Covid-19: Nigeria eases school, travel bans as cases mount

ABUJA, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– Nigeria said it was allowing children to go back to school to take exams and permitting cross-country travel despite fears over mounting coronavirus infections. The head of the presidential task force, Sani Aliyu, gave the go-ahead for the “safe re-opening of schools to allow students…

Belgian king expresses ‘deepest regrets’ over DR Congo colonial past

BRUSSELS, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belgium’s King Philippe expressed his “deepest regrets” for the harm done during Belgian colonial rule in DR Congo, in a first for his country. “I want to express my deepest regrets for these wounds of the past whose pain is reawakened today by the discrimination…

Potato diplomacy as Malta seeks new era of Namibian relations

VALLETTA, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malta is donating 500 tonnes of potatoes to Namibia under its overseas aid programme in an effort to open a new chapter in relations between the two countries. Maltese farmers had expected to export the potatoes to the Netherlands, but a drop in demand there…

Spain says PM off to Africa for summit on Sahel region security issues

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez S MADRID, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is to make his first international trip since the coronavirus crisis to west Africa on Tuesday for a summit on Sahel region issues with other heads of state including France’s President Emmanuel Macron. The…

Nigeria saddened by Christie’s sale of ‘looted’ statues

The wooden objects, one male and one female, represent deities from the Igbo community  ABUJA/PARIS, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Nigeria is “saddened” by the sale of two sculptures belonging to the south-eastern Igbo community, an official from the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments, has said. A prominent art historian had…

Lazarus Chakwera sworn in as Malawi President after historic win

Lazarus Chakwera’s political fortunes were revived by a court ruling that annulled last year’s flawed election LILONGWE,  June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, said that his win in the rerun election was a “victory for democracy and justice”. He defeated incumbent Peter Mutharika with 58.57% of votes…

Covid-19: South African Health Minister warns of tougher times during winter season in curbing coronavirus

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize CAPE TOWN, June 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize urged his countrymen to prepare for a further surge in COVID-19 cases during the winter season. It is anticipated that every province will unfortunately witness an increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases, the minister said. He identified Gauteng and Western…

Libyan Coast Guard rescues 184 illegal immigrants off western coast

Libyan Coast Guard rescues 184 illegal immigrants off western coast TRIPOLI, June 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 184 illegal immigrants have been rescued by the Libyan Coast Guard off the country’s western coast. “184 migrants, among them 14 women and 11 children, were returned to Tripoli (in) Libya by…

Militants in NE Nigeria kill 11, others missing: security sources

KANO (Nigeria), June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least nine Nigerian soldiers and two members of a civil defence militia were killed in a militant attack on a civilian convoy in northeast Borno state. Several civilians were said to be missing after the ambush. The militants opened fire with heavy guns…

Nine Bodies Found In Mass Graves In Libya’s Tarhuna: Official

TRIPOLI, June 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nine additional unidentified bodies were recovered inside mass graves, in the city of Tarhuna, some 90 km south of Tripoli, said a local official. The new finding brought the total number of recovered bodies to 19, since the the Libyan General Authority for Research and…
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