Covid-19: UN to use Liberian president Weah’s coronavirus awareness song

MONROVIA, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Liberian President George Weah, a former international football legend, has released a song to be used by the UN to spread awareness about the new coronavirus, his office said. Weah hopes to appeal to music lovers across the West African nation of some 4.5 million…

Somalia blast kills at least 10 on bus

MOGADISHU, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 10 people died and 12 were wounded when an explosive device ripped through a minibus outside the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday, the government said. The deadly explosion occurred near Lafole village along the Afgoye-Mogadishu where the passenger bus was travelling early in…

Egyptian, French Presidents Discuss Regional Issues, Focus On War-Torn Libya

CAIRO, May 31 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, discussed the development of several regional issues, including the situation in Libya. During a phone call, Macron said, he is keen to exchange views with Sisi over these issues, as Cairo plays a key…

Covid-19: Mauritius to end lockdown but beaches remain closed

A resort in Mauritius PORT LOUIS, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The prime minister of Mauritius has announced the lifting of the strict coronavirus lockdown from Sunday. Since March 20 the Indian Ocean island nation, a popular tourist destination, has only allowed people to leave their homes if they have a…

UN extends South Sudan arms embargo through May 2021

UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution extending individual sanctions and an arms embargo in South Sudan through May 2021, despite reluctance from Russia, China and South Africa. Drafted by the United States, the resolution received 12 votes in favor, with the…

10 militants killed in western Burkina Faso: army

OUAGADOUGOU, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ten terrorists died in an offensive against a militant base in the west of Burkina Faso on Thursday, according to the army’s chief of staff. The West African country is battling an Islamist revolt, which has also exacerbated deadly inter-ethnic tensions. Since 2015, nearly 900…

South Africa has backlog of over 96,000 coronavirus tests

PRETORIA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES0 — South Africa has a backlog of more than 96,000 unprocessed specimens awaiting coronavirus tests, the health ministry said, reflecting what it called a global shortage of test kits.The country has taken some of the most decisive measures on the African continent to tackle the spread…

Covid-19: US ventilators ‘have not arrived in Nigeria’ – minister

Nigeria’s underfunded public health facilities are mostly used by the poor ABUJA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s information minister has said the country is yet to receive ventilators promised by US President Donald Trump in April. Lai Mohammed has denied Trump’s remarks made last week that he had sent 1,000…

Militants overrun another strategic town in Mozambique

Macomia is on the main road that connects the north and south of Cabo Delgado province MAPUTO, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Militants in northern Mozambique have overrun another town in Cabo Delgado province. About 90 militants started filling the streets of Macomia before dawn on Thursday, local publication Carta de…

Foreign powers in Libya risk ever bloodier stalemate

TRIPOLI, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As Turkish drones helped drive eastern Libyan forces back from Tripoli this month, Russia was said to be reinforcing them with warplanes, raising the stakes in a stalemated civil war that has partitioned the country. Recent weeks have marked a turning point in a complex…
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