Covid-19: South Africa deploys 70,000 troops to enforce lockdown
This is the biggest army deployment since the end of apartheid in 1994 PRETORIA, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —More than 70,000 extra troops…
Covid-19: Global cases near 2.7 million with 186,462 deaths
PARIS, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 186,462 on Thursday, according…
Covid-19: Mozambican man killed for threatening to film policemen playing football during lockdown
MAPUTO, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two police officers are to be charged for beating to death a man who had…
Covid-19: Botswana’s quarantined president, MPs released after testing negative
Botswana’s President, Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi GABORONE, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Botswana’s president and vice president have been released from…
Tullow exits Uganda oil project, sells stake to Total for $575m
KAMPALA, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tullow Oil has agreed to sell its assets in Uganda to the French energy giant…
WHO warns of yellow fever outbreak in Ethiopia
Flavivirus which cause yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes ADDIS ABABA, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO)…
Covid-19: ECOWAS appoints Nigeria’s President Buhari to lead battle against coronavirus
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, April 24 (NNN-NAN) — Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) appointed President Muhammadu Buhari…
WHO warns malaria deaths could double during virus pandemic
GENEVA, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new coronavirus pandemiccould severely disrupt access to anti-malaria nets and drugs insub-Saharan Africa, the…
Covid-19: WHO warns ‘long way to go’ in coronavirus crisis
GENEVA, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization warned that the coronavirus crisis will not end any time soon,…
Covid-19: UAE sends crucial medical supplies to Sudan
ABU DHABI, April 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent an airplane carrying seven tonnes of medical supplies to Sudan…