Malaria in Rwanda declines by 3 mln cases in three years

  KIGALI, April 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Rwanda has recorded a sharp decline in malaria infection cases in the last three years, the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) said on the occasion of World Malaria Day. Malaria cases in Rwanda decreased from 4.8 million in 2017 to 1.8 million in 2020, and…

Rescue groups decry loss of migrant lives in Mediterranean

Debris from a dinghy which was supposedly carrying over 100 migrants are seen floating in the Mediterranean Sea northeast of the Libyan capital, Tripoli ROME, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rescue groups and the Vatican are decrying the latest deaths of migrants who put to sea in traffickers’ unseaworthy boats, amid…

Covid-19: Spanish man charged with infecting 22 people with coronavirus

US racism: Attacker kicked and stomped on Asian American man’s head repeatedly in New York

NYPDPolice released surveillance images of a wanted man suspected of shoving a 61-year-old Asian man in East Harlem and repeatedly kicking his head. NEW YORK, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 61-year-old Asian American man was attacked by a man who kicked him repeatedly in the head in East Harlem, police said. The…

Covid-19: European Union will let vaccinated Americans visit this summer – Official

Travelers go through general screening at a security checkpoint at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport WASHINGTON, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A top European Union official said that Americans who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 should be able to travel to Europe by summer, easing existing travel restrictions. European Commission President Ursula von…

Rival Somali armed units fight in Mogadishu

Anti-government protesters cheered breakaway factions of the military MOGADISHU, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fighting has broken out in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, between different sections of the security forces. Reports said heavy weapons were used and mortar rounds were fired near the presidential palace. Some of the military units support…

Chad: Civil society calls for protest against new military-led Transitional Council

Civil society groups in Chad want to demonstrate N’DJAMENA, April 26 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Chad’s civil society groups are calling for a public demonstration, demanding the dissolution of the Transitional Military Council, which is headed by the new leader General Mahamat Idriss Déby.He was appointed following the shocking death of his…

Europe pledges support to Mali amid transition to an elected government

Europe has pledged to support Mali BAMAKO, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As relations strengthen between Europe and the Sahel, the EU’s foreign policy chief held talks with Mali’s top leaders in Bamako on over the weekend.Josep Borrell Fontelles pledged EU support as Mali undergoes a transition to an elected government…

Albania’s ruling Socialist Party set to win parliamentary elections: exit poll

A woman casts her ballot during the parliamentary election in Tirana TIRANA, April 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Albania’s ruling Socialist Party is set to win the parliamentary elections held on Sunday, according to an exit poll organized by the Euronews Albania TV Station and MRB Market Research Company. The first results…

Covid-19: EU says will ‘respond rapidly’ to assist India

BRUSSELS, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU is preparing rapid assistance for India as it copes with a growing Covid-19 crisis that has seen infections and deaths hit record highs, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said. “Alarmed by the epidemiological situation in India. We are ready to support,”…