South Africa receives unsolicited proposals for new national airline

SAA has been under a form of bankruptcy protection since December PRETORIA, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The South African government said it had received unsolicited proposals from private sector funders, private equity investors and potential partners for a new national airline based on struggling South African Airways (SAA). State-owned SAA…

Vote counting under way in Malawi’s presidential election rerun

LILONGWE, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Polls have closed in Malawi’s hotly contested presidential vote, the second time in just over a year, after incumbent President Peter Mutharika’s re-election was annulled by the courts over irregularities. Some 6.8 million people were eligible to vote in Tuesday’s rerun, practically a two-horse race between…

Ivory Coast nabs terrorist leader after deadly border post raid

The raid resulted in the arrests of other people directly involved in the attack ABIDJAN, June 24 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ivorian authorities announced the capture of a terrorist leader who led a deadly attack on a military post at Kafolo, on the northeastern border with Burkina Faso on June 11 following…

Covid-19: South Africa to start Africa’s first vaccine pilot

JOHANNESBURG, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa will roll out the continent’s first coronavirus vaccine trial this week, the university leading the pilot said, as the country grapples with the highest number of cases in Africa. The vaccine, developed by the Oxford Jenner Institute, is already being evaluated in Britain,…

Somali soldiers end protest over unpaid salaries

Somali soldiers blocking African Union peace keeping forces MOGADISHU, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Soldiers in the Somali capital Mogadishu have ended their protest over unpaid salaries. They had blocked roads in the city, with some saying they had not received wages in over a year. Local television footage showed troops blocking vehicles…

Kenya-US trade talks delayed until pan-African trade bloc comes into force: Pres Kenyatta

Kenya President, Uhuru Kenyatta NAIROBI, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya has delayed talks on a trade deal with the United States until a pan-African trade bloc comes into force, President Uhuru Kenyatta said, likely holding up what would be Washington’s first such pact in sub-Saharan Africa. US President Donald Trump…

Algerian protest leader jailed

Amira Bouraoui was at the forefront of those who forced Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down last year ALGIERS, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of the leaders of the protests which have rocked Algeria for the past 16 months has been sentenced to a year in prison.Amira Bouraoui, 44, was convicted…

Covid-19: Nigerian doctors call off nationwide strike

Doctors want to be supplied with protective gear ABUJA, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian doctors have ended a nationwide strike that was called to protest against low pay and inadequate protective equipment against the coronavirus pandemic.The National Association of Resident Doctors (Nard), which represents some 40% of Nigeria’s doctors, said…

Covid-19: Kenya’s military denies partial lockdown of barracks infected with the virus

NAIROBI, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s military has denied putting any of its barracks under partial lockdown amid media reports that dozens of soldiers are being treated at an isolation centre for Covid-19. Kenya Defence Forces spokesperson Colonel Zipporah Kioko said that movement in and out of barracks had not…

Malawi braces for a historic Tuesday presidential re-run

President Peter Mutharika (L) and his challenger Lazarus Chakwera LILONGWE, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malawians return to the polls on Tuesday (June 23) for a re-run of the presidential election five months after the Constitutional Court annulled the results of a disputed vote last year. Incumbent President Peter Mutharika had…
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