Africa

Tunisia arrests 632 individuals following looting, vandalism

The arrest was made by the Tunisian security units TUNIS, Jan 21 (NNN-TAP) — Tunisian security units arrested 632 individuals,…

Madagascar’s southern region threatened by food crisis: UN

Southern Madagascar is suffering from the worst drought in a decade  ANTANANARIVO, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One in three people…

Tanzania mulls creation of wildlife sanctuaries on Lake Nyasa’s Islands

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 21 (NNN-GNA) — Tanzania’s three state-run conservation authorities are planning to create wildlife sanctuaries on Lake…

Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s cut-off camps face dire need: UN Refugee Agency

Children playing in a street of Adi Harush refugee camp ADDIS ABABA, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said…

Roundup: Turkey Vaccinates Over One Million People Against COVID-19; Lebanon Reports Highest Daily Deaths

CAIRO, Jan 21 (NNN-MENA) – Turkey announced, the country has so far vaccinated 1.04 million citizens, during the first week…

Egypt Welcomes UN-Brokered Libyan Agreement On Constitutional Roadmap

CAIRO, Jan 21 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt welcomed the recent UN-brokered agreement between Libyan rivals, on a constitutional roadmap, after their…

Zimbabwean foreign minister Sibusiso Moyo succumbs to COVID-19

HARARE, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s foreign affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo died Wednesday, a day after testing positive to COVID-19,…

Government rejects plans by British Airways to move Ghana services from Heathrow to Gatwick Airport

Former Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda ACCRA, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Government of Ghana says it has rejected…

British-owned Vedanta mine settles Zambian villagers’ pollution claim

The villagers allege the polluted water has caused severe health problems LONDON, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) —More than 2,500 Zambian villagers are to…

Covid-19: UK strain detected in at least 60 countries – WHO

GENEVA, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK coronavirus strain has been detected in at least 60 countries, the World Health…