Rwanda bans charcoal for cooking in Kigali

According to the country, the charcoal trade is damaging forests and causing carbon emissions KIGALI, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rwanda is banning the use of charcoal for cooking in the capital, Kigali, and restricting supplies to the city from rural areas. The ban is aimed at protecting forests by clamping…

New Ebola outbreak hits DR Congo; four died in latest cases

More than 2,000 people have died from Ebola in DR Congo since August 2018 KINSHASA, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Health Minister Eteni Longondo said four people had died from the virus in the western city of Mbandaka, which…

Somalia commission to probe killing of seven health workers

MOGADISHU, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia will set up a regional commission to probe the killing of seven health workers and report publicly within a month, the head of Hirshabelle state said, as the United Nations condemned what it called an outrage. Masked men abducted the health workers from a…

South Africa conducts tests to curb African swine fever outbreak

Viruses that infect the respiratory tracts of pigs cause swine flu. JOHANNESBURG, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa is conducting extensive testing and investigations to curb the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) after it was detected in the country’s Eastern Cape province, the third known outbreak this year, government…

Covid-19: South Africa postpones reopening of schools after teachers unions defy return-to-work order

Teachers Union officials say schools do not yet have personal protective equipment PRETORIA, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa has pushed back Monday’s reopening of schools by a week, the Department of Basic Education said, saying that a substantial number are not ready to welcome back pupils.The plan for grades…

Russia denies US claim that Libyan banknotes seized in Malta are counterfeit, says for distribution by rival east-based government

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libyan currency worth over $1 billion which was printed in Moscow and seized by Malta is not counterfeit, Russia’s foreign ministry said in response to US claims. The US State Department said on Friday that it “commends” the seizure of $1.1 billion of “counterfeit Libyan…

Covid-19: Rwanda reports its first death from the new coronavirus

KIGALI, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rwanda’s ministry of health on Sunday reported the East African nation’s first death caused by the new coronavirus.The victim was a 65-year-old driver who opted to return home from a neighbouring country, where he resided, after falling severely ill, the ministry said in a statement.He…

Covid-19: China to give Africa 30 million test kits monthly – South African Pres Ramaphosa

South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa PRETORIA, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China will give Africa 30 million test kits per month, as well as 10,000 ventilators and 80 million masks, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa disclosed on Sunday during a virtual meeting with top editors in the country. He did not…

Mozambique: Heavy fighting to retake town seized by militants – Pres Nyusi

MAPUTO, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has said government forces engaged in extensive fighting against militants who overran a town in the north of the country on Thursday.It’s the first time the government has acknowledged the attack on Macomia – the third town to be seized by…

Militants target Burkina Faso market, aid convoy in deadly attacks

Government soldiers on patrol OUAGADOUGOU, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Militants in Burkina Faso attacked a cattle market and a humanitarian convoy on Saturday, killing at least 35 people, the government said.The latest violence underscores deep instability in parts of Burkina Faso, which has been battling armed groups with links to…
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