Covid-19: Washington mayor extends US capital’s lockdown

WASHINGTON, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Washington’s mayor extended the US capital’s lockdown Wednesday amid a stream of new coronavirus cases, even as many parts of the country gradually reopen in a push to prevent further economic damage. The orders extend the city’s home sheltering regime, which was set to expire…

12 ‘terrorism’ suspects found dead in Burkina prison: Prosecutor

OUAGADOUGOU, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twelve people detained on suspicion of terrorism were found dead in their police cells in west of Burkina Faso, the local prosecutor said. The prosecutor for the town of Fada N’Gourma said in a statement that 25 people had been detained overnight Monday and “unfortunately,…

Covid-19: US says China trying to steal vaccine research

WASHINGTON, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chinese hackers are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research, US authorities said Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions between the superpowers. There is no proven therapy for COVID-19. An effective vaccine could allow countries and economies to fully reopen and potentially earn millions of dollars for its…

Covid-19: US Pres Trump says Dr Fauci’s warning ‘not acceptable’

WASHINGTON, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has said a sobering warning by his top infectious diseases expert about lifting pandemic restrictions too soon was unacceptable. He accused Dr Anthony Fauci of wanting “to play all sides of the equation” in his testimony to lawmakers on Tuesday. The…

Covid-19: Africa records 69,578 cases

2,403 COVID-19 deaths have been recorded on the Continent ABUJA, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africa’s Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases have reached 69,577 as at May 13. The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in a tweet said “… As of 13 May, 2020 pm East African Time) 53…

Sudan declines partial agreement with Ethiopia on Renaissance Dam

KHARTOUM, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan has declined an Ethiopian proposal to conclude a partial agreement without Egypt, to launch the first filling process of the Renaissance Dam in next July. Last February Sudan did not initial a draft agreement prepared by the US Treasury in Washington saying any deal…

Covid-19: No country, organisation can stop Madagascar’s COVID-Organics – President

Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina ANTANANARIVO, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina defended his promotion of a controversial homegrown remedy for Covid-19 despite an absence of clinical trials. “It works really well,” he said of the herbal drink COVID-Organics. Rajoelina claimed that if a European country had discovered the remedy,…

Covid-19: Lesotho becomes last African nation to record coronavirus

Lesotho was in lockdown during April MASERU, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lesotho has confirmed its first case of coronavirus – becoming the last country in Africa to record the virus. The mountain kingdom is completely surrounded by South Africa, which has 11,350 cases of Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by…

Nigeria’s president appoints ex-UN diplomat chief of staff

New chief of staff, Ibrahim Gambari ABUJA, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Ibrahim Gambari as his new chief of staff, secretary to the government said.Gambari was Nigeria’s minister for external affairs during Buhari’s military regime from 1984 to 1985 and later became an under-secretary-general at the…

Uganda: Court allows lawyers to see LGBT+ jailed over coronavirus

KAMPALA, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Ugandan court granted lawyers access to 19 LGBT+ people detained for more than six weeks with no legal help after they were charged with risking the spread of the coronavirus. The 13 gay men, two bisexual men and four transgender women were arrested on…