Covid-19: Mauritius officially virus-free after total recoveries, no new cases
Mauritius becomes the second African country to declare virus-free status PORT LOUIS, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mauritius declared total recoveries…
Covid-19: Congolese rail worker dies of coronavirus after being spat at
Ticket office worker Belly Mujinga died of coronavirus in April LONDON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Congolese woman, who worked…
Covid-19: Ethiopia cases jump to 261, president calls for global solidarity
President Sahle-Work ADDIS ABABA, May 13 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ethiopia’s Covid-19 case count hit 261, the Health Ministry announced with 11…
Violence in northwest Nigeria drives 23,000 into Niger – UNHCR
ABUJA, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Violence in northwest Nigeria has forced about 23,000 refugees to flee to Niger since April…
Covid-19: US gives 1,000 ventilators to South Africa, cases pass 11,000
PRETORIA, May 13 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The US government is donating “up to 1,000” ventilators to South Africa to help the…
Four Burkina Faso soldiers killed in militant attack
OUAGADOUGOU, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least four Burkina Faso soldiers were killed in a militant attack in the restive…
Mali president’s ally elected to lead parliament
BAMAKO, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali’s parliament picked a close ally of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as its head, despite…
15 die as under-construction building collapses in Uganda
KAMPALA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 15 workers in Uganda died as an under-construction building collapsed on Sunday night,…
UAE Sends Medical Aid To Sierra Leone In Fight Against COVID-19
ABU DHABI, May 11 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates sent an aid plane containing seven metric tonnes of medical…
Freed kidnapped Italian aid worker returns home from Africa on special flight
Silvia Romano arriving home at Ciampino military airport in Rome ROME, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Silvia Romano, an Italian aid…