Ethiopian PM warns opposition against coup
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, May 8 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accused the opposition…
German paedophile suspect dies in Ugandan jail
KAMPALA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A German man facing child sex abuse and trafficking allegations has died in prison in…
Indiscriminate shelling kills 3 civilians, injures 19 in Libya’s Tripoli: official
An injured man receives medical treatment at a hospital in Tripoli TRIPOLI, May 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Indiscriminate shelling killed three…
Covid-19: UN makes new appeal to fund virus response
UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations has appealed for a further $4.7bn in funding to “protect millions…
Covid-19: West African countries on alert for child labour spike due to coronavirus
Children are at risk of child labour in Ivory Coast and Ghana ABIDJAN, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast and…
Covid-19: Uganda starts easing one of Africa’s strictest lockdowns
President Yoweri Museveni KAMPALA, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda began to loosen one of Africa’s strictest anti-coronavirus lockdowns after President…
South Africa ‘virtual safaris’ liven up lockdown with jackals and leopard cubs
A leopard sits in the grass in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, JOHANNESBURG, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Most visitors…
Kenya urges Somalia to speedily investigate fatal plane crash
Security personnel at the crash site of a private cargo plane belonging to African Express Airways in Bardale, southern Bay…
Ivory Coast PM to spend weeks in France on medical rest after heart exam
Gon Coulibaly is the governing party candidate in October’s presidential election ABIDJAN, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast Prime Minister…
Covid-19: Kenya, Uganda latest to receive IMF help against pandemic
WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The IMF approved a $739 million emergency loan for Kenya and $491.5 million for Uganda,…
