US records 382 virus deaths in 24 hours, lowest in weeks: monitor
WASHINGTON, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has recorded 382 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its…
Covid-19: Botswana reinstates strict lockdown in capital city as Sierra Leone reopen schools for exams
GABORONE/FREETOWN, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — BOTSWANA brought back a strict Coronavirus lockdown in its capital city, Gaborone, and surrounding areas after the…
Africa free trade zone could launch on Jan 1, says official
ABIDJAN, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could begin operating on Jan 1 next year,…
South African president’s shame over surge in murders of women
President Cyril Ramaphosa PRETORIA, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s president says it has been a “dark and shameful week”…
Covid-19: Ghana’s Health Minister coronavirus positive status as Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis dies of the virus
play videoKwaku Agyemang Manu, Health Minister ACCRA, June 15 (NNN-GNA) — President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has confirmed the health status of…
NASA names first woman to head human spaceflight
WASHINGTON, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The NASA official who managed the inaugural private crewed flight into space last month has…
US unrest: Pres Trump addresses West Point grads but largely ducks controversies
WASHINGTON, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump addressed the new graduating class of the West Point military academy, praising…
US unrest: Police chief in Atlanta city resigns after officer kills black man
Rayshard Brooks, who was shot dead by police on June 12 in Atlanta, Georgia, had planned to celebrate his daughter’s…
Nigeria: Jihadists kill 6 in attack on strategic garrison town
KANO (Nigeria), June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Jihadists linked to the Daesh group killed six people Saturday in an assault on…
Mali: Two UN peacekeepers killed in attack in northern region
Established in 2013, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has some 13,000 troops BAMAKO, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Armed men…