World Bank names former Senegal finance minister to head IFC
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Bank announced that it has selected former Senegal finance minister Makhtar Diop to…
Algeria: Man sentenced to death over French tourist Hervé Gourdel’s killing
The 55-year-old’s body was only recovered after months of searching ALGIERS, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) —An Algerian court has sentenced a man to…
Burkina Faso: 8 killed in vehicle ambush
Burkina Faso has been fighting an insurgency that has killed hundreds OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least eight people…
Covid-19: French Pres Macron suggests West sets aside 3-5% of vaccines for Africa
PARIS, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed that rich Western countries transfer 3-5 percent of their…
Covid-19: Deaths in Africa hit 100,000
PARIS, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Coronavirus deaths in Africa hit 100,000 on Thursday, with 3,341,197 confirmed infections, according to tally…
Covid-19: South Africa variant now ‘dominant’ in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe says the coronavirus variant first discovered in neighbouring South Africa now makes up more…
Nigeria gunmen raid Kagara school and abduct boys
Criminal gangs often carry out kidnappings for ransom in Nigeria ABUJA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen have killed a school pupil…
4 children killed in Uganda grenade explosion
KAMPALA, Feb 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — A grenade explosion killed fourchildren and injured five others Thursday in Maaji II Refugee Settlement…
Ebola outbreaks in Guinea, DR Congo stoke new fears in Africa
CONAKRY, Feb 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — New outbreaks of the deadly Ebolavirus disease in the two African countries of Guinea and…
UN Chief Condemns Attack On School, Abduction Of Students In Nigeria
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 18 (NNN-IRIN) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday condemned the attack on a government school in Nigeria,…