Africa

French court: Félicien Kabuga captured fugitive denies financing Rwanda’s genocide

Félicien Kabuga, once one of Rwanda’s richest men, used 28 aliases to evade capture PARIS, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The man accused of…

Covid-19: Some countries still using hydroxychloroquine despite WHO suspended trials using the anti-malarial drug

World Health Organization’s logo GENEVA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Claims that hydroxychloroquine could prove a viable treatment for Coronavirus have been dealt…

Covid-19: Uganda gradually returns to ‘normalcy’ after lockdown; stranded citizens overseas to return home

Heavy traffic jam along Kampala’s Eighth Street on May 26 KAMPALA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Life in the Ugandan capital…

New locusts swarms ‘threaten food security in East Africa’: Oxfam

NAIROBI, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New swarms of locusts are increasing the risk of food insecurity for millions of people…

Tunisia: 6 dead, 30 hospitalised from alcohol poisoning on Eid al-Fitr day

TUNIS, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people have died and around 30 others hospitalised in Tunisia since Sunday after drinking…

Covid-19: Zambia’s health minister tests positive for Covid-19

Zambian Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya LUSAKA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Zambia’s Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has tested positive for coronavirus, making…

Covid-19: Tanzania accuses US of spreading ‘false information’ on Coronavirus in the country

DAR ES SALAAM, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania summoned a US envoy in the country to clarify a recent warning…

Zambia probes murder of 3 Chinese at clothes factory; 3 suspects arrested

The clothing factory’s warehouse was gutted in the fire LUSAKA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Zambia have arrested three…

ADF kills 38 in east of DR Congo: UN

KINSHASA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN says at least 38 people have been killed by an armed group in…

Covid-19: Iconic sites reopen as world eyes life after lockdown

In Bethlehem, the Church of the Nativity – built on the spot where Christians believe their saviour Jesus was born…