Lesotho: PM Thabane sends army into streets after court ruled against suspending parliament
Lesotho’s prime minister, Thomas Thabane MASERU, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lesotho’s prime minister, who is accused of murdering his estranged…
Covid-19: Africa’s cases pass 20,000 mark after deaths hit 1,000 – tracker
ABUJA, April 20 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Confirmed cases of coronavirus passed the 20,000 mark barely 24-hours after the deaths topped 1,000,…
Covid-19: Africa’s leaders forced to confront healthcare systems locally that they neglected for years
Some African leaders ABUJA, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africa’s ailing presidents and powerful elites have been known to jet out…
Update: Boko Haram suspects ‘die of poison’ in Chad jail – prosecutor
Chad’s army has been battling Boko Haram for five years N’DJAMENA, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Forty-four suspected Boko Haram militants…
Covid-19: US Pres Trump said social distancing rules should be same for Ramadan, Easter, saying Christians being unfairly treated
WASHINGTON, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump said he hopes US Muslims will be held to the same social…
Covid-19: US records 1,891 deaths in past 24 hours – Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus death toll in the United States climbed by 1,891 in the past 24…
Chad: 44 Boko Haram militants found dead in prison – prosecutor
N’DJAMENA, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of 44 suspected members of Boko Haram, arrested during a recent operation against…
Covid-19: UK PM ‘on top of things’ but under fire over early virus response
LONDON, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “on top of things” following his battle with coronavirus,…
Covid-19: Rescued migrants to quarantine on ferry off Italy
ROME, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 180 migrants rescued at sea will be held in isolation on an Italian ferry…
Covid-19: Cuba’s private sector suffering from a lack of tourists
HAVANA, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Havana is a ghost town. The American convertibles swooned over by tourists are back in…