Africa

Algeria Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

ALGIERS, Jan 31 (NNN-APS) – Algeria’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout kicked off yesterday, in the town of Blida, where the country’s…

Covid-19: Namibia, Botswana vow to jointly fight covid, facilitate cross-border trade

Crew of a fishing vessel offload fish at the port of Walvis Bay, Namibia. Access to the cargo port is…

Central African Republic: 200,000 displaced in less than two months

A refugee mother from Central African Republic sits with her children beside a makeshift shelter in Ndu village, DRC UNITED…

DR Congo’s Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga resigns after censure

DR Congo’s prime minister, Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba KINSHASA, Jan 30 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — DR Congo’s prime minister, Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba, resigned…

Dutch court orders Shell to pay Nigerian farmers over oil spills

The farmers first sued Shell in 2008 over pollution in their villages Goi, Oruma and Ikot Ada Udo THE HAGUE,…

Covid-19: Rwanda ranked first in Africa, sixth globally in coronavirus management

Rwanda has increased its testing capacity with over 4,000 tests daily KIGALI, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rwanda has been ranked…

UAE says will cooperate with UN, US on Libya conflict

N, US on Libya conflict UAE Ambassador to UN Lana Nusseibeh UNITED NATIONS, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Arab…

Covid-19: Kenya aims to vaccinate 16 million people by June 2022

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Nairobi NAIROBI, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya said it was seeking an extra 11…

Cyclone Eloise death toll rises to 21 – UN

MAPUTO, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 21 people were killed and hundreds of thousands affected by a super-storm that…

Tunisian presidential aide sick upon opening suspicious envelope addressed to president

TUNIS, Jan 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Tunisian Presidency confirmed that the head of the presidential cabinet was sick after opening…