Covid-19: Coup plot rumours as security forces seal major Zimbabwean towns enforcing lockdown

Members of the Zimbabwe Army patrolling a city HARARE, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s security forces sealed the country’s major cities without notice amid claims of plots to topple President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government. Armed soldiers and police set up checkpoints on major roads in Harare, Bulawayo and Kwekwe. Government buses…

Nigeria’s president rebukes security chiefs over worsening violence

Buhari Mohammed, Nigeria’s President ABUJA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s president criticised his heads of security for their handling of attacks across the north of the country and said more needs to be done to resolve the problem, the national security adviser said. The comments attributed to Muhammadu Buhari are…

Sea of protesters demand Mali president steps down

The group is calling for political and economic reform in Mali BAMAKO, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of people have once again gathered in Bamako’s Independence square for the latest in a series of protests called by the influential and radical Imam, Mahmoud Dicko.They are calling for President…

Covid-19: Zimbabwe health minister arrested over supplies scandal

HARARE, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s health minister Obadiah Moyo was arrested for alleged corruption related to the supply of medical materials to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the anti-graft agency said. He was being held at a Harare police station. “I can confirm that the minister of health and child…

UN condemns systemic racism – without naming US

GENEVA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s top human rights body condemned discriminatory police brutality and demanded a report on “systemic racism”, but rights groups accused Washington of wielding pressure to strip out any mention of the United States in the resolution. The UN Human Rights Council’s 47 members approved…

Egypt Receives Safe Travel Stamp From World Travel And Tourism Council

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, June 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Egypt was granted, on Saturday, “Safe Travel Stamp” from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), according to the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. “The WTTC approved Egypt’s regulations for resuming international tourism,” Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Khaled al-Anany, told…

Morocco Reports Highest Daily 539 COVID-19 Cases, 9,613 In Total

RABAT, June 20 (NNN-MAP) – Morocco, on Friday, reported 539 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest single-day increase so far, taking the number of infections in the country, since Mar 2, to 9,613. The Ministry of Health said, 457 new cases were found in industrial units, specialised in packaging strawberries in…

Nigerian Military Destroys Boko Haram’s Tactical Command Centre, Kills Militants: Official

ABUJA, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A tactical command centre, of terror group, Boko Haram, was completely destroyed and a number of militants killed by the Nigerian military, following a series of airstrikes in the northeastern part of the country, an official said. John Enenche, spokesman for the Nigerian military, who…

Kenya wins seat at UNSC

UNITED NATIONS, June 19 (NNN) — Kenya has been elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, defeating Djibouti for a seat designated for African countries, a news release from United Nations said Friday. UN Member States chose the country in a second round of voting on Thursday in…

Nigeria and Cameroon declared polio free: WHO

‘Health experts in the country welcomed the development but urged caution’ ABUJA, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Nigeria and Cameroon to be free of polio, a crippling disease that usually affects children under five. Afghanistan and Pakistan are now the only countries with cases…
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