Kenya says Dadaab, Kakuma refugee camps to close next year
NAIROBI, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s government has said it told the United Nations’ refugee agency (UNHCR) it will close…
Tanzania’s President Suluhu elected head of ruling party CCM
Tanzania’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan DAR ES SALAAM, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu Hassan, who succeeded John…
Covid-19: Ireland to gradually ease strict lockdown rules
Ireland has been at its highest level of lockdown since Christmas DUBLIN, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The Irish government has announced a phased…
Somalia: President in poll u-turn to stop Mogadishu clashes
President Farmajo’s mandate expired in February and anger over the failure to hold elections has turned violent MOGADISHU, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Somalia’s…
South Africa: Zulu Queen Mantfombi Dlamini dies a month after becoming Regent
Queen Mantfombi Dlamini The Zulu royal family in South Africa has announced the death of its JOHANNESBURG, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The Zulu…
UN Security Council concern over mercenary dispersal from Libya
UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council held its first meeting on the risk of mercenaries in…
Covid-19: Pfizer/BioNTech seek jab approval for 12-15-year-olds in EU
FRANKFURT, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pfizer/BioNTech said they have asked European regulators to authorise their Covid-19 vaccine for 12- to…
Covid-19: Brazil’s death toll surpasses 400,000
BRASILIA, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– Brazil’s death toll in the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 400,000, as the country struggled to secure…
Covid-19: Edinburgh Castle reopens as Scottish Covid rules ease
EDINBURGH, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heritage sites reopen across Scotland for the first time this year on Friday and after…
Covid-19: First US emergency aid supplies arrive in India
WASHINGTON, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A military plane on Friday brought the first US emergency coronavirus supplies to help India…