Africa

Turkey Sends Medical Aid To Britain, Libya To Fight COVID-19

ANKARA, Apr 11 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey delivered medical aid to Britain and Libya, to help fight COVID-19, Turkish Defence Ministry…

More than 200 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: IOM

TRIPOLI, April 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — More than 200 illegal immigrants were rescued off the Libyan coast on Thursday, said the…

Covid-19: Kenyan official charged with wilfully spreading coronavirus

Kilifi County Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi appears in the dock over accusations of spreading coronavirus, at the Mombasa court NAIROBI,…

Covid-19: Djibouti says records its first death – ministry of health

DJIBOUTI, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Djibouti said it had recorded its first coronavirus death, according to a statement tweeted by…

Covid-19: WHO warns against a surge in fake medicines

Counterfeit antimalarial drugs discovered in circulation in the DRC GENEVA, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Growing numbers of fake medicines linked…

Covid-19, oil fall threaten Nigeria’s economy – IMF

ABUJA, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Nigeria’s economy is being threatened by the…

Covid-19: Mozambique riots over motorcycle taxi ban over virus scare

MAPUTO, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rioting broke out in the Mozambican port city of Nacala after the authorities tried to…

Sudan court upholds ex-President Bashir’s corruption conviction

Omar al-Bashir KHARTOUM, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s ousted President Omar al-Bashir lost an appeal against a sentence of two…

Chad kills 1,000 militants and clears lake hideouts – army

Army spokesman Col Azem Agouna said 52 Chadian soldiers were killed during the six-day battle, known as Bohoma’s Anger N’DJAMENA,…

Covid-19: Botswana’s entire parliament quarantined after coronavirus scare

President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi GABORONE, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All Botswana’s parliamentarians including President Mokgweetsi Masisi will be quarantined…