Children among nine dead in Gaza market blaze: ministry
GAZA CITY, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine Palestinians including several children were killed after a fire broke out in a…
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara says he won’t run for re-election
The Ivorian president told lawmakers it was time to hand over power to a new generation ABIDJAN, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
High-level business conference in Ivory Coast cancelled as Africa’s coronavirus concerns mount
ABIDJAN, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A high-level business conference due to take place in Ivory Coast next week has been…
African airlines face $40 mln hit in 2020 from coronavirus
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 plane at the Bole International Airport in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa ADDIS ABABA, March 6…
Togo court confirms President Gnassingbe’s landslide electoral victory
President of Togo Faure Gnassingbe LOME, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has won re-election with 71% of…
South Africa confirms first case of coronavirus
PRETORIA, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa on Thursday confirmed its first case of coronavirus, affecting a citizen who had…
Turkey claims migrant killed in Greek border clash
A group of men carried the man in a blanket away from the border and Turkey said he died later…
Israel election: Netanyahu seeks defectors after failing to secure majority
JERUSALEM, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc appears to have failed to secure a parliamentary majority in Monday’s…
Afghan conflict: US conducts first air strike on Taliban since deal
Taliban fighters were celebrating the US deal earlier this week KABUL, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The US military has conducted an air strike…
Turkey-Russia agreed ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib comes into force
MOSCOW/ANKARA/DAMASCUS, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A ceasefire in northern Syria agreed between Russia and Turkey came into force on Friday,…