Kenya troops ‘planning Somalia exit next year’
Kenya troops entered Somalia to fight al-Shabab in 2011 NAIROBI, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — There is a plan for Kenyan…
Burkina Faso prosecutor launches probe after 12 ‘terrorism’ suspects die in detention
Gendarmes on patrol in northern Burkina Faso OUAGADOUGOU, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Burkina Faso prosecutor has launched an investigation…
Eritrean activists ‘sue EU over forced labour project’
Eritrea requires its citizens to serve a mandatory “national service” AMSTERDAM, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eritrean human rights activists have…
Covid-19: Comoros thanks Madagascar for donation of COVID-Organics as more African countries get supply
Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina PORT LOUIS (Comoros), May 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Comorian president Azali Assoumani thanked the people of…
Taps run dry in Kenya’s capital after landslides damage water pipes as coronavirus spreads
NAIROBI, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rachel Wanjiru was already struggling to get enough water to wash her children’s hands during…
Burundi expels WHO team as it prepares for presidential election
President Pierre Nkurunziza BUJUMBURA, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi is expelling the national head of the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
Covid-19: ‘Total’ lockdown for Chile capital after coronavirus spike
A man walks past a pharmacy where COVID-19 tests are conducted in Santiago SANTIAGO, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chile ordered…
Covid-19: Mauritius says battle ‘won’ as all patients discharged, no new cases in 17 days
PORT LOUIS, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mauritius declared wary victory in its first battle with coronavirus, saying it had “zero”…
Covid-19: Brazil passes France in cases to become sixth worst-hit country
Nurses wearing protective face masks lie on the ground with signs bearing the names of healthcare professionals who died from…
California prepares for more wildfires as COVID-19 challenges budget
SACRAMENTO (California, US), May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Drier weather has led California to experience 60% more wildfires so far in…