Zimbabwe donates grain to terrorism victims in Mozambique

Some Mozambicans gathered at the Pemba Sports centre for aid BEIRA CITY (Mozambique), Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe has donated grain to victims of terror attacks in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado.Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa said this is part of supporting efforts to fight the extremists, in addition to…

Covid-19: Uganda drops mandatory tests for travellers

Passengers queue for checking at Entebbe International Airport KAMPALA, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda has dropped the mandatory requirement for COVID-19 testing at its main entry point in Entebbe.The announcement follows a Monday Cabinet decision that noted that few new cases were being recorded at the airport and that the…

Covid-19: Austria and Germany decide to ease rules

Covid restrictions have meant limited attendances in Germany’s Bundesliga but that will gradually change BERLIN/VIENNA, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Austria and Germany have both announced plans to relax Covid-19 measures, weeks after pushing for compulsory vaccinations to curb infections. Although unvaccinated people will still face restrictions, Germans are being promised…

France confirms withdrawal of troops from Mali – as widely expected

French troops in Mali PARIS, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France is withdrawing all its troops from Mali, where for years they have been helping combat a spreading insurgency.A statement from Elysee Palace, the presidency, confirmed the move which was widely expected given recent bad blood between Bamako and Paris.The announcement…

Coup leader sworn in as Burkina Faso President, vows to tackle insecurity

Lt Col Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba leader of the Jan 24 Burkina Faso coup OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba of Burkina Faso has formally been sworn-in as President of the West African country, weeks after he led a coup.The event was held at the Constitutional Court…

Mourning in Galicia following the loss of a Spanish trawler off Canada’s Newfoundland: 10 dead and 11 missing

MADRID, Feb 17 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Xunta of Galicia, the government of the northeast of Spain will declare a day of mourning in the region following the sinking of the trawler “Villa de Pitanxo”, off Canada’s Newfoundland, with the loss of ten lives and another eleven who remain missing. The…

Kenya is safe and open for business, President Kenyatta assures investors

DUBAI 9UAE), Feb 17 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured global investors that Kenya is open and safe for business saying there is political and economic stability ahead of the 2022 elections. Speaking when he launched celebrations to mark the Kenya National Day at the Expo 2020 Dubai,…

Sudan: Former ruling council member arrested

KHARTOUM, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Sudanese politician who had been a member of the dissolved joint civilian-military government has been arrested. Relatives say Mohamed al-Faki Suleiman was picked up near his home in the capital Khartoum. This follows the arrest of two other politicians last week. They were part…

Ethiopia-Tigray crisis: Lack of fuel prevents distribution of medical supplies in Tigray region, says WHO

GENEVA, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has been permitted to deliver medical supplies to Tigray, Ethiopia, for the first time since July 2021, but there is no fuel to distribute them to health centres. The supplies, which are now in storage until they can be distributed,…

Covid-19: Children’s immunity to Covid may last for up to 9 months – expert

MOSCOW, Feb 17 (NNN-TASS) — Immunity to COVID-19 in children can last for up to nine months, Yevgeny Timakov, a specialist in infectious diseases and vaccines, said on Thursday.    “Scientific studies indicate that immunity in children lasts longer than in adults <…>. Whereas adults’ immunity weakens in six months,…