Covid-19: Uganda bans lorry drivers from sleeping at hotels
Lorries have been queuing on the Kenya-Uganda border so drivers can be tested for COVID-19 KAMPALA, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Covid-19: Launch of Africa free trade deal postponed due to pandemic
ADDIS ABABA, April 30 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The implementation of a mammoth African free trade agreement will not begin on July…
Cuban doctors deployment in South Africa received mixed reactions
More than 200 Cuban medics are to be deployed around the country PRETORIA, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The arrival of…
Rwanda’s internal security minister sacked; fifth member of cabinet to be fired in 2020
Gen Patrick Nyamvumba KIGALI, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gen Patrick Nyamvumba, appointed Minister of Internal Security in November last year,…
Covid-19: Riot rocks coronavirus-hit prison in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A riot has broken out at the central prison in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, with smoke…
Covid-19: UN Security Council looks to 3-month ‘humanitarian pause’ in global conflicts
UNITED NATIONS, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council plans to call for a 90-day “humanitarian pause” in conflicts…
Covid-19: Torment in Ecuador – deads piled up in bathrooms
QUITO, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Front line medics in one of Latin America’s coronavirus epicenters are lifting the lid on…
Covid-19: Brazil deaths passes 5,000 – official
BRASILIA, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil, the South American country worst-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, has registered more than 5,000…
Days after recovering from coronavirus, British PM Boris Johnson becomes a father again
File photo of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and partner Carrie Symonds at an event earlier this year. Photo courtesy…
Covid-19: British Airways set to cut up to 12,000 jobs
LONDON, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Airways is set to slash up to 12,000 jobs as part of a restructuring…