Niger presidential run-off: Mine blast kills 7 election officials
NIAMEY, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven election workers were killed early Sunday in Niger’s troubled western Tillaberi region when their…
Update: Nigerian air force passenger plane crash kills 7 people
ABUJA, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A small Nigerian air force passenger plane crashed just outside Abuja airport due to engine…
Nigerian military plane crashes on approach to Abuja airport: Minister
Rescuers and people gather near the debris of a Nigerian air force plane, which according to the aviation minister crashed…
Covid-19: No data from Tanzania since May 2020 – WHO
WHO’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus GENEVA, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on…
Sudan and Ethiopia trade accusations in border conflict
Ethiopian women are seen in the Sudan-Ethiopia border area of al-Fashqa, in eastern Kassala state, Sudan KHARTOUM/ADDIS ABABA, Feb 21…
Covid-19: World sees 10,963 new deaths in 24 hours
PARIS, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 2,453,070 people since the outbreak emerged in China…
Brazilians back on the streets against Pres Bolsonaro
Brazilians backed on the streets demanding impeachment for President Jair Bolsonaro BRASILIA, Feb 21 (NNN-TELESUR) — Brazilian demonstrators mobilized in…
Russia reports world’s first case of human infection with H5N8 bird flu
Seven workers at a Russian poultry plant were infected after a bird-flu outbreak in December MOSCOW, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Italian authorities rescue 45 migrants after ship capsizes
Members of the Italian Coast Guard throw buoyancy aid during a rescue operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized off…
Covid-19: Peru suffering medical oxygen crunch amid coronavirus spike
People wait in long lines to get medical oxygen in San Juan de Lurigancho, near Lima LIMA, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES)…