven by two new Omicron sub-variants.   The National Institute for Communicable Diseases reported that 9,757 new Covid-19 cases were…

US: Karine Jean-Pierre named as first Black woman White House press secretary

WASHINGTON, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden on Thursday named Karine Jean-Pierre as the next White House press secretary, the first Black woman to hold the high-profile post.   Jean-Pierre, who will also be the first openly LGBTQ+ person in the role, will replace Jen Psaki, under whom…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN calls for end to Russian war in Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations and several countries called for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, with little mention of reviving the two countries’ apparently stalled peace talks.   “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a violation of its territorial integrity and of the Charter of…

Togo agrees to mediate in Mali political crisis

Togo’s President, Faure Gnassingbe BAMAKO, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has agreed to act as a mediator in Mali’s political crisis as the West African country’s military government faces pressure to re-establish civilian rule, their foreign ministers have said.Since August 2020 when the military seized power in…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: South Africa’s opposition leader goes to Ukraine for fact-finding

The leader of South African main political opposition party, John Steenhuisen KYIV, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leader of South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), is visiting Ukraine to see the damage and suffering caused as a result of Russia’s war.“I am in Ukraine to see for…

Parents urge Uganda to release Kenyan children held for illegal fishing

Four Kenyan children held in Uganda for engaging in illegal fishing on the lake Victoria NAIROBI, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four Kenyan children are being held in Uganda’s Luzira Maximum Security Prison for engaging in illegal fishing on that country’s side of Lake Victoria.The four include two secondary school students,…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Danish government withdraws frigate combatting piracy from Gulf of Guinea

Tom Norring, Danish Ambassador to Ghana ACCRA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCES) — The Danish Ambassador to Ghana, Tom Norring has revealed that the frigate that was deployed by the Danish government to the Gulf of Guinea to Combat Piracy has been withdrawn.This, according to him is due to the Russia/Ukraine war.The…

Nigerian customs seizes over 1,000 bags of poisonous foreign rice, imported from India

The parboiled rice was smuggled into the country through the Benin Republic ABUJA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigeria Customs Service says it intercepted over 1,000 bags of poisonous rice in Ogun.Customs disclosed this on Thursday in a press briefing, saying the parboiled rice was smuggled into the country through…

AU, UN condemn Shabaab attack as militants claim they killed a ‘huge’ number

Burundi peacekeepers MOGADISHU, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations and African Union have condemned the Tuesday Shabaab assault on peacekeepers in Somalia, even as the militant group claimed to have killed more people than officially communicated.Militants on Tuesday attacked an AU base housing Burundi peacekeepers near Eel Baraf, a…