Uganda: 15 killed when commuter van hits parked truck
Residents inspecting the wreckage KAMPALA, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Fifteen people died on Friday when a speeding commuter van ran…
Mexico’s giant pandas are Chinese in name only
MEXICO CITY, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Xin Xin and Shuan Shuan are the main attractions at the Chapultepec zoo in…
Russian woman in court for fleeing Covid-19 quarantine
MOSCOW, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian hospital filed a lawsuit against a woman for escaping her Covid-19 quarantine, complaining…
Ethiopia delays election over rainy season fears
Birtukan Mideksa, the chair of the electoral board ADDIS ABABA, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s electoral board has postponed the…
Covid-19: Ugandans stranded in Wuhan due to lack of funds by Government to transport them home
In Wuhan, people have complained of a lack of food and information KAMPALA, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ugandan government…
Zimbabwe police get salary increases
Zimbabwean police HARARE, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has increased salaries of members of the police with…
One in four African children live in conflict zones – Report
LONDON, Feb 15 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — About 170 million children live in conflict zones across Africa – equivalent to one in…
Nigeria: Boko Haram leader gives condition for Chibok girls’ release
Nigerian Chibok girls MAIDUGURI, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram sect, has given a condition…
Last month was hottest January on record: US climate service
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Last month was the hottest January on record, surpassing a previous high recorded in 2016,…
US: Pres Trump insists he can intervene in criminal cases after being criticised by AG for interference
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump dismissed rare criticism from his attorney general, tweeting that he has the…