Africa

23 dead in clashes between DR Congo army, militias

KINSHASA, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-three militias were killed in fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of…

Libya: 4 family members die in Haftar attack

TRIPOLI, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Four people in the same family lost their lives Saturday when forces loyal to Libyan warlord…

Covid-19: Ghana’s case count now 4,263 with four more deaths

ACCRA, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana’s case count of the novel Coronavirus is now 4,263, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported.…

UN Condemns Deadly Shelling In Libya’s Tripoli

TRIPOLI, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), condemned the indiscriminate shelling of the capital,…

Egypt Confirms Record 495 Single-Day New COVID-19 Cases, 8,476 In Total

CAIRO, May 9 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt on Friday confirmed a record 495 new cases of COVID-19, raising the total number…

Covid-19: Up to 190,000 could die in Africa if virus containment fails – WHO

BRAZZAVILLE, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Up to 190,000 people in Africa could die of coronavirus in the first year of…

Kenya, Somalia and Rwanda hit by deadly flooding

People have been forced from their homes as rivers burst their banks  NAIROBI, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Flooding as a…

Covid-19: Nigeria medics, WHO to probe rise in ‘strange deaths’

A spike in deaths was recently reported in Kano state ABUJA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The authorities in Nigeria are…

Lesotho PM Thabane confirms resignation with no date

Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Thabane MASERU, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Thabane has reiterated…

Covid-19: Thousands of migrants stranded worldwide by pandemic – UN

GENEVA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Many thousands of migrants have been left stranded by the coronavirus pandemic, unable to move…