Covid-19: Congolese rail worker dies of coronavirus after being spat at

Ticket office worker Belly Mujinga died of coronavirus in April LONDON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Congolese woman, who worked as a railway ticket office worker in London, has died of coronavirus after she was spat at by a man who said he had Covid-19.Belly Mujinga, 47, who had underlying…

Covid-19: Ethiopia cases jump to 261, president calls for global solidarity

President Sahle-Work ADDIS ABABA, May 13 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ethiopia’s Covid-19 case count hit 261, the Health Ministry announced with 11 new cases. Death toll is at five while 106 persons have recovered. It leaves 148 active cases. President Sahle-Work Zewde has called for global solidarity in the fight against the…

Violence in northwest Nigeria drives 23,000 into Niger – UNHCR

ABUJA, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Violence in northwest Nigeria has forced about 23,000 refugees to flee to Niger since April and raised concerns about the deteriorating security situation, the United Nations refugee agency said. The numbers fleeing to neighbouring Niger have almost tripled from last year when the agency reported…

Covid-19: US gives 1,000 ventilators to South Africa, cases pass 11,000

PRETORIA, May 13 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The US government is donating “up to 1,000” ventilators to South Africa to help the country respond to COVID-19 as the Trump administration addresses criticism that it hasn’t done enough for countries in need.“South Africa is the first country in the world to receive this…

Four Burkina Faso soldiers killed in militant attack

OUAGADOUGOU,  May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least four Burkina Faso soldiers were killed in a militant attack in the restive north of the country. Militants ambushed the troops a few kilometres from the Niger border in Yagha province, a security source said, saying four were killed and four others were…

Mali president’s ally elected to lead parliament

BAMAKO, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali’s parliament picked a close ally of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as its head, despite tensions in the West African state surrounding his recent election to the assembly. Moussa Timbine, the new president of the parliament, contested legislative elections in March but lost his seat…

15 die as under-construction building collapses in Uganda

KAMPALA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 15 workers in Uganda died as an under-construction building collapsed on Sunday night, police said. The incident took place on the outskirts of the country’s capital Kampala. According to the police, the incident took place in Makindye Lukuli, on the outskirts of the…

UAE Sends Medical Aid To Sierra Leone In Fight Against COVID-19

ABU DHABI, May 11 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates sent an aid plane containing seven metric tonnes of medical supplies to Sierra Leone, to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. The aid will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals, as they work to combat the virus.…

Freed kidnapped Italian aid worker returns home from Africa on special flight

Silvia Romano arriving home at Ciampino military airport in Rome ROME, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Silvia Romano, an Italian aid worker kidnapped 18 months ago in East Africa, landed in Rome on Sunday, a day after being freed. Gunmen seized Romano, who was working for an Italian charity called Africa…

Libya: Massive bombardment hits Tripoli as water supplies threatened

TRIPOLI, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A withering bombardment shook Tripoli as the eastern-based forces of Khalifa Haftar fought overnight for new territory in the southern suburbs after losing ground recently around the city. Adding to the misery of Tripoli residents, the main water supplier to northwest Libya said armed men…
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