DRC President’s Chief of Staff Vital Kamerhe guilty of corruption; sentenced to 20 years imprisonment
KINSHASA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has found President Felix Tshisekedi’s chief of staff guilty of…
US: Crowds gather for Pres Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally despite coronavirus fears
The Trump campaign said it had received more than a million ticket requests for the rally TULSA (Oklahoma, US), June…
Controversial Lenin statue erected in German city
The statue was unveiled next to a poster that reads: ‘Don’t give anti-communism a chance’ BERLIN, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A far-left…
Covid-19: Pandemic accelerating with Americas worst, warns WHO
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Chief of World Health Organization(WHO) GENEVA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, with Thursday’s…
Ugandan govt selects avocado as high value export crop
‘The global demand for avocado is estimated at 28 million metric tonnes annually’ KAMPALA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ugandan…
Covid-19: Coup plot rumours as security forces seal major Zimbabwean towns enforcing lockdown
Members of the Zimbabwe Army patrolling a city HARARE, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s security forces sealed the country’s major…
Nigeria’s president rebukes security chiefs over worsening violence
Buhari Mohammed, Nigeria’s President ABUJA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s president criticised his heads of security for their handling of…
Sea of protesters demand Mali president steps down
The group is calling for political and economic reform in Mali BAMAKO, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of…
EU parliament declares ‘Black Lives Matter’, denounces racism, white supremacism
BRUSSELS, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Parliament voted to declare that “Black Lives Matter” and to denounce racism and…
Covid-19: Zimbabwe health minister arrested over supplies scandal
HARARE, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s health minister Obadiah Moyo was arrested for alleged corruption related to the supply of…