BAMAKO, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malian troops have killed some 30 militants in a raid, the army said, in the latest violence in the war-torn West African state. The country’s armed forces said on Twitter that they had killed “about 30 terrorists” near the border with neighbouring Burkina Faso on…

Vincent Biruta KIGALI, May 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — Uganda is set to release 170 Rwandans who have been under its detention, Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta said at a press conference. It is “an important step” towards the implementation of the Luanda Agreements, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed last year…

MAPUTO, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique’s army said it has killed 50 suspected militants in the northern Cabo Delgado province after another spate of insurgent attacks in the gas-rich region this week. A shadowy group has terrorised remote communities in the Mozambique’s Muslim-majority north since 2017, killing more than 1,100…

The new notes have various security features HARARE, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s central bank is to introduce higher bank note denominations next week as the country battles high inflation and cash shortages which have fuelled a currency black market. In a circular, the bank says the Z$10 note (worth…

Benin gears up to hold local elections without key opposition parties COTONOU, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Benin gears up to hold local elections without key opposition parties Sunday as the authorities push ahead with the vote despite the coronavirus threat and calls for a delay. The West African nation of…

Vivine Uwizeye KIGALI, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vivine Uwizeye, also known as “Miss Vivy”, is the only coronavirus patient to have been publicly identified in Rwanda. It happened when a photo of the beauty queen on a hospital bed in critical condition went viral on social media last month. The…

PARIS, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new coronavirus could kill 150,000 people in Africa in a year unless urgent action is taken, according to a WHO modelling study that says nearly a quarter of a billion people will be infected. Authors of the research, published Friday in the journal BMJ…