Africa

Nigeria’s president, UNICEF hail release of schoolgirls

ABUJA, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) —  Nigeria’s president and UNICEF Tuesday hailed the release of 279 schoolgirls kidnapped by gunmen in…

Ebola: US to impose public health controls on Guinea, DRC travellers

DRC, Guinea have recorded Ebola cases recently WASHINGTON, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…

Covid-19: Nigeria holds reception ceremony after vaccine arrival as nurses attack by relatives of coronavirus patients

According to reports, relatives of coronavirus patients who die attack the nurses on duty ABUJA, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…

Nigerian insurgents take northeast government stronghold of Dikwa; army denies

Government continues to combat insurgents in Borno State ABUJA, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected insurgents overran the northeast Nigerian town…

Egypt, Sudan Voice Concern Over Possible Second Phase Filling Of Ethiopia’s Nile Dam

CAIRO, Mar 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and his Sudanese counterpart, Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi, stressed that, Ethiopia’s…

Zanzibar gets new first Vice President after Hamad’s demise

Othman Masoud Othman ZANZIBAR, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Hussein Ali Mwinyi has appointed Othman Masoud Othman as the new…

Nigeria: Militants attack UN base, trapping 25 aid workers

KANO (Nigeria), March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Militants linked to the Daesh group have attacked a UN base and overrun a…

Nigeria: All 279 kidnapped girl students released – governor

GUSAU (Nigeria), March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released…

Ethiopia postpones voters’ registration for general elections, citing regional delays

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in 2018 ADDIS ABABA, March 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ethiopia’s agency to manage elections…

Covid-19: Global cases on the rise after six weeks of decline – WHO

The number of reported coronavirus infections around the world is on the rise GENEVA, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number…