Africa

Sudan’s PM Survives Assassination Attempt

KHARTOUM, Mar 10 (NNN-SUNA) – Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, on Monday (yesterday), survived failed assassination attempt, in the capital…

Covid-19: Uganda turns back travellers who refused to self-quarantine

KAMPALA, March 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda has told 22 foreigners who refused to self-quarantine on arrival for a business forum…

Chinese Experts In Iraq To Help Fight COVID-19 Outbreak; Egypt Reports 1st Death From The Disease

CAIRO, Mar 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – A team of Chinese experts arrived in Iraq to help fight the spread of COVID-19.…

Boko Haram militants attack army base in Niger; several soldiers injured

Boko Haram targeted south-eastern Niger for the past five years NIAMEY, March 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boko Haram militants have stormed…

Ethiopians mourn Boeing Max crash victims a year on from disaster

The ceremony took place nearly a year after the March 10 crash that led to the grounding of the Boeing…

Covid-19: Libya’s UN-backed government says nation has no coronavirus cases

TRIPOLI, March 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Health Ministry of the UN-backed Libyan government denied that coronavirus infections have been detected…

Sudan’s PM says US strategic partner to “overcome challenges”

KHARTOUM, March 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said the US is a strategic partner in working with…

UN: Over 20,000 migrant deaths on Mediterranean since 2014

GENEVA, March 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN migration agency said that a shipwreck off Libya and other recent maritime incidents…

Somalia: US air strike kills al-Shabaab commander

The Dayah hotel after an attack by Al Shabab militants MOGADISHU, March 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US air strike in…

Chemical spray attacks: Zambia’s leader blames church officials for mob reprisal violence

Zambian Pres Edgar Lungu LUSAKA, March 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 50 people in Zambia have been killed in mob…