Ethiopia releases media workers detained in Tigray
Media watchdog groups reported the arrests of at least 13 journalists in Ethiopia last year ADDIS ABABA, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Pregnant woman, five others killed as ambulance hits landmine in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A pregnant woman and five other people died when an ambulance carrying them hit a…
Somalia: UN delays Amisom exit as Somalis push for a political deal
Amisom troops patrol in Merca, in southern Somalia UNITED NATIONS, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mandate of the African Union…
Covid-19: Pres Biden promises vaccines will be available for every US adult by end of May
WASHINGTON, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US will have enough coronavirus vaccines for every adult by the end of May, President…
Russia says new Western sanctions ‘absolutely unacceptable’
MOSCOW, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Kremlin said Westernsanctions on Russia were “absolutely unacceptable” and dismissed as“outrageous” claims that the…
10 killed in airplane crash in South Sudan
JUBA, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A commercial plane crashed in South Sudan, killing all 10 people on board, according to the governor of Jonglei…
Covid-19: Explosive goes off near test centre in Netherlands
The scene of the blast in The Netherlands. AMSTERDAM, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An explosion occurred Wednesday near a Covid-19…
Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro promises to sign decree suspending tax on diesel to prevent truckers strike
BRASILIA, March 3 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he would suspend a tax on diesel fuel, to try…
Nigeria: Pres Buhari bans mining, imposes ‘no-fly-zone’ on restive Zamfara state
Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria ABUJA, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara State be declared…
Ebola infects 28 people, kills 11 in Guinea, DRC
ADDIS ABABA, March 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The African countries of Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have…