Libya is awaiting a new interim government TRIPOLI, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen opened fire on the motorcade of Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha in the capital Tripoli on Sunday but he escaped unharmed, a source close to Bashagha said.The assailants fired heavily on Bashagha’s convoy as he drove through…

NIAMEY, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven election workers were killed early Sunday in Niger’s troubled western Tillaberi region when their vehicle hit a mine. The blast also injured three of the workers, who included the heads of polling stations, the region’s governor Tidjani Ibrahim Katiella said. The accident came as…

Rescuers and people gather near the debris of a Nigerian air force plane, which according to the aviation minister crashed while approaching the Abuja airport runway ABUJA, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Nigerian air force plane crashed while approaching the Abuja airport runway due to engine failure on Sunday, Nigeria’s…

WHO’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus GENEVA, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Sunday the organization has yet to receive any information from Tanzania on what measures it is taking to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.“This situation remains very concerning. I renew my…

Ethiopian women are seen in the Sudan-Ethiopia border area of al-Fashqa, in eastern Kassala state, Sudan KHARTOUM/ADDIS ABABA, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan accused Ethiopia of an “unforgivable insult” in its sharpest statement since a decades-old border dispute flared late last year. Clashes erupted between Sudanese and Ethiopian forces over…