ECOWAS members mull reopening land borders on Jan 1, 2022
ABUJA, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — ECOWAS Member States have proposed Jan 1, 2022, for the reopening of all land borders.ECOWAS…
Covid-19: US Senate votes to block Biden vaccine mandate for large private companies
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate on Wednesday voted to block President Joe Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for…
TASS becomes first global media network to open news office at International Space Station
ISS, Dec 9 (NNN-TASS) — The TASS news agency became the first world media organization to operate aboard the International…
US wildfire: Father, son charged with starting huge California forest fire
LOS ANGELES, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A father and son have been arrested on charges of starting a huge…
Covid-19: Denmark’s PM to be grilled over decision to cull minks
COPENHAGEN, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A parliamentary commission is to grill Denmark’s prime minister over her government’s illegal decision…
South Sudan violence could amount to ‘war crimes’: Amnesty
JUBA, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fighting between armed groups aligned with government and opposition forces in South Sudan this…
Burkina Faso PM, govt resign over security crisis
OUAGADOUGOU, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burkina Faso’s premier and government resigned Wednesday as protests mounted against officials’ inability to…
UN halts aid handouts in Ethiopia town after mass looting
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Food Program has suspended aid distribution in the northern Ethiopian town…
French FM visits Algeria to mend ties after diplomatic row
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian ALGIERS, Dec 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune met visiting French Foreign Minister…
Covid-19: Zimbabwe temporarily shuts down courts due to cases among staff as Botswana reports 25 Omicron cases
HARARE, Dec 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Courts across Zimbabwe have been ordered to close due to COVID-19 cases among staff members.…