US unrest: Democrats introduce sweeping legislation to reform police
Democrats kneel in moment of silence for George Floyd WASHINGTON, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Democrats in Congress have proposed…
Covid-19: Pres Ramaphosa urges SA not to be alarmed at rise of coronavirus
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the coronavirus cases will keep increasing PRETORIA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged…
UN-backed Libyan government defies Russian warnings with plans to take eastern sites
Libyans in Martyrs Square, Tripoli celebrating the liberation of Tarhuna and Bani Walid from Gen Haftar’s forces TRIPOLI, June 9…
Covid-19: Nigerian doctors on coronavirus duty, others begin strike from June 15
ABUJA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The National Association of Resident Doctors, the umbrella body of all doctors working in government…
Over 500 people killed by cholera in Somalia since January: UN
MOGADISHU, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 500 people have succumbed to cholera and acute diarrhoea and left tens of…
Ethiopian parliament speaker resigns, accuses PM of unconstitutional attempts to stay in power
Ethiopia’s parliament ADDIS ABABA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The speaker at Ethiopia’s parliament says she is resigning after accusing Prime…
South African Airways ‘rescue plan delay requested’
South Africa Airways plane PRETORIA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Administrators at state-owned South African Airways (SAA) have asked creditors to…
Covid-19: Brazil sows further confusion by releasing contradictory sets of data
Grave diggers wearing protective suits bury the coffin of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victim at a cemetery in Para state,…
George Floyd protests in France give bereaved family of killed Adama Traore, new hope for justice
People attend a demonstration in memory of Adama Traore, a 24-year-old black Frenchman who died in a 2016 police operation…
Felling of slave trader statue prompts fresh look at British history
Protesters tear down a statue of Edward Colston during a protest against racial inequality in Bristol, Britain LONDON, June 9…