Two people died and six others injured as a result of the explosion CAPE TOWN, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Two people have died and at least six others have been injured after an explosion at an oil refinery exploded in the suburbs of Cape Town in South Africa.The police are investigating…

The 9 persons were captured on the Sendje Berge, a floating production storage and offloading vessel ABUJA, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pirates have kidnapped nine Nigerian nationals from an offshore oil vessel, the owner BW Offshore said in a statement.The ship, the Sendje Berge, was being repaired when the attack…

State-owned Ethiopian Television broadcasting some scenes from the funeral service ADDIS ABABA, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The funeral has been held for Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa as unrest over his death has spread from the Oromia region where he was seen as a hero. Troops have been deployed in the…

Botswana President, Mokgweetsi Masisi GABORONE, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has quarantined himself after an official working closely with him tested positive for Covid-19, a government statement says. Some other people in the president’s inner circle are also self-isolating, it adds. The government encourages people to continue…

Lagos’ Victoria Island LAGOS, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Elected officials in Nigeria’s Lagos state have called on the state’s governor to look into renaming some of the city’s streets in order to remove the reminders of colonialism and slavery. During Wednesday’s debate on the issue in the state’s house of…

Protesters attend a demonstration against the COVID-19 vaccine testing on Africans JOHANNESBURG, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Anti-vaccine protesters took to the streets in Johannesburg to voice their concern over Africa’s first human trials for a potential coronavirus vaccine. Last Wednesday, the University of the Witwatersrand in partnership with Oxford University…

ADDIS ABABA, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two days of protests have left atleast 81 people dead in Ethiopia, a police chief said, after themurder of a popular singer from the country’s largest ethnic group stokedtensions that threaten to derail the country’s democratic transition. Hachalu Hundessa, whose political songs gave voice…

Burundi’s new president, Evariste Ndayishimiye GITEGA, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi’s new president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has promised steps to combat the spread of COVID-19, a shift from the stance of his late predecessor who dismissed the danger posed by the novel coronavirus. Ndayishimiye, 52, a retired army general, won a presidential…

Lazarus Chakwera won the June re-run of the electionv LILONGWE, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The lawyer who represented Malawi’s new president Lazarus Chakwera in annulling the last election has turned down the post of justice minister, according to Malawi’s Daily Times newspaper.Mordecai Msiska was the lead lawyer in the case…