50 trafficked Nigerian women rescued from Lebanon
ABUJA, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifty trafficked Nigerian women have been rescued from Lebanon and returned to their home country.…
Rwanda’s govt unveils $11 billion climate action plan
KIGALI, May 27 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Rwanda has become the first African country to submit a new national climate plan, whose…
Kenya: Six killed in ethnic clashes over alleged cattle theft, politics
NAIROBI, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people have been killed and more than 20 houses burned in ethnic fighting in…
Covid-19: Zimbabwe arrests 40,000 people for ‘violating lockdown’
Zimbabwe has been on lockdown since March 30 HARARE, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two journalists who’d been interviewing alleged victims of…
Covid-19: Mozambique confirms first death
MAPUTO, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique has reported its first coronavirus death – a 13-year-old boy from the northern province…
Covid-19: WHO fears ‘silent epidemic’ in Africa without enough testing
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus GENEVA, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization is warning Africa against relaxing its…
Covid-19: Guatemala blasts Trump over coronavirus-infected migrant deportations
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei GUATEMALA CITY, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemala blasted US President Donald Trump over US deportations of…
US forecasters predict ‘above normal’ Atlantic hurricane season
MIAMI, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US forecasters predicted an “above normal” Atlantic hurricane season and emergency officials said they were…
Brazilian police make record drug seizure
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazilian police have confiscated a record 28 tons of marijuana discovered inside a…
Covid-19: Turkey sees signs of slowdown in pandemic; Saudi Arabia continues to lead in region’s daily rise of infections
Saudi Arabia has reported the highest number of coronavirus cases in the Gulf region CAIRO, May 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Turkey…