53 abducted hostages released in Nigeria
Criminal gangs in northwestern and central Nigeria have scaled up attacks in recent years MINNA (Niger State, Nigeria), Feb 23…
Explosion kills 6 South Sudanese children in a refugee camp in Uganda
Six South Sudanese children killed in an explosion KAMPALA, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Six South Sudanese children were killed and 11…
Ebola: 11,500 doses of vaccines donated by WHO arrive in Guinea
A baby looks at his mother at an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. CONAKRY, Feb…
1,315 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week: IOM
About 100 migrants are crowded together on deck of the rescue ship “Eleonore” TRIPOLI, Feb 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — The International…
Covid-19: Brazil to start producing vaccine in first half of 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil will begin to produce a COVID-19 vaccine in the first half of…
US reaffirms willingness to engage Iran over nuclear issue
State Dept. Spokesman Ned Price WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — The US Department of State reaffirmed the willingness to engage…
Covid-19: French Riviera to go into weekend lockdown as cases spreading fast
NICE (France), Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The French Riviera will go intolockdown for the next two weekends to contain Covid-19…
UN calls for Somalia elections ‘as soon as possible’
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN envoy for Somalia called for an agreement on holding elections “as soon…
Myanmar: Huge anti-coup rallies after junta threat of death
YANGON, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of thousands of anti-coupprotesters rallied across Myanmar again Monday after a clear threat from…
Italian ambassador to DR Congo dies in attack on UN convoy
Luca Attanasio had been Italy’s head of mission in Kinshasa since 2017 and was made ambassador in 2019 KINSHASA, Feb…