Africa

Covid-19: Germany to fly out 7,000 tourists stuck in South Africa

South African Airways will provide the repatriation flights PRETORIA, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The German embassy in South Africa is…

Covid-19: Drone monitoring curfew shot down by mistake in Sudan

The streets of Sudan’s capital Khartoum are empty during the curfew KHARTOUM, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s presidential guards shot…

Somali governor killed in Al-Shabaab suicide blast

A destroyed car at the site where a car bomb exploded near the Somali parliament in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, March 31…

Covid-19: African governments increase help to poor as more cases reported in East Africa

Kenya is to distribute cereals to the poor NAIROBI, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As the number of coronavirus cases continues…

Sierra Leone scraps ban on pregnant girls from going to school

FREETOWN, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The government of Sierra Leone has overturned a ban on pregnant girls from attending school.…

Botswana executes duo convicted of murder in 2014

GABORONE, March 31 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Botswana, one of the few democracies to still enforce the death penalty, executed two men…

Hundreds flee militants in northern Mozambique

MAPUTO, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of people are arriving in the Mozamican city of Pemba, mostly by boat, from…

Covid-19: Ugandan authorities charged pastor for denying coronavirus exists in Africa

 Fruit vendors are chased off the streets of Kampala KAMPALA, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ugandan authorities have charged a controversial…

Covid-19: Tunisia gets 250 mln euros from EU to tackle coronavirus impact

Tunisian riot police officers carry out disinfection works at streets within precautions against coronavirus (COVID-19) in Tunis TUNIS, March 30…

Zimbabwe orders total lockdown from Monday to combat coronavirus

HARARE, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe will impose a nationwide lockdown for 21 days from Monday to help curb the…