Kenya wins seat at UNSC
UNITED NATIONS, June 19 (NNN) — Kenya has been elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, defeating Djibouti…
Nigeria and Cameroon declared polio free: WHO
‘Health experts in the country welcomed the development but urged caution’ ABUJA, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization…
Ten killed in attacks in DR Congo’s volatile east
BENI (DR Congo), June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ten people were killed by militia fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s…
Covid-19: Global death toll passes 450,000
PARIS, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 450,386 people since the outbreak began in China…
Namibia faces red locust invasion
WINDHOEK, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Namibia’s Ministry of Agriculture said it had detected an outbreak of red locusts in central…
Covid-19: West African ministers propose phased re-opening of borders
A security guard pours hand sanitising gel into a shopper’s hands as he enters the Tejuoso shopping complex at the…
Prisoners and diaspora allowed to vote in Ugandan election, court ruled after two years delay
KAMPALA, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The High Court in Uganda has ruled that prisoners and citizens in the diaspora should…
South Sudan leaders end deadlock on appointment of regional states governors
South Sudan leaders JUBA, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and his former rival, now the country’s…
At least 13 killed in landslide in Ivory Coast’s main city
People watch an area affected by landslide after heavy rains that killed at least 13 people ABIDJAN, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Four Mozambique policemen jailed for poll observer’s murder
Anastacio Matavele, whose picture is being held by a family member, was killed in October MAPUTO, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…