Burundi begins releasing prisoners in bid to stop overcrowding
1,300 prisoners in Burundi freed BUJUMBURA, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi freed 1,300 prisoners on Monday at the beginning of…
South Sudan at risk of ‘large scale conflict’ – UN report
President Salva Kiir’s and First Vice President of Sudan Riek Machar UNITED NATIONS, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A United Nations…
Italian police arrest 30 Nigerian suspected gang members
Italian police officers stand in front of St. Peter’s basilica at Vatican ROME, April 28 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Italian police said…
Global vaccine push to save 50 mn lives by 2030 – WHO
GENEVA, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners called for action to boost vaccination against measles…
Gunmen kill 2 more kidnapped students in Nigeria: official
LAGOS, April 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Gunmen killed two more students abducted from a university in the northwest Nigerian state of…
Covid-19: Brazilian regulator denies permission to import Russian vaccine
BRASÍLIA, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s health regulator denied a request from several states to import Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus…
Three Westerners among four missing in Burkina Faso attack
OUAGADOUGOU, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people, including three Europeans and a Burkinabe, were missing after an anti-poaching patrol was…
Canada’s minority government survives confidence vote
OTTAWA, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government survived a vote of confidence on the budget…
Covid-19: First shipment of UK medical aid arrives in India – govt
NEW DELHI, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first shipment of Covid medical supplies from Britain to India, including 100 ventilators…
17 migrants found dead off Spain’s Canary Islands
MADRID, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventeen people were found dead Monday on a boat drifting off El Hierro in Spain’s…