African countries that faced Ebola outbreaks use lessons to fight COVID-19 – WHO, Experts
BRAZZAVILLE, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda has redirected resources for tracing Ebola cases toward coronavirus patients, but not all countries…
Kenya mudslide death toll rises to 12 as heavy rains pound East Africa
NAIROBI, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a mudslide in western Kenya has risen to 12, after eight…
Death toll from floods in eastern DRC climbs to 40
KINSHASA, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from flooding in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo rose to 40 on…
Covid-19: Sierra Leone’s president quarantines after guard tests positive
Julius Maada Bio FREETOWN, April 22 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Sierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio is to undergo 14-day self-isolation after…
Chad repays US$100m Angola debt with 75,000 cows
Angola agreed to take 75,000 cattle in place of the money LUANDA, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Angola has received a…
Covid-19: Africa record 23,500 infections, 1,160 deaths – John Hopkins, CDC
ABUJA, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Latest total confirmed coronavirus cases across the African continent now stands at 23,517 cases, with…
Covid-19: Business as usual in Iran as malls, bazaars reopen
A volunteer sprays disinfectant on the streets in Tehran TEHRAN, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Shopping malls and bazaars reopened in…
Death toll from Canada’s worst mass shooting rises to 19
A memorial for Const. Heidi Stevenson outside the RCMP Hq, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia OTTAWA, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…
Covid-19: Singapore cases top 9,000 after 1,111 new cases reported
The majority of the Covid-19 cases here are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories SINGAPORE, April 21 (NNN-CNA)…
Covid-19: New Zealand reports one more death
WELLINGTON, April 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — New Zealand reported one more death of COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 13 in…
