Liberia, Benin, Sierra Leone roll out malaria vaccine: WHO

MONROVIA, April 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — Liberia, Benin, and Sierra Leone have rolled out a malaria vaccine, targeting millions of children across the three West African nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The vaccine rollout, announced on World Malaria Day, celebrated annually on April 25, would help to scale up…

Botswana intensifies marketing strategies to attract more Chinese tourists

GABORONE, April 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — Botswana is stepping up its marketing efforts to attract more Chinese tourists, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said. During the official opening of the Motse Wa Setso cultural festival in Francistown, Botswana’s second largest city, Masisi said that Chinese travelers rarely visit the southern African country, despite…

US to withdraw troops from Chad, Niger

WASHINGTON, April 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Pentagon has confirmed that the United States will withdraw most of its troops stationed in the African countries of Chad and Niger. “Do we have to adjust sometimes based on the dynamics? Yes, we do,” U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles…

Nigeria: 19 children killed in suspected measles outbreak in northeastern

ABUJA, April 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 19 children have died so far by a suspected measles outbreak in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Adamawa, local authorities said. More than 200 children were suspected to have been affected by the measles outbreak in Mubi North local government area, Felix Tangwami, the…

South Africa: 22 female tvet students to participate in solar panel programme in India

PRETORIA, April 28 (NNN-SANEWS) — Twenty-two female Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) engineering students are set to participate in a solar panel manufacturing learning programme in India. The Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma in partnership with the Energy and Water Sector…

South Africa: Reflecting on 30 years of democratic gains

PRETORIA, April 28 (NNN-SANEWS) — While South Africa’s democracy is young, the significant strides made by government to improve the the lives of its people since 1994, cannot be denied. Marking the historic milestone of reaching 30 years of democracy, President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africans should not let detractors,…

Togo ruling party, opposition close campaigns before April 29 vote

LOME, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With parades in the capital Lome, Togo’s ruling party and the opposition closed campaigns on Saturday before legislative elections next week after a divisive constitutional reform that has fuelled political tensions. Monday’s ballot will take place after lawmakers this month passed the reform that critics…

US: New York returns 30 pillaged relics to Cambodia, Indonesia

The 30 antiquities were looted, sold or illegally transferred by networks of American dealers and traffickers NEW YORK, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York prosecutors said they had returned to Cambodia and Indonesia 30 antiquities that were looted, sold or illegally transferred by networks of American dealers and traffickers. The…

Peru, world’s leading exporter of blueberries and quinoa grains

LIMA, April 28 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru is the top exporter of blueberries and quinoa grains in the world, the second-largest exporter of fresh avocados, Amazon chestnut and ginger, as well as the third exporter of canned hearts of palm. In order to continue on this same path, it is necessary…

Norway: Tourist fined attempting to approach Walrus; its against the law to approach wildlife in Svalbard archipelago

OSLO, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A tourist visiting the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has been fined more than $1,100 for getting too close to a walrus. Members of the public alerted the local authorities when they saw a man going onto an ice floe to approach the animal. It’s against…