Covid-19: Algeria cancels plan to reopen land borders
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ALGIERS, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria has backed off a decision to reopen land borders closed because…
Kenya president appoints first woman Chief Justice
Martha Koome is Kenya’s first female Chief Justice NAIROBI, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta has affirmed the…
Ivory Coast sentences five child-traffickers after raid on cocoa farms
ABIDJAN, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast sentenced five child-traffickers to 20 years in prison after a raid earlier this…
Covid-19: Malawi burns 17,000 expired AstraZeneca vaccines
LILONGWE, May 20 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Malawi on Wednesday destroyed nearly 17,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine that had expired in…
Algeria labels opposition movements as terrorist groups
ALGIERS, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algerian authorities labelled two opposition groups based overseas as terrorist organisations.The High Council for National…
Invasive species costing Africa $3.66 tn a year: study
ACCRA, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Invasive species introduced by human activity are costing African agriculture some $3.66 trillion every year…
US to provide $155 million more for Rohingyas
GENEVA, May 20 (NNN-BSS) — The United States (US) has announced to provide nearly $155 million in new humanitarian assistance,…
Inmates beheaded in Guatemala prison clashes: police
GUATEMALA CITY, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least four inmates were beheaded in a fight between rival gangs on Wednesday…
Covid-19: Portugal donates 5,500 units of antiviral drug Remdesivir to India
LISBON, May 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Directorate-General of Health (DGS) of Portugal on Wednesday announced a donation of 5,500 units…
Covid-19: Argentina daily cases hit record high as Colombia reports 452 more deaths
Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Buenos Aires BUENOS AIRES/BOGOTA, May 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentina on Wednesday reported a…