Africa

Morocco Reports 476 New COVID-19 Cases, 479,071 In Total

RABAT, Feb 17 (NNN-MAP) – Morocco registered 476 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, taking the total tally in the North African…

DR Congo: At least 60 people died after overloaded boat sank

KINSHASA, Feb 16 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Humanitarian Action Minister Steve Mbikayi informed that 60 people…

Sierra Leone loses case against US-linked mining firm in UK court

LONDON, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s High Court dismissed Sierra Leone’s challenge of a 2020 International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)…

Update: Guinea Ebola death toll rises to five

Guinea govt is tracking down people who potentially had contact with Ebola victims CONAKRY, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people…

US vows to be ‘constructive partner’ for new WTO chief

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala selected as director-general by consensus ENEVA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US delegate to the World Trade Organization…

Ebola: Guinea tracking potential contacts, says it can overcome new outbreak

Guinea’s Minister of Health Remy Lamah CONAKRY, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea is tracking down people who potentially had contact with…

Covid-19: South Africa reopens its land borders as cases decline

At least 20 border posts reopened Monday PRETORIA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa has reopened its major land borders…

Chad to send troops to Sahel jihadist flashpoint

N’DJAMENA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chad will send 1,200 troops to combat jihadists in a flashpoint Sahel border zone, its…

318 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN migration agency

TRIPOLI, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — The International Organization forMigration (IOM) on Monday said that more than 300 illegal migrants have…

Ebola: Vaccination campaign begins in DR Congo as Tanzania, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia triggers emergency measures

The campaign started in the city of Butembo in eastern DRC KINSHASA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Ebola vaccination campaign…