UN welcomes reopening of major Libyan oilfields

TRIPOLI, June 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed the reopening of two major oilfields which were closed by tribal leaders in January to protest against the UN-backed government. The UNSMIL said in a statement that it “welcomes the opening of the Sharara and El…

Turkey says reached ‘agreements’ with US over Libya

ANKARA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he reached “some agreements” with US counterpart Donald Trump over Libya during telephone talks. Ankara supports Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) and has stepped up military support to Tripoli against warlord Khalifa Haftar. The United States officially…

Covid-19: Pres Ramaphosa urges SA not to be alarmed at rise of coronavirus

President Cyril Ramaphosa said the coronavirus cases will keep increasing PRETORIA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans not to be scared by the rising numbers of Coronavirus cases. The country has recorded more than half of the current total number of cases in the last two weeks.…

UN-backed Libyan government defies Russian warnings with plans to take eastern sites

Libyans in Martyrs Square, Tripoli celebrating the liberation of Tarhuna and Bani Walid from Gen Haftar’s forces TRIPOLI, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s resurgent UN-recognised government has said it will defy any Russian warnings and press ahead with the capture of at least two more strategic sites in the west…

Covid-19: Nigerian doctors on coronavirus duty, others begin strike from June 15

ABUJA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The National Association of Resident Doctors, the umbrella body of all doctors working in government health facilities, has issued a notice of strike effective Monday, June 15.The association said the call to strike also includes doctors attending to COVID-19 patients and other emergencies.The National President of NARD,…

Over 500 people killed by cholera in Somalia since January: UN

MOGADISHU, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 500 people have succumbed to cholera and acute diarrhoea and left tens of thousands of others sick in Somalia since January, the United Nations said.The UN’s health agency said the epidemic had left more than 25,000 people sick, warning that number was likely…

Ethiopian parliament speaker resigns, accuses PM of unconstitutional attempts to stay in power

Ethiopia’s parliament ADDIS ABABA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The speaker at Ethiopia’s parliament says she is resigning after accusing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration of unconstitutional attempts to stay in power. Keria Ibrahim, who is the speaker of Ethiopia’s upper house of parliament, called the House of Federations, says she…

South African Airways ‘rescue plan delay requested’

South Africa Airways plane PRETORIA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Administrators at state-owned South African Airways (SAA) have asked creditors to delay the publication of a rescue plan for the cash-strapped airline until next week.The rescue plan was due to be published on Monday but unions objected to it being published…

Covid-19: Schools reopen in South Africa after delay over health concerns

A teacher screens students as schools begin to reopen after the coronavirus disease lockdown PRETORIA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Children in South Africa began returning to classrooms on Monday as part of a gradual loosening of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions even as some parents worried not enough had been done to…

Ebola: Up to 12 infected in Congo’s new outbreak – WHO

Congolese residents gather around health workers as they prepare the introduction of the second Ebola vaccine in Majengo neighborhood of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo KINSHASA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Up to 12 people have been found infected with Ebola in a new outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo,…
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