Covid-19: Djibouti says records its first death – ministry of health
DJIBOUTI, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Djibouti said it had recorded its first coronavirus death, according to a statement tweeted by…
Covid-19: WHO warns against a surge in fake medicines
Counterfeit antimalarial drugs discovered in circulation in the DRC GENEVA, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Growing numbers of fake medicines linked…
Covid-19, oil fall threaten Nigeria’s economy – IMF
ABUJA, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Nigeria’s economy is being threatened by the…
Covid-19: Mozambique riots over motorcycle taxi ban over virus scare
MAPUTO, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rioting broke out in the Mozambican port city of Nacala after the authorities tried to…
Sudan court upholds ex-President Bashir’s corruption conviction
Omar al-Bashir KHARTOUM, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s ousted President Omar al-Bashir lost an appeal against a sentence of two…
Chad kills 1,000 militants and clears lake hideouts – army
Army spokesman Col Azem Agouna said 52 Chadian soldiers were killed during the six-day battle, known as Bohoma’s Anger N’DJAMENA,…
Covid-19: Botswana’s entire parliament quarantined after coronavirus scare
President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi GABORONE, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All Botswana’s parliamentarians including President Mokgweetsi Masisi will be quarantined…
Covid-19: Some African countries heading for peak in cases in weeks – WHO official
WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti NAIROBI, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some African countries could see a peak in…
Covid-19: Ghana’s Pres Akufo-Addo extends lockdown by one week
play videoPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ACCRA, April 10 (NNN-GNA) — The Ghana government has extended the lockdown imposed on…
Libya: UN-recognised GNA forces bomb military convoy south of Tripoli
TRIPOLI, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Forces of Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) bombed a convoy of militias affiliated…