Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia ministers hold virtual meeting over Nile dam

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is set to become the largest hydropower plant in Africa KHARTOUM, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Water and Irrigation ministers from Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia on Tuesday resumed negotiations over the filling of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile. “The meeting discussed…

Belgian city removes statue of King Leopold II, accuses of massacre in DR Congo during colonial rule

Statue of King Leopold II ANTWERP, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A statue of a Belgian colonial king, under whose reign millions of people were murdered in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been removed from the city of Antwerp following Black Lives Matter protests. Anti-racist demonstrators had…

Sudan: Darfur war crimes suspect in ICC custody

Conflict between rebels and pro-government militias began in 2003 KHARTOUM, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A leader of Sudan’s Janjaweed militia, which fought a war in the western Darfur region in early 2000, is in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC).The ICC said Ali Kushayb surrendered voluntarily in the…

Covid-19: Hundreds injured in stampede for health worker jobs in Malawi

LILONGWE, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The health authorities in Malawi’s northern city of Mzuzu say 158 people have received treatment for various injuries they suffered following a stampede that ensued when thousands of mostly young people reported for government job interviews. The health ministry announced that it was hiring hundreds…

DR Congo: 18 drowned when two boats travelling illegally at night capsized in lake accidents

Fishermen working on the Lake Kivu in Goma KINSHASA, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eighteen people drowned when two boats capsized in separate incidents in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials said. The accidents happened overnight on Sunday in Lake Albert, which is shared by the DRC and Uganda,…

Covid-19: Cases in Africa now surpass 200,000 – CDC

ABUJA, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africa has now confirmed over 200,000 coronavirus cases across all 54 countries, according to latest statistics from the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention.The continent has however recorded relatively low deaths with toll now at over 5,500 deaths.Africa has however recorded a significant number…

Covid-19: Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed’s term extended because of coronavirus

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s upper house of parliament has agreed to extend the prime minster and government’s term in office beyond October because elections have been delayed.Polls were due to be held in August – the first since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came…

Burundi begins official mourning for outgoing President Nkurunziza, who died of heart attack

Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Russia to Burundi Valery Mikhaylov signs the condolences book BUJUMBURA, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi began an official period of mourning for President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday, a day after the announcement of his death from a heart attack aged 55 shocked the impoverished…

Militant attack leaves 59 dead in northeast Nigeria

KANO (Nigeria), June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Militants killed 59 people during an attack on a village in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, a local official said. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the village of Gubio in Borno state, leaving 59 locals dead, said local militia chief…

Covid-19: World economy to contract at least 6% in 2020 – OECD

PARIS, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The global economy will contract at least six percent this year due to economic shutdowns to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the OECD said Wednesday, warning that recovery will be “slow and uncertain”. In the case of a second wave of contagion later in the year, world…
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